The "Club of Women"
Since the 1930s, the
Hui O’ Na Wahine has extended pilialoha (friendship) through its
membership of female spouses, female Soldiers, and female civilian
employees at Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, and Helemano
Military Reservation. We are an all-ranks club...nobody is too new, too
young, or outranked here!
As a community-centered club, we work together to raise funds that
benefit our Soldiers and families through college scholarships and
through grants to organizations that serve our local area.
As a people-centered club, we work together to increase the Spirit of
Aloha and a sense of sisterhood amongst our membership and throughout
our neighborhoods.
The benefits of membership include the opportunity to meet new friends,
work together to improve our community, attend Hui-sponsored activities,
use Hui property, and receive a subscription to our monthly magazine,
the Hui Lei. Our Hui gathers once each month for a luncheon program that
is fun and interactive.
Whether you are new to the installation or you’ve been around a bit, if
you have been a member in the past or are just now able to make time in your schedule, come and give the Hui a
try...we’ll look forward to meeting you!
 The
Hui Logo
The Hui’s logo resembles a quilt pattern and incorporates many
aspects of the origins of the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. At each
corner is a taro leaf, representing the birthplace of the Division as
well as the foundation of Hawaiian life: family, or ohana. The lightning
bolts in within the taro leaves signify the lightning conquests of the
Division, won throughout the Pacific during World War II. The Division
patch, comprised of the taro leaf and lightning bolt, faces out in the
four cardinal directions and symbolizes the missions and deployments by
the Division today, performed all over the world.
The pineapple, a universal symbol of hospitality and Aloha, is included
between the taro leaves as a reminder of the enduring relationship
between the Army and the Hawaiian people. At the center of the pattern
is an eight-spoke, cogged wheel that represents the U.S. Army Hawaii’s
eight major subordinate commands. The spokes surround the hub, which is
the U.S. Army Hawaii’s “H” patch, symbolic of all-encompassing support
rendered the Division. It is also the core of our Army community, the
foundation of our family support, and includes our indispensable Army
civilians.
The entire design is surrounded by eight waves, symbolic of our island
home. Reverence and respect for the ocean have been part of Hawaii
society dating back to ancient Polynesian voyagers. The eight waves tie
together the eight islands that complete the state of Hawaii, just as
they tie the 25th Division and the U.S. Army Hawaii to the Hawaiian
people.
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