Nā Lima ALOHA (THE HANDS THAT LOVE)
Nā Lima Aloha was established in July 2004 as a community service to support various organizations and agencies throughout Oahu and to support relief operations in other areas as well.
Through the donations of smaller-sized quilts, we share our aloha with displaced, needy, or critically ill children and adults.
Organizations we have contributed to in the past include various senior citizen convalescent homes, the Veterans Administration Center for the Aging, hospitals, abuse shelters, and foster care facilities.
In the past year, we have donated over 300 items throughout the island.
Fabric donations are always welcome, so please contact Arlene Adams or Linda Dayag if you’d like to contribute!
Several people asked about the sizes of quilts. Linda made the following suggestions:
Adult (male/female) 36 x 36 (comfort quilts for palliative care at Straub Hospital. Size is per their request);
Children 42 x 48; Adults (Leahi Hospital) 52 x 62; Vets 60 x 70.
These are suggestions; they can be slightly larger or smaller (but nothing smaller than 36 x 36)
Latest news….
We received the following during April:
April 13 -Sandra Chin quilt, bind, label 12 quilts; Margaret Teruya 13 kihei pili; Sandy
Choy 6 kihei pili; Ellen Huntley 5 kihei pili; Rose Craven 1 kihei pili; Tammy Tanouye
1 quilt top; Kris Huntsman 2 quilts; Terri Brown quilt, bind label 4 quilts; Laura Noda bag of fabric; Jane N container of fabric; Irene Sasaki – 11 pillowcases Kaila Wang. Pillowcase kits; Colleen Zoller 2, Cindy Fuentes 1, Lily Kamikihara 2, Mary Carvalho 2, Pam Young 4, Tina Pederson 2, Joedy Hu 4, Kaila Wang 11.
April 27 – Pillowcase Kits – Terri Brown 2, Rusty Niau 3, Sandy Weatherwax 3; Joedy Hu 2 quilt kits; Alison Leary 2 quilts, Kathy Paison 1 quilt, Janice Suber 3 quilts; Kaila Wang 1 Halloween quilt top.
Deliveries: Mary Wunch – Children’s Justice Center 5 quilts/pillowcases, 2 kihei pili, Shriner’s Hospital 6 quilts/pillowcases, 2 kihei pili; Kay Anguay – Fisher House 6 quilts/pillowcases, 2 kihei pili; Linda Dayag –Straub Hospital 7 quilts; Rose Craven – U.S. Vets 5 quilts/5 sheet sets.
Any questions, please contact Linda Dayag: quilter45@hawaii.rr.com or Arlene Adams: kauanoeanuhea95@gmail.com.
NA LIMA ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 2024-June 30, 2025
Children’s Justice Center – 73 quilts, 136 pillowcases; Fisher House: 9 quilts, 9 pillowcases;
Straub Hospital: 84 quilts;
Kapiolani Hospital: 68 quilts, 8 kihei pili, 6 bibs, 4 burp cloths;
Mary Jane Home: 2 quilts, 9 kihei pili;
U. S. Vets: 56 quilts, 18 sheet sets;
Shriner’s Hospital: 69 quilts, 92 pillowcases.
TOTALS: 361 quilts, 239 pillowcases, 17 kihei pili, 6 bibs, 4 burp cloths, 18 sheet sets.