6 adaptive sports, peer-support, and activity-based therapy organizations in Hawaii: 5 adaptive sports programs and 1 peer-support group. Verified July 2026. You do not need to be an athlete: many of these exist as much for the community as the sport.

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Cost is usually negotiable. Most of these are nonprofits — ask about scholarships, subsidised sessions, and loaner equipment before you rule anything out. New to this? Start with our adaptive sports guide.
Adaptive sports

Adaptive Maui

HI

Maui nonprofit bringing together adaptive and able-bodied athletes to make the island's outdoors accessible to all, offering beach access, adaptive surf lessons, swim training, and fitness programs for people of all ages and abilities.

SurfingSwimmingOutdoorMulti-sport
Adaptive sports

Hawaii State Golf Association

HI

Hawaii State Golf Association is a adaptive sports and recreation organization in HI, listed by United Spinal and verified from its official website. Check the organization’s site for current offerings, eligibility, accessibility, schedule, and cost.

Golf
Adaptive sports

AccesSurf Hawaii

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu nonprofit founded 2006 empowering people with disabilities through adaptive surfing, outrigger paddling, kayaking, and beach access; hosting monthly free workshops at White Plains Beach and the world's premiere adaptive surf competition.

SurfingKayakingSailingSwimmingOutdoor
Adaptive sports

Hawaii Adaptive Surf Team

Honolulu, HI

Hawaii's competitive adaptive surfing team, co-founded with AccesSurf in 2015, fielding athletes with physical disabilities in national and international para-surfing competition.

SurfingOutdoor
Support group

Hawaii SCI

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu-based United Spinal Association chapter empowering SCI survivors across Hawaii and the Pacific through in-person and virtual peer support groups, peer mentorship, adaptive sports programs, employment access, and policy advocacy.

Support groupsPeer mentoring
Adaptive sports

AccesSportAmerica Maui Programs

Kihei, HI

Year-round Maui adaptive sports program offering outrigger canoeing, windsurfing, soccer, and conditioning for people with disabilities, drawing on 25+ years of adapted water and land sports experience.

SurfingKayakingSailingOutdoorMulti-sport

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Listings are curated and web-verified (July 2026), but programs change, move, and close — confirm before you travel. A listing here is directory information, not an SCI.help endorsement. Spot an error or know a program we've missed? Tell us.