Branch members enjoyed the first presentation of the 2018-19 year, meeting and hearing from Hawaii’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Christina Kishimoto.
2023-24 THEME – “People and Programs that Inspire and Empower Women”.
September 9, 2023 – Tanya Yamanaka, Founder and Director Maka`ala Media; “Leadership for the Soul: Transformational Leadership Skills for Women” – (9:30 AM at Boys and Girls Club Windward Club House, 145 S. Kainalu Drive, Kailua, HI 96734)
October 7, 2023 – Joy Kimura, Government Affairs and Compliance Director, Hawaii Laborers & Employers Cooperation and Education Trust Fund (LECET); “Helping Women to Overcome Barriers to Employment & Encouraging More Women in Hawaii’s Construction Industry” – (9:30 AM at Windward Community College)
November 4, 2023 – Stephanie Hamano, Economic Advancement Director, YWCA; “Dress for Success” – (9:30 AM at Windward Community College)
December 9, 2023 – Holiday Luncheon at Windward Community College
January 6, 2024 – David “Kawika” Morse, Program Coordination Manager, MITRE; “What We Should Know about AI” (Artificial Intelligence) – (9:30 AM at Windward Community College)
February 3, 2024 – Carole Petersen, Professor of Law, UH – Manoa, “The Relationship Between Gender Equality and Reproductive Anatomy” – (9:30 AM at Windward Community College)
March 2, 2024 – Sabrina S. McKenna, Associate Justice Hawai’i Supreme Court, “The Law and Empowering Women” – (9:30 AM at Windward Community College)
April 6, 2024 (Annual Meeting) – Tanya Yamanaka, Founder and Director Maka`ala Media; “Leadership for the Soul: Transformational Leadership Skills for Women” – (9:30 AM at Windward Community College)
May 4, 2024 – Beth Fukumoto ,former Representative, Hawaii State Legislature, Political Commentator and Teacher at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government: ”Some Ideas For Finally Achieving Political Parity For Women” – (9:30 AM at Boys and Girls Club Windward Club House, 145 S. Kainalu Drive, Kailua)