Weʻre looking for volunteers who want to help serve the North Shore.
Even a few hours make a difference.
Get an application from our thrift shop and return it to the cashier.
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Share the aloha, serve with heart!

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Thank you for donating items to support our community mission

To support our volunteer team, we kindly ask you to make a donation appointment:

​ [email protected]
​808-482-4824 

​We will respond promptly.

We can accept items that are clean, good condition and suitable for re-sale.
Contact us for more information. 

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Check out our job posting for
​Shared Blessings Thrift Shop!
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We are looking for a Shop Supervisor with a heart for community service, solid experience running a business and managing a team, creative vision for collaborative initiatives, and a passion for mission.  
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thrift shop supervisor Position

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Our Thrift Shop is open 4 days a week.  Come see us!

HELEN MITSUI SHARED BLESSINGS THRIFT SHOP

[email protected]
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808-482-4824

OUR MISSION

At the historic heart of our Kilauea community, the Shared Blessings Thrift Shop serves the North Shore, offering affordable quality goods from generous community donations. 

We are committed to the well-being of our neighbors and our island home. Our welcoming staff and volunteers offer compassionate respectful service within a safe engaging gathering place. 

Funds from the Thrift Shop support Christ Memorial Episcopal Church and its community outreach programs.  

To learn of other reuse locations on Kauaʻi, visit the county website:

County of Kauaʻi reuse program

The Helen Mitsui
​Shared Blessings Thrift Shop

Open Hours

Wednesday 1:00-5:00
​Thursday 1:00-5:00
​Friday 1:00-5:00
Saturday 10:00-3:00

​Donated items accepted by appointment
[email protected]
808 482 4824 
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​Mahalo for your support of our community mission!

Donation Intake​

We accept donations by appointment 

808 482 4824 
[email protected]

We will return your message as soon as we can.

 All donated items must be suitable for resale, clean, good condition, and preferably organized to support our volunteers.
​We can accept maximum
​4 bags/boxes per household.

Mahalo for your support of our community mission!

Follow us on Facebook!

Be sure to "like" and follow us on our new Facebook page:
Shared Blessings Thrift Shop Kauai

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Christ Memorial sponsors the Helen Mitsui Shared Blessing Thrift Shop, often called the “best shopping” on the north shore! Our shop serves our neighbors and many island visitors with supplies and souvenirs. The store features a wide variety of gently used and new items.

Most popular items include clothing, linens, books, household goods and home decor. Merchandise is replenished daily and moves quickly due to affordable prices. Proceeds support the church's outreach programs and ministries.

DONATION GUIDELINES

* Donations welcome only by appointment (808 482 4824, [email protected]). Please do not leave donations on the porch or on the property. 

* Please bring donated items that are in good and working condition, clean and organized so that we can prepare them easily for the shop floor with limited staff. 

* Road access at the back of the shop is currently unavailable to construction. Please park in the parish hall parking lot. 

* Large donations of furniture, appliances, TVs, electronics, and mattresses are not accepted given limitations of space. 

* Receipts provided on request. 

For alternative locations for donating items, visit the
County of Kauai Reuse Program
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E-WASTE

We are unable to recycle your e-waste.  Your non-working television, computer, printer, and other electronic waste can be delivered for recycling to the Puhi Metals Recycling Center. More information:  Puhi Metals, 245-6919, or County Recycling Office, 241-4841.

Meet Aunty Helen!

​Helen Mitsui managed Shared Blessings for more than 30 years and was honored in 2013 for her dedication with the renaming of the shop to bear her name: The Helen Mitsui Shared Blessings Thrift Shop. You can read a feature article about her in the Garden Island News HERE.

VOLUNTEER WITH US

​Volunteers are invaluable to serving our community. Our goal is to reuse, repurpose and recycle goods — keeping as much as possible out of landfill — while providing our community with a welcoming shopping experience and access to reasonably priced, quality merchandise. 

Here are ways you can help:
• Greeters welcome shoppers and monitor for safety guidelines.
• Customer Care Givers help shoppers to ensure a pleasant shopping experience.
• Merchandisers organize departments, restock the shop and display retail goods.
• Philanthropy distributes merchandise to organizations in need.
• Donation Intakers receive, sort and process donations.
• Work-from-Home volunteers help prepare merchandise for sale.
 
 
If you would like to learn more about volunteering at Shared Blessings, please send an email to [email protected]