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Benefits of membership
- Invitations to exclusive field trips, lectures and social events
- Meeting outstanding students and learning about state-of-the-art scientific advances
- Associating with vibrant, inquisitive women who support scientific inquiry
- Knowing you've helped advance scientific, technological, medical and economic development in Hawai‘i and for the world
Member responsibilities
- Participation in occasional ARCS Honolulu events with guests and prospective members
- Affordable dues and an annual contribution
- Optional volunteer service
The Membership Process
New members can be nominated and confirmed at any time of year. For information, contact any ARCS Foundation Honolulu member or inquire with the vice president for membership — Patricia “Patty” Lee, 808-230-0133 or arcshonolulu@gmail.com
You can also download the membership nomination and mail to ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter, P.O. Box 10052, Honolulu, HI 96816.
Scholar Update: Oceanographer Amy Baco-Taylor
“Because most species in the deep sea are slow growing and long-lived, deep-sea species are actually more vulnerable to human impacts than many shallow-water ecosystems.”
– 1999 Honolulu ARCS Scholar Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor, explaining the importance of her research on deep sea ecosystems in a Q&A on the Florida State University website where she is now a professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science. Read the profile
To Quote a Scholar: Julia Douglas
"The generous support of the ARCS award facilitates both the completion of my PhD program and the establishment a long-term research component of my future career."
2024 Sarah Ann Martin ARCS Scholar Julia Douglas scales trees in Hawai‘i an Mexico to study endangered epiphytes growing in the canopies as part of her doctoral research in botany at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.