Specialties
Hawaii Heart Foundation, also know as Kids4CPR, is a Hawaii based 501(c)3 established in 2010 with the mission to improve the cardiac arrest survival rates in Hawaii. As a part of this foundation a program based on an innovative, age-appropriate, reality-based, technology-rich approach to teaching lifesaving CPR and AED use in schools has been designed to help turn the sudden cardiac arrest (death) statistics upside down! We specialize in teaching Hawaii's Keiki, how to perform CPR and use an AED.
Since March 2024, HHF is contracted by the State of Hawaii Department of Education to offer CPR training to all Hawaii public high school students. We offer this in a new simple to follow and teach curriculum "Common Sense CPR". We know this course builds confidence and knowledge and will lead to more responsible and willing responders.
History
Established in 2010.
Hawaii Heart Foundation, was established following the passing of Kristin Maekawa Claudi. On May 27, 2009, at the age of 28, Kristin experienced a Sudden Cardiac Arrest on campus while in a meeting with her peers. Kristin is remembered for loving Italy and everything Italian. She loved her husband, her family, her students, and rainbows. She delighted in everything life had to offer. As a special needs teacher, Kristin enlightened her students with love, understanding, and passion. In return they adored her. She is greatly missed by everyone who knew her.
Meet the Business Owner: Pamela F.
Pam is a registered nurse who has worked in medicine for 40:years, specializing in emergency medicine with an emphasis on the triage and immediate care of the pediatric patient.
In 2010, with community cardiac arrest survival rates in Hawaii still at an all time low, Pam turned her attention to teaching CPR to a new group of students. Through Hawaii Heart Foundation, a 501 ©3 local non-profit organization, Pam and her team teach CPR to thousands of elementary and high sschool students, she knows "The children are our future and they will turn the survival rates upside down."