Two Oahu hospitals awarded $10M for cancer care
Two Oahu hospitals were awarded a total of $10 million in philanthropic funding Thursday from The Leona M.and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand access to cancer care.
1/16
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Eleven-year-old child cancer survivor Aurelia Awa, front left, shares a laugh with mother Rachel, top left, sister Quinn, father Kaimi, and Hawaii governor Josh Green during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
2/16
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Two checks totaling $10 million are presented during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
3/16
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Eleven-year-old child cancer survivor Aurelia Awa, front, reacts as two checks totaling $10 million are presented during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
4/16
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Eleven-year-old child cancer survivor Aurelia Awa, left, speaks alongside her mother, Rachel, top, sister Quinn, 8, and father Kaimi, right, during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
5/16
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Eleven-year-old child cancer survivor Aurelia Awa, left, prepares to speak with her mother, Rachel, during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
6/16
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Walter Panzirer, grandson of Leona Helmsley, speaks during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
7/16
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Eleven-year-old child cancer survivor Aurelia Awa speaks with assistance of her braille keyboard during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
8/16
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Eleven-year-old child cancer survivor Aurelia Awa speaks as Walter Panzirer, left, grandson of Leona Helmsley, Hawaii governor Josh Green listen, and Gidget Ruscetta, COO of Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, listen during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
9/16
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Child cancer survivor Aurelia Awa, 11, second from left, is snuggled by her sister, Quinn, 8, as their parents Rachel, left, and Kaimi Awa, right, hold their hands during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
10/16
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Cancer survivor Nathan Pinnow speaks during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
11/16
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Cancer survivor Nathan Pinnow speaks during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
12/16
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Walter Panzirer, grandson of Leona Helmsley, speaks during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
13/16
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Walter Panzirer, right, grandson of Leona Helmsley, shakes hands with Hawaii governor Josh Green during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
14/16
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Walter Panzirer, right, grandson of Leona Helmsley, shakes hands with Hawaii governor Josh Green during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
15/16
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Hawaii governor Josh Green speaks during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
16/16
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Eleven-year-old child cancer survivor Aurelia Awa, left, is led into the Governor’s ceremonial room by her mother, Rachel, during a news conference announcing multimillion-dollar grants by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Honolulu. The grants support and expand critical cancer care across Oahu. Since 2008, Helmsley has committed more than $4.5 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. Helmsley’s Rural Healthcare Program funds innovative projects that use information technologies to connect rural patients to emergency medical care, bring the latest medical therapies to patients in remote areas, and provide state-of-the-art training for rural hospitals and EMS personnel. To date, this program has awarded more than $750 million to organizations and initiatives.
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