During his 11 years of service in Hawaii, he had seen how Jehovah had blessed the work with remarkable growth. The number of publishers more than doubled, from 770 to 2,064. Congregations tripled from 12 to 37.

Having only limited funds to buy gasoline, they concentrated their activity in the immediate area of the Kingdom Hall in the towns of Kekaha and Waimea. About a year later, after Allene started special pioneering, they began to preach in Hanapepe, Port Allen, and Koloa. They would pack lunch and supper, and then they would witness all day and conduct studies in Koloa till 10:00 p.m. Soon, the congregation in Kekaha doubled in size, and a new congregation was formed in the nearby town of Koloa.