Kaua‘i Girl Scouts Mark 100th World Thinking Day at Kukui Grove

Kaua‘i Girl Scouts and community partners celebrated the centenary of World Thinking Day at Kukui Grove Center in Līhu‘e on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, staging troop booths and keiki activities around the theme of friendship. The local observance took place one week before the global date of Feb. 22, the annual World Thinking Day set to mark 100 years in 2026.

Local coverage by The Garden Island highlighted “troop booths and keiki activities at Kukui Grove Center, where scouts showcased countries, cultures and gl”, a phrase that is truncated in the provided account and requires follow-up to confirm the full wording. The event was described generally as involving local Girl Scouts and community partners; the supplied report did not list troop names, attendance figures, partner organizations, or whether the activities directly used GSUSA or WAGGGS materials.

National and global organizers framed the centenary under a single theme. “This year’s theme is Our Friendship. We invite you to join in as we explore our worldwide Girl Scout/Girl Guide community and celebrate the friendships that connect us all around the globe,” reads the Girl Scouts of the USA activity text for 2026. GSUSA materials for World Thinking Day 2026 are aimed at Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors and instruct leaders to “Pick one of the activities below to celebrate the special friendships that connect Girl Scouts and Girl Guides everywhere.”

Local programming aligns with sample activities circulated by councils and WAGGGS. One adaptation used in other U.S. councils is titled “Superhero You,” which encourages confidence-building and contains the line: “It is important to have the confidence to speak up for yourself. Sometimes doing this can feel a little scary. But it’s okay, really, to tell others what you want, what you don’t want, and what you need.” The Girl Scouts materials cited are copyrighted: “© 2023–2026 Girl Scouts of the United States of America. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use.”

WAGGGS and its Campfire platform emphasized sustainability of the program and fundraising for global access to activity materials. “To mark the 100th anniversary of World Thinking Day, we are encouraging you to make giving part of the experience. Your support will allow this meaningful day to continue to inspire for the next 100 years and beyond!” reads Campfire guidance, which also includes the direct prompt “Donate to the World Thinking Day Fund Donate from USA […]” Campfire staff credited on World Thinking Day content include Katie Saxby; Huey Yi Lee; Verity Shaw; Nefeli Themeli; Mariana Soto; Dunni Nuga; Hattie Henshall; and Liz Tranter.

WAGGGS frames World Thinking Day as a global fundraising and advocacy day: “Celebrated since 1926, World Thinking Day is a day of international friendship. It is an opportunity to celebrate the Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Movement speak out on issues that affect young women and fundraise for 11.2 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 153 countries.” WAGGGS also lists multi-year themes with 2026 designated “Our Friendship” and 2028 marked for a separate centenary milestone.

Key local details remain to be confirmed for a fuller accounting: the names and levels of participating Kaua‘i troops, exact attendance counts for keiki and family participants, the full Garden Island sentence that was truncated, whether Kukui Grove booths tied directly to GSUSA or WAGGGS activity packs, any local fundraising tied to the World Thinking Day Fund, and available photos or captions from Feb. 16. Those items are necessary to document the event’s scope and to verify how Kaua‘i’s observance connected to the global centenary.