Who we honor

Aloha honors women from the past who had special interests and talents in the field of the arts and civic affairs. These women embodied the Aloha values of passion for the cultural and civic life of our community, and bring a spirit of friendship, grace, and respect to all endeavors.

This honor recognizes that if we could go back in time, these are women that we would have invited to be members of Aloha. We recognize that past membership criteria did not align with our current value of embracing the diversity of our South Puget Sound Region. These women were overlooked for membership because of such factors as the color of their skin, socio-economic status, religion, disability, or country of origin.

In the spirit of the club’s history and purpose to learn about and support the cultural and civic life of the community, this honor offers the current membership the opportunity to educate ourselves about accomplished women who made contributions affecting our community in important ways.