Aloha and Welcome to the
Rotary Club of Metropolitan Honolulu!

Rotary International is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

There are 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto Service Above Self, Rotary's main objective is service - in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.

In April 1986, many business leaders believed that a breakfast Rotary Club would be popular meeting in downtown Honolulu. With the support of three sponsoring clubs and District Governor Chad Penhallow, our Club was organized and became a Provisional Club on July 1, 1986. The Rotary Club of Metropolitan Honolulu received its Charter on August 25, 1986. Donald R. Dawson, a 20-year member of the Honolulu Club, was elected Metro's first president.

The Rotary Club of Metropolitan Honolulu began with 70 charter members. The club grew quickly becoming, and remaining, the second largest club in the Hawaii District 5000. On August 27, 1987, Metro Rotary became the first Rotary Club in District 5000 to admit women (Gloria Chang and Roz Cooper) to full membership.