Hawai'i State Visit
Julene Ignacio, Hawai'i State Regent

Due to an unexpected cancellation by the airline, I was not able to join with the Hawai‘i Daughters for their state conference. Although I wasn’t present, I was glad to hear about all the wonderful work on chapters in Hawai‘i are doing for their local community. I am pleased to have Hawai‘i State Regent, Julene Ignacio, tell us about their conference today. Aloha!

-Pamela Wright, President General

Aloha! The 101st State Conference of the Hawai‘i State Organization, NSDAR was filled with lots of sparkle and good cheer.

State Regent, Julene Ignacio along with the 303 Daughters from the Aloha, Haleakala, Hawai‘i Loa, and Kauai Chapters welcomed our visiting state regents who flew to Hilo from Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington along with Sandy Pollack, Director of Development.  

On Friday, March 1, our guests visited the Lyman Museum and Mission House. In 1832, David and Sarah Lyman, missionaries, traveled by ship from New England to Hawai‘i after being married for all of 24 days before leaving on the six-month voyage. In the late 1830s, they built the Lyman House as a family home. Our guests had the opportunity to experience the natural history of Hawai‘i! and to view precious seashells and world-renowned mineral collections. The mineral collection includes Orlymanite, the only known specimen of a rare mineral fully identified only in 1987 and named for the collector Orlando Lyman, the Lyman’s great grandson. The Lyman house is on the State and National Registers of Historic Places and is an important artifact of the Lyman Museum.

That evening, state officers, Hawai‘i Daughters, and guests gathered in the lobby of the Grand Naniloa Hotel for a wonderful social consisting of pupu and hors d’oeuvres.

Saturday morning, we carpooled to the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center for our conference. Joining us was Dominique Kirkland, Director of NSDAR Insignia. Also in attendance were pages from Oregon and New Jersey along with our youth pages and squire from the Leahi Society Children of the American Revolution.

After the official opening exercises were concluded, our guests traveled to the Shipman House, privately owned home whose history and collections go back to 1899. In February 1901 William Shipman purchased the house to entertain guests. Deposed Queen Lili‘uokalani played the grand piano when visiting the home and author Jack London and his wife were visitors at the house along with artist Georgia O’Keefe and film director Cecil Demille. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

During the business session, State Regent Ignacio reported how HSODAR successfully supported the effort to bring the Vietnam Memorial Foundation’s The Wall That Heals to Hawai‘i for the first time, the HSODAR’s support of humanitarian needs after the Maui wildfires, upon the completion of which Daughters were able to meet with Mrs. Pollack to discuss their donations to our national society and purchase insignia pins and ribbons from Ms. Kirkland. Both were very busy throughout the afternoon!

The luncheon was hosted in combination with HSODAR and Hawai‘i State Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Historic Preservation Awards were given to DAR member Barbara Moir, Ph.D., Director of the Lyman Museum and Barbara and Gary Anderson, the owners of the Shipman House.

Unfortunately, due to airline cancellations, Mrs. Wright was unable to attend our conference, yet Mrs. Pollack kept her apprised of the day’s events and happenings. We are sure Madam President General felt the love and hugs received from the Hawai‘i Daughters and C.A.R. members who presented Mrs. Pollack flowers and gifts on behalf of Mrs. Wright.

Our conference concluded with the singing of the revered anthem of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Aloha. Daughters returned to their homes inspired for another wonderful year of dedicated service to God, Home, and Country.

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