Heart Start Hawaii Foundation

A Honolulu nonprofit community organization. HeartStart Hawaii Foundation works toward placing an Automated External Defibrillator in every Hawaii school and supporting CPR training for school communities. Schools can apply to become recipients of a free AED, while donors can support the foundation's efforts to provide equipment throughout the state. The organization says it has raised over $100,000 and installed more than 50 AEDs in Hawaii public schools. Founded by Malia Benn after learning about a teacher who survived cardiac arrest with an AED available on campus, the foundation focuses on increasing access to lifesaving equipment and skills. HeartStart Hawaii Foundation is a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.