Any person who has rendered outstanding contribution and service toward the advancement of orchidology may be elected to honorary membership by two-thirds vote of the membership at a regular meeting, upon nomination by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees.  Honorary members shall be exempt from payment of all dues and assessments and shall have all priviles of regular members for life.

W. W. G. Moir (approved 1972)

Gordon Dillong  (approved October 12, 1976)

Benjamin T. Kodama, Sr.  (approved December 11, 1979)

 Edward C. C. Wong (approved December 11, 1979)

Masatoshi Miyamoto (approved December 8, 1981)

See Yin Goo (approved July 12, 1983)

Mrs. Toy Len Chang (approved November 8, 1983)

Dr. Yoneo Sagawa (approved November 8, 1983)

Dr. Haruyuki Kamemoto (approved December 9, 1986)

Roy T. Fukumura (approved November 10, 1994)

Mrs. Dorothy T. Oka (approved November 10, 1994)

Harry Whang (approved November 10, 1994)

Mrs. Williette A. L. Wong (approved November 10, 1994)

David E. De Witt (approved December 11, 1996)

Melvin Z. Waki (approved April 21, 2008)