Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 7 Issue 37 – May 28th, 2020

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

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

Talk Story
Thursday
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff HorvathJune is Rotary Fellowships Month!

Surface above self

JUNE IS ROTARY FELLOWSHIP MONTH. June isdesignated Rotary Fellowships Month to recognize
the importance of international fellowship andgoodwill among Rotarians with similar recreational andvocational interests, promote increased participationin fellowships, and increase understanding of thisprogram.

The International Fellowship of Rotarian Scuba
Divers swims away with first prize for the most creative
motto: Surface Above Self.
This 44-member fellowship, hailing from five countries,
is among the most active and energetic, organizing one
or two diving expeditions per year to exotic locations.
Not surprisingly, the group's online photo gallery andnewsletter contain some amazing images.
Each trip is about a week long, with divers often living
aboard the boat. That was the case in February, when
they dove around Socorro Island off Mexico's westerncoast. Fellowship president Dan Lockwood says a landbased trip to Curaçao is planned for early 2008,
followed by a shipboard trip to either Belize orThailand.
"The Socorro trip actually took 10 days due to thedistance from the archipelago to the harbor," says
Lockwood, of the Rotary Club of St. Clair, Mich., USA.
"When you spend that much time with a small group ofpeople, you really get to know them. The topics ofconversation usually cover careers, families, Rotary,and diving. Diving is so much more fun when you divewith people you know."
Lockwood says he always tries to arrive at each trip's
destination a few days early to attend a nearby
Rotary club meeting. Usually, the fellowship members
donate to or volunteer for a local club service project
while they're in town. They've helped buy computers
for an elementary school in Ecuador and playgroundequipment in Costa Rica.
One of the fellowship's most ambitious efforts raised
more than US$6,000 to upgrade the Nacamaki

Rotary Fellowships are international groups
that share a common passion. Being part of afellowship is a fun way to make friends aroundthe world, explore a hobby or profession, andenhance your Rotary experience.

Rotary Scuba Fellowship

There are a lot of fellowships you can join. There areabout 91different fellowship groups you can selectfrom, so you should fine one that fits your passion.

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Medical Project on Koro, one of the Fiji Islands. Theclinic provides much-needed health care services to900 people in nine villages.
"I've seen our members with tears in their eyes after
visiting some of these projects," Lockwood says.
But there's no denying that it's the underwater
experience that gives the scuba diving fellowship its
cachet. In what other Rotary group would you hear anotherwise regular guy like Lockwood mention, almost
nonchalantly, that he "was stalked by a giant manta
ray" in the waters off Socorro Island - and has thevideo to prove it?

Celebrating a 75-Year Legacy of
Humanitarian Cooperation
In 2019/2020, Rotary International President MarkMaloney will hold five presidential conferences in New
York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile and Honolulu tocelebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of theUnited Nations.

ROTARY AND THE UNITED
NATIONSRI President: Mark Daniel MaloneyDistrict: Eric Kaler
Asst. Dist. Govt: Sonya Mendez
Club President: Alex Kanamu
PP: Lilette SubediPresident Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Alison Kanamu
Recording Secretary: Jackie Barnes
Treasurer: Kate Butts
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox
Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms: Austin
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throughout its history, Rotary International hascollaborated with the United Nations and otherintergovernmental
andnon-governmentalorganizations to improve the human condition.
The core goals of the United Nations Charter are to
maintain peace and international security and todevelop amicable relations between nations.
The United Nations was founded on 24 October 1945
by 51 countries. Today, there are 193 member
states—almost all the world nations.
While most people associate the United Nations withthe matters of peace and security, the organization’sresources are in fact overwhelmingly dedicated toeconomic, social, and sustainable development.
In 2000, the UN General Assembly established 8 goals
to achieve by 2015. They were included in theMillennium Declaration that was approved by all theworld nations and all the major global development
institutions. These Millennium Development Goals havegenerated unprecedented efforts to meet the needs ofthe poorest people on earth.
During a historic summit in 2015, the United Nations
adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and agreed to 17 Sustainable
Development Goals or SDGs.
We should mention that these goals are fully alignedwith the six areas of focus of our organization.
It is now well-known that Rotarians played an activerole in the drafting of the United Nations Charter in1945 in San Francisco. Forty-nine Rotarians wereinvolved, including five who had been appointed by
the RI President at the request of the President of theUnited States.
We must remember that, at the time, RotaryInternational is one of the most “international”
organizations in the world.
In 1921, the Rotary International Convention inEdinburgh, Scotland saw the adoption of the Fourth
Object of Rotary: “International service and theadvancement of international understanding, goodwilland peace.”
Immediately after the UN Charter was signed, RotaryInternational implemented many projects to promote
this new organization to Rotarians and to the generalpublic.
During the Cold War, Rotary took its distance with theUN and it was not until 1988 and the PolioPlus Programthat the relationship was reestablished, in particularwith WHO and UNICEF.
This cooperation led Rotary to reestablish ties with theUnited Nations and key international organizations
and today this cooperation is stronger than ever.

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Today, Rotary holds the highest consultative status
offered to a nongovernmental organization by theUN’s Economic and Social Council, which oversees many
specialized UN agencies.
The Rotary Representative Network maintains andfurthers its relationship with several UN bodies,programs, commissions, and agencies. This network
consists of Rotary International representatives to theUnited Nations and other organizations.
The representatives follow the work of theorganizations they have been assigned to and provide
information on Rotary policies, programs, andactivities.

Aaron Agsalda – Guest of President Alex
Paulette Fukumoto – Guest of President Alex
Jason (Pipi) Rezentes – Guest of President Alex
Betty Tomisato – Guest of President Alex
Rene Ortega – Guest of President AlexDISASTER RESPONSE

Rotary monitors the global coronavirus crisis
Rotary is closely monitoring updates andrecommendations from the World Health Organization(WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control andRotary – 115 Years of Service to the World!

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Prevention (CDC) to ensure the safest and mostappropriate actions are taken for our members. Readthe latest on how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting
Rotary operations, events, and members.
The Rotary Foundation has approved more than $5million in disaster response grants to address theCOVID-19 pandemic.

He in the construction industry. If there are anyobjections, please make them known to PE Keoni Ahlo.
Aaron graduating from the Univ. of Hawaii with
degree in Communication and has gained valuable
experience as a contractor in my family's construction
business.

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
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Alison Kanamu celebrated her Birthday on Jun 7!
Happy Birthday, Alison

As a real estate broker, Aaron is dedicated to helping
his clients navigate the challenges that arise in thisunique market. He couldn't agree more with Elite'scompany philosophy: “We treat our clients as we would
our friends, and every property and transaction as wewould our own.”

Spouses’HIPresident Alex Kanmu’s wife, Alison celebrated herbirthday on Jun 1st!!

See Program below

Anniversaries

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We have just received an application from Aaron“Kaleo” Agsalda to join our Rotary ohana! You may
remember him, he and his father visited us a few times.

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“Words can inspire, thoughts can provoke, but
only action truly brings you closer to yourdreams.” Brad Sugars

Brad Sugars

ROTARY MINUTE
Birth of the Four-Way Test

Aug – Hawaii Blood Bank blood drive – Tentative –Dot’s parking lot. If interested in giving blood, you cansign up utilizing Blood Bank Hawaii’s eDonor program.
You have three options. The most direct option is to go
to www.BBHdonor.org/SC and register. These twooptions give you more information and will allow you
to sign up. These two links are, www.BBH.org andwww.BBHdonor.org. May be cancelled.

Herbert J. Taylor

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The FourWay Test as a moral code for personal and business
relationships. The test, which has been translated into
more than 100+ languages.
Herbert J. Taylor was an American business executive,
civic leader and sponsor of Christian organizations. He
co-founded the Christian Workers Foundation in 1939

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This week’s quote was shared by PE Keoni Ahlo.

“Not All Storms Come to Disrupt
Your Life, Some Come to Clear Your Path”
A. Nonymous

Where did French fries originate from?
No fines

Talk Story Thursday
May 14 – TBD

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Since we had so many visitors during our Zoom
Meeting, we spend the meeting telling our visitors
about Rotary and our Club. We had time for all of us

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to give HI $5’s. Most of our visitors were really into theHI $5’s when we explained how it works!
But before we started the HI $5’s we discussed using
Tic Tok to get the word out about our Club and Rotary.
I believe that Jason (Pipi) Rezentes told us the reason
it’s called TicToc is because it is time consuming making
Tic Tok clips. Tik Tok is a Chinese video-sharing social
networking service owned by ByteDance, a Beijingbased internet technology company founded in 2012by Zhang Yiming.

PE Keoni Ahlo started the HI $5 marathon, being
thankful for all the support his Teaspresso business.
Jackie Barnes gave a two HI $5. She was glad to seeeach of us and for her son’s hard work of trenching andlaying a drainage pipe from her house to the mountain,
to prevent flooding.
President Alex gave a HI $5 for having time to help
his friends out during this difficult time; the time to workon his fish hatchery; for finding a recipe for making
organic fish food pellets. Auston located an easy andlow-cost recipe online, saving $1000s!
Kate Butts gave a HI $5 for hubby Mike finallyworking on getting his vintage Mustang running again!
Alison Kanamu gave a HI $5 for the great turnouts
we are getting on our weekly Zoom meetings.
Derek Conselva gave a HI $5 seeing all of us againand having the time to spend with his grandchildren. He
had the opportunity of taking then surfing, “Life isgood!”
Guest Aaron “Kaleo” Agsalda gave a HI $5 formaking our Zoom meeting and looking forward tosupporting our community when he becomes a Rotarianand Club member.
Jason (Pipi) Rezentes gave a HI $5 in celebration of
his special needs daughter, Iva. She has a childhood
medical condition that she outlived by 14 years. Life
expectancy for this kind of medical condition is 2 years
old. Next year, she will be a senior in high school anddoes all her comminuting by blinking her eyes. She isa computer wiz too!
Paulette Fukumoto gave a HI $5 for being able toshop and being groceries to her 96-year-old Aunty.
Aunty enjoys receiving the food. Paulette said it is agreat way to bring enjoyment to our kupuna during thispandemic.

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Ace of Hearts

No Ace of Hearts today!
Updated Meeting Schedule and Time (Thursday,Hawaii Standard Time): 12:00
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Jun 18, 2020 12:00 PM
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(Go to our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/96286297
3749303/ to view all pictures.)Answer to the Quiz of the Week. Belgium
One enduring origin story holds that french fries wereinvented by street vendors on the Pont Neuf bridge inParis in 1789, just before the outbreak of the French
Revolution. However, a reference exists in France from1775 to "a few pieces of fried potato" and to "friedpotatoes".

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The origins of the French fry have been traced back toBelgium, where historians claim potatoes were being
fried in the late-1600s.
According to local Belgian lore, poor villagers living in
Meuse Valley often ate small fried fish they caught in
the river. During the winter months the river would
freeze over — making fishing impossible and forcing
the villagers to find other sources of food.
Let’s start the meeting!

Enter the potato. The villagers turned to the root plant,
slicing and frying it much in the same way they
prepared the fish. And just like that, the earliest Frenchfries were born. wonderopolis.org.
You can visit the French fry museum in Bruges,Belgium, considered the home of the museum
dedicated to French fries!
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Guest Paulette FukumotoMarie Abatayo, PP Lilette Subedi, and PP Doc McKenzie

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Guest Jason (Pipi) Rezentes

Guest Aaron “Kaleo” Agsalda

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