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The Zonta Club of Hilo awards microgrants to five women for their local businesses

Dawn Patterson, Rachel Edrman, Napua Arakaki-Heen, Megan Brady and Syd Wang were awarded $10,000 total in microgrants.

Sen. Lorraine Inouye recipient of Zonta Club’s Rose Award of Excellence

The award dinner is also a fundraiser for the Zonta Club of Hilo and will help support scholarships for young women, programs on confidence building for middle school girls, women’s and girls’ advocacy, and Pay-it-Forward micro-grants to local women-owned businesses.

UH-Hilo student wins local and international STEM scholarships from Zonta

University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s Sofia Ferreira Colman, from Paraguay, received $1,000 from the Zonta Club of Hilo Women for her master’s work.

Zonta Club of Hilo raises awareness of sexual assault on “Denim Day”, April 26

Zonta Club of Hilo asks businesses, organizations, and individuals to wear jeans on Denim Day, April 26, in support of sexual assault survivors and to raise awareness about sexual assault misconceptions.

LETTER: Zonta Club of Hilo Supports Automatic Voter Registration

The Zonta club of Hilo supports SB412 to enact an automatic voter registration process in the state of Hawai‘i.

Human Trafficking Panel in Hilo

The Zonta Club of Hilo will host a panel discussion on human trafficking that will feature law enforcement agencies and local organizations.