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Fact Sheet
- Special Olympics Hawaii serves over 1800 adults and children with mental retardation or an intellectual disability.
- Special Olympics Hawaii offers training and competition in Basketball, Bocce, Bowling, Powerlifting, Soccer, Softball, Speed Skating, Swimming, and Track & Field. Demonstration sports include Golf, Tennis and Equestrian(Big Island).
- Approximately 50 competitions are held yearly in the various sports for Special Olympics Hawaii. The two largest are the Holiday Classic, held in early December, and the Summer Games, held Memorial Day weekend. Over a thousand athletes and coaches, from Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Kauai, Lanai & the Big Island participate in each of these competitions.
- Special Olympics Hawaii receives no funding from the Kennedy Foundation or the federal government. All money raised in Hawaii stays here to continue our efforts of making year-round sports training and competition available to children and adults with intellectual disabilities in Hawaii. Special Olympics is not an Aloha United Way agaency.
- Special Olympics Hawaii depends on the efforts of over 6,000 volunteers yearly. Volunteers represent corporate sponsors, civic groups, military groups, or individuals. Volunteers serve in a variety of roles, from coaching to officiating, fundraising to Public Relations. Special Olympics Hawaii have jobs that take a 1-6 hour a week commitment to just coming out for the day.
- The state office is located on Oahu, however there are area offices that are located on each island.
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