AMVETS – West Oahu Veterans Center

5001 Iroquois Avenue, Bldg 612 & 612A West Loch Annex (JBPHH)

Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706

Email: admin@amvets-hawaii.org

Phone: (808) 888-0410

Board of Directors & Officers:
State Commander, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO):
Donovan Andrew Lazarus (US Army, Retired)
Email: donovan@amvets-hawaii.org
Office: 808-900-7187, Cell: 808-382-6835
Vice President:
Ronald Y.K. Lam (US Army, Veteran)
Email: ron@amvets-hawaii.org

Secretary:
Ana Benton 

Email: ana@amvets-hawaii.org 

Direct: (808) 900-7388

Service Officer:
William Rodriguez (US Navy, Retired)
Email: chillywilly4911@msn.com

Direct: (808) 900-7421

Licensed Mental Health Counselor:
Libby Guilnet
Email: guilnetlmhc@gmail.com

Public Affairs Officer:
Corwin M. Colbert (US Navy, Retired)
Email: corwin@amvets-hawaii.org 

Chief Finance Officer:
Elisapeta Alaimaleata
Email: elisapeta@amvets-hawaii.org 

Historian:
Dr. Michael A. Lazarus (USN, Veteran)
Email: michael@amvets-hawaii.org 

Government Affairs Advisor:
David E. Lazarus (USMC, Veteran)
Email: david@amvets-hawaii.org 

Athletic Programs Director:
Coach Earl Fernandez
Email: earlzsealcoating@gmail.com 

Community Business Advisor:
Jonathan Tichepco
Email: hoopgrindznsmwiches@gmail.com

Mental Health Advisor: 

Judit Brissette 

Email: brissette@hotmail.com 

Advisory Board Member:
Bronsonn J.A. Taylor (US Army, Retired)
Email: bronsonn.taylor@gmail.com 

Senior Advisor:
Zachary “Zach” Farkas (US Army, Veteran)
Email: zach.farkas@vmsloans.com 

Help us, help others in our community…

Click the “donate” button below to make a donation, today.

AMVETS Hawaii is a 501(c)(3), is a public, non-profit, Veterans Service Organization (VSO).

Click Here For Membership Application Form

Email application to: admin@amvets-hawaii.org

AMVETS Member Benefits

Why Join AMVETS?

AMVETS is a vet­er­ans ser­vice orga­ni­za­tion devoted not only fel­low­ship, but also ser­vice to the com­mu­nity and other vet­er­ans. Join­ing with fel­low AMVETS in plan­ning and par­tic­i­pat­ing in post activ­i­ties, mem­bers pro­vide sig­nif­i­cant con­tri­bu­tions to all areas of our vet­er­ans’ com­mu­nity. Mem­bers have joined our orga­ni­za­tion not only for the plea­sures they may have derived dur­ing the years, but also for the con­tri­bu­tions they can pro­vide to the well being of AMVETS by work­ing coop­er­a­tively with fel­low mem­bers.

To be eli­gi­ble for mem­ber­ship in AMVETS, you must have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, includ­ing the National Guard and Reserves, any­time after Sept. 15, 1940. Addi­tion­ally, unless still serv­ing, your dis­charge must have been under hon­or­able con­di­tions. If you served as an Amer­i­can cit­i­zen in the armed forces of an allied nation, under hon­or­able con­di­tions, between Sept. 15, 1940 and May 8, 1975, you are also eli­gi­ble, as are wartime mem­bers of the Mer­chant Marine. Proof of eli­gi­bil­ity can take the form of a DD-214, an hon­or­able dis­charge cer­tifi­cate or other appro­pri­ate document.

AMVETS Membership Dues: annual dues is $30.00 and Life mem­ber dues is $250. These dues fund, in part, the pro­grams, ser­vices and rep­re­sen­ta­tion AMVETS provides.

You will be counted in our num­bers and help our efforts to pro­tect vet­er­ans’ rights in Wash­ing­ton, D.C. AMVETS National Head­quar­ters will share our ini­tia­tives and pur­pose through quar­terly issues of the Amer­i­can Vet­eran Mag­a­zine and e-mails. As a Mem­ber at Large you can­not vote in AMVETS elec­tions how­ever your mem­ber­ship is impor­tant to our efforts. At some point in your mem­ber­ship you may want to cre­ate or join a post. Posts are active through­out com­mu­ni­ties in Amer­ica uphold­ing the honor of vet­er­ans ser­vice and con­tin­u­ing to serve vet­er­ans and their com­mu­ni­ties.

PLEASE NOTE: When join­ing online, please note the mem­ber­ship ver­biage in the Mem­ber­ship Man­ual. If you join any­time before Sept. 1 of the cur­rent year, your mem­ber­ship is good for the cur­rent year only. If you join on or after Sept. 1, your mem­ber­ship is good for the next year.

Dis­claimer: AMVETS does not share with third par­ties the per­sonal or finan­cial infor­ma­tion of AMVETS mem­bers or mem­bers of the pub­lic.

Commander’s Letter:

For more than 75 years, we in AMVETS have taken to heart the credo of service set forth by our organization’s founding fathers. In so doing, we endeavor to provide our fellow veterans with the type of support they truly deserve. This outreach effort takes many forms, from the professional advice our service officers offer on earned veterans benefits to our legislative efforts on Capitol Hill to the work done by our hospital volunteers.

Other AMVETS members involve themselves in a range of initiatives aimed at contributing to the quality of life in their local communities.

These two areas, veterans service and community service, drive the commitment we have to make a difference in the lives of others. The pages of this website provide more detailed information on each area, as well as a wealth of information for veterans, their families and other interested citizens. Please take a few minutes to review what makes AMVETS the distinctive organization it is. Our aim of building for a better America is an undertaking to which all can contribute.

I invite you to join us, today.

Join us now!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Note:

Nine World War II veterans clubs, met in Kansas City, Mo., and founded The American Veterans of World War II on Dec. 10, 1944. Less than three years later, on July 23, 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed Public Law 216, making AMVETS the first World War II organization to be chartered by Congress. Since then, the original charter has been amended several times to admit as members those who served in different eras. On 16 October 2002 the 107th Congress enacted Public Law 107-241 (H.R. 3214), an Act to amend the Charter of the AMVETS organization to “AMVETS (American Veterans)”. Today, membership in AMVETS is open to anyone who is currently serving, or who has honorably served, in the U.S. Armed Forces from World War II to the present, to include the National Guard and Reserves.

  • AMVETS Hawaii Service Foundation is a 501(c)3, non-profit
  • American Veterans (AMVETS) Hawaii Posts and the Department are 501(c)(19), non-profit, all-volunteer Veterans’ Service Organization.
  • Our members are Veterans and Active Duty Servicemembers serving in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force, Coast Guard, Hawaii National Guard and Reserve.

AMVETS Department of Hawaii (EIN: 83-2518892) is a 501(c)19 non-profit

AMVETS Hawaii Service Foundation (EIN: 83-0550908) is a 501(c)3 non-profit

AMVETS HI-0001, USS Arizona Post (EIN: 45-3643811) is a 501(c)19 non-profit

AMVETS HI-0002, Ewa Battlefield Post (EIN: 82-1938740) is a 501(c)19 non-profit

AMVETS HI-0003, 808USA50 Post (EIN: 82-5526330) is a 501(c)19 non-profit

AMVETS HI-0004, Pearl Harbor Post (EIN: 82-5513861) is a 501(c)19 non-profit

AMVETS HI-0005, Ewa Beach Post (EIN: 83-2332933) is a 501(c)19 non-profit

IRS Tax Guide for Veterans’ Organizations

Mailing Address:

AMVETS Hawaii

PO Box 2865

Ewa Beach, Hawaii (USA) 96706

Main Office: 808-888-0410

E-mail: admin@amvets-hawaii.org

Help us Help others!

Click the “donate” button below to make a donation, today.

AMVETS Hawaii is a 501(c)(3), is a public, non-profit, Veterans Service Organization (VSO).

AMVETS Hawaii is a 501(c)(3), is a public, non-profit, Congressionally Chartered, Veterans Service Organization (VSO)

Over 95% of all donations received will directly fund our ROTC/JROTC Medals and Awards program, Hawaii Public Schools Essay Contests, the preservations of Ewa Battlefield, and other Memorials and Hawaii Historic sites.  And will also help fund our annual commemoration ceremonies: Ewa Battlefield Pearl Harbor Commemoration, Battle of Midway Commemoration, Veteran’s Day Commemoration ceremony, and other events. And most of all, your support will support our program initiatives to benefit our Veterans, transitioning Service members, and their families with needed assistance and advocacy.

AMVETS Charities, Inc. participates in the Combined Federal Campaign through the Military, Veterans and Patriotic Services Organizations of America federation. Our Combined Federal number is of the 50,000 charities that participate in the CFC, only about 1500 – the members of Independent Charities of America and Local Independent Charities of America – will have the opportunity to display the “Best In America” seal of approval. AMVETS Charities, Inc. is proud to be one of those chosen few. This seal of approval is a service mark of Independent Charities of America and is used under license. AMVETS NSF is responsible for the content of any materials in which the Service Mark is used.

Donations can be made via mail.

Make checks payable to AMVETS: AMVETS HAWAII

Mailing Address: AMVETS Hawaii

PO Box 2865

Ewa Beach, Hawaii (USA) 96706

Main Office: 808-888-0410

E-mail: admin@amvets-hawaii.org

Mahalo nui loa!

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