Mrs. Agnes Hall Boyd Judd, her husband Francis, and their nine children were photographed
in the late 1880s. One of Mrs. Judd's sons, Lawrence, became the
governor of the Territory of Hawaii. |
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The First Chapter Hawaii's first chapter, the Aloha Chapter, and the involvement of the DAR at a state level are closely entwined. The organization of the Aloha Chapter on March 5, 1897, was also the beginning of the DAR's affiliation in Hawaii. On August 12, 1898, the Islands became the Territory of Hawaii. |
The First Regents In 1916, Mrs. E. L. Byron was appointed State Regent by the President General and served from January 1916 to June 1918. After that, the State Regent was elected by the Aloha Chapter, and the first elected state regent was Agnes Judd who served until 1919. Later, the National Parliamentarian ruled that a chapter could not elect a state regent. There was much confusion on how to hold a state conference with only one chapter in the state. A plan was approved to allow one delegate for a certain number of members, plus the chapter regent. |
The first Hawaii State Conference was held on May 29, 1923. The Hawaii
state regent attended the 33rd Continental Congress. Having to travel
by boat and train, it was a long journey to reach Washington, D.C. |
State Growth The William and Mary Alexander Chapter was organized on the Island of Maui December 29, 1925. The chapter was disbanded in 1959 after many years of dedicated service to the community. The Aloha Chapter continued as the only chapter in the state until February 3, 2001. The Hawaii Loa Chapter was formed on the Big Island of Hawaii with 14 members in 2001 and now has a membership of over 35 daughters.. State membership is about 150.. |
This site is maintained by the DAR Hawaii State Organization. Email us at darhonolulu@hotmail.com |
Community Programs The state regularly joins other community service organizations to promote citizenship, patriotism, and education programs in the state. Observances include Citizenship Day, Constitution Week, Veterans Day, American History Month, Flag Day, and Memorial Day. |
Then state regent Diane Hom joins Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman for Constitution
Week 2006 |
Hawaii daughters continue to represent The Aloha State at DAR National Continental
Congress, pictured here at the 113th Congress. |
Continental Congress and the First State Meeting |
Hawaii Veteran NSDAR Medal of Honor Recipient - Richard Fiske |
Virginia. When the order was given to abandon ship, Fiske swam to Ford Island. Until his death in 2004, Fiske worked as a volunteer on the USS Arizona Memorial. He worked tirelessly to bridge the gulf between the Japanese and American survivors of the attack and their families. In 1991, at a commemorative ceremony at Pearl Harbor, Fiske met Takeshi Maeda, one of the Japanese fighter pilots whose crew fired one of the torpedoes that sank the USS West Virginia. In a People Magazine article, Maeda recalled the forgiveness he experienced upon meeting Fiske. "When I met Fiske, I apologized," he said. "Fiske replied, 'no more sorrys.'" Once a month, Fiske dedicated two roses at the Memorial on behalf of Zenji Abe, (another Japanese pilot who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor). After placing the flowers in front of the names of the USS Arizona casualties, he played "Taps" on his bugle. During a February 2001 visit to the USS Arizona, then-President General Georgane Ferguson Love Easley met Fiske. Hearing his story, she felt he should receive the NSDAR Medal of Honor, the highest honor bestowed by the NSDAR. The Hawaii daughters were proud to sponsor Fiske for the award. Mr. Fiske lost his battle with cancer in March 2004. The Hawaii Daughters are proud to have known this wonderful patriot and to call him friend. .(Part of this information is provided by USS Arizona Memorial, Survivors' Stories.) |
Hawaii resident Richard Fiske received the NSDAR Medal of
Honor at the 110th Continental Congress. Fiske was a familiar face to Hawaii
daughters as they worked together on numerous veteran recognitions. A survivor
of the December 7, 1941, attack on |
Pearl Harbor, Fiske was also the recipient of the 2001 DAR Southwest Division Community
Service Award. Fiske was assigned to the USS West Virginia as a Marine Private bugler on July 6, 1940. On December 7, 1941, Fiske was on the quarter deck when the attack began. He saw the Japanese planes launch their torpedoes at his ship. Nine torpedoes and two bombs destroyed the West |
Richard Fiske at the USS Arizona Memorial and with then-President General Georgane
Love at the 110th Continental Congress. |
State of Hawaii, Daughters of the American Revolution |
At Continental Congress, instead of the usual three minutes for her annual report,
the state regent was allowed one minute for every thousand miles she had traveled.
She succeeded in bringing attention to the special needs for educating
children of immigrants in Hawaii. The Hawaii Student Loan Fund was established
by a resolution adopted at the 33rd Continental Congress. During World War I, money was sent to France for the devastated village of Tillaloy and for Liberty Bonds of the NSDAR. |
