Volunteers mobilize to help Hawaii first responders

Coordinator Leilani Kahoano, middle, directs a volunteer crew in assembling face shields for medical staff and other essential workers today at Neal S. Blaisdell Center.

Volunteer Jolyn Garidan-Prieto assemble a face shield for medical staff and other essential workers. The effort was organized by Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network.

These face shields were assembled by volunteers for medical staff and other essential workers. The face shield materials were ordered by the state Department of Health to help meet a critical need of personal protective equipment (PPE) in light of COVID-19.

Volunteer Jolyn Garidan-Prieto, of the Hawaii Firefighters AssocIation, assembles face shields today for medical staff and other essential workers.

Volunteers assemble face shields for medical staff and other essential workers today at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center.

Volunteer Jolyn Garidan-Prieto, of the Hawaii Firefighters Assocation, demonstrates a face shield made by volunteers for medical staff and other essential workers.

At the Neal S. Blaisdell Center today, Volunteer Jolyn Garidan-Prieto, of the Hawaii Firefighters Assocation, assembles face shields for medical staff and other essential workers.