Testimonial
Each month, VASH comes to the aid of visitors who are the victims of a crime, or who become ill, or pass away during their stay in Hawaii. The following are excerpts of correspondence from grateful family members and other individuals. In certain cases, the last names of the visitors have been omitted to protect their privacy.
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“Thank you so much for the lovely card & kind words. I’ve spent some time telling my “Hawaii” Story & how you & your Agency saved my life. You are all certainly Earth Bound Angels! Thank you again & God Bless!” Kathi B. (Milwaukie,...
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“A “great” big thank you [to] your organization for helping me & my family during my recent illness in Honolulu and especially for your all’s help in getting us a sooner flight out. It has been so good to be home. I really appreciated the hospital visits by Erika & Hilkka & doubly their helping...
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“Words cannot express what you [Gretchen] meant to me during my time of crisis. You and your husband’s acts of kindness and care will never be forgotten. You have helped make me a better person… May God continue to Bless you and your family.” Lenora F. (Missouri City,...
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“My appreciation knows no bounds for the wonderful help you gave my husband during his efforts at dealing with my sudden cardiac arrest and all the decisions and arrangements necessary for my treatment from Maui to Honolulu. The support you gave us helped a frightening episode in an unfamiliar location be dealt with in a...
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“On behalf of the staff at Hui Malama Ola Na Oiwi, we extend a sincere mahalo and aloha for the care packages offered to our staff last month when they were met with unforeseen circumstances of having their personal belongings stolen from their rental van while they were in Honolulu for a two-day, health related...
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“I want to thank you [Petra] so much for helping my son-in-law, David P. to survive and return home to his family. We thank The Lord Jesus Christ for people like you and ministries such as Aloha Society of Hawaii. God Bless You! I don’t know what would have happened to him without your help....
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“Please forgive the delay in writing this letter. We have been adjusting to life without our beloved Grandma Alice and only now feel that we can appropriately express our gratitude to you. As you may recall, my mother passed away [at a hotel] on May 27th. We had planned this vacation as it had been...
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“Please accept our heartfelt thanks for the assistance to my mother and I provided by yourself and Robert (Bob) Gentry upon the death of my father in Honolulu on the 20th April 2007. The speed with which you acted, the heartfelt responses that you gave, the willingness to do anything to help us in such...
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“It was a great pleasure to talk to you [Bryan] in Honolulu after my rental car and many personal items were stolen. On behalf of my friend Jonelle, who was with me in the car, and myself, I would like to thank you and others who work with the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, for...
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“I would like to thank Irene for the phone call last night. It certainly was unexpected and very thoughtful and eased the pain of a very unfortunate incident – but it is people like your organization who make life a lot easier and helps us not feel alone in getting things sorted out. This evening...