Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Hawaii

10/01/2026

RPCVHI would love to have you join us in the Honolulu Pride Parade on Saturday October 17 2026.

With all the cutbacks in Peace Corps recruiting staff, the Affiliate Groups are asked to help recruit for the Peace Corps. Marching in a very big, popular parade demonstrates to the public that Peace Corps is alive and well and still sending PCVS overseas. We need 10 to 15 volunteers to walk with our float in the parade. PLEASE consider participating in the parade.

We will have red Peace Corps shirts to wear (shirts available on day of parade).
Friends and family are welcome to participate in the parade.

Register here to participate in the parade:

RPCVHI would like to have 15 to 20 volunteers walk in the parade; walkers are encouraged to wear a Peace Corps shirt. * RPCVs may bring friends and family to participate in the parade.  RPCVHI will have "proud to serve" signs that RPCVS can carry if they want.

09/14/2026

Join RPCVHI on Saturday October 17 in the Honolulu Pride Parade

RPCVHI will participate in the Honolulu Pride Parade on October 17, 2026. This will be our third year participating in the parade. RPCVHI recognizes Peace Corps Volunteers of all ages and from all walks of life who work toward world peace.

RPCVHI would like to have 10 to 15 volunteers walk in the parade. RPCVHI will decorate a car (our float) with flags from around the world. And we will have red Peace Corps shirts to wear (shirts available on day of parade).
Friends and family are welcome to participate in the parade.

Register here to participate in the parade: https://rpcvhi.org/event-6828953

09/06/2026

RPCVHI members on Oahu volunteered at the Hawai'i Foodbank - boxing 2,000 senior food boxes! Great work, well organized and we all could "talk story" about our Peace Corps Service! We worked with teams from local Rotaries, HECO, the Marines and a high school.
Mahalo to the Hawai'i Foodbank for a well organized morning and for all they do.

08/31/2026

RPCVHI ANNUAL PICNIC 2026

Come relax, hang out, talk story at the RPCVHI Annual Picnic on
Sunday, September 13, 2026 12 noon to 3 p.m.

We will be at the Ala Moana Park, Magic Island Site #40.
(see Red circle in photo below)

Potluck: Bring your favorite dish.

RPCVHI will provide plates, cutlery, and water and sodas, chairs and tables.

The annual picnic is FREE for RPCVHI-dues paying members and $5 for each non-member/guest. The fee covers the cost of tables, chairs, and picnic supplies (partially covered by membership dues).

RPCVS who ordered the 2027 International Calendar and have not yet picked them up can pick them up/and pay for them at the picnic.

08/25/2026

Aloha RPCVS on Oahu,

Come talk story with fellow RPCVs on Friday, August 28 between 5 and 7 p.m at the Honolulu Beerworks at 1632 Hart Street in Honolulu. I am sure many of us have Lala Storm stories!

Honolulu Beerworks advises customers that to keep the menu prices as low as possible, a 3% processing fee will be added to all credit card transactions. For customers paying cash, the 3% fee is waived.

Hope to see many RPCVs on Friday, August 28, 5 to7 pm.

07/31/2026

RPCV Exhibit: Special Tour at Bridge Gallery of Hamilton Library
Kani Ka ‘Ōpala: Take a Sad Song & Make it Better

Sunday August 2, 2026 from 12 Noon to 3:30 pm

RPCV Ben Fairfield (RPCV Thailand, group 119, 2007-09) has invited RPCVHI for a special tour of his exhibit: The Kani Ka ‘Ōpala: Take a Sad Song & Make it Better on display at the Bridge Gallery of Hamilton Library at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Running until August 10, 2026, the exhibit features interactive musical instruments cleverly repurposed from recycled rubbish and everyday materials.

Curated by Dr. Benjamin Fairfield, an ethnomusicologist and author, the exhibit highlights sustainability and creative reuse. You can see and interact with instruments crafted from: SPAM cans, Rice bags, Driftwood, Bike brake cables.

RPCVs will tour the exhibit from 12 noon to 1 - 1:30 pm on Sunday August 2.

After visiting the exhibit, we will have a no-host Pau Hana at Puck's Alley, 2600 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96826, 1:30 - 3 pm. Puck's Alley is close to UH-M. We are allowed to bring our own food as the kitchen is closed on Sundays. Draft craft beers available.

All Photos below are from the UH-Manoa Hamilton Library website detailing the exhibit. Enjoy this YouTube link of Dr. Fairfield's work:

https://kanikaopala.com/hamilton-library-exhibit-2026/

07/22/2026

Aloha Friends. On the east coast for Peace Corps meetings. Before our meetings I had time to visit the Renwick Gallery. Photos are from The Renwick Gallery very fun/ very cool exhibit about The American State Fairs.

I also visited the Museum of African American History. AWESOME exhibits. Very powerful. Will post those pictures next.

07/06/2026

Great time at the Kailua (Oahu) 4th of July Parade. HUGE group of RPCVs (not everyone is in the photo, sadly)! We also had a flyover!

One of our RPCV pals took the video in the post. Open it up, click on the 3 dots (...), click video settings and Rotate the video. It should play correctly!

Mahalo to everyone who participated. We had a great time! Aloha

06/30/2026

RPCVHI is proud to participate for the 4th year in the annual Kailua 4th of July parade on Saturday, July 4 in Kailua, Oahu. We will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA and the 65th anniversary of the Peace Corps.

As in past years, we will decorate our "float/car" with flags from countries where volunteers have served and also with Peace Corps flags. RPCVHI has red Peace Corps shirts that we can wear in the parade. ( A gift from our regional PC recruiter.)

The parade organizers would like to know how many RPCVs will march in the Kailua Parade, so please reply to [email protected]

There will be a potluck picnic post parade at Caroline's house in Kaneohe. Exact details about staging before the event will be sent to everyone who rsvps for the parade.

Photo below from 2026 parade in Makawao Maui this past weekend!

06/28/2026

RPCVHI participated in the Makawao (Maui, Hawaii) Parade today, a start to 4th of July celebrations. GREAT FUN! Aloha