An annual review of 2020 and a look ahead to 2021. Mahalo to MADD Hawaii 2020 donors.

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Greetings from the Chair
n February 2020, everything as we
knew it changed. COVID-19 arrived and
changed the way we live, eat, learn,
work and communicate. Most of us have
never lived through a global pandemic
and didn’t know what to expect. In these
very uncertain times, one thing has
remained true however: MADD is here
for you. We have learned to work from
home, to have ZOOM board meetings and
MADD National meetings. We kept in
touch with victims and their families and
never lost sight of our mission.
In 2019, 36 people were killed as a result
of alcohol impaired driving. This is 34%
of driving fatalities in Hawaii; the US
average is 28%. (2019 NHTSA data) This
number is unacceptable even though it
represents a 50% decrease from 1982, the
year before MADD Hawaii began it’s work
in Hawaii! MADD Hawaii continues to
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remind the citizens of our state
to drive safely, have a designated
driver if alcohol will be part of the
evening plans, and always wear
a seat belt. We will not rest until
there are “No More Victims!”
As we end our 36th year as the Hawaii
chapter of MADD we want to thank our
donors who make our existence possible.
Although we didn’t stage our usual Sep-
tember Walk Like MADD fundraising event
because of COVID-19, our supporters con-
tinued to be there for us. We have fingers
crossed that the popular Walk Like MADD
will be possible again in September.
I have come to the end of my term as
board chair and it has been my pleasure to
work with the exceptionally talented and
dedicated MADD Hawaii Advisory Board.
Again, I sincerely thank all of our support-
ers for their understanding and their belief
in the importance of the MADD organiza-
tion. We now welcome Marilyn Katzman as
the 2021 Board Chair.
Aloha,
Kathy Weldon
Chair, MADD Hawaii Advisory Board
Red Ribbon Campaign and Tie One On for Safety
n November 19, 2020 MADD Hawaii kicked off its
signature Tie One On for Safety red ribbon campaign
to promote safe driving during the holiday season
and all through the coming year. Drivers across the country
display MADD red ribbons on their vehicles as a promise to
plan ahead and designate a non-drinking driver.
Almost 25,000 MADD red ribbons were available statewide
during the holiday season at Napa Auto Parts, Aloha Island
Marts, and Hawaii State Public Libraries. A virtual press
conference was held and Honolulu first responders – the
Honolulu Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services
departments — as well as campaign partner DTRIC
Insurance, participated. DTRIC Insurance and First Hawaiian
Bank were co-sponsors of this year’s campaign. Lisa Hyatt,
whose father was killed by a drunk driver in 2018, spoke
about her personal experience and the family’s efforts to
prevent others from experiencing the pain of losing a loved
one in a crash caused by an alcohol or drug impaired driver.
The Red Ribbon Campaign remains vital in our vision of
No More Victims. “Our highways and roads have been less
congested because of the recent stay-at-home directives, but
the number of drunk driving fatalities have not gone down
exponentially,” said Theresa Paulette, Victim Specialist for
MADD Hawaii. “Also, drunk driving crashes traditionally
increase around this time of year. While large holiday cel-
ebrations are being discouraged because of health and safety
reasons, alcohol may still be involved during more intimate
gatherings.”
Every participant in the kick off event produced a short
video PSA showing them tying on red ribbons. Copies of
the video PSA’s can be viewed on MADD Hawaii’s You Tube
Chanel. https://bit.ly/3mAQdi7
Video Press Conference Speakers
HFD: Capt. Thomas Inouye
EMS: Chief Jim Ireland
Victim: Lisa Hyatt
HPD: Acting Capt. James Slayter
MADD: Theresa Paulette
USCG: Auxiliary Chaplain Vicki Lepick
DTRIC: Michele Saito

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2020 sure has been a challenge for the First Responders who serve our communities statewide!
MADD Public Policy Committee: Arkie Koehl, Kurt Kendro & Carol McNamee
ince the announcement of the pandemic, first
responders had to evaluate and mitigate the risks of
exposures in their daily work while still providing
services to our community. While many of us were able to
work from the comfort of our homes, first responders were
still delivering law enforcement, medical, fire, rescue, media
and all other services the public often takes for granted.
First responders not only faced COVID-19 danger out on
the front line, but also at home, where they risked exposing
their loved ones. Countless stories from around the U.S. tell
of these heros contracting and even dying from the disease.
MADD proudly supports first responders by serving on com-
mittees, helping law enforcement at sobriety checkpoints,
raising awareness with media, advocating for stronger laws
at the state capitol, and initiating joint seasonal events to
rally the community, like our famous red ribbon event,
Tie One On for Safety.
On behalf of the MADD Advisory Board, employees, and
many volunteers, we would like to extend our thanks,
aloha, and extreme gratitude to all first responders for their
dedication to duty, service, and selfless sacrifice during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
MADD Hawaii Supports DUI
Enforcement “Saturation Saturday”
Kurt Kendro, MS, Major (Retired)
n August 29, law enforcement agencies around the
state took part in Saturation Saturday — a nationwide
effort to ramp up DUI enforcement through extra
sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, or by adding extra
officers to the evening patrols. Their efforts yielded impaired
driving arrests and citations, making our roadways safer.
MADD has worked tirelessly to reduce the number of
drunk driving deaths on our roadways by partnering
with law enforcement, the media, NHTSA, Department
of Transportation and others, to reduce impaired driving
deaths, injuries, and crashes on our roadways.
Virtual Candlelight Vigil
Theresa Paulette
ue to public health concerns in 2020 our
annual Candlelight Vigil was held virtually on
December 6. Even though a virtual vigil was
a novelty for all of us, it succeeded as it gave all the
victims, including neighbor island and mainland
victims, an opportunity to participate from the
privacy of their homes. It required a lot of planning to
ensure that victims felt comfortable in the setting. A
shared sense of closeness prevailed as each participant
dimmed their room lights, spoke the name of their
loved one, displayed their photo and lit a candle in
their memory. The vigil included beautiful Hawaiian
music and hula, ending with time to reflect, as a
Hope and Inspiration video and song played in the
background.

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Mahalo to our 2020 Supporters
Because of COVID-19, over 70% of MADD Hawaii’s revenue this year was at risk. Our major fundraising event, Walk Like
MADD, had to be postponed for a year. MADD Hawaii is grateful for all the supporters who kept our organization strong
throughout this unprecedented year. We were able to continue our mission to end drunk driving, help fight drugged
driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking.
Corporate and Foundation Donors
Bank of Hawaii* Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.*
Becker Communications, Inc. Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative
Cades Foundation HMSA*
DTRIC Insurance Company, Limited* J Watumull Fund*
First Hawaiian Bank Pasha Hawaii Holdings, LLC*
First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation* Queen’s Health Systems*
Foodland Give Aloha Taylor-White Charitable Fund*
Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters* The Moore Financial Group, LLC
Individuals $500 and above
Anonymous* Lynne Johnson* Kathryn Nelson*
Duane & Bette Chun* Thelma Kehaulani Kam Sarah Marks Richards*
Allen Doane* Kurt Kendro Ralph Tasaka
George Druger Arkie Koehl Kent & Jean Tsukamoto*
Peter & Sara Dudgeon Clifford & Adrianne Lau* Ned & Kathryn Weldon
Mr. & Mrs. George Fukuhara Phil & Carol McNamee Donald Yannell
Robert & Lori Harrison Clyde & Pauline Namuo
Steve & Marilyn Katzman - In Memory of Joanne Gail Mace Bellows
Theresa Paulette - In Memory of Brian Paulette
David Taylor - In Honor of Kathy Weldon
Individuals up to $499
Ronald Abe
Lex & Gerry Alexander*
Steve & Haunani Alm
Victoria Anabe, Trustee
Naomi Andrade
Bonnie Andrew
Anonymous
Anonymous
Nancy Askew-Regidor*
Harriet Azumi
Dr. Roberto & Rosalina Baysa
Autry & Holly Bell
Virginia Besas
George & Allysyn Bezilla
Mary Bowers, Trustee
William Byrns
Alvin & Michie Chee
Sachiko & Naomi Chun
Ashlee Chung
Richard Chung
Demmis Yamil Cisneros
Kim Coffee-Isaak
Harold & Maxine Crawford
R. Dougal Crowe
Robert & Justina Desuacido
Robert & Anita DiMauro
Robert & Lori Donigan, Trustee
June Doolin
Patrick Duarte
Dennis Dunn
Mike & Maggie Durant*
Kenton & Hannelore Eldridge*
Darcy Endo-Omoto
Noel Evans
Sharon Fairbanks*
Wayne & Alene Farmer
Marty Jo Freshley, Trustee
L & H Fujii
Francis & Gracie Fujitani
Teruo & Darice Funai
Mary Garcia
John & Helen Gilmore*
William & Cherylyn Gleason*
Ted & Christine Grisell
J. H.
Betty Hagio
Deanna Helber
Frank & Lorna Higa
James K. Honke, Trustee
Helen Inazaki
Henry Ing
Linda Jameson Meyers
Barbara Jurkens
Robert & Marcy Katz*
Chuck & Jenny Kelly*
Ialine Kim
Masuo Kino, Trustee
Carl & Hatsue Kinoshita
Janis Koza
James T. Leavitt*
Kenneth & Georgia Len
Sonny Leong
Norman & Rosalind Luther
Scott & Susan MacKinnon*
Jeanette Magoon*
Lorna Margolati
Rosemary Mild
Jean H Miyahara
Charles Mole Jr.
Maybelle A Moore
Roy & Joycelyn Murakami
Stanley & Ethel Murakami
Paul Nakagawa
Martha Nakajima*
Gilbert M Nakasone
Darcy Nishimura
Casey Nishimura
Mark & Grace Nuenten
Dean & Wanya Ogata
Lawrence Okinaga
Onofre Ordonez
Rodney & Karen Oya
John & Helen Parkinson
Dr. Anthony Poon & Jillian
Turkington Poon*
Jeff Portnoy
Ratana Puapong
Ronald & Manjit Reddick
Donna Rolens
Sion Romaine
Alan Rowland
Dale & Aileen Saito*
Allison Sasaki
Kenji & Nadine Sato
Iwao Sato
Rick & Teri Scheuer
Joseph Sentinella
Carolyn Shigemura
Eileen Shiraishi & Estelle Sato
Ed & Susan Slavish*
Molly Strode
Keith & Christine Takahashi
Lucille Takemoto & Lillie
Tsuchiya
Richard Takata
George Takishita
Dennis Teranishi
Norman & Betty Teruya
Cynthia Thielen
Charles & Audrey Tokunaga
Baptist & Jessica Torres
Edwin & Patsy Uyeda
Kitty Tsz Lan Wut
Nancy Yamashita & Cathy Tam
Shirlee Yoda
Mary Yokotake
Larry & Joan Yokoyama
James T. Yoshimori
Donald & Harriet Yoshina
Christopher Zahn
Alan & Dagmar Zane
Lewalan & Karlotta Carvalho - In Memory of Waika Carvalho
Sue Chin - In Memory of Eugene Chin, M.D.
Gail Garin - In Memory of of Casimir Pokorny
Dennis & Judith Lind - In Memory of Anne Schaefer
Andrew & Jacquline Tobosa - In Memory of Brandt & Brittany Ramos
Sandra Todd - In Memory of Steven Rapoza
Jessica Wise – In Memory of Jeanne Pfeiffer Lev
Carolyn A Berry-Wilson* - In Honor of Carol McNamee
Dorothy Craven, Trust - In Honor of Anita DiMauro
Wendy Goodenow* - In Honor of Marney Guy
Jonathan & Arleen Harvey - In Honor of Weldon Family
Violet Loo* - In Honor of Pamela Loo
Jean McIntosh* - In Honor of Marilyn Katzman
Samuel & Robin Smith - In Honor of Carol McNamee
* Indicates donors were part of The MADD Match Program and donations
were matched one-to-one by Marilyn Katzman & Carol McNamee

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After a crash, Victims/Survivors are often left
bereaved, injured, and emotionally devastated.
Then they find the Criminal Justice System is
a long and complex process. It often takes the
police up to 6 months or longer to confirm the
presence of alcohol and/or other drugs and then
even longer if the case is referred to prosecutors
to determine whether the case will be charged or not.
Lengthy investigation and determinations cause anguish
and frustration. MADD is there from the beginning,
through the investigation, the criminal justice system,
and thereafter…..for as long as we are needed.
If you or someone you know has been impacted by an
impaired driving crash, MADD is here to help. Call a
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