Hanabusa and Chang are being recognized for their "tireless commitment to the community and for being role models who encourage young people, especially young women, to strive for the highest," said Ivan Lui-Kwan, St. Andrew's Priory board chairman.

In addition to multi-media presentations recognizing Hanabusa and Chang, the Queen Emma Ball will feature performances of classical and Hawaiian music by Priory students and a silent auction.

Hanabusa is a 1969 graduate of St. Andrew's Priory, the first woman to preside over a chamber in the state Legislature and the first Asian-American woman in the country to preside over a state legislative body.

A labor attorney who represents Senate district 21 (Nanakuli, Makaha), Hanabusa is the oldest of three children and a fourth-generation Japanese American. She was born in 1951 and grew up in Wai'anae.

Bishop Chang is the fourth elected bishop of the Episcopal Church of Hawai'i. He retired March 10. Chang has been active in Episcopal youth programs, led many Priory chapel services, and made frequent visits to St. Andrew's Priory from his offices next door at St. Andrew's Cathedral.

Chang graduated from 'Iolani School in 1959 and attended Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., where he graduated cum laude, and the Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, Calif. Chang joined the Diocese of Hawai'i in 1966 and served parishes on O'ahu and Kaua'i as rector. In 1986, Chang moved to New York City to be the assistant to the Presiding Bishop of the United States. He was called to be the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i in 1997, a position he held until his recent retirement.

Queen Emma Kaleleonalani, for whom the Queen Emma Ball is named, founded St. Andrew's Priory School on Ascension Day, May 30, 1867, along with Mother Lydia Sellon of the Anglican Church.