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Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, a U.S. Congressional delegate, founded the Hawaiian Civic Club movement in response to declining Native Hawaiian population, mortality rates, and lack of educational opportunities to protect their interests.

The Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu was established in 1918 by Prince Kūhiō and colleagues with objectives including providing scholarships for Hawaiian students, preserving Hawaiian heritage and culture, and supporting legislation beneficial to Native Hawaiians.

The Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu served as the first of five councils and sixty-seven clubs that followed within the Hawaiian Civic Club Movement, all working to improve conditions for Native Hawaiians.

The Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs was created in 1959 to facilitate the goals and objectives of bettering conditions for Native Hawaiians, with the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu continuing as a leader within this association.

The House of Representatives honors and congratulates the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu on its centennial anniversary and the broader Hawaiian Civic Club Movement, offering warm aloha and best wishes.