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a new civic organization was born to be known as "The Hawaiian Civic Club." -Excerpt from the Pacific Commercial Advertiser December 7, 1918. Nearly 90 years ago, Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole founded the Hawaiian Civic Club (of Honolulu). He gathered a hui of Hawaiian leaders together for a purpose: to organize a strong and cohesive group within the Hawaiian community. Such organization, he was convinced, would lead to Hawaiians' active involvement in decisions which would have a direct and lasting effect upon their lives. Little could the Prince have realized that such an inauspicious beginning would lead to the formation of dozens of Hawaiian civic clubs throughout Hawai'i and the mainland, with a collective membership of thousands.
Over the ensuing decades, as the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu has expanded and grown, so has its mission of carrying out the wishes of our founder by always seeking to enhance and perpetuate our native culture. And, for the past 90+ years, the Club has also made a commitment towards supporting the educational development of Hawaiian youth through post-high school scholarships. This goal is achieved only through the success of our annual Holokū BallSM. To learn more about the HCCH's history, please visit our History Section.
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Kūhiō was concerned about diminishing cultural knowledge and practices within
the Hawaiian community as well as the need for Hawaiians to organize to better
help others in need. On his death bed, he stated, "Stick together and try to
agree to the best of your ability to meet the most important problem; the rehabilitation
of our race."