Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 6, 1 June 1990 — ʻAhahui Kaʻahumanu celebrates 85th year [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ʻAhahui Kaʻahumanu celebrates 85th year

This year the 'Ahahui Ka'ahumanu Chapter I celebrates its 85th anniversary with events at the Princess Ka'iulani Hotel June 15 through June 17. The members' anniversary celebration begins with a hospitality gathering the evening of June 15 in the hotel's Robert L. Stevenson room. An idea-session will take plaee Saturday moming, June 16. There will be a holoku parade that evening in the Ka'iulani ballroom. On Sunday, June 17, services will be held at Kawaiaha'o Church with a luneheon following in Likeke Hall. Presiding president of 'Ahahui Ka'ahumanu Chapter I is Margaret Kula Stafford. Co-chairs of the anniversary celebration are Hazel Naone and Millie McColgan. Anniversary committee heads are: Leilehua Omphroy, secretary; Ann Morano, treasurer; Mary Ann Hutchinson, registration and tickets; Ella Howard, decorations; publicity and fund-raising, Lynnette Aea; and Beatrice Rosa, hostesses. The 'Ahahui Ka'ahumanu was founded in 1863 by Princess Kamamalu and named for her favorite aunt, Queen Ka'ahumanu. Following the pnncess's death the society became inactive. It wasreorganized in 1905 by Lucy Peabody. 'Ahahui Ka'ahumanu is a benevolent society of Hawaiian women dedicated to honoring the memory of Hawaii's ali'i and concerned with the welfare of its members. Members are distinguished at functions by their elegant regalia: black holoku, black hat and gloves with a yellow lei hulu (feather lei) wom around the neek to commemorate Ka'ahumanu's royal birth. The regalia is wom in memory of Queen Ka'ahumanu who started the fashion of wearing black holoku as a uniform.

Ladies of the 'Ahahui Ka'ahumanu pose in their distinctive regalia, black silk holoku,

black hats and gloves, and gold feather lei at the neekline.