Vol 12 Issue 12 – January 18th, 2024

Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

The Pineapple ClubThe Hulali“The Reflector”
Charted on March 9th, 1937

“Making a Difference in Hawai’i”

Mark Merriam

Marie Abatayo

The strength of our Club lies in its members"One restored or newly created hope at a time."
RI President Gordon R. McInally

January is Rotary International Vocational
Service Month
The role of members is to conduct themselves and theirbusinesses in accordance with Rotary principles, andsupport the Vocational Service projects that the club has
developed. During January, Rotarians are encouragedto focus on this important avenue of Rotary service.
As part of Rotary's guiding principles and the Avenuesof Service, Vocational Service calls on Rotarians toempower others by using their unique skills andexpertise to address community needs and help others
discover new professional opportunities and interests.

For those who exemplify Vocational Service, Rotary has
a Vocational Service Award. This award is presented
annually to someone in the community who has
exemplified outstanding. professional achievement
while maintaining very high ethical standards.

Rotary has Rotary has designated January asVocational Service Month. The Object of Rotary is aphilosophical statement of Rotary's purpose and theresponsibilities of Rotarians.

Rotary – 118 Years of Service to the World!

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Takasaki Symphony RC!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

The Object of Rotary is a philosophical statement ofRotary’s purpose and the responsibilities of Rotarians.
The concept of vocational service is rooted in theSecond Object, which calls on Rotarians to “encourageand foster”:
Those objectives are:
•To encourage and foster high ethical standards inbusiness and professions, to recognise theworthiness of all useful occupations, to dignify theRotarian's occupation as an opportunity to servesociety.

•To apply the ideal of service in personal, businessand community life.

•To advance international understanding andgoodwill, and peace through a world fellowship ofbusinessmen and professional men and womenunited in the ideal of service.
Paul Harris wrote: "Each Rotarian is a connecting link
between the idealism of Rotary and their trade orprofession".
Vocational Service is the way Rotary fosters andsupports the application of the Ideal of Service to thepursuit of all vocations.
It is the shared responsibility of both the Rotary Cluband its members. (From District 7080 website)2024-25 Annual Theme Revealed

PledgeRI President-elect PE Stephanie Urchick

Rotary International President-elect Stephanie
Urchick announced the 2024-25 theme, The Magic ofRotary, at the International Assembly on 8 January.

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RI President: Gordon R. McInallyDistrict: Mark Merriam
Asst. Dist. Govt: Joshua Laguana
Club President: Mari Abatayo
IPP: Marie Abatayo
President Elect: OpenSecretary: Mark Anthony Clemente
Treasurer: Cross CrabbeClub Trainer: PP Doc Bill McKenzie &Marie Abatayo
Program/Speakers :PP Doc Bill McKenzie &PP Geoff HorvathMembership:
Foundation: PP Doc Bill McKenzie, Chris
Compisano

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Urchick went on to say, “Don’t misunderstand me – weare not going to end polio or bring peace to the world
by waving a wand and saying some funny words,”
Urchick told incoming district governors at the RotaryInternational Assembly on 8 January. “It’s up to you. You
create the magic with every project completed, everydollar donated, and every new member.”
The assembly is Rotary’s annual learning event forincoming governors and leaders. Urchick, a member ofthe Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA,called on members to use the magic of Rotary torecognize and amplify the organization’s power to save
lives. She also called on them to make their Rotary clubs“simply irresistible.”
Club Service: Marie Abatayo
Community Service: Derek Conselva, Pat
CompisanoIntnl Service: PP Doc Bill McKenzie
Youth Services: PP Geoff Horvath
Vocational Service: Derek Conselva - PP
Geoff HorvathPublic Relations: Rene Mansho
Sergeant at Arms: PP Geoff HorvathFundraising: Marie Abatayo
PP Doc Bill McKenzie,
PP Geoff Horvath
HRYF: PP Geoff HorvathSocial Media: Arthur Hughes
Newsletter: PP Geoff Horvath

2024 HRYF Program

ROTARY MINUTE
Rotary Partners with United Nations toFocus on Waterways

A new collaboration with the United Nations
Environment Program empowers Rotary members toclean up, protect, and monitor their local waterways.
The strategic partnership aligns with both the UN’s
Sustainable Development Goals and Rotary’s
environment area of focus.
The partnership “brings together Rotary’s communitybased solutions and UNEP’s technical expertise,” RI
President-elect Stephanie Urchick said when announcing
the partnership on 10 January. She spoke at Rotary’s
International Assembly, the organization’s gathering ofincoming district governors.
At the center of the partnership is a program enabling
Rotary and Rotaract clubs to make commitments to thehealthof
theirownnearbywaterways.
Called Community Action for Fresh Water, theprogram will encourage clubs to organize river cleanupdays, raise awareness in their communities about theimportance of healthy waterways, conduct basic water
quality tests, and report their findings.

The 2024 HRYF season has started!
As listed below, the deadline for student’s to submitting
their applications is February 1st, so we should start
receiving applications from students in our area,
The 2024 RCWW’s HRYF Interview Panel will President
Marie Abatayo, PP Doc McKenzie, Chris Compisano,Mark Anthony Clemente, and PP Geoff Horvath,Moderator.
To be panel members, all must complete a backgroundcheck and attend formal Youth Protection training.
All Rotarians and guests/visitors that will be interactingwith children and high school students must completebackground check (good for 2 years) and attend one
formal Youth Protection training. This requirement is a RI
and Rotary District 5000 Requirement. The YouthProtection Guide can be found at the Rotary District
5000 web page at:https://www.rotaryd5000.org/sitepage/youthservices. Select Subpage, “RI Youth Protection Guide.”This guide is there to protect you, the student, and RI.
The cost for the background check is $21.75 which will
be reimbursed by the Club. If students and parents
agree, Chris has graciously offered his conference room
(where we meet on Thursdays), to hold our interviews.
February 1st, HRYF Student Application deadline.
February 3rd – HRYF Interviewing Technique Training –9:00-19:00 am
Recognitions for November January 7, 2023 to January
20th, 2024

Derek Conselva celebrated his birthday on January
23rd. Happy Braddah Derek!
Mischa Pacada celebrated her birthday on February
13! Happy Birthday Sistah Mischa!

Spouses’

Vocational Service
The concept of vocational service is rooted in the second
object, which calls on Rotarians to encourage and foster:High ethical standards in business and professions. The
recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations.
The dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as anopportunity to serve society. (RID 7030, Mar 20, 2022)

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
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Through our Rotary District 5000 Foundation, a relief
fund has been established. Foundation President Dave
Hamil and Treasurer Sharon Amano will handle all
donations. A committee will be organized shortly to findthe greatest needs for distribution of monies. A single
fund will be the most helpful over time to provide themost significant benefits.
Please consider donating to this special fund, Maui Fires
Relief Fund.
Mahalo to the Rotary Club of Waikiki for collecting
monies at their lunch meeting today. These are the firstcontributions to the fund.
Please also widely share this opportunity to help.
Stay safe, take care and mahalo for creating hope.
Mark Merriam, District Governor
Rotary District 5000, Hawaii, USAIn honor of Black History Month, February

Thurgood Marshall, first African American U.S. Supreme Court
Justice

District 5000 GovernorMark MerriamMaui No Ka Oi

Thoroughgood MarshallThoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall was an American
civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associatejustice of the Supreme Court of the United States from1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first
African-American justice.

August 9, 2023 was a tragic day for our Rotarians,
families and friends on the Island of Maui. The fires
across the island have changed lives forever. Truly
devastating. Our sympathy, thoughts and prayers arewith everyone impacted.
As people of action, we can take immediate action. As
we come together to recover and rebuild, we need tosupport each other. We need to Create Hope for Maui.

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President Yoshio Onagaki

Tonight, we had our second Zoom Meeting with ourSister Club, Takasaki Symphony RC! It was anothergreat evening of fellowship and exchanging
information and getting to know each other better.

TBA

President Thomas Jefferson

President Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman,
diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding
Father who served as the president of the United Statesfrom 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of theDeclaration of Independence.

Who was first a newspaper reporter, in Denver,
before becoming Rotary President?

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With our Sister Club, Takasaki
Symphony RC!
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President Yoshio Onogaki-Sama opened the meetingwith warm greetings to us, then shared some commentswith us.
“Everyone Aloha! Nice to see you again on Zoom. We
are sorry to hear that President Abatayo is ill. We hopethat her illness will be cured soon.
We encountered strong earthquakes on New Year’sday. The maximum earthquake intensity was 7, witha magnitude of 7.6.
We named it The Noto Peninsula earthquake in Isikawa
prefecture, Japan. In that place, many people died,about 230 people. Many houses and otherinfrastructure collapsed. Takasaki is about 200km
away from the epicenter of Noto peninsula Therefore,
we suffered no damage at all.”
We discussed the proposed visit in April, which waspostponed until the summer. We were all disappointed
with this news, but are looking forward to the summer!
They will be more than happy to receive suggestionsfrom us, regarding our visit. In an email below fromPresident Onogak-Samai, it is suggested that we plan
our visit in the Fall, September sometime, since theweather is much nicer than. So, we will start planning fora Fall visit to our Sister Club. The only sadness isPresident Onogak-Samai will not be president then.
Soon after President Onogak-Samai’s opening remarks,
we discussed possible support for the recent earth
quake on the coast, near Takasaki. They told us thatthey did feel some tremors, but nothing serious. If wecan assist in anyway, we will. There are 6 Rotary Clubs
from the Takasaki area assisting District 2610 insupport to the victims.
In an email from Hiroshi Nishino-San, she told theycorresponded with Kaga-Hyakumangoku R.C. in District
2610, Ishikawa prefecture. They sent many members,
who are professional Geishas, in Tokyo, Osaka etc., fordonations. They raise contributions by performingclassic Japanese dance and music. Six Rotary Clubs inTakasaki have decided to collaborate with KHRC. Theyare about to start collecting donations. Donations cannever be too late, because they will need assistance fora long time.
In an email from Toyoizumi Kimiyo-San, she said she
enjoyed a New Year concert at the Takasaki art theateron January 1st. She said that, after that, the strong
earthquake occurred, without any damage. All theirmembers were all fine.
With that, we ended our meeting. We thank theTakasaki Symphony RC for their kindness and patience
with our visit planning. We are becoming close as afamily. We are looking forward to our next Zoom
meeting!
I received the following correspondence from President
Yoshio Onogaki-Sama, after our meeting. “We werevery happy to see you on Zoom. Summer in Japan is avery harsh season, because it is very hot and humid.
Please visit Japan during the fall season. Autumn is awonderful season. If you can be possible.”

Meeting Schedule
Meetings are In-person and are subject to change.
Feb 15 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School
Feb 29 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School? 5th Thurs
Mar 7 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School
Mar 21 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School
Apr 4 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School
Apr 18 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School
May 2 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School
May 16 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School
May 30 – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Ho’Ala School?

Who was first a newspaper reporter, in Denver,
before becoming Rotary President? Paul Harris!

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Around the Club in Photos!
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PP Geoff presenting to the Club

Chris Compisano with his HI $20

PP Doc McKenzie and Chris Compisano

A happy Cross CrabbeClub Secretary, Mark Anthony Clemente
Taking meeting minutes

PP Doc McKenzie and Rene Mansho

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PP Doc McKenzie, Rene Mansho and Cross Crabbe
enjoying fellowship

PP Doc McKenzie, Rene Mansho, Cross Crabbe, Chris
Compisano, and Mark Anthony Clemente in deep
fellowship

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