Located on 15 acres of land in Kapolei, the 200,000 square-foot Kroc Center is the largest community center of its kind in Hawai'i. It's a place where people, from keiki to kupuna, have opportunities to learn and grow, to build confidence and hope Development of the Kroc Center was made possible by a $110 million combined capital and endowment grant from a bequest to The Salvation Army by the late Ms. Joan Kroc, widow of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc. As a condition to the significant Kroc grant, the community also raised nearly $23 million locally, bringing the project to $133 million. Construction of Kroc Center Hawai'i began on April 15, 2010 and openend in February 2012.