Kapiolani Medical Center raises more than $1.2 million for keiki
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Kapiʻolani Medical Center reached a tremendous milestone as its annual Radiothon for Kids shattered a fundraising record.
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More than 50 community partners and sponsors gathered over Thursday and Friday to raise over $1.2 million to support programs and services for keiki across Hawai‘i.
The Radiothon topped $1 million for the first time in event history, shattering the 2025 record by nearly $300,000.
Day one featured two Triple Match Hours where sponsors tripled every dollar raised, followed on day two by a dollar-for-dollar sponsor match for all donations.
“This has been an unbelievable journey,” said KSSK radio personality Michael W. Perry. “20 years of fundraising for one of the greatest hospitals in the Pacific, and the only one of its kind for 2,500 miles. Everyone has a Kapi‘olani story, and that’s why people get behind Radiothon.”
Kapiʻolani is the only full-service children’s specialty medical center in the islands and Pacific Region.
Major community contributions helped fuel the fundraiser, including a $60,000 gift from Hyundai Dealers of Hawai‘i and Hyundai Hope on Wheels, as well as $27,753 presented by Kyo-ya Hotels and Resorts.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser also stepped up with a $40,000 donation supporting Kapi‘olani’s Sex Abuse Treatment Center in honor of its 50th anniversary.
The first Kapiʻolani Radiothon for Kids in 2007 raised $118,000. Michael W. Perry and the late Larry Price kicked off three days of live broadcasting from the Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children cafeteria.
“It goes to bigger pieces of equipment like incubators for neonatal intensive care, bigger projects like our Martha B. Smith Cancer and Infusion Center for children and women that will be opening next year,” said Amanda Price, director of philanthropy at Hawaii Pacific Health. “Every donation makes a difference.”
Since its inception, the event has now raised more than $7 million to support critical, lifesaving programs.
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