About

The Hainanese Association of Western Australia is a vibrant Perth-based community organisation dedicated to connecting people of Hainanese heritage, celebrating culture, and fostering a sense of belonging.

Our journey began with a kickoff meeting of 25 Hainanese community members at the Cambridge Food Forum in Wembley on 9 April 2016.

A volunteer pro tem committee of 10 members was formed to draft a constitution tailored to our community’s needs, ensuring compliance with the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 of Western Australia.

We became officially incorporated on 6 September 2016 under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 of Western Australia.

Objectives and purposes

1. To enable Hainanese people in Western Australia to network and enhance their relationship with each other
2. To encourage and foster the Hainanese dialect, heritage, customs, values and way of life and in this way to contribute to and enrich the Australian cultural life
3. To look after the general welfare and interests of its Members and the Hainanese community in Western Australia
4. To provide assistance to its Members to assimilate into the Australian society and to promote cohesion within Australian society
5. To promote the affiliation with other Hainanese Association worldwide
6. To do such acts or things that are or may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the objectives of the Association
7. To achieve the above objectives but not to be in any political and religious involvements
8. To provide facilities for members and to promote the social and cultural activities of the Association for the Members and their guests.