Hawaiian Humane Society’s long-time vision comes to fruition By Jessica Tronoski Communications Manager Hawaiian Humane Society
The Ewa Expansion O
n May 5, the Hawaiian Humane Society embarked on the next phase of its 138-year history of service by breaking ground on a second permanent location at Ho‘opili in Ewa. The nonprofit’s Mo‘ili‘ili campus can be difficult to access for a large percentage of O‘ahu’s population who live in West O‘ahu and other areas outside of Honolulu’s urban core. But HHS is confident that this second campus will meet the growing demands and changing needs of the community in West O‘ahu. The 5-acre site on Old Fort Weaver Road, a generous gift from D.R. Horton, will provide a full range of services including (but not limited to):
maintenance and disease control. • Services available 7-days-aweek to support the needs of the community. • Adoption services and facilities. • Community spay and neutering services. • Volunteer and educational opportunities for youth and adults. • An off-leash dog park for the community.
The main 20,745 square feet twostory building on the northern portion of the project site is where administrative, programmatic, adoption and shelter veterinary services will take place. Vet services will provide a range of procedures like vaccinations, • A “new generation” shelter designed health examinations, implantation of microchips, dental procedures, minor to to optimize the behavioral, medical major surgical procedures, and spay and and socialization needs of the neutering of animals prior to adoption. animals and the people who visit An Adoptions Lanai will feature a them, and for ease of cleaning,
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