At Our Houses We Reach Out to Help Others

Being alone in the hospital can be a traumatic experience, especially for children. And more than ever before, children in need of emergency treatment are being brought to Honolulu from all over Hawaii and other Pacific Islands for expert medical care.

For over three decades, Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Hawaii has offered a loving home-away-from-home to families needing to be near their seriously ill or injured children while they’re being treated at Honolulu area hospitals.

“Lifting Children to a Better Tomorrow.”®

The mission of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii, Inc. is to provide a home–away–from-home for seriously ill children and their families, and to develop other programs and partnerships aimed at improving the lives of children in Hawaii and the Pacific.

Judd Hillside House circa 1987

Ronald McDonald House Charities Hawaii, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non–profit organization providing a home–away–from–home for seriously ill children and their families. For 38 years, the House has provided programs and partnerships aimed at improving the lives of children in Hawaii and the Pacific region.

RMHC Hawaii operates two residential facilities to assist families who have children with serious health conditions and must fly to Oahu for critical medical treatments not available where they live. Lengths of stay vary widely depending on diagnosis, but can range from several days to several months.

Nearly 13,000 families have spent more than 130,000 room nights at Ronald McDonald Houses in Hawaii, and almost 155,000 people have been supported by or received help from RMHC family programs and services. The House strives to foster emotional, spiritual, and compassionate support to all who live within. It keeps families close when they need it the most.