Alana Dung.

"I'd be thrilled if I was the person who could help her," said David Campbell, 46, a Kailua mailman.The day's tally of 5,111 brought the total number of potential donors taking part in the drive to more than 30,000, according to the girl's relatives.

Petite hotel worker Shelley Oshiro of Kaimuki came "just to see if I can help in any way."

So did Russell Sunabe, 42, of Kalihi, a Kapiolani Community College artist-teacher.

"She needs help," he said.

"So if I could be the one who could help ..."

Dental receptionist Gayle Kamoto of Aiea said, "I'd like to help her if I can."

Still no compatible donor has been found for Alana. At least 500 donors showed up in the first hour of the 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Blaisdell Arena segment, which featured performances by numerous Hawaii entertainers.

Alana's parents rejoiced.

The Dung family. Alana is second from left.

"We're overwhelmed by the way the people of Hawaii have come forward to help us, and we would like to thank everyone for their support (and) words of encouragement," said her mother, Adelia. "We want them to know that they have made a difference, not only for Alana but for people worldwide," by making more samples available.

"That's really the main thing - that we're very, very appreciative and just overwhelmed by the support," she said.

Steven Dung, Alana's father and a police homicide detective, said, "We're just hoping for a match and hoping for the best for Alana. We just want to thank all the people of Hawaii for supporting us and coming out."

Meanwhile, the search for a donor moved to Vancouver, Canada, today, Alana's second birthday. Alana needs to beat a one-in-20,000 chance of finding a compatible donor. She has one of the rarest forms of leukemia - acute myeloid type M7 - an aggressive strain that usually afflicts adults. She was diagnosed with the blood cancer on April 5.

"If she doesn't get a bone-marrow match, she will probably die this summer," said her aunt, Almira Chow, a former Hawaii resident who has lived in Vancouver for 22 years.

Alana has completed 12 of 14 scheduled chemotherapy treatments and needs a steady dose of morphine to combat pain.

When the treatments are done, only a few ounces of healthy marrow can save her life. Three Vancouver clinics are conducting blood tests to find a donor. Since the chance of finding a match is highest within a patient's ethnic group, the British Columbia Multi-ethnic Marrow Transplant Society is only seeking prospective donors of Chinese origin at the clinics. Vancouver has a large and growing Asian population.

Volunteer entertainers at Blaisdell included Jesse Rivera, Kawika Kahiapo, Jerry Santos, Nohelani Cypriano, Brothers Cazimero, Israel Kamakawiwoole, Hawaiian Style Band, Simplicity, Tropical Wine, Touch of Gold, Olana Ai, Kamalamalama Brothers, Uncle Henry Koizumi and B.B. Shawn.

University of Hawaii athletes also appeared yesterday.