About the Mainland Council
The Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs is a confederation of individual and autonomous clubs established across Hawai‘i and the U.S. Continent. Founded in 1918 by Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole (Delegate to the United States House of Representatives) the chartered clubs are organized into five (5) councils:
Moku o Keawe (Hawai‘i Council)
Nā Hono A‘o Pi‘ilani (Maui Council)
Ke One o Kākuhihewa (O‘ahu Council)
Moku o Manokalanipō (Kaua‘i Council)
Nā Lei Makalapua (Mainland Council)
The Mainland Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs (Nā Lei Makalapua) is a 501(c)(4) organization, chartered in 1988 with an IRS ruling year of 1990.
Currently there are seventeen (17) Hawaiian Civic Clubs located across the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Mainland Council in the News
ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH HONOREES
May 2022
Congratulations to this month's honorees!
Denise Dudoit-Meyer, our community leader honoree, is the president of 'Ahahui Kiwila Hawai'i O San Diego (AKHSD), a nonprofit organization chartered in 1993. She has provided services to the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities through NHPI-led vaccine drives, PPE distributions, and wellness packages. Denise and AKHSD goes beyond the call of duty to seek out resources through their extended networks to continuously serve the collective community.