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Due to a change of management at Safeway in Kailua-Kona, Cop On Top, an annual fundraiser for Special Olympics West Hawaii, will now be held in the Spring instead of in the Fall.

The event will start at 6 a.m. Thursday, April 29, and conclude in the afternoon of Saturday, May 1. During those three days, local police officers will live on scaffolding in front of Safeway on Henry Street, rallying support and dropping buckets below to those passing by for donations to SOWH.

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The Hawaii Police Department and volunteers will carry the “Flame of Hope” through the streets of Kailua-Kona Sunday, April 11, in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics athletes.

This event, known as the Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, is a tradition in the law enforcement community around the world. It begins at 9 a.m. at First Hawaiian Bank in the Lanihau Shopping Center.

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Special Olympics West Hawaii is hosting a softball tournament from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 28, at the Old Kona Airport fields, located behind the Kona Community Aquatics Center.

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Special Olympics West Hawaii will have its Kick-Off 2010 barbecue from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, at Kahaluu Beach Park. Anyone interested in learning more about Special Olympics, what the organization does and who it serves are welcome to attend. There will also be sign-ups for Spring sports (swimming, softball/t-ball, powerlifting, track and field), handing out 2009 yearbooks, and yearly awards.

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Special Olympics West Hawaii is looking for coaches and volunteers for its Spring sports season. Athletes will be competing in swimming, softball and t-ball, powerlifting and track and field from February to May. Coaches will be trained at no cost. Special Olympics West Hawaii is a year-round program of sports training and competitions for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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MEDIA RELEASE Officers from the Hawaii Police Department will climb atop Safeway stores in both Hilo and Kona at 6 a.m. Thursday (September 3) to raise money for the Special Olympics. The goal during the “2009 Cop on Top for Special Olympics” project is to stay on the roofs around the clock until 2 p.m. [...]

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The Hawaii Police Department will reach new heights next month to support Special Olympics West Hawaii, a year-round program dedicated to helping children and adults with intellectual disabilities improve their quality of life through sports.

For Cop On Top, local police officers will spend held Sept. 3 through Sept. 5 in the air on scaffolding at the Safeway on Henry Street in Crossroads Center in Kailua-Kona. They will rally support and drop buckets below to those passing by for donations to SOWH.

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MEDIA RELEASE What local nonprofit organization provides sports training, on- and off-island competitions and receives no state or federal funding? What group is entirely run by volunteers and does not charge the participants and the participant’s families any training or travel expenses? If you guessed Special Olympics West Hawaii, you would be correct. Hawaii Island [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawai’i Police Department joined forces with the Special Olympics Hawai’i during the “Tip A Cop” fund-raising event held in Hilo. Off-duty police officers from East Hawaii volunteered their time and efforts for the annual fund-raiser in which they raised $3,605 during the event held at both Ken’s House of Pancakes and Don’s [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawai’i Police Department officers, family, and friends participated in the 2009 Troy Barboza Torch Run benefiting Hawai’i Special Olympics. On Saturday, April 18, the “Guardians of the Flame” carried the “Flame of Hope” from the Kea’au Police Station to the Kea’au High School sports complex, where they were greeted by athletes representing various [...]

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Photography by Dave Corrigan/Big Island Video News On Saturday morning, April 11, officers of the Hawaii County Police Department and supporters of Special Olympics Hawai’i carried the “Flame of Hope” through the streets of Kona in an effort to raise awareness and funds for the athletes of Special Olympics. This event, known as the “Troy [...]

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