Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

District Governor
Eric Kaler

Volume 7 Issue 10 – September 12th, 2019

“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

The Vaping Craze
In Our Schools
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

September is Basic Education and Literacy
Month!
Taking a step towards change forstudents in Morocco
Posted on September 25, 2018 by rotaryserviceblog.org

By Ali Hannaoui, Member of the Rotaract Clubof Hippocrate, Morocco

While recently hiking in a wonderful village locatedbetween Taroudant and Agadir, Morocco, young
children walking to school with heavy footsteps
reminded me of other regions and villages in mycountry. I never saw children going to school by bus or
bikes, especially girls. In the most remote villages in ourcountry, school is considered only necessary for boys,
while girls are married young to reduce family
expenses. I started asking myself what if there wassomething we could do about it?
When I returned home, I immediately brought thesituation to the attention of our Rotaract clubmembers; thirty people I consider my second family.
My Rotaract Club of Hippocrate is a university-based
club composed of medical students. We are all
dedicated individuals passionate about creating
positive and sustainable change in our community. Afteran active discussion, we decided to start a new
project, Action Vélos: Education pour tous (Action Bikes:
Education for all). The goal of the project was toprovide girls and boys the opportunity to learn, grow,and change their community for the better by giving

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them the chance to go to school. In order to do this, we
provided bikes for the commute to school and raised
awareness about education and its importance for their
futures.

As we started our fundraising, we really struggled toraise the money needed to buy 60 bikes. It was achallenge we had to overcome as it was the first time
we worked on such a large project. Our fundraisingrelied on private sponsorships from local businesses
and donations collected by going door-to-door topromote the project. After months of determination andcommitment, we accomplished our goal.
On 1 July, students from Ibellaten School in Imintlit,
Morocco received their bikes. Their glowing andemotional faces made us forget about the challenges
we went through to make it happen. A year later, ourjoy was uncontainable when we learned the school

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drop-out rate reduced by 20% and 10 more girls
gained access to education.

Outside D5K
None

Jackie Barnes

Within D5K
Calabash “Pete” Peter Cannon – RC Unknown since hesold part of his business and moved to Maui! As amatter of fact, the condo he is living in is on the locationof his Grandmother’s home, where he was brought up!
It was great seeing Pete again. He did tag on to PP
Doc McKenzie’s trip report with the history of the“Hawaiian Bandits” fishing group. What started out
to be a fishing cabin with a fish processing shed, beganwith a hut with a flagpole with a Hawaiian Flag, turned
into a little cozy cabin. Little-by-little, first with akitchen, then living/dining room, then bedrooms tosleep 12, the Hawaiian Bandits make their annual trip
to the middle of nowhere to fish. Pete said he was their
lucky charm, because when he went with them, theycaught a lot of fish.
Pete became a Calabash member because he made alot of his make-up meetings at our club and enjoyed all
the long-time members like PP Bill Paty and the
Wilkinson family.

PP Lilette Subedi

Oli – PP Lilette Subedi
RI President: Mark Daniel MaloneyDistrict: Eric Kaler
Asst Dist Govr: Sonya Mendez
Club President: Alex Kanamu
PP: Lilette Subedi
President 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 Kanamu

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Eli Walters – Guest Speaker – School Safety &Security Manager– Guest of Keoni AhloGabriel Gross – CEO Hero Moving and Storage –Guest of PE Keoni Ahlo. Gabe’s moving company islocal and will move you on-island, outer island,
mainland and back, and internationally. His company
specializes in containerized moving/shipment with 10
years’ experience in containerized moving.

The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts
into service projects that change lives bothclose to home and around the worldSince 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.
The Rotary Foundation’s 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?
•

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.

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)

A reminder on how to donate:• At checkout, present your Maika'i card (or give
your 10-digit number) and inform the cashier thatyou would like to donate to Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation. If you do not have a Maika'i account,
you may establish one by telling the cashier you
would like to do so; you will need to give a unique
10-digit number (such as your phone number).
• Tell the cashier HRYF’s 5-digit code: 77199.
• Tell the cashier how much you would like to donate.
Your donation will be added to your grocery
purchase total. You may donate up to $249.
• Be sure the cashier reaffirms HRYF’s name andamount that you are donating.
• Any donation must be made payable to Foodland,
Sack N Save or Foodland Farms.
• Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation’s name and theamount you donate will appear on your receipt.
Please ask cashier for a duplicate receipt.
• Donor names will not be released to HRYF.
• Give your duplicate receipt to your HRYF club
coordinator, me, so they can mail it to our officefor credit to your individual account. You canalso email a scanned copy to:
office@hawaiirotaryyouthfoundation.org.
Jackie Barnes contributed $40 to HRYF through theGive Aloha Program
PP Geoff contributed $40 to HRYF through the Give
Aloha Program. PP Geoff is celebrating 20 years asa Rotarian and member of the RC of WahiawaWaialua on September 11th.

Recognitions for the week ending September 15th,
2019.

#77199Foodland Give Aloha during the month of September.
All members are encouraged to participate! Have you
shopped and contributed to HYRF yet?!
Exciting news! I just received a mid-month report on
Give Aloha. So far, HRYF has received $1,455.00 incontributions! That will increase by 20-25% with
contributions from Foodland! For those who’ve
contributed, thank you! For those of you how haven’t
contributed yet, we encourage you to do so. It is for agreat cause and a great program! And yourcontributions are TAX DEDUCTIBLE!

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Spouse’s Birthday

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Janine Tully photos

PP Geoff Horvath was inducted into our Club 20 years
ago, on September 11th, 1999. PP Geoff contributed$40 ($2 for each year) to HRYF.

HI
Jackie Barnes gave a HI $5 for Highway Responsecoming to her rescue when her car wouldn’t start whileat Costco. Jackie said she called AAA, but figured it
would take a long time for them to get there, so shecalled Highway Response technician, Ashton Kanamu,
who came to her rescue. She figured when Ashton get
there, she could call AAA and cancel the call. The only
problem was, AAA did show up just before Highway
Response did! Jackie said Ashton was very gracious
and gave her a big smile when she explained thesituation to him.
PP Doc McKenzie gave a HI $10 for his recent trip to
Alaska on a fishing trip (see below), and the success ofthe trip.

Calabash Pete contributed $5 for his trip report,
coming from Maui on business. Pete makes it back to
Oahu once or twice a month depending on business. He
really enjoys our club and members so very much. He
is glad to see how our club is evolving, while stillretaining the Ohana spirit.
PP Doc McKenzie contributed $10 for his recent trip
to Kodiak Island, Alaska on a fishing expedition withsome (8) of the Hawaiian Bandits fishing group, to catchsilver salmon. The island is about the size of the Big
Island with 8-9K inhabitants. While on Kodiak Island,
they stay at a cabin located in Pasagshak, a remotevalley in Kodiak Island where you can usually see
buffalo and other wildlife.

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While there and taking a break from fishing, Docplaced all his belongings on a picnic table away fromthe water. What Doc didn’t know is, the tides in Alaska
are pretty drastic. Well, the tide rose 10’ and Doc saw
the table with all his belongings floating down the river,with his cell phone! They were able to retrieve all but
his cell phone. Doc’s observation regarding his cell
phone, he hates it, but really missed it when he lost it!
Doc said the weather was too good, but not for fishingat the start of the trip. He did catch a bunch of fish,
and a 130lb Halibut fish that gave him a fight for his
life. Doc said it wasn’t that much of a fight to bring thefish to the surface, but he noticed that the Halibut’s eyes
were not bugging out, an indication of being
disoriented, so it took off! Doc thought he lost the fish,
until he brought it close enough to the boat, and when
the skipper of the boat shot it with a shotgun! All on
all, Doc said it was great getaway trip for him. He willbring some of the Halibut in next week as a consolation
prize for our Ace of Hearts, just for the Halibut!
Austin Kanamu told us of his trip to the BI with his
girlfriend. They stayed with her parents in Waimea,
which reminded Austin of Washington State. While on
the BI, they toured most of the island, going to Waipi’oValley, the new black sand beach, form the recent
eruption, and Mauna Kea, to visit the protesters, which
Austin found very interesting. While on the BI and his
family in Utah, it only left two technicians to manage
Highway Response, which is a very busy business!

ROTARY MINUTE
THE CLASSIFICATION PRINCIPLE
Virtually all membership in Rotary is based upon a"classification." Basically, a classification describes thedistinct and recognized business or professional service
which the Rotarian renders to society. The principle ofRotary classification is somewhat more specific andprecise. In determining the classification of a Rotarian,
it is necessary to look at the "principal or recognizedbusiness or professional activity of the firm, company
or institution" with which an active member is connectedor "that which covers his principal and recognizedbusiness or professional activity." It should be clearly
understood that classifications are determined by
activities or services to society rather than by the
position held by a particular individual. In other words,
if a person is the president of a bank, he is notclassified as "bank president" but under theclassification "banking." It is the principal andrecognized activity of a business or professional
establishment or the individual's principal andrecognized business or professional activity that
determines the classification to be established andloaned to a qualified person. For example, thepermanently employed electrical engineer, insurance
adjustor, or business manager of a railroad company,
mining company, manufacturing concern, hospital, clinic,
etc., may be considered for membership as arepresentative of the particular work he may be doing
personally or as a representative of the firm, company,
or institution to which he is devoting his professional
services. The classification principle also permits
business and industries to be separated into distinct
functions such as manufacturing, distributing, retailingand servicing. Classifications may also be specified as
distinct and independent divisions of a large
corporation or university within the club's territory, suchas a school of business or a school of engineering. The
classification principle is a necessary concept inassuring that each Rotary club represents a crosssection of the business and professional service of thecommunity.

To Be Determined – Looking for speakers!

Sep 21 – Connecting the Dots Mahalo Luncheon
fundraiser. The luncheon will be from 11:00 an – 2:00
at a cost of $40. Proceeds will go to renovating the
Pineapple Lounge’s bathrooms.
Sep 28 – District 5000 Foundation Seminar. Free forclub members! Watch for information on D5000
website and our own Club Runner as it becomes
available.
Oct 5 – Monster Mash Bingo Nite – Scholarship
Fundraiser – Hosted by the Rotary Club of Kapolei.
Event starts at 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Cost is $25, $30
at the door, which includes 10 games and a lightmeal. The event will be held at Kapolei High School
Cafeteria, 91-500 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, HI. If
interested, go to https://kapoleirotary.org/.
Oct 13-18 – Bali International Service ProjectOct 20 – Strike Out Polio bowling fundraiser hosted
by Rotary Club of Downtown Honolulu. The event
will be held at Aiea Bowl and will start at 1:00 pm
and end at 3:00 pm. Cost is $700 for a team of 6.
Since the RC of Downtown Honolulu challenged us,
during a live stream on Facebook, President Alex has
accepted the challenge. He will pay for the team, so
is looking for 6 terrific bowlers. If you don’t bowl, comeout and support our Club. The food at Aiea Bowl is
terrific1
Dec 12 – Al Wonder Christmas party

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No announcements

No report

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Eli Walters

Eli was born in Waimea, Kauai and was delivered bya sugar cane plantation doctor. His Dad was a civilian
manager with the US Navy at Barking Sands.
When his Dad was reassigned to Barbers Point, thefamily moved to and settled in Ma’ili. After graduatingfrom Waianae HS in the mid 70’s, Eli took the military
exam and was qualified to enter any of the services hechose. After visiting the bases all the bases Oahu, hedecided to join the Air Force.
After completing training in the field of
procurement/contracting, he was stationed in Louisiana
for two years, and a year and a half in Idaho. Eli was
finally stationed at Hickam AFB!
Personnel in administration fields were required to train
and become qualified in another military occupational
specialty, particularly during times of conflict. Eli wasoffered the three C’s, Cook, Carpenter, or Cop! So, Eli
selected Security Police. After completing a mini course,
he was required to stand duty as a security police
officer for one week every two months. It was during
this period that Eli was promoted to Sergeant (NCO).
There were only 100 security police officers assigned
to Hickam AFB. Of those 100 officers, 57 officers wererelieved of duty and reassigned. Eli and the otherpart-time security police officers had to take over for
6 weeks until replacements from around the globe
could be identified and assigned to Hickam. After the
6 weeks, Eli was asked if he would consider
abandoning his procurement/contracting career tobecome a fulltime security police NCO. Eli was havingsuch a blast being a security police officer, “it was
goodbye office work!”, he agreed! He was sent toTexas to attend the Air Force Security Police Academy,
graduating at the very top of his class.
After returning to Hickam AFB, Eli saw an opportunity
to work part-time as a civilian police officer at Barbers
Point, so worked the swing shift after putting in 8 hours
as a security police officer during the day. His last

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assignment in the Air Force was in Sardinia, Italy, until
his enlistment ended.
His eight years in the Air Force brought maturity, work
ethic, and focus to his life for which Eli is grateful for.
After returning to Hawaii, Eli enrolled in the Universityof Hawaii, using his Veteran’s Educational entitlement.
Soon after starting at UH, his Father called him andtold him that the Honolulu Police Department wasrecruiting and the written exam was being giving. He
told his Father that he was having a really good timein college and wasn’t sure if law enforcement was were
his interests were.
Reluctantly, Eli took the exam and scored well enoughto be offered a position in the next recruit class, just as
he concluded his freshman year in college.
It must have been a perfect fit, because Eli served in
HPD for 32 years as a uniformed patrol officer, withshort stints in the Vice Division/Prostitution Operations,and three years as a Child Abuse Detective, withanother three years managing the Community Policing
team out of the Wahiawa Police Station. During his 32
years as a police officer, Eli only used 5 days of sickleave and was credited 35 years of service.
Toward the end of his career, and while supervising
officers who serviced high schools in District 2, one ofthe principals asked him to manage his campus security
team.
Eli spent the first year observing and assessing campus
life. He noted that there were a lot of dead spots withno radio communications on campus.
With these dead spots and multiple points of entry to
the campus, something had to be done. Eli successfully
campaigned for and installed a fully digital ultra-highfrequency radio system, eliminating all dead spots on
campus.
With 32 years of experience as a police officer, Eli has
an extensive background with drug and substanceabuse on investigations.
Because many of the areas on Oahu are affluent, somestudents have disposable income. With this money,
poor choices are made by these young students with nomaturity to make adult decisions. So, drug use on
campuses very from school to school. There have been
drug abuse cases, on campuses, where ambulancetransports were necessary.
Since becoming a school security officer, Eli attended a
National School Safety Conference, hosted by the
School Safety Advisory Council. During the conference,
he heard moment-by-moment details from educationand law enforcement officials involved with the school
violence tragedies at Columbine Sandy Hook, Virginia
Tech, and Marjorie Stoneman High School in Florida.
He returned with valuable information and steps that
could be taken to help make our campuses safer andmore secure.

Eli covered one of the current crazes in our high schools
and middle schools on Oanu….Vaping.

E-Cigarettes and Vaping•

E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most
have a battery, a heating element, and a place tohold a liquid.

•

Some e-cigarettes look like regular cigarettes,
cigars, or pipes. Some look like USB flash drives,
pens, and other everyday items. Larger devices
such as tank systems, or “mods,” do not look likeother tobacco products.

•

E-cigarettes are known by many different names.
They are sometimes called “e-cigs,” “e-hookahs,”“mods,” “vape pens,” “vapes,” “tank systems,” and“electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).”•

Using an e-cigarette is sometimes called “vaping”
or “JUULing.” (cdc.gov)“In 2018, 1 in 5 high school students
reported using e-cigarettes in the pastmonth.”
Sugeongeneral.gov

One of the highlights of this trip for Eli was viewing thelatest and greatest in school security programs anddevices.
Of particular interest are vape detectors that look likesmoke detectors/alarms. This couldn’t have come at abetter time than now, since the latest on-campus craze
today, the use of e-Cigarettes (e-Cig) and vaping.

These vape detectors are able to detect tobacco and
THC e-Cig odors based on gas spectrometry andammonia content in these materials. Vaping has
replaced cigarettes smoking because of the odorlessvaper, unless the student uses flavored liquid. To
reduce and eliminate vaping, schools have banned
vaping and vaping paraphernalia on campuses.
To attack this craze, schools are in the process of
procuring these doctors since vaping has become sucha craze among high school students and even middle
and elementary school-age students.

How Do E-cigarettes Work?
•E-cigarettes produce an aerosol by heating aliquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings, andother chemicals that help to make the aerosol.

•

The liquid used in e-cigarettes often contains
nicotine and flavorings. This liquid is sometimes
called “e-juice,” “e-liquid,” “vape juice,” or “vapeliquid.”•Users inhale e-cigarette aerosol into their lungs.
Bystanders can also breathe in this aerosol when
the user exhales it into the air.

•E-cigarette devices can be used to deliver
marijuana and other drugs.
For more information, go to:https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/ecigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettesfor-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html

What are E-cigarettes?
•

E-cigarettes are electronic devices that heat aliquid and produce an aerosol, or mix of small
particles in the air.

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Since this craze took off a few of years ago, schools
have seen a drastic increase in use, making it harderfor school officials to control and eliminate.
Eli told us that 42% of students have vaped within thelast 30 days and 26% of middle school students vapedin the last 30 days.
To produce the vapor, e-Cigs produce an aerosol byheating a liquid that may contain nicotine, different
flavoring and other potential harmless chemicals to
make the aerosol, which is then inhaled into the lungs
by the user.
Some of these chemicals may include THC, which is theactive chemical found in cannabis (Marijuana), making
this seemingly harmless activity very harmless to theuser.
What makes it hard to detect among students on
campus is, the e-Cig devices are small and the vapor isodorless. Students find ingenious ways to vapeundetected.
Vaping could happen anytime on campus, when thestudent believes it is safe. One favorite place to vapeis in restrooms and in stalls. It is hard to catch a student
in a stall, because school officials are not allowed to
beyond the stall door.
For these reasons’ schools are seriously consideringpurchasing Vape detectors.
There are no long-term studies that fully prove thatvaping is or could cause permanent damage, and evendeath, depending on what is being used in theflavoring, (targeted to school-age children), or
chemicals being used to create the vaper.

Some of these flavors can be very harmful to students
depending on usage and strength of the chemicals andflavors.

Some of the dangers of vaping are:•E-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is highly
addictive and can harm school-age children’s
brain development.

Nicotine affects brain
development, which
continues to age 25.
•

Some e-Cigs could contain other harmful
substances besides nicotine such as THC, and otherchemicals.

•

Vaping products trigger lung inflammation andlung tissue damage. COPD development isassociated with these effects
Vaping 'pumps' cancer-causing substances into
the lungs•

Some of the most toxic flavors are:Cinnamon. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty
Images.
• Vanilla. Vanilla also tops the toxic list, due to thefact it contains the flavoring chemical vanillin,which can be harmful when inhaled.
•

Buttered Popcorn•

Strawberry & Banana•

Creamy Flavors•

Mint (Menthol)•Complex Flavors (bustle.com)

Scans of the lugs of four patients, aged 19 to 49, showing
damage to the lungs from vaping devices. New England
Journal of Medicine•

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The chemicals found in e-cigarette liquid, known as"e-juice," may be a potential cause of popcornlung. "Popcorn lung" is the nickname forbronchiolitis obliterans. That's a condition thatdamages your lungs' smallest airways and makes
you cough and feel short of breath. It's sometimes
caused by breathing in a chemical used to flavor
microwave popcorn.

Ace of Hearts

Popcorn Lung

No Ace of Hearts today!

(Go to our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/96286297
3749303/ to view all pictures.)
VapingVibe.com

Bottom line, Vaping is not SAFE!

A final note!
Jackie Barnes in Rotary colors!

Calabash Peter “Pete” Cannon

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The Doc McKenzie’s “New Look”

Good to see you Carver!

Pineapple by

Looking good!

Good seeing you!

Great seeing you again, Doc!

Getting ready for our Oli

What, baddah me about running the meeting today?….NOT!
Will the meeting PLEASE come to order!!!!

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Our Sergeant-at-Arms introducing visitors

Time for Jackie’s HI $5

Calabash Pete embellishing PP Doc McKenzie‘s fish stories

Austin Kanamu sharing his trip report to the BIGO!!!
Calabash Pete’s Trip report

The beginning of a looong fishing story!!

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PE Keoni Ahlo Introducing our guest speaker

Guest speaker, Eli Walters going over statistics

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Eli Walker talks about vaping
PP Doc McKenzie continues with “the one that didn’t get
away!”, the 130lb Halibut

Guest Gabriel Gross
Jackie Barnes giving her HI $5

Eli Walters taking questions from club members
Sergeant-at-Arms Doc Carver introducing Calabash PeteCalabash Pete enjoying fellowship with long-time and newmembers

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Calabash Pete enjoying lunch while talking to Jackie Barnes

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