Hawaiian Santa is coming to South Kona!
We're delivering stocking stuffers to deserving families straight from a holiday sprinter van filled with cheer!
Let's spread the aloha from Honalo starting at Teshima's all the way to Ocean View! Kealakekua, Captain Cook, Honaunau, Ho'okena and Ocean View Families will be benefiting from your kōkua!
This holiday season, the Advancing Aloha Hawaiian Santa Toy Drive is doing more than delivering toys—we’re promoting health, wellness, and happiness for keiki across our communities. As part of our commitment to food security and family well-being, we’re focusing on toys that inspire active play, creativity, and healthy habits.
Together, we can bring joy to children while planting the seeds for a brighter, healthier future.
How You Can Help
We’re calling on our community to support this mission in two ways:
1. Make a Monetary Donation
Your contributions help us purchase health-focused toys, fund Hawaiian Santa’s visits, and provide nutritious holiday meals for families in need.
• $25: Provides one health and wellness toy.
• $100: Supports toys and gifts for an entire family.
• $500: Goes toward the stipend for Hawaiian Santa to drop off the toys from Honalo to Ocean View in South Kona on the Big Island and toward the sprinter van costs to go to rural areas to deliver the children toys.
TOYS WE ARE DONATING
2. Donate Brand-New Health and Wellness Toys
We’re seeking brand-new, unwrapped toys that encourage active play, creativity, and healthy habits. Examples include:
• Sports equipment (balls, jump ropes, or yoga mats)
• Art supplies for mental wellness
• Gardening kits or kitchen-themed toys to promote growing healthy foods
• Educational games focused on nutrition, fitness, or trivia to enhance critical thinking
Please note, we cannot accept used or secondhand items to ensure every gift feels special and safe for the keiki.
Drop-off locations:
• One drop off by Kealakehe and another drop off is in Holualoa. Please message us for drop offs.
Why Health and Education Focused?
The holidays are an opportunity to inspire lifelong habits. By giving toys that promote health, wellness and activity, we’re not just delivering joy—we’re empowering keiki to live healthier, happier lives. This initiative is part of our larger mission to nourish both the bodies and spirits of families in need.
Get Involved
• Volunteer: Assist with wrapping toys, organizing donations, or preparing holiday meal packages.
• Sponsor a Neighborhood: Partner with us to bring health and happiness to even more keiki.
Contact us at info@advancingaloha.org if you have any other questions.
