Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Hawaii

What is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of individuals who come together to help solve a common problem: alcohol addiction. AA groups provide a free recovery program centered around group meetings where people can share their experiences and struggles in order to support each other in achieving sobriety.

Nuuanu Lions Club

Meetings:

• Monday – Friday at 12 pm – Open speaker discussion
• Tuesday at 5:30 pm – Big Book study
• Saturday at 5 pm – Beginners meeting

Kihei Baptist Church

Meetings:

• Sunday at 5 pm – Open speaker & step study
• Tuesday at 6 pm – Literature study
• Friday at 6 pm – Beginners meeting

Kapaa Neighborhood Center

Meetings:

• Monday at 5:30 pm – Open discussion
• Wednesday at 6 pm – 12 Step workshop
• Saturday at 10 am – Beginners & birthdays meeting

The 12 Steps of AA

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across Hawaii.

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Getting Started with AA in Hawaii

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.

Attending Your First Local AA Meeting

AA meetings in Hawaii can be “open” or “closed.” Open meetings welcome anyone who is interested in attending. Closed meetings are for those who identify as having a desire to stop drinking.

When attending your first meeting:

• Arrive 10-15 minutes early
• Introduce yourself as a new local member
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable
• Receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones:

Keychain Tags:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Years 2 through 50

The most important things are attending meetings, connecting with others in recovery, and taking things one day at a time. Reach out to local members or hotlines if you need additional support. Wishing you the very best in your recovery journey.