Shriners Children's Hawaii, Honolulu, HI Videos

Employee Beach Day 2024
This past Sunday, as an employee appreciation, the Aloha Shriners invited our staff and families to join them at the Shriners Beach Club in Waimanalo! It was a fun-filled day of swimming, delicious food, great weather, and even better company! 😎☀️ Mahalo to the Aloha Shriners for putting together a relaxing afternoon for our staff, and always supporting our mission to provide the most amazing care anywhere. #ShrinersHawaii

National Relaxation Day 2024
Happy National Relaxation Day! Self-care is very important for a healthy body and mind, so make sure to take time today to unwind and recharge! Fezzy is doing just that, carving out a time in the day to relax in our Meditation Room, located on the 2nd floor of our hospital. What are your favorite relaxation activities? Make sure to share and remind others to take a well-deserved break! #ShrinersHawaii #NationalRelaxationDay

HAHA Visit 2024
Last month, we were excited to have members of the Hawaiian Agility Handlers Association (HAHA) visit our hospital and showcase their amazing dogs! The owners and their dogs demonstrated their teamwork and athleticism through difficult obstacle courses, and after, got rewarded with pets and treats from our patients and staff. Mahalo to HAHA for creating a fun experience and brightening up everyone’s day!#shrinershawaii

AmazeKids Intro
Meet The AmazeKids - five Shriners Children's patients who each in their own way, show us the power of possibility. For more on how the care they received at Shriners Children's shaped their inspiring stories: amazekids.org

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, Dippin’ Dots has generously donated their ice cream while making a special visit to our hospital. Serving nearly 200 scoops of their classic flavors, Cookies n Cream and Cotton Candy, patients, families, and staff eagerly lined up and got to enjoy a cool treat to beat the Summer. By the look of everyone’s faces, it was a scoop-tacular event! Mahalo to Dippin’ Dots Oahu by HIdots for thinking of Shriners Children’s Hawaii to celebrate #nationalicecreamday with and making our day a little sweeter. 🍨🥰

RIMPAC 2024
Over the past several days, Shriners Children's Hawaii, along with other health care facilities statewide participated in disaster drills associated with the bi-annual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world's largest international maritime training exercise. As hurricane season is June through November, the drills simulated the devastating aftermath of a tropical storm, with hospitals and medical facilities coordinating logistics and resources to best serve the community. Today, our hospital received a sudden influx of simulated "injured" kids in need of medical help and staff were tested on their preparedness and responsiveness as they worked together to treat or triage patients. Mahalo to all participants for ensuring our readiness towards disaster relief operations! #ShrinersHawaii #RIMPAC2024

4th of July Parade 2024
Happy 4th of July! To celebrate, some of our patients and families paraded around our hospital in their red, white, and blue attire and decorations! As they made their way to each department, all of our staff took a break from work to cheer them on. After, to commemorate a successful parade, patients, families, and staff met up at Recreation Therapy for some well-deserved shave ice. How will you be spending your 4th? #ShrinersHawaii #4thjuly #independenceday

Summer Santa 2024
Last week, Santa decided to take a break from the North Pole, and made a visit to our hospital to spread some holiday joy! Patients and staff had so much fun taking pictures with Santa, listening to his live ukulele performance, and writing their names in Santa's "nice" book. Mahalo to Santa for making a special stop while on Summer vacation to create a magical and festive experience for our patients, families, and staff! 🎄🎅❤️ #ShrinersHawaii #christmasinjune

Shriners International Awareness Day 2024
Today we recognize Shriners International Awareness Day and the day their Imperial Council was formed - June 6. 1876. Thank you to the amazing Shriners fraternity that has and continues to support our mission in providing the most amazing care anywhere to keiki in need! #shrinershawaii

National Smile Day 2024
Even though National Smile Day may be recognized for only one day, you will have no problem finding smiles around our hospital! Smiling comes with many benefits like reducing stress, releasing endorphins, and helping to elevate the mood of those around you. We invite you to celebrate with us by making sure to smile for your wellbeing as well as to make someone else’s day! 😀😃😄😁 #shrinershawaii #nationalsmileday

KITV Island Life Live - Luke
At Shriners Children's Hawaii, our goal is to make sure every keiki has a chance to thrive, including young athletes facing an unexpected sports injury. Luke, patient ambassador and aspiring pro baseball player, talked with KITV’s Mele Apana about his injury and how our rehab team helped him get back in THE game, as a player on the 2022 Little League World Series Championship team! Watch his full story below, which also featured our Director of Rehabilitation Michele Chee, DPT, who explained how her team customizes each patient's physical therapy based on different factors such as age and their goals. #ShrinersHawaii

Waipahu Intermediate Service Project - Mailboxes
Last week, as part of their service project, Waipahu Intermediate School students delivered handmade mailboxes designated to each Shriners Children's Hawaii department, with handwritten letters inside for each staff member! ✉️📪 As each mailbox was delivered to their assigned department, staff had so much fun opening them, reading the students' encouraging messages, and admiring the creativity put into it. Mahalo to the students @waipahu_inter for taking time to write these beautiful letters and putting a smile on our staff's faces! 🥰 #ShrinersHawaii

Last week, our Recreation Therapy team once again held an exciting and successful May Day event! From an ukulele performance to a salsa dance, everyone had a blast watching some of our talented patients, families, and staff getting together to showcase the Hawaii culture as well as their own unique culture. To get into the spirit of May Day, everyone also got to enjoy some shave ice to cool down while dressed in their best aloha attire, making for a perfect afternoon! 😎🌺🍧 #ShrinersHawaii

Nurses Week 2024
Happy Nurses Week to all of our devoted nurses at Shriners Children's Hawaii! Our nurses are an invaluable part of our hospital, always providing genuine care that have made a huge impact on our patients, may it be directly or indirectly, for the past 100+ years. Mahalo to our awesome nurses and here's to another 100 years of providing the most amazing care anywhere to our keiki! #ShrinersHawaii #NursesWeek2024

DAISY & BEE Award 2024
We want to give congratulations to Maria Ress, BSN, RN, CNOR (Surgical Services Manager) our DAISY Award winner, and Margie Cinense (Environmental Services Tech), our BEE Award winner for 2024! The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses is a program where patients, families, and fellow co-workers can show their appreciation for the amazing work the clinical staff do. Out of 15 nominees and for "going above and beyond for our patients and her staff daily" Maria was selected as this year's recipient. The BEE Award, standing for "Be Excellent Everyday" is new to our hospital and is a way to show appreciation to staff that are not part of the care team but still work alongside them to provide the highest quality of care to our keiki. Margie, with her "can do attitude and smiling face every morning" was selected as this year's recipient our of 7 nominees! Congratulations to both Maria and Margie, and kudos to all our nominees that pour 110% into our mission everyday! 🥰🌼🐝 #ShrinersHawaii #DAISYAward #BEEAward

Wishbone Day (Evie and Emily) - KITV Island Life Live
May 6 was Wishbone Day, meant to recognize Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), an incurable orthopedic condition. Present at birth, OI is also known as brittle bone disease. To help spread awareness, Shriners Childrenʻs Hawaii patient ambassador Evie and her mom Emily spoke about living with OI yesterday on KITVʻs Island Life Live! Speaking with Island Life Live host Lina Girl, Emily mentioned that nine-year-old Evie's body cannot produce the right collagen causing bone weakness and increased susceptibility to fractures. Although Evie has had multiple surgeries to insert metal rods to support her bones, she is able to walk and enjoys doing the activities she loves, like ballet and building sand castles at the beach. They are very grateful to their family at Shriners Childrenʻs Hawaii, especially their pediatric orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Craig Ono. Mahalo to Evie and Emily for helping spread awareness about OI to our community! @ShrinersHawaii @islandlifeTV

UH Cheer Team 2024
To commemorate their last practice of the semester, the University of Hawaiʻi Cheer Team made a special appearance at our campus to showcase their amazing stunts and chants for our patients, families, and staff! The cheer team had a blast interacting with everyone after the performance, taking pictures together and passing out some cool UH swag! Mahalo to the University of Hawaiʻi Cheer Team for providing such a fun experience for our patients and we look forward to more amazing performances in the next semester! Go Bows! 🏈

National Volunteer Week 2024
Even though National Volunteers Week has passed, we want to celebrate our amazing volunteers that play an invaluable part of Shriners Children's Hawaii. Our volunteers are the backbone of our hospital, helping out departments in need of additional support, which helps provide a better experience and care for our patients may it be directly or indirectly. Mahalo to our volunteers for believing in our mission and donating their time to make sure our keiki are able to receive the highest quality of care! 💕 #ShrinersHawaii #VolunteerWeek

Tribute to Fallen Soldiers Northwest
We were recently visited by the Tribute to Fallen Soldiers organization, their service dog (Junior), and several Gold Star families to mark their memorial torch ride in Hawaii. Their organization travels across the country with their motorcycle procession carrying their perpetual flame to pay tribute to local Gold Star families (those who’ve lost a loved one serving our country) and spread a little sunshine in the community. Warren Williamson (Executive Director of the Tribute to Fallen Soldiers) explained: "While making arrangements to come to Hawaii, we really made it a point to visit Shriners Children's Hawaii, because we wanted to meet the staff that does wonderful work to nurse kids back to health. That’s all we want, for our children to be well and healthy." Many of our patients and staff gathered to give pause during playback of “Amazing Grace”, followed by heartwarming remarks from Warren and our very own Dr. Craig Ono (orthopedic surgeon and fellow veteran himself) and Dr. Jennifer Weiss (chief of staff). Everyone enjoyed browsing the custom motorcycles and torch, and were especially happy to take selfies with Junior, a very docile two-year-old 150lb Russian Bear dog. Coinciding with Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, everyone enjoyed a fun “Tribute Lunch” and given the smiling and excited faces of our patients, staff, and guests, we can say it was a hit! Mahalo to the Tribute to Fallen Soldiers Northwest and Gold Star families and to all who have or continue to serve our nation! #ShrinersHawaii

Health Information Professionals Week
Happy Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week to our HI Management team that works tirelessly to ensure the uprightness of our patient health information! They work closely with the different departments in our hospital and healthcare providers to make sure all patient information is accurately and safely recorded. "We are the 'Protectors of Medical Records', ensuring the integrity, confidentiality and security of all patient information and promote patient safety through best documentation practices," Cheryl Macadangdang (health information manager) said. Mahalo to the HIM team for keeping our patients safe and protected! #ShrinersHawaii #HIPweek