{"id":87693,"date":"2026-09-15T08:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/?p=87693"},"modified":"2026-09-14T23:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T23:19:19","slug":"join-us-4th-annual-messages-of-hope-fold-share-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/2026\/09\/15\/join-us-4th-annual-messages-of-hope-fold-share-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us: 4th Annual Messages of Hope \u2013 Fold, Share & Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aloha everyone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re excited to invite you to be part of the 4th Annual Messages of Hope community display!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, we\u2019re continuing the tradition by folding paper cranes as a symbol of hope, resilience, healing, and connection. Each crane represents a message of hope, and when we bring them together, they become something much bigger than any one of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\" Want to participate? It\u2019s not too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOLD A CRANE. SHARE HOPE. CHANGE A LIFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fold as many cranes as you\u2019d like and drop them off at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navy Exchange (NEX) Second floor, by the elevators<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crane drop-off: August 24\u201327, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then come back September 1\u201329 to see the collective Messages of Hope Display and experience what our community created together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udc99\" Want to volunteer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re also looking for volunteers to help bring the display to life! Volunteers are especially needed to help string cranes on August 28 and assemble the display at the NEX on August 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re interested in volunteering, please contact one of the Points of Contact (POCs) below to sign up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Yumi Panui (Yumi.Panui@us.af.mil)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Stefany Garcia (Stefany.m.Garcia.civ@army.mil)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Jayme Alexander (jayme.alexander@us.af.mil)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d love to have you be part of creating this meaningful display!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\ud83d\udcd6\" Learn More<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about Messages of Hope 2026, including crane-folding information, volunteer opportunities, display details, and additional information, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Messages of Hope \u2013 Hawai\u02bbi Department of Defense<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you fold one crane or one hundred, volunteer your time, or simply stop by to experience the display, you are helping us create a visible reminder that hope is something we can build together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, we fold hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, we build connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for being part of the 4th Annual Messages of Hope \"\ud83d\udc9c\"\"\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aloha everyone, We\u2019re excited to invite you to be part of the 4th Annual Messages of Hope community display! This year, we\u2019re continuing the tradition by folding paper cranes as a symbol of hope, resilience, healing, and connection. Each crane represents a message of hope, and when we bring them together, they become something much […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"18470,82295,64255,52872,13108,44165","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12408],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-invitations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87694,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87693\/revisions\/87694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/retireenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}