ASSOCIATION OF HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUBS
A RESOLUTION
No. 2017 – 25
CONGRATULATING THE ‘AHAHUI ‘O LILI‘UOKALANI HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON ITS 40TH YEAR AS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUBS
WHEREAS, at the home of Marlene Sai-Cockett in Los Angeles, California, in the summer of 1976, a group of friends decided to form a Hawaiian Civic Club; and
WHEREAS, with the guidance of Kūpuna Uncle Noah and Aunty Maryann Kalama, the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California was formed; and
WHEREAS, the founding members chose the Queen’s name to establish a connection with the ‘Ahahui Kalākaua Hawaiian Civic Club of San Francisco in Northern California, Kalākaua being the Queen’s brother; and
WHEREAS, the club song, “‘O Makalapua” also known as “Ka Maka‘eha” was adopted as the club song, and “‘Onipa‘a” its motto; and
WHEREAS, in 1977, at the annual convention of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs at the Kona Lagoon Hotel on Hawai‘i island, and sponsored by the Prince Kūhiō Hawaiian Civic Club, the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California received its charter becoming the second Hawaiian Civic Club chartered outside of the State of Hawai‘i; and
WHEREAS, in 1977, the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California ceremoniously received its charter at its first installation of officers by the president of its sister club, the ‘Ahahui Kalākaua Hawaiian Civic Club of San Francisco, and presented the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California a portrait of Queen Lili‘uokalani; and
WHEREAS, in August 1978, the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California participated in the first annual ho‘olaule‘a hosted by the Hawaiian Inter-Club Council of Southern California at Hollywood Park in the San Fernando Valley, and this year, 2017, the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California participated in the 39th annual ho‘olaule‘a at Alondra Park in the city of Lawndale, California; and
WHEREAS, the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California throughout its forty-year history, has raised funds to support scholarships for students seeking higher education opportunities, families in distress, the restoration of frames and portraits of Ali‘i at ‘Iolani Palace, and a building fund for the Lili‘uokalani Protestant Church in Hale‘iwa, O‘ahu; and
WHEREAS, over the years, member families of the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California have housed and hosted the Honolulu Boys Choir, the Hawaiian Children’s Choir, the Kamehameha Schools Concert Glee Club, and the Punahou Glee Club; and
WHEREAS, in 1981, in partnership with its sister club, ‘Ahahui Kalākaua Hawaiian Civic Club of San Francisco, the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California hosted the annual convention of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California; and
WHEREAS, the convention in 1981 was the first convention of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs held outside of the State of Hawai‘i with over 1,200 registered delegates in attendance that lasted three days; and
WHEREAS, the convention in 1981 prompted the strong interest and formation of a third Hawaiian Civic Club in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, in 1982, Aunty Maryann Kalama, a founder of the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California, founded ‘Āinahau o Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club in the County of Orange, California; and
WHEREAS, the past presidents of the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California and ‘Ahahui Kalākaua Hawaiian Civic Club of San Francisco installed the first officers of ‘Āinahau o Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club; and
WHEREAS, in 1985, there were three Hawaiian Civic Clubs on the continental United States that included the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California, the ‘Ahahui Kalākaua Hawaiian Civic Club of San Francisco, and ‘Āinahau o Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club; and
WHEREAS, in 1987, the annual convention committee of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, chaired by Toni Lee, with the assistance of Al Pelayo and Wini Smith, both members of the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California, hosted the convention at the Union Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; and
WHEREAS, in March 1988, after years of discussions, deliberations and the tireless work of the four Hawaiian Civic Clubs on the continent, the Mainland Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs was chartered at the convention that year, and the new council included the ‘Ahahui Kalākaua Hawaiian Civic Club of San Francisco, ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California, ‘Āinahau o Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club, Hui o Hawai‘i o Utah Hawaiian Civic Club, and Po‘e o Colorado Hawaiian Civic Club; and
WHEREAS, today there are twenty civic clubs across the continent from Alaska to Virginia that comprise the Mainland Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs; and
WHEREAS, the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California is the first Hawaiian Civic Club organized and chartered in Southern California, and today there are five Hawaiian Civic Clubs in the State of California chartered by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs; and
WHEREAS, the work of the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California remains a priority as the club continues to raise funds for its scholarship program through philanthropic grants and participation in community fundraising events; and
WHEREAS, the forty plus years of the history of the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California is filled with great successes — too many to include in this resolution as the club continues to be actively involved with the advocacy work of the Mainland Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs at its 58th Annual Convention in Seattle, Washington, in the malama of ʻIkuwā and the rising of Māhealani, this 4th day of November 2017, congratulating the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California on its 40th year as a member of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be transmitted to the president of the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California, the president of the Mainland Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, the president of ‘Ainahau o Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club, the president of ‘Ahahui Kīwila Hawai‘i o San Diego, the president of Kaha I Ka Panoa Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club, the president of Kaleleonalani Hawaiian Civic Club, Lucille da Silva, in care of name, Ahahui Kalakaua Hawaiian Club, Marlene Sai, founding president of the ‘Ahahui ‘o Lili‘uokalani Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California, as well as the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i, President of the State Senate, Speaker of the State House of Representatives, Chair of the State Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, Chair of the State House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and all County Mayors.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted in the malama of ʻIkuwā and the rising of Māhealani on the 4th day of November 2017, at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs in Seattle, Washington.
Annelle C. Amaral, President
