Volume 8 Issue 2 – July 9th, 2020

Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Hulali“The Reflector”
District Governor
Naomi Masuno“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Keoni Ahlo

The strength of our Club lies in its members

Happy Rotary2020-21 Rotary Year!

“Rotary is not just a club that you join; it is aninvitation to endless opportunities.”
RI President Holger Knaack

Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Rotary International Structure
Structure“Rotary is made up of three parts: ourclubs, Rotary International, and The RotaryFoundation. Together, we work to makelasting change in our communities andaround the world.”
1. Rotary Clubs“The heart of Rotary is our members,
dedicated people who share a passion forcommunity service and friendship.”
Rotary members share ideas, make plans, hear fromthe community, and catch up with friends during club.
Rotary is 1.2 million passionate individuals in 35,000+
clubs worldwide. We are both an internationalorganization and a local community leader. Together,
we lead change in our own backyards and across theworld. Imp
While Rotary clubs are grounded in the same values,
no two are the same, because each community has its
own unique needs. At club meetings in communities
across the globe, our members come together tostrengthen their connections to friends and neighbors
and their commitment to improving lives.
Membership in a Rotary club is by invitation only. We
want to make sure you join a club that best fits yourpassion and perspective. We can connect you with aclub that's right for you and make it easy to get
involved and on your way to membership Immediately.

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Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

You express interest
Let us know a little about yourself and what you’relooking for in a club. We’ll find the local clubs in yourarea and let them know you’re interested.
Rotary matches you with a club
Based on your preferences and interests, Rotary
leaders in your community will match you with the local
club that fits you best.
A local club contacts you
A Rotary club member will contact you by email orphone to discuss your interest in Rotary. You’ll be
invited to get to know the club better by attending aclub meeting, a social event, or even to join in on aservice project as a volunteer.
The club invites you to join
Now that you and a local club have spent some time
together and determined that you’re a good fit foreach other, you will be invited to join. Each club has its
own ways of welcoming new members; they may holda ceremony for you.
You’re a member!
Enjoy getting involved in your new club as a Rotary
member. Join a committee. Lead a service project.
Organize a social event. Lead and contribute to yournew club.
At club meetings in communities across the globe, ourpeople of action come together to strengthen theirconnections to friends and neighbors and theircommitment to improving lives.
Who can join?

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We’re looking for people who want to give back totheir communities.
Rotary clubs also welcome Rotaractors, Rotary Peace
Fellows, and other members of the family of Rotary
who qualify for membership.
How can I become a member?
Clubs accept new members by invitation. To help us
find the right club for you, we’ll ask you a few questions
about yourself and your interests. Then we’ll share youranswers with Rotary leaders in your community who will
match you with a club.
Club benefits

International connections
You can expand your club connections to the world bydeveloping a twin club relationship, organizing a
Friendship Exchange, joining a Rotarian Action Groupor Rotary Fellowship, or hosting an Open World visit.
With more than 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide, youhave a friend in Rotary wherever you go.
Rotary Membership in the World
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387,663 members in ASIA
337,842 members in the USA, Canada, andCaribbean
295,099 members in Europe, Africa, and Middle
East
90,422 members in South America
43,219 members in Great Britain and Ireland
34,634 members in Australia, New Zealand, andPacific Islands

2. Rotary International
Our mission
We provide service to others, promote integrity, andadvance world understanding, goodwill, and peace
through our fellowship of business, professional, andcommunity leaders.
Your club connection gives you the chance to develop
skills like public speaking, project management, andevent planning. You’ll meet interesting people fromyour community and around the world. And you’ll
tackle local and international issues that are important
to you and your fellow club members.
Some clubs conduct all or part of their meetings online,
for members who have a busy schedule, limited
mobility, or live in an area without an established
Rotary club. Online clubs, sometimes known as e-clubs,
meet regularly, carry out service projects, support The
Rotary Foundation, and socialize, like any other Rotaryclub, without the cost that often comes with meeting inperson.

RI President: Holger KnaackDistrict: Naomi Masuno
Asst. Dist. Govt: Wesley Mun
Club President: Keoni Ahlo
PP: Alex Kanamu
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Alison Kanamu
Recording Secretary: PP Lilette Subedi
Treasurer: (Vacant) Kate Butts
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox
Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms: Austin
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Vision statement
Together, we see a world where people unite and takeaction to create lasting change — across the globe, in
our communities, and in ourselves.

We work differently
We see differently: Our multidisciplinary perspective
helps us see challenges in unique ways.
We think differently: We apply leadership andexpertise to social issues — and find unique solutions.
We act responsibly: Our passion and perseverance
create lasting change.
We make a difference at home and around the world:
Our members can be found in your community andacross the globe.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
As a global network that strives to build a world where
people unite and take action to create lasting change,
Rotary values diversity and celebrates the contributionsof people of all backgrounds, regardless of their age,
ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, socioeconomic
status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, and gender
identity.

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3. The Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation transforms yourgifts into service projects that change lives
both close to home and around the world.
Foundation history
At the 1917 convention, outgoing Rotary president
Arch Klumph proposed setting up an endowment “forthe purpose of doing good in the world.” That one
idea, and an initial contribution of $26.50, set in motion
a powerful force that has transformed millions of lives
around the globe.
Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, theFoundation has spent more than $4 billion on lifechanging, sustainable projects.
With your help, we can make lives better in yourcommunity and around the world.
Our mission
The mission of The Rotary Foundation of RotaryInternational is to enable Rotarians to advance world
understanding, goodwill, and peace through the
improvement of health, the support of education, andthe alleviation of poverty.
What impact can one donation have?
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For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protectedfrom polio.

•$50 can provide clean water to help fightwaterborne illness.

•$500 can launch an antibullying campaign andcreate a safe environment for children.

Road Trip

GivingWhen you give to The Rotary Foundation, you support
Rotary's work across the world and help ensure our
future. You can choose where to direct your donationand how you wish to give. Recognition is offered atmany giving levels.

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
Our Club will be honoring our 2020 HRYF Scholars on
July16th, during our Zoom meeting.
On Saturday, July 18, HRYF will be holding its annual
scholarship gala celebration via Zoom. Usually theFoundation holds luncheons, with a formal program for
2 $10K winners and all the $5K winners, with theirparents, HRYF members and supporting Rotary Club
members.

Recognitions for the week ending July 12th, 2020.

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Anniversaries

Robert Frost was an American poet who depicted
realistic New England life through language andsituations familiar to the common man. He won four
Pulitzer Prizes for his work and spoke at John F.
Kennedy's 1961 inauguration.

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ROTARY MINUTE
Women in Rotary
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Women were finally able to join Rotary in 1987.
Between 1980-1986, more and more clubs from allover the world began pushing to allow females to join
their clubs, and the Duarte Club filed a lawsuit against
Rotary International, who won the case.
In 1986, a breakthrough finally came for women
wanting to join Rotary, when the California Court ofAppeals reversed the lower court’s decision.
On 30 March, 1987, the US Supreme Court heard an
appeal by the Board of RI against the California Courtof Appeal decision and on 4 May handed down a 7-0
unanimous decision affirming the California Court ofAppeal decision, ruling that Duarte could notdiscriminate against members because of gender.
Duarte had the final say in the matter when on 23 June,
1987 Dr. Sylvia Whitlock was inducted by DGE Dr Kim
K Siu as the first woman Club president in the history ofRotary.

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“The best way out is always through.”- Robert Frost
When caught up in an unseemly situation, we usually
look for the easy way out. And unfortunately,
procrastination is the natural response. This quote
serves us with a reminder that perhaps the best routeis going “through” the problem, rather than around it.
As a result, you find that good things begin to happen
when you cease to delay and beat about the bush andtake matters into your hand to resolve it.

Robert Frost

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Dr. Sylvia Whitlock

In 2016, there were 250,000 woman Rotarians, andas of Feb 2018, out of the 1.2 million Rotarians, 27%
are women! We are waiting for a current count.

Traci Takehara

E-mail received from Traci Takehara. With the subject
of: Please help! (See Events below for additional
information)
Hi Geoff and Scott,
The time we hadn’t hoped for is here. This message will
be emailed to all donors on Oahu, but we need it togo even farther if possible. We NEED anyone andeveryone who is eligible to donate to help replenish
our state’s blood supply. With nothing to import fromthe mainland and no neighbor island drives, it’s up to
Oahu to answer this call for help. Please forward thismessage to your network. Your support is greatly
appreciated. Please stay safe and healthy! ♥~ Traci Takehara ~Donor Recruitment Account Manager(808) 690-7772___Message Begins___
The perfect pandemic storm has finally arrived:
Hospitals are opening back up but our donation levels
are till critically low. We need all blood types! Blood
Bank of Hawaii (BBH) has less than one day’s supply ofour blood inventories. Historically, blood is desperately
needed over Independence Day weekend, but thisyear the shortage is magnified by COVID-19 and weare not able to rely on imports from the mainland.
We have updated our Lt. Governor of our diresituation and he came in to give blood. As a medical
doctor, Lt. Governor Josh Green knows the need
hospital patients have for blood. Please listen to his
message from one of our social pages linked below
and schedule an appointment to donate as soon as you
can!
If you’ve given recently and are already scheduled for
an appointment, will you convince a family member,friend or coworker to save three lives? BBH has madeRotary – 115 Years of Service to the World!

giving blood safer, cleaner and easier than everbefore. We are practicing physical distancing, keeping
our machines ultra clean and schedulingby appointment only. It only takes an hour and our state
really needs what only you can give.
Working together is the only way we are able to save
lives and support the blood needs of our island
community. We can’t thank you enough for all you do.
To make an appointment at one of five Oahu locations,visit our website: bloodbanktough.org or call (808)848-4770.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloodBankHa
waii/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCFTPXij5h/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BloodBankHawaii/status/
1278166684231180288?s=20
YouTube: https://youtu.be/n_DqkjcP1ZA___Message Ends___
Traci Takehara
Blood Bank of Hawaii | Donor Recruitment AccountManager
2043 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96819
Cell: (808) 690-7772
IG (follow me J): 808lifeline
https://www.bbh.org/tough-enough/ |@bloodbankhawaii@*#$! Fines @*#$!

No fines

TBD

Jul – Club President’s Installation - TBD
Jul 16 – Club HRYF Scholar Celebration (Zoom)
Jul 18 – HRYF Scholarship Zoom Celebration

The Rotary Club of
Wahiawa-WaialuaAug 20 – (Tentative) Time to be announced later.
Hawaii Blood Bank blood drive – Tentative – Dot’s
Pineapple Lounge. If interested in giving blood, you
can sign up utilizing Blood Bank Hawaii’s eDonor
program. You have three options. The most direct
option is to go to www.BBHdonor.org/SC andregister. These two options give you more information
and will allow you to sign up. These two links are,www.BBH.org and www.BBHdonor.org.
Here is what Blood Bank of Hawaii has done to ensure
ample and appropriate Covid-19 health and safety
protocols for individuals on site and community (which
can also be found on our website – bbh.org:

reserve the date in your calendars to attend and help
with traffic control and parking. We will be working inthree shifts. The three parking shifts are:
8:00 – 10:00 am
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
12:00 – 2:00 pm
If you have any questions, please see Kate Butts.

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Donor stations will be in Dot’s Pineapple Lounge tomeet physical distancing• Blood donations are by appointment only (donors
are scheduled every 15 minutes to space out theirarrivals)…any potential walk-ins will be asked tomake an appointment• Donors are six feet or more away from each otherat all stages of the donation process• Donors are pre-screened before entering to makesure they are not showing any flu-like symptoms
and are required to wear a mask
• Donors will also receive a mini-physical exam
before donating, which includes a temperature
check• No more than 10 donors at a time will be in any
one room• Blood drives are not considered a large gathering
because we only schedule a small number ofdonors at a time throughout the day• Disinfecting wipes are placed in all donation areas• Donor beds are cleaned between each donation• All donor areas are cleaned regularly• Staff wears gloves and masks while interactingwith donors during the entire donation process• BBH has a strict policy about team members NOT
reporting to work if they don’t feel well
The safety of our donors, staff, and blood supply is a
top priority for us. If you still want to move forward,
we will need to do a site check of the pineapple
showroom to make sure that it meets our indoor mobile
set up guidelines. The hours of a blood drive areusually 10 – 12 hours (plus 1 hour of set up and 1 hourof break down). Would that amount of time bepossible? We are looking forward to working with youon this. Let me know.
The Hawaii Blood Bank will be taking the following
precautions to meet COVID-10 CDC Requirements.
Nov 28 – Rotary plants Trees at the Gunstock Ranch,Laie.
We will be planting around 5,000 trees on 10 acresof land. Rotary District 5000 is looking for 200
volunteers (3 sessions, 2,000 trees each). PleaseRotary – 115 Years of Service to the World!

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer– Breast Cancer Walk Opportunity for
Rotary Clubs
American Cancer Society Hawaii Pacific kindly
requests that every Rotary club member create ateam at MakingStridesWalk.org/Hawaii using
the format “Rotary (insert club)- Team (insert
name)”. Example: Rotary HPH- Team Josh
It’s free to sign up and you don’t have to donate
right away. I hope all Rotarians join us. There are
only two steps:
1. Go to MakingStridesWalk.org/Hawaii
2. Click on “Lead a Team”
We are asking Rotarians to create a team RIGHTNOW, and then we will spring into action in
August and September, with a big celebration in
October. The logistics of the October celebration
are still being discussed, as we diligently work tokeep our immunocompromised community safe. To
receive up-to-date information, please follow us
on Facebook (Making Strides Hawaii) andInstagram (@msabc_Hawaii).
Thank you in advance for creating a team. You
are helping us to bring awareness about cancerresearch and reopen life-saving programs thatwere closed because of Covid-19.
Looking forward to seeing your Rotary Team
names!
Aleeka Morgan
Development Manager(808) 432.9141 | m: (808) 561.2107"The way to get started is to quit
talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney

When was Mickey Mouse created?

Today, in lieu of a meeting, the Rotary Club of
Wahiawa-Waialua held an outdoor Community
Service Project of sign waving for safe driving on
California Avenue in Wahiawa. The signs were
provided by the Wahiawa Police Station. Rotarians
and guests enjoy a fun hour of horn tooting and lots ofshakas. RCWW President Keoni Ahlo plans monthly
Community Service Projects throughout 2020. Look on
our Calendar of Events to join us!

Ace of Hearts

Walt Disney

Walter Elias Disney was an American entrepreneur,
animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. A
pioneer of the American animation industry heintroduced several developments in the productionof cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record
for most Academy Awards earned by an individual,
having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He waspresented
with
two Golden
Globe Special
Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among
other honors. Several of his films are included in
the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Walt Disney with his cartoon characters

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No Ace of Hearts today!
Updated Meeting Schedule and Time (Thursday,
Hawaii Standard Time): 12:00
Jul 16, 2020 12:00 PM
Jul 23, 2020 12:00 PM
Jul 30, 2020 12:00 PM
Aug 6, 2020 12:00 PM
Aug 13, 2020 12:00 PM
Aug 20, 2020 12:00 PM
Aug 27, 2020 12:00 PM
Sep 3, 2020 12:00 PM
Sep 10, 2020 12:00 PM
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Club members and guests of RCWW waiving signs

Answer to the Quiz of the Week: 1928
Mickey Mouse was created in 1928, and his talents
were first used in a silent cartoon entitled Plane Crazy.
However, before the cartoon could be released, soundburst upon the motion picture screen. Thus Mickey madehis screen debut in Steamboat Willie, the world’s first
fully synchronized sound cartoon, which premiered at
the Colony Theatre in New York on November 18,
1928.
Taking a bite out of reckless driving

Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie
Pineapple by

RCWW members and guests/friends of Rotary sendinga safety message to drivers

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