Retired doctor Arnie Serota led the charge to install an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the Anahola Marketplace on Kauai as he knows the device can save lives. 

What You Need To Know

  • “The only other AED in Anahola is with the Ocean Safety Bureau lifeguards, which is only available while they’re on duty,” said Jordyn Danner, co-executive director of the Homestead Community Development Corporation

  • The installation of the AED was made possible via the Zonta Club of Hanalei, North Shore Gives Foundation and the Hawaii Heart Foundation

“The only other AED in Anahola is with the Ocean Safety Bureau lifeguards, which is only available while they’re on duty,” said Jordyn Danner, co-executive director of the Homestead Community Development Corporation, which governs the Anahola Marketplace, in a statement. 

An AED is a medical device that can help restore a normal heart rhythm in people experiencing cardiac arrest. 

Danner added that “every second counts in an emergency, and we want to ensure our community is equipped to respond effectively. By providing access to this AED, we are taking a proactive step towards safeguarding the health and well-being of our community.” 

The installation of the AED was made possible via the Zonta Club of Hanalei, North Shore Gives Foundation, and the Hawaii Heart Foundation. 

“We are grateful for the commitment shown by Dr. Serota and the generosity of all involved to make this possible to enhance our community’s safety and well-being,” said Danner. 

Dr. Serota provides free cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes for groups of 5-20. The classes include CPR instruction, how to use an AED, how to address choking emergencies in children and adults, how to administer the opioid-reversal drug Naloxone (Narcan), and how to treat severe bleeding.