HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s never too early to start thinking about summer and the City and County of Honolulu is gearing up for its 2025 Summer Fun program.
The Department of Parks and Recreation said they need hundreds of motivated workers to help lead keiki in positive and empowering activities.
Honolulu’s Summer Fun program provides a safe and fun environment for keiki and teens to learn and grow for future educational and lifelong success.
Not only will workers get a chance to experience their keiki grow, but they can also develop essential job skills such as teamwork, leadership, conflict resolution and more.
“I’ll be honest, I came from the housing so I had a rough upbringing, but it was programs like this help me push through to make it out cause it gave me an opportunity to do something different and not hanging around the neighborhood,” explained Kahi Ehai, former Summer Fun kid and current Summer Fun Recreation Director.
Officials said they need staff for 63 Summer Fun sites.
The City said jobs are available with pay rates ranging from $15 to $20.10 an hour “with focuses on coordinating recreation, keiki supervision, lifeguarding our pools and therapeutic aide.”
Volunteer Junior Leaders are also encouraged to register. In 2024, more than 1,200 Junior Leaders led keiki in various activities.
The 2025 Summer Fun Program will run on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting June 9.
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If you’re ready to make a difference in your community, apply to work for the Summer Fun Program on their website.