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Race for Rescue

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States View on map
Oct 01, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 (Pacific/Honolulu local time)
Running

About this race

The Race for Rescue, Oahu Search and Rescue’s primary fund raising event, is a 5K run that has been held each year, in October. For 2026, the course will be held at Kaiwi Mauka, at the south eastern tip of Oahu. Located just outside of Hawaii Kai, this stunning race course, winds it's way up into the valley gaining elevation above the golf course, before looping back down hill to the start/finish line.

OSAR relies on this event to fund our organization for the next year, covering costs like insurance, technical rescue gear, and educational supplies. It's the support of our community that allows us to support our community!

This year there will be two different events:

  • The RACE for RESCUE 5K will be held on October 31st in Hawaii Kai . Enjoy the amazing scenery while you run/walk a 5K out and back. Like last year, this course is not stroller friendly.
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  • The VIRTUAL 5K can be run any time during the race window (October 1st - October 31st), anywhere in the world. You simply run/walk 5k at the location and time of your choosing, and then upload your time to the race website.

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Running

Virtual Race for Rescue 5K

This is the VIRTUAL version of our race. If you sign up you can run your race anywhere in the world, during the race window (October 1st - October 25th) and then upload your results.

Oct 01, 2026 5K 1:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Race for Rescue 5K Trail Walk/Run/Hike

In person run/walk. Race will start at 8:30am.

Oct 01, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$40.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Honolulu.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 22.7° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 29.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 22.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 33.2°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
19.5
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
1.0mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
71.8%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Race for Rescue

2020 edition View Results

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 27 Honolulu events

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