The Academy’s Zonta, or ‘Z’, Club was established as a youth development group by the women of the Zonta Club of Honolulu. Largely focused on serving the community, student members meet monthly to discuss and organize service activities, which have included participation in or at: the Race for the Cure, Salvation Army Christmas bell-ringing, Easter Seal Gingerbread Fundraisers, the Ronald McDonald House, reading and tutoring young children, women’s abuse shelters and homes for the elderly.

In addition to their service work, Z Club members also attend the evening meetings of the Zonta Club of Honolulu, where they enjoy visiting with a variety of guest speakers, including Gov. Linda Lingle; newspaper columnists, Lee Cataluna and Nora Keller; and Lt. Annette P. Cooper, a pilot in the U.S. Navy. Another highlight was participating in the dramatic reading of excerpts from the novel War Torn with co-author Denby Fawcett.