CADES SCHUTTE

With a century of dedicated excellence, Cades Schutte has helped businesses and families find prosperity in Hawai‘i. Attorneys Arthur G. Smith and Urban E. Wild founded this firm in 1922 as Smith & Wild. From that beginning, the history of Cades Schutte can be traced through the milestones of Hawai‘i’s history. As the states largest full-service law firm, they have and continue to offer a wide range of corporate and personal legal services. Cades Schutte has continually strived to exceed the expectations of their clients and community with a mission to provide solutions that are unique, lasting, and substantial.

 

HAWAI‘I EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

The Hawai‘i Education Association (HEA) celebrates 100 years of supporting educators across Hawai‘i. HEA was formed in 1921 to help educators in their fight for better pay and work conditions.

HEA was the original advocacy organization representing the education community before the Territorial and State Legislatures. During the State Constitutional Convention of 1968, HEA was the first to testify in support of public collective bargaining. After the constitution was amended to allow public sector employees the right to organize, HEA played a major role in the establishment of three collective bargaining units for educators that endure to this day — Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA), University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA), and Hawaii Government Employee Association (HGEA) Unit 6. With the formation of the unions, HEA’s focus shifted to promoting teacher excellence and professional development. In 1994, HEA acquired 501(c)(3) nonprofit status to continue support for local educators.

A hundred years later, HEA is a champion for the teaching profession and supports the professional excellence of educators at all schools and grade levels statewide. What remains unchanged over the past century is the spirit of those who are called to be teachers, and their passion for changing lives and making a difference.

 

 

HAWAI’I LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

2022 commemorates the 100-year journey of the Hawai’i Library Association (HLA). The HLA was founded in 1922 with 20 county librarian members, and became a chapter of the American Library Association in March 1924. In those early days, the meetings were scheduled to coincide with the arrivals of the inter-island boats. The HLA has since developed into a professional organization for librarians and library workers “to promote library service and librarianship in Hawai’i.” With statehood (1959) the Hawai‘i State Legislature pulled together all the county libraries and established a statewide public library system, the only one in the United States to this day.

 

 

 

 

 

HONOLULU BOARD OF REALTORS®

Founded in 1922, the Honolulu Board of Realtors (HBR) is the largest trade organization on O‘ahu and one of the largest of 1,500 boards of REALTORS in the nation. The HBR has continued to be the “voice” of Oahu’s real estate industry and has promoted and protected the interests of its members and the community at large for 100 years.

 

 

HONOLULU SHADE TREE COMMISSION

The Outdoor Circle, a grassroots membership organization widely known throughout the islands as the “go to” organization for keeping Hawai‘i “clean, green and beautiful”, was founded in 1912 and has been Hawai‘i’s leading organization for protecting the beauty of Hawai‘i ever since. In 1922, the Circle established the “Shade Tree Commission” which later became the Honolulu City and County Department of Parks and Recreation. The Shade Tree Commission was the direct outgrowth of the work of The Circle in the avenue planting and was formed at the request of this organization. The Commission works to strengthen and expand the tree-filled urban canopy for a cooler, cleaner and more beautiful Honolulu.

 

 

These 100th year anniversaries were commemorated at the 2022 Preservation Honor Awards Ceremony and Reception on October 20, 2022.