Honolulu Filipino Junior Chamber Of Commerce
Purpose Statement:
Honolulu Filipino Junior Chamber Of Commerce proudly represents the Filipino heritage through a combination of projects designed to achieve cultural pride and Offering individuals the opportunity for further personal development and leadership through community service and personal dynamics.
About Us:
The Honolulu Filipino Junior Chamber of Commerce (HFJCC) traces its history back as early as 1970, when Geminiano “Toy” Arre, Jr. was serving as the first non-Japanese president of the Honolulu Japanese Jaycees. Arre, asuccessful Filipino in his own right, was instrumental inextending a new chapter that was then named the Bayanihan(a word that translates to the spirit of camaraderie) Jaycees.The aim of this group was to bring the concept of providing young individuals (ages 18-40) personal, professional, and community involvement opportunities.
The Bayanihan Jaycees actively participated in a variety of projects includingcoordinating the United Filipino Council of Hawaii’s MissFilipino Scholarship Pageant. The organization, however, wasrenamed due to the policies of the U.S. Jaycees back then, forcing the removal of the ethnic connotation from its name. The result was the creation of the Metropolitan Jaycees.
