Who we are
Our Mission
Hawaii Fi-Do Service Dogs builds greater independence and quality of life for those in Hawaii with disabilities by training and teaming them with service dogs.
Our Vision
To tap the healing potential of the human–dog relationship to improve the physical, mental and emotional well being of Hawai‘i residents.
We are
Service dog and healing dog trainers
Hawaii Fi-Do trains our own bred, exceptionally qualified service dogs, primarily for mobility, for people in Hawaii with disabilities. We also prepare and make our ‘healing dogs’ available for compassionate and therapeutic programs with veterans, children, seniors, and the hospitalized. Our goal is to provide greater independence and enhanced quality of life for isolated and vulnerable people including those with disabilities. We tailor each service dog’s training to suit our client’s needs regardless of ability to pay.
Volunteers
We are a grassroots 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and the only Certified Training Center on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In 2008 we were Internationally Accredited under Assistance Dogs International, Inc.
Our volunteer community has built Hawaii Fi-Do from the ground up. We have no formal training facilities; instead, our dogs-in-training live in the homes of our loyal and committed band of puppy raisers. By training in public settings, our puppies learn to ignore distractions—preparation for focusing on their future handler.
Community members
While we train our dogs, we work with our community to raise public awareness about service dog teams. And, we offer compassionate and educational programming in schools, eldercare facilities, on-base, and with US Veterans wherever they live in the islands.
Our funding comes mainly from generous individuals, businesses, and local human services grants such as Aloha United Way, and Friends of Hawaii Charities.