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Welcome to the Rock & Mineral Society of Hawai‘i
The Rock & Mineral Society of Hawai’i or Hui Pōhaku Ō Hawai‘i is the only ‘Mineral Club’ in the State. (Sorry, we are not aware of any mineral clubs on other islands, if this is what you are looking for.) We meet in Honolulu every month.
Next meeting: Wed. Sept 26, 2024 at 6:15 PM.
Topic of the month: TBA
Our club meetings are in-person on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:15 PM
at the the Makiki Distict Park in the Arts & Crafts Building (see photo) in Honolulu
Mahalo to everyone who came to our show! We truly appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again. Aloha!
We hosted a One Day Hawaii Mineral and Gem Show
Sat Aug 29, 2026
Washington Middle School – Cafeteria, 1633 S King Street, Honolulu – more
The lapidary class for summer 2026 is completely full.
We always meet the ARTS & CRAFTS building, see photo below. Bonus: It is much easier to find: it also hosts the lapidary lab upstairs.
March 2024: We are excited to announce with that our very own Peter Chin has had the distinction and honor of having a mineral officially named after him! Please check out “Peterchinite” on Mindat and congratulate Peter the next time you see him on this prestigious recognition.
Rock & Mineral Society of Hawai‘i Meetings
Established in 1970, the Rock & Mineral Society of Hawaiʻi, Inc. is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to mineral and rock collecting and appreciation and the lapidary arts.
We welcome anybody interested in minerals and gem stones and hope you can join us at one of our club meetings to meet kindred spirits and talk story about ‘rocks’.
If you have made it this far, and found us on the web – Congratulations!
Rock and Mineral Society of Hawaii: Monthly Meetings
Easy part first: We meet in the “Arts & Crafts Building” on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:15 – 8:00 pm at Makiki District Park in Honolulu (except for adjusted dates in November and December).
We hold the ‘club business’ part of the meeting first, followed by an educational part. We discuss the mineral of the month and members bring examples from their collection for “show and tell”. Occasionally we have a guest speaker or a slide or video presentation. The meeting ends with ‘talk story’ until we need to vacate the room at 8 PM sharp.
Please check our Facebook Page for current updates and the meeting topic of the month. Club members get a reminder email and newsletter with the mineral of the month.
Now the real ‘tricky’ part:
All buildings at the Makiki District Park have the same street address of ‘1527 Keeaumoku St’ (This might be a walk in the park for people born and raised in Makiki, but sure makes it hard for ʻoutsidersʻ.) The park puts no visible signage on any of its building, but it the only one in the middle of the park. There is an accessible ramp leading up to the door. Walk inside and you find only us.
Parking
You may enter the parking lot from Ke‘e’aumoku Street. Parking is free but limited, due to the frequented tennis courts, pool, soccer and skateboard facilities in the park. The lot might fills up fast.
There is often parking available on the other side of the park next to the community gardens, if you know the area. Street parking along Ke‘e‘aumoku Street may be your best option, if you come right after 5:30 PM when it becomes legal and you are brave enough to street park in rush hour traffic.
If you park in the (ewa) parking lot next to the tennis court walk mauka towards the buildings in the park (see map below). Take the walkway between the first two buildings and you see a smaller building to the right, the only one on the DH side of the park.
If you come with The Bus, the closest stop is on Beretania and Keʻeaumoku (Stop 39). Walk on the bridge over H1 and the park is to your right (DH).
Bus 102 has a stop at the park at: Keeaumoku St + Opp Kaihee St (Stop: 2087)
Yes, that’s why we called it ‘tricky’. We met since 2024 in the same building as he lapidary lab, labeled “Arts & Crafts” in the photo.
Please note that if a month happens to have 5 Wednesdays we do not meet at the ‘last’ but still the 4th of that month.
Lapidary Classes More
Lapidary classes are normally held on Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:00 pm (clean up at 7:45 p.m) and are open to all Rock & Mineral Society of Hawai’i members. Please attend a meeting to find out more and if the classes are being held (and how to find it).
Lapidary for Non-members: The City and County of Honolulu, Parks and Recreation, offers a lapidary class for adults at Makiki District Park, three times a year: Spring, Summer, and Fall. Interested people need to sign up for this course with the C&C Parks and Recreation or directly with Makiki District Park. Please don’t you “just show up“, since there is no guarantee that an instructor might be available to teach you. You are not covered by insurance is you did not sign up with Parks and Rec and we can not allow you to use the equipment. More
