Our Events
Our Events
Women’s Fund of Hawai‘i holds events each year to share information on the status of women and girls, promote women and girls’ philanthropy, raise funds for our grants and programs, and bring visibility to our grantee partners. We welcome your participation and support!
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Mahalo For Joining Us!
Tea & Champagne 2026
Mahalo to the people and organizations who made our Women’s Fund of Hawai‘i’s 21st Annual Tea & Champagne possible. We were blessed with incredibly generous sponsors this year.
Highlights of our night!
For more photos of the evening, CLICK HERE. (Mahalo Craig Williston, QoolFoto.com)
Board Chair, Makalika Naholowa’a, said: “Whether you’ve been with us from the very beginning or this is your first time joining us, your presence today says something powerful: you believe in investing in our wahine and keiki wahine right here in Hawai‘i. And that matters more than you know.“
Executive Director, Elisabeth Case, shared: “Like many of us, I’ve asked: Am I doing this right? Am I strong enough? Am I giving my girls what they need? Am I taking care of myself? And in those moments, what matters most is support. Community. People who show up. Because when that happens—it changes you. You’re stronger. Braver. More is possible. That’s empowerment. Not a concept—a feeling, that comes from inside you and says I’ve got this. And even when I don’t… someone has my back. So what makes you feel empowered? Your health? A safe home? Your people? Your rights? Now imagine not having that. Because for too many women and girls across Hawai‘i, those things aren’t guaranteed. And that’s why tonight matters.”
Since our beginnings in 1989, funding, has only grown from 1% to 2%. That must change. Every gift is a direct investment in women and girls. It is belief made visible.
Funding grants that support women and girls in Hawai‘i is the very core of our mission. The night was joyful, a little wild—and exactly what it should be: a room full of people who care deeply about women and girls.
WHEN WOMEN THRIVE, COMMUNITIES PROSPER
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Recent Events
Film Screenings
We were pleased to present these wonderful, amazing and important films from two of our recent grantees.
Before the Moon Falls
An intimate portrait of acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel eight years in the making when tragedy struck. Now the film offers an in-depth and thought-provoking look at Sia’s tumultuous journey leading to that traumatic moment, illuminating the complexities of inconsistently treated mental illness and the devastating toll it can exact on individuals, families and entire communities.
A project of WFH Grantee,Making Waves Films LLC
Nā Wāhine Buda Kiakahi: The Legacy Of Hawaiian Women Buddhists film screening.
A documentary film about the legacy of Hawaiian women Buddhists beginning with the life of Mary Mikahala Robinson Foster, lady in waiting to Queen Liliʻuokalani.
A project of WFH Grantee, Honpa Hongwanji Hawai`i Betsuin.
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Please see our wonderful story “Girl Power” in
“It doesn’t need to be International Women’s Day to celebrate women in the Islands — or anywhere in the world for that matter. “
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Please enjoy a look at our Maui Wild Fire grantees.