Scouting in Guam is in a state of development and growth. Scouting has existed on the island since at least the 1940s, and may have been developed as early as the 1920s.
has been in
Guam since the creation of the Guam Council in 1947. Although being absorbed into the
Direct Service Council in 1956, the Chamorro Council was chartered in 1970, before merging with Kilauea Council (based in
Hilo, Hawaii
Hilo () is a census-designated place (CDP) and the largest settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Island of Hawaii. The population was 44,186 according to the 2020 census. It is the fourth-largest settlement i ...
) into the Aloha Council of
Honolulu in 1973. It is now administered as the Aloha Council's Chamorro District.
The Chamorro Council's
Order of the Arrow lodge was Achsin Lodge #565. When its council merged, Achsin also merged with Kamehameha Lodge #454 and Pupukea Lodge #557 to form Mokupuni O Lawelawe Lodge #567. When selected a new name and number for the lodge, they took ''5'' from Kamehameha, ''6'' from Achsin, and ''7'' from Pupukea. The lodge later changed its name to Nā Mokupuni O Lawelawe.
For girls, there are
Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized a ...
Overseas on Guam, served by the
Guam Girl Scouts Council in
Hagåtña.
References
External links
Aloha CouncilGirl Scouts represent Guam in Japan
Overseas branches of Scouting and Guiding associations
Scouting and Guiding by country
Scouting in the United States
Western Region (Boy Scouts of America)
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