About our Awards

LORETTA “DEILIANA” FUDDY MEMORIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

About this Award: This award honors and encourages the qualities of an advocate by recognizing outstanding life achievement on behalf of those who have experienced severe trauma in their lives. The nominee must exemplify a lifetime career of compassion, dedication, and tireless efforts in serving those most in need during the most painful times of life.

Nominee Criteria: a professional (social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, judge, nurse, doctor politician, newsperson, etc.) who has had more than 20 years of experience in their field, with at least 10 years in the area of trauma (child abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, spouse abuse, mental health, etc.) and has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in advocating for victims, in bringing awareness to the problem, and in making a difference in the community. (Accomplishments would include starting an agency or program, research, advocacy, etc.).

JONATHAN WON CHILD MALTREATMENT PREVENTION AWARD

About this Award: This award is dedicated to the memory of Jonathon Won, who exemplified compassion, wisdom, and tirelessness in his efforts on behalf of the prevention of child maltreatment. This honor is given to someone who exemplifies these same qualities and recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of prevention of child maltreatment.

Nominee Criteria: a person who is an advocate for children and exemplifies these same qualities, and who has made an outstanding achievement in the field of prevention of child maltreatment, child abuse and neglect.

YOUTH TRAUMA AWARD

About this Award: This award is dedicated youth who have demonstrated resiliency, love, and compassion by dedicating their lives to helping other youth after experiencing trauma

Nominee Criteria: A young person between 14 and 30 years of age who has had severe trauma as a youth and who has shown resilience in overcoming that successfully and has demonstrated awareness and success in helping others recover from trauma and to be successful in their lives.

THE FELIX-STACKPOLE VETERAN'S AWARD

About this Award: This award is dedicated to General Stackpole and John Henry Felix who co-founded ʻThe Homeless Veterans Task Force.’ As co-chairs of this dynamic Committee, significant progress has been made in their mission in the last few years. Their motto is “One homeless Veteran is one too many”. They continued their commitment to support the health and wellbeing of our servicemen and women by establishing The Biomodulator Program for the Alleviation ofChronic Pain which has been in existence since 2011 and has been serving military patients. Now in alliance with  AMVETS Hawaii, this program is being made available to Veterans in the Hawaiʻi community. 

Nomination Criteria: This award is to  be given to a veteran, or a Veteran Service Organization, whose service has demonstrated dedication and  outstanding advocacy in helping military personnel and their families, or veterans and their families, who are  recovering from trauma. Their work has had a notably restorative impact.