The ASAD Luau & Cultural Showcase (2023): In March 2023, ASAD organized a large-scale community Luau Buffet and Hawaiian Show in Honolulu designed around complete visual and environmental accessibility.Community Impact: Under President Galinda Goss-Kuehn, the organization specifically provided free entry for Support Service Providers (SSPs) so that DeafBlind kupuna and community members could seamlessly attend. This served as a major social lifeline to rebuild community ties after years of pandemic-induced isolation.

Movie Theater Open Captioning Bill (2019): ASAD celebrated a major legislative victory when Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill into law requiring open captioning in movie theaters across the state, a measure the organization actively championed and shared via community vlogs.

Passage of the LEAD-K Early Literacy Law (2016): ASAD worked alongside the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and local committees to push for Senate Bill 2476.

Funding for the UH ASL Interpreter Training Program (2016): ASAD partnered with the Hawaii Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf to lobby the state legislature to address a massive shortage of qualified local interpreters.

Implementation of Mandatory TV Captioning for Local News (1993): Ahead of federal deadlines, ASAD pressured local Hawaiian television broadcast networks (including KHON, KITV, and KGMB) to implement closed captioning for all live local evening news broadcasts.

The Hawaii Dual Party Relay Service Act (1989): ASAD organized a powerful grassroots lobbying campaign to support the passage of House Bill 1833, establishing a state-regulated telecommunications relay service.

Mandate for Certified Court Interpreters (1987): ASAD championed a major legal policy shift that resulted in the state judiciary mandating the use of fully certified sign language interpreters in all state court proceedings.

Launch of the Miss Deaf Hawaiʻi Pageant (1981): ASAD introduced and sponsored the official Miss Deaf Hawaiʻi Pageant, an empowerment and cultural platform affiliated with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).

Establishment of the Statewide TTY Emergency Network (1978): ASAD successfully lobbied the Hawaii State Legislature and partnered with Hawaiian Telephone to fund and distribute Teletypewriter (TTY) machines to emergency services.

Inauguration of the Biennial Statewide ASAD Conference (1977): ASAD organized and hosted the first Biennial Statewide Conference of the Deaf, establishing a recurring formal convention for Deaf citizens, educators, and state policymakers.

Establishment of the Kuli Senior Citizens Club (1974): ASAD formally established and sponsored the Kuli Senior Citizens Club, creating Hawaii's first structured social and advocacy organization dedicated entirely to Deaf kupuna (elders).

Launch of the Ka Poʻe Kuli o Hawaii Newsletter (1972): ASAD officially launched and funded Ka Poʻe Kuli o Hawaii (The Deaf People of Hawaii), a bimonthly statewide print newspaper and newsletter.

Standardization of ASL at HSDB (1960): ASAD pioneered the historical linguistic shift that established ASL as the standardized primary method of instruction at the Hawaiʻi School for the Deaf and the Blind (HSDB).

Aloha State Association of the Deaf becomes the new name (1971): ASAD changed its name under Reverend Bill Aulenbach and gained nonprofit status in 1973.
Officially established in 1950 as the Hawaiʻi Chapter of the Deaf.