Qualifications

  1. 1.Membership is open to all men 18 years of age or older – regardless of race, color, or religion.  Our membership requirements are very clear:

  2. 2.You must believe in a Supreme Being and the immortality of the soul.  This belief is proscribed – rather, we encourage you to be steadfast in the faith of your choice.

  3. 3.You must be of good character and reputation.  You will have to provide evidence of living a positive life through recommendations from at least two Masons from Hawaiian Lodge and references from at least two other people.

Becoming a Freemason

Becoming a Freemason can be one of the most significant events of your life.  From the moment you become a Brother, you will feel immediate acceptance and Brotherly Love.  So where do you begin?

The First Steps  

Start the process by completing a petition (application) for membership.  Pertinent information on membership application is also provided on this page.  Both pages must be printed and submitted.  Our Secretary and the rest of the Brethren will be happy to meet with you for an informal session.

(Brethren from other Lodges desiring to join Hawaiian Lodge should complete and submit an application for affiliation.  Additional information about affiliating is found on this additional page.  Both pages must be printed and submitted.  Likewise, please contact our Secretary for questions you might have.)

The next step is to submit your petition to Hawaiian Lodge.  Your petition will be read in a Lodge stated meeting and referred to a committee (usually composed of three members).  This committee then interviews you – usually right in your home, so that your family can ask any questions they may have.

After the interview, the committee reports its findings to the Lodge, and a secret ballot is taken.  If the vote is favorable, you’ll be notified by mail and you’ll be given a date to start the degree program.

The Degree Process

Our Fraternity’s private nature sometimes creates misconceptions about our “initiation ceremonies.”  Rest assured that we are a moral institution whose tenets are Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.  Masonry teaches us to practice charity and benevolence, and to revere ordinances of – but not replace – any man’s religion.  Quite simple, our Fraternity aims to make good men better.

Our three degrees are serious, educational, time-tested teachings.  Each degree has a primary lesson.  The first teaches us our duty to God.  The second teaches us our duty to our neighbors, and the third degree teaches us our duty to ourselves.

To convey our teachings, we use ritual, ceremony, drama, lectures, and sometimes even musical accompaniment.  You’ll work closely with a coach who will help you learn some of the key material in the Ritual.   

Upon the completion of the third degree, you’ll become a Master Mason, and be eligible for all that Masonry has to offer you, which includes:

  1. •Worldwide Brotherhood

  2. •Fellowship

  3. •Male Bonding

  4. •Meaningful community service

  5. •Camaraderie with other moral men

  6. •Much more

It is our sincere hope that you will consider becoming a Free and Accepted Mason, and sharing the feeling of friendship and brotherly love that Freemasons have enjoyed from time immemorial.


 

The Freemasons: The oldest and largest fraternity in the world