Kalani Vierra of the Ocean Safety Bureau dreamed of an ocean safety facility on the North Shore. The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay made his dream a reality.

Over the past several years there has been a dramatic increase in population and tourism on Kauai. Our beaches and ocean waters are more crowded than ever before and as a result there has been an increase in ocean rescue emergencies. A large percentage of these emergencies occur on the North Shore. The Ocean Safety Bureau allocated additional personnel and equipment to the area to address the problem but the infrastructure needed to support the effort was missing due to a lack of funding. The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay stepped up to the plate to provide a solution.

The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay designed and built a double-bay 36x40 facility in Hanalei that provides storage for the jet ski's, ATV's, pick-up trucks, and trailers that are used to save lives on the North Shore. Ocean Safety Personnel now have a place to complete paperwork and prepare reports, perform equipment inspections, and conduct training sessions. The building is also designed to be used in emergencies to provide local support for emergency response teams.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony May 19th, 2006
Rotarians paint the new Ocean Safety Building
The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay kicked off the fundraising with a $20,000 donation and the County of Kauai provided a $20,000 matching grant. 100% of the members of the Hanalei Rotary Club provided individual donations to the project.

The club raised the remaining funds to complete the project with large donations coming from Jonathan McRoberts, Marjorie Gifford, Chick Lanphier, Happy Parks, and First Hawaiian Bank (click here to see the complete list of donors). The total cost was $95,000.

Club members also dedicated many hours of work on the project contributing to everything from the design and construction of the facility to the painting of the entire building and landscaping the site. Everyone pitched in to make the biggest project in club history a success.

This community and government partnership demonstrated an ability to move beyond the current resource limitations faced by the county and provide a permanent solution through creative thinking, community participation, and a willingness to work together to solve the problems facing our island.

Construction was completed and the facility was dedicated to the County of Kauai on October 26th 2006.
The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay
Post Office Box 1495 Hanalei, HI 96714
Info@hanaleirotary.org