{"id":1345,"date":"2026-06-14T08:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2026-06-14T08:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:34:31","slug":"blood-bank-of-hawaii-asks-for-donations-as-summer-season-ramps-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1345","title":{"rendered":"Blood Bank of Hawaii asks for donations as summer season ramps up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; The Blood Bank of Hawaii said it needs more donors as the summer season starts ramping up.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1343\">6 injured in H-1 Fwy. East crash, all lanes reopened<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the nonprofit celebrated World Blood Donor Day early with a special donation drive in Waikele.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers said the drive had over 130 donors across Oahu donation sites.<\/p>\n<p>But after donating some of Hawaii\u2019s blood supply to Texas after a fatal shooting on Friday, the blood bank said they need blood in anticipation of the Fourth of July and in case of any major accidents.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1342\">Man arrested in connection to violent Maui carjacking<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBecause we\u2019ve sent blood to the mainland, our cupboards are a little bit more bare, and we\u2019re asking the community to come forward and to replenish our blood supply so that there\u2019s enough blood for those of us that need it at home,\u201d said Dr. Kim-Anh Nguyen, president and CEO of the Blood Bank of Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, blood donations slow down around this time because there are no longer any blood drives at high schools and colleges throughout the summer. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1341\">Service leak closes part of Aiea Heights Drive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donations and appointments can be done online here.<\/p>\n<p>The blood bank centers are open every day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blood bank said they need blood donations in anticipation of the Fourth of July and in case of any major accidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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