Aloha, I’m Commodore Dan Schweitzer with Kona Sailing Club.

Here on the Big Island, the ocean is everything. Long before us, Native Hawaiians were master navigators, using the stars, wind, and waves to find their way across the Pacific to Hawai‘i.

That legacy doesn’t belong in the past.

It belongs to the next generation.

Through our Youth Sailing Programs, we give keiki the opportunity to step into that story. To get on the water. To build confidence. To lead. To learn respect for the ocean and for each other.

Whether it’s a first sail or the next step in their journey, this is where keiki grow on the water.

And right now, there are more keiki ready to sail than we have the resources to support.

That gap. That’s opportunity.

Your donation helps:

• Put keiki on the water

• Provide scholarships for local families

• Fund instructors and safe equipment

• Expand access to something that can change a life

This is bigger than sailing.

This is about confidence. Direction. Belonging. A future shaped by the ocean.

Every donation helps to puts a child on the water. Every share helps us reach the next one.

If this speaks to you, please give what you can and share with your ʻohana.

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Mahalo for helping carry this forward.