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Your tax-deductible gift helps renew the K. Mark Takai Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center for Hawaiʻi’s athletes, families, and community—now and for generations to come.

3% Cover the Fee

After clicking Donate, you’ll be taken to our secure payment processor to review and complete your contribution. Your donation is not final until you submit payment on the next screen. Donor recognition is optional, and we will only publish names, giving tiers, or dedications with permission.

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Why give?

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    Improve your Facility

    Help fund practical upgrades such as modern starting blocks, improved restrooms, an updated scoreboard, and other enhancements that make the aquatic center safer, more functional, and more welcoming.

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    Bring Competition Home to Hawaiʻi

    Support improvements that can help VMAC host higher-level meets, tournaments, and aquatic events—giving local athletes more opportunities to compete and thrive at home.

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    Strengthen our Local Economy

    Major aquatic events can bring visiting athletes, families, coaches, and officials to Oʻahu, filling airplane seats, hotels, restaurants, public transportation, and stimulating other businesses.

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    Support Hawaiʻi’s Aquatic Community

    Provide people of all ages and abilities with a better place to train, compete, learn, exercise, and connect.

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    Enhance and Preserve a Vital Public Resource

    Help renew a heavily used community facility serving schools, clubs, families, veterans, fire rescue professionals, and aquatic programs across Oʻahu.

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    Invest in the Future

    Create lasting improvements that will benefit today’s users and generations of Hawaiʻi residents to come.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. VMAC Renewal Foundation is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are generally tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You will receive a donation receipt for your records. Please consult your tax adviser regarding your individual circumstances.

  • Donations support the renewal and long-term improvement of the K. Mark Takai Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. Funds may be used for facility planning, design and engineering, equipment, capital improvements, accessibility, safety, and other projects and programs that enhance the experience of athletes, families, spectators, and the broader community. Contributions also help us pursue larger public and private funding opportunities.

    Our team is 100% volunteer. No donated funds are used to pay our officers, directors, or staff.

  • Yes. We welcome individuals, families, teams, businesses, and community organizations that would like to support the renewal of VMAC. Volunteer opportunities may include community outreach, fundraising, special events, professional services, and advocacy. Please contact us through our website to let us know how you would like to help.

  • We may accept goods, materials, equipment, or professional services that directly support an approved Foundation project. Because the City and County of Honolulu owns and operates the facility, proposed in-kind donations must be reviewed in advance for suitability, safety, maintenance requirements, and any necessary approvals. Please contact us before arranging an in-kind contribution.

  • We are grateful for every contribution to the VMAC Renewal Foundation. To help protect donor privacy, we do not publish donor names on our website. With a donor's permission, donors may be recognized in the Foundation's annual report. Donors may also choose not to receive public recognition.

  • Yes. You may make a gift in honor or memory of a coach, athlete, family member, friend, or anyone who has made a meaningful impact.

    During the donation process, you may include an honorary or memorial dedication and, if you wish, provide the name and email address of someone you would like us to notify of your gift. Notification messages do not include the donation amount.

    To help protect donor privacy, the VMAC Renewal Foundation does not publish donor names on its website. With a donor's permission, donors and honorary or memorial gifts may be recognized in the Foundation's annual report.