WOMEN UNITED®: We Ignite Change

Dedicated to creating a world full of opportunity for everyone, Women United® focuses on education, poverty prevention and safety net—the building blocks for a better life for women who have been leading the way for their communities since time immemorial. Tackling the issues that matter most and empowering one another to leverage our passions, ideas, expertise and resources, together we transform the very conditions in which people live. 

 

Chocolate, Champagne, & Couture For-A-Cause 2024

It was a joy to toast with you as we raised glasses and support for women at Chocolate, Champagne, & Couture For-A-Cause 2024 this past Saturday! 
 
Thank you again to our title sponsors ~ Alaska Airlines and Neiman Marcus ~ and event hosts ~ BMW of Honolulu, Hawaiian Host Group, HONOLULU Magazine, and Johnson Brothers of Hawaiʻi ~ for helping us create such a fun and unique experience!

Click here to explore photos from the 2024 event!

Here are some of the highlights!

 
 

2024 Grant Recipients

In 2024 Women United Grant awards were made to the organizations below.

  • Domestic Violence Action Center - "Support to Survivor Stability" Program 

  • Worknet, Inc. 

  • IHS – Holumua Na Wahine

  • Ho ’Ola Na Pua

Women United has also made a three-year commitment to supporting the ALICE Initiative with a $10,000 gift each year starting in 2022.

Past Grant Recipients

 
~ Purple Maiʻa Foundation - Digital Transitions 
~ Family Promise of Hawaiʻi - Mana Wahine Fund
~ Women In Need - Bridge to Succuss
~ The Holohuma Na Wahine Program (2022)
~ The Hale Wahine Fund (2022)
~ Waimanalo Health Center (2022)
~ The Aloha Medical Mission Welcome Smile Program (2021)
~ IHS Holomua Na Wahine Program (2021)
~ Aloha United Way COVID-19 Rent & Utility Assistance Program (2020)
~ YWCA 
~ Domestic Violence Action Center 
~ Waikiki Health 
~ Child & Family Service 
~ Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii 
~ Catholic Charities Hawai‛i 
 


Join Women United

Be part of a community of like-minded women who contribute their personal passions, best ideas, and unique strengths to the mission of building a stronger community:

~ Opportunities to share your expertise and talents on committees and through volunteering.
~ Invitations to events where you can network and build connections with like-minded women and community leaders.
~ You create powerful, lasting change through an internationally recognized group of dedicated female philanthropists.
~ Your investment directly impacts women and children of Hawaii for their entire lives, ensuring they're on a path to success.
 
 
$1,000 Level: Women United Member
$10,000 Level: Woman of Tocqueville, full membership in the Tocqueville Society
 
Join today and make a direct gift, or connect with a Women United member to learn more by sending us a few details about your interests below.

 



2024 Women United Board Members

Executive Board

Dee Lim
Chair
 
Lanae Santos
Vice Chair & Women United Fund Co-Chair
Bank of Hawaii
Loan Officer
 
Laura Guinn-Hall
Treasurer and Women United Fund Chair
Zurich North America
AVP, Sr. Tech. Specialist
 
Angie Nakasone
Secretary and Volunteer Co-Chair
ProService Hawaii
Director of Client Success

Board of Directors

Michelle Stofle
Board Member
HONOLULU Magazine
Strategic Partnerships
Kathleen Wagner
Membership Co-Chair
DTRIC Insurance
Senior Accountant
Yvette Barradas
Board Member
First Insurance Company of Hawaii
Vice President, Claims

Alison Tomisato
Board Member

Marriott International
Director of Marketing

Simone Perez
Membership Co-Chair
Abbott Communications
President

Cara Mazzei
Board Member

Hitachi Rail
Project Communications Director

Cherie Martyn
Board Member

Central Pacific Bank
Vice President & Sr. Facilities Manager

Kelly Camps
Board Member

Polynesian Adventures
Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Taiba Sutcliffe
Board Member

Louis Vuitton

Advisory Council

Emmaly Calibraro
Aloha United Way
Vice President of Resource Development
Terri Fujii
CW Associates
Managing Partner

AUW Liaison

Charmaine Viegas
Aloha United Way
Director of Digital Fundraising