It was 100 years ago, on March 25, when Act 24 was signed by Territorial Gov. George Carter, to establish the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, which later would evolve as the University of Hawai'i.

As part of Charter Day, a High Tea ceremony will be held at historic Hawai'i Hall, the first building on the campus, with Tom Holowach as emcee. He is an actor and director of the Paliku Theatre at the Windward Community College. University staffers will don period costumes to enact the first faculty and a casual program will recall those early years.

The Royal Hawaiian Band will perform as guests arrive and the 'ukulele trio, Ho'omalie, will be featured in the afternoon.

The event is a fund-raiser for grants and scholarships operated by the Women's Campus Club.