▁leadership ▁of ▁Lucy ▁Ka op a ulu ▁Pe ab ody , ▁a ▁lady - in - wait ing ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Hawai ian ▁royal ▁court , ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁eleven ▁women , ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁at ▁K awa ia ha ʻ o ▁Church . ▁The ▁organization ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁inv ite ▁the ▁de posed ▁Queen ▁L ili u okal ani ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁original ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁club . ▁ ▁Today , ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁wear ▁black ▁mu ʻ um u ʻ u ▁dress es ▁with ▁yellow ▁lei ▁h ulu , ▁black ▁glo ves ▁and ▁hat , ▁all ▁symbol ic ▁of ▁Queen ▁Ka ʻ ah uman u . ▁M embers hips ▁are ▁restricted ▁to ▁women ▁of ▁Native ▁Hawai ian ▁descent ▁who ▁are ▁invited ▁to ▁joined . ▁There ▁are ▁nine ▁chap ters ▁across ▁Hawai i . ▁The ▁modern ▁group ▁continued ▁the ▁original ▁mission ▁of ▁n urs ing ▁the ▁sick ▁and ▁the ▁elder ly ▁and ▁a iding ▁in ▁bur ial ▁exp enses ▁for ▁the ▁dece ased ▁while ▁also ▁fund ra ising ▁for ▁char itable ▁causes , ▁prom oting ▁Hawai ian ▁culture ▁and ▁representing ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁mon archy ▁at ▁special ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁annual ▁K ame h ame ha ▁Day ▁par ades . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : C iv ic ▁organizations ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Category : 1 8 6 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 <0x0A>