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In 2008, Pacific Roller Derby (Pacific) brought back the excitement of roller derby to Honolulu, Hawaii. The all female flat-track roller derby league has shown fans what it means to push one's self to their highest potential and form a strong community around one of the world's fastest growing female dominated sports. As members of this league we strive to keep the enthusiasm alive and spread the derby love across Oahu and the neighbor islands. We are not a 501(c)4 not-for-profit organization that exists for the love of roller derby with the aim of providing positive images of female athletes while empowering and facilitating the growth of all of our members, including skaters, coaches, referees, non-skating officials, and volunteers. 

In 2009, Pacific became a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Pacific is currently ranted #25 of 35 leagues in WFTDA's western division. There are 124 WFTDA member leagues in the United States, Canada, England, and Scotland. There are currently 77 apprentice leagues awaiting acceptance to full WFTDA membership including leagues in France, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and Hilo, Hawaii.

Pacific is excited to learn about local sponsorship opportunities and about local venues to call home for their on-skates events so they may continue to spread roller derby's popularity around the island.  For more information, contact info@pacificrollerderby.com.     

The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby and a membership organization for leagues to collaborate and network. The WFTDA sets standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determines guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues. There are currently 130 WFTDA member leagues and 77 leagues in the WFTDA Apprentice program.

Founded in 2004, WFTDA promotes and fosters the sport of women's flat track roller derby by facilitating the development of athletic ability, sportswomanship, and goodwill among member leagues. The governing philosophy of the WFTDA is "by the skaters, for the skaters", although the skaters heavily depend on their support system including coaches, referees, non-skating officials, and volunteers. Female skaters are primary owners, managers, and/or operators of each member league and of the association.

All WFTDA member leagues have a voice in the decision-making process, and agree to comply with the governing body's policies. For more information, visit wftda.com Source: wftda.com