Alcoholics Anonymous on O'ahu

OAHU CENTRAL OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, MARCH 14, DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTS. Our hotline will remain open; (808) 946-1438. Until the flash flood warnings have passed, we suggest you avail yourself of online meetings. Park meetings are unlikely to meet.

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  • What are the 12 Traditions?

    A.A.’s Twelve Traditions apply to the life of the fellowship itself. They outline the means by which A.A. maintains its unity and relates itself to the world about it, the way it lives and grows. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity. For our group purpose there is but one…

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  • What are the 12 Steps?

    A.A.’s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater…

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  • Ways to Get Involved

    In Hawaii A.A., we joke that ALOHA stands for A Lot of Happy Alcoholics. Since helping others achieve sobriety helps us stay happily clean and sober, here are a few ways we do that, in addition to attending and sharing at A.A. meetings, and teaching others the 12 steps. The following are two-year commitments. Member…

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  • Accessibilities

    Accessibilities

    While there are no special alcoholics, there are alcoholics who experience access barriers to receiving the A.A. message. For some, a six-inch step can be an insurmountable issue. Some members are ill, homebound, or living in retirement or convalescent homes; others have hearing or vision loss, learning, reading or information-processing challenges; and still others are…

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  • 12 Step Work

    12 Step Work

    12-Step Work is when one alcoholic carries the message of Alcoholics Anonymous to a still-suffering alcoholic. This vital service can happen over the phone, online or in person.    The 12-Step Call List is a confidential listing of recovering A.A. members who’ve agreed to respond to individuals who call A.A. seeking help. To maintain their own…

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  • 24 Hour Helpline

    24 Hour Helpline

    Call 808.946.1438 to speak to a sober member of A.A. 24 hours a day. Answered by a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Intergroup Helpline is often the first place the general public acquires information about A.A. on O`ahu. Interested in volunteering to answer Intergroup phones? The After-Hours Phone…

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  • Area Committees

    Area Committees

    Stay tuned for more information. In the meantime, you can find up-to-date information on the Area 17 website committees page at https://area17aa.org/area-committees! Participating in committee work is a valuable way of practicing our 12th Step and carrying the message of recovery that is A.A. beyond our rooms.

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  • Big Island, Maui, Kauai Schedules

    These links are provided as a service to our visitors.    Kauai Intergroup Maui Intergroup West Hawaii Intergroup (Big Island) East Hawaii and Puna Intergroup (Big Island) Oahu Intergroup cannot guarantee the accuracy of these schedules.

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  • ***Order Literature***

    ***Order Literature***

    A.A. Literature Links: Alcoholics Anonymous || Full Text Alcoholics Anonymous || ASL Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions || Full Text Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions || ASL Daily Reflections || Daily Reading A.A. Preamble || SMF-92 How it Works || P-10 Twelve Steps of A.A. || SMF-121 Twelve Traditions of A.A. || SMF-122 Twelve Tradition…

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