Mahalo
Mililani, HI

RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII

EIN 87-1680392
Environment & Animal Welfare Animal Rescue & Shelters
Mission

Our mission and purpose is to rescue abandoned, injured, special needs, and homeless cats on our Hawaiian islands, and to provide urgent medical care. Our volunteers fight daily to save them from euthanasia due to overpopulation and lack of resources. Our goal is to advocate awareness, educate, save cats from harsh conditions in the wild, TNRM, adoption, foster care and networking.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About RESCUE KITTIES OF HAWAII

Rescue Kitties of Hawaii (RKH) is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) rescue based in Mililani, HI that rescues abandoned, injured, special-needs, and homeless cats across the Hawaiian islands and provides urgent medical care. The organization emphasizes emergency medical care, foster placement, trap-neuter-return-manage (TNRM) work, and adoption. RKH operates a flight-transfer program that ships adoptable cats and kittens to mainland partner rescues to increase adoption opportunities, and it regularly takes on critical cases that require immediate veterinary intervention. The group is volunteer-led and relies on community fundraising to cover vet bills and transport costs. Over the past 2–3 years RKH has grown its rescue and transport activity, secured partnerships with mainland rescues and specialty groups, and received local media coverage for several high-profile emergency rescues and reunifications; it has also run emergency fundraisers (including recent disaster-relief appeals) to support animals in immediate need.

Notable achievements

Mainland Flight Transfer Program

Operates a multi-year flight-transfer program sending adoptable cats to affiliated mainland rescue partners to increase adoption rates and create more space for on-island medical and foster care.

High-impact emergency medical rescues

Takes on severe and special-needs cases that local shelters cannot accommodate, funding urgent surgeries and long-term care through community fundraising and foster networks, and facilitating reunifications when possible.

Sustained nonprofit operations and community funding

Maintains 501(c)(3) status and has expanded operations through donor support and targeted fundraisers, allowing continued rescue, medical treatment, and transport efforts across the islands.

At a glance

Total assets
$93K
Annual revenue
$182K
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
87-1680392
Location
Mililani, HI
On Mahalo since
May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Regular local media coverage for high-profile rescues and reunifications, raising public awareness of stray and injured cats in Hawaii.
Formal partnership with the Orphan Kitten Club and collaborative relationships with multiple mainland rescue organizations to place adoptable cats.
Profiled in national nonprofit databases and recognized as an active 501(c)(3) animal-rescue organization with publicly filed annual returns.

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