SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF HONOLULU (SIH)
Helping women and girls live their dreams
We are Soroptimist International of Honolulu
Empowering Honolulu's women and girls through education, access, and opportunity since 1938.
Our Name,
Our Promise
Soroptimist means "best for women" – and that’s been our guiding star since 1921, when pioneering women in Oakland, California created this sisterhood at a time when service clubs were closed to us.
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Right Here in Honolulu
For over 85 years, Soroptimist International of Honolulu has worked where we live: lifting up Hawai‘i’s women and girls through:
• Economic empowerment through education and job training
• Safety and dignity by ending violence against women
• Equal opportunity in every arena of life
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Local Action, Global Hope
We’re proud roots of the original Soroptimist region, now joined by over 75,000 members across 122 countries. Together, we turn "best for women" from a phrase into futures – one scholarship, one shelter, one strong voice at a time.
Rooted in Impact
2025 Live Your Dream Award Winner
Tsofit Ohayon
Blossoming Futures
Nurturing dreams into reality
Mahalo Nui to Our Sponsors
Soroptimist Pledge
I pledge allegiance to Soroptimist and to the ideals for which it stands:
E ho'ohiki kupa'a us ia Soroptimist a I na kupono Ma na 'ano apau nana e ku nei:
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The Sincerity of Friendship
​Ka Ho'opa'a 'ana o na hoaloha
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The Joy of Achievement
​Ka hau'oli'ana o ka ho'oko' ana
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The Dignity of Service
Ka hanohano'an o ka lawelawe ana​
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The Integrity of Profession
Ke kupono 'ana of ka 'ohihana​
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The Love of Country
ke aloha o ka 'aina​
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I will put forth my greatest effort to promote, uphold and defend these ideals for a larger fellowship in home, society, in business for country and for God.
E hana au I ka mea 'oi loa e ho'oloa e ho'oholo imua, e kako'o a e pale I keia mau mea kupono ma na 'ano a pau no kekahi launa aloha nui ma loko ka home, ka ho'olauna ana, na 'oihana like'ole, ka "Aina, a me ke Akua
