Student-led clubs on college campuses create a strong sense of community and cultural connection for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students throughout Southern California. These organizations host cultural events, social gatherings, and provide academic and personal support. Below is a list of active NHPI clubs and organizations at colleges and universities across the region. Listed alphabetically by school.
Featured Schools
Cal State Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)
Carson
2 clubs
Asian Pacific Islander Association
✉ apiacsudh@gmail.com
🌐 csudh.edu/organization/apiacsudh
📷 @apia.csudh
Oceania
Cal State Fullerton (CSUF)
Fullerton
1 club
South Pacific Islander Cultural Association (SPICA)
✉ spica.president@gmail.com
🌐 fullerton.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/spica
📷 @csufspicafam
Cal State Long Beach (CSULB)
Long Beach
2 clubs
Asian, Pacific Islander, & Desi Resource Center
Pacific Islander Association
✉ csulb_pacificislanders@yahoo.com
✉ pacificislanderassociation@gmail.com
👤 facebook.com/csulbpia
Chapman University
Orange
1 club
Puaʻikeana, Hawaiʻi Club
📞 (714) 997-6815
✉ chapman.puaikeana@gmail.com
👤 facebook.com/chapman.puaikeana
Concordia University
Irvine
1 club
Ka Puʻuhonua Hawaiian Club
✉ isabella.johnson@eagles.cui.edu
🌐 cui.edu/studentlife/hawaiian-club
Cypress College
Cypress
1 club
Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA)
📞 (714) 484-7145
✉ jquenga@cypresscollege.edu
🌐 cypresscollege.edu/apida-resource-center
El Camino College
Torrance
1 club
MANA Program
📞 (310) 660-3593 ext. 7857
✉ MANA@elcamino.edu
🌐 elcamino.edu/support/resources/mana
Fullerton College
Fullerton
1 club
Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA)
Irvine Valley College
Irvine
1 club
Asian American and Pacific Islander Club (AAPI)
Pepperdine University
Malibu
1 club
Hawaiʻi Club
✉ pepperdinehawaii@gmail.com
🌐 vine.pepperdine.edu
📷 @pepperdinehawaii
San Diego State University (SDSU)
San Diego
1 club
Pacific Islander Student Association (PISA)
🌐 sdsupisa.wixsite.com
📷 @pisa.sdsu
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
San Diego
1 club
Pasifika Law Students (PLS)
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Irvine
1 club
NOOK: Nā ʻOpio O Ka ʻĀina Hawaiʻi Club
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles
2 clubs
Hui O ʻImiloa, Hawaiʻi Club at UCLA
Pacific Islands’ Student Association (PISA)
University of La Verne
La Verne
1 club
Asian American Pacific Islander Club
University of Redlands
Redlands
1 club
Hawaiʻi Club
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles
2 clubs
USC Hawaiʻi Club
USC PISA
Whittier College
Whittier
1 club
The Hawaiian Islanders Club (HIC)
📞 (808) 277-8144
✉ hic@poets.whittier.edu
🌐 whittier.edu/leap/clubs