Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 8 Issue 21 – March 18th, 2021

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

Club President
Keoni Ahlo

The strength of our Club lies in its members“Rotary is not just a club that you join; it is aninvitation to endless opportunities.”
RI President Holger KnaackMarch is Rotary Clean Water andSanitation Month

World Water Day“Valuing Water”
On December 1992, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/47/193 by which
22 March of each year was declared World Day forWater. In 1993, the first World Water Day wasobserved.

World Water Day is an annual UN observance day(22 March) that highlights the importance offreshwater. The day is used to advocate for thesustainable management of freshwater resources. The
theme of each day focuses on topics relevant to cleanwater, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which is in linewith the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6.
World Water Day, 22 March 2021, is about whatwater means to people, its true value and how we canRotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

Wahiawa
General Hospital Update
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

better protect this vital resource. Your voice will help
shape the forthcoming World Water Day campaign,leading up to 22 March 2021. And your conversations
will inform a report about what water means to people
around the world.

The importance of waterWorld Water Day, held on 22 March every year since
1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater.
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awarenessof the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water.
It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. Acore focus of World Water Day is to support theachievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: waterand sanitation for all by 2030.

Valuing water
Today, water is under extreme threat from a growing
population, increasing demands of agriculture andindustry, and the worsening impacts of climate change.
As societies balance the demands on water resources,
many people’s interests are not being taken into account.

The Rotary Club of
Wahiawa-Waialua

This year´s theme World Water Day is about what watermeans to people, it's true value and how we can better
protect this vital resource. The value of water is about much
more than its price – water has enormous and complex
value for our households, culture, health, education,economics and the integrity of our natural environment. If
we overlook any of these values, we risk mismanaging thisfinite, irreplaceable resource.

•Extreme weather has caused more than 90% ofmajor disasters over the last decade.

•By 2040, global energy demand is projected toincrease by over 25% and water demand isexpected to increase by more than 50%.

Did you know?

Meet our 2021-22 Rotary International President,Shekhar Mehta!

•Today, 1 in 3 people live without safe drinkingwater.

•By 2050, up to 5.7 billion people could be livingin areas where water is scarce for at least one
month a year.

•Climate-resilient water supply and sanitation could
save the lives of more than 360,000 infants everyyear.
Shekhar Mehta, President Elect•If we limit global warming to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, we could cut climate-induced
water stress by up to 50%.

RI President: Holger KnaackDistrict: Naomi Masuno
Asst. Dist. Govt: Wesley Mun
Club President: Keoni Ahlo
PP: Alex Kanamu
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Vacant
Recording Secretary: Kate Butts
Treasurer: Paulette Kitchell
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox

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2021-22 ThemePresident 2021-22 Shekhar Mehta, of the Rotary
Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India,
is the President of Rotary International for 202122. Mehta acknowledges that current membership
trends are a challenge and says that membershipdevelopment should be Rotary’s highest priority.
He believes that focusing on regional plans,
successfully transitioning Rotaractors into Rotary
clubs, and increasing diversity and female

Agsaldamembers could yield a 5 percent net growth inmembership each year.
“A major brainstorming is needed to find effective
solutions suited to different areas of the world,”
says Mehta. He adds that regional ethos andculture have to be considered to find localized
solutions, as “one size does not fit all.” He believes
Rotary can extend to new geographical areas andcountries.
As a strong proponent of Rotary’s strategic plan,
Mehta says he will encourage clubs to use actionplans and reinforce the core values of Rotary.
Mehta says Rotary needs to become more
contemporary and adaptable by focusing on
partnerships with governments and corporations,
expanding partnerships with organizations thatspecialize in Rotary’s areas of focus, and investingin technology.
Mehta, an accountant, is chair of the Skyline
Group, a real estate development company hefounded. He is also a director of Operation
Eyesight Universal (India), a Canada-basedorganization.
Mehta has been actively involved in disasterresponse and is a trustee of ShelterBox, UK. Afterthe 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, he helped build
nearly 500 homes for families affected by thedisaster.
Mehta pioneered a program that has performed
more than 1,500 life-changing heart surgeries inSouth Asia. He is also the architect of the TEACH
Program, which promotes literacy throughout India
and has reached thousands of schools.
A Rotary member since 1984, Mehta has served
Rotary as director, member or chair of several
committees, zone coordinator, training leader,
member of The Rotary Foundation Cadre ofTechnical Advisers, and district governor. He is also
the chair of Rotary Foundation (India).
Mehta has received Rotary’s Service Above Self
Award and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for
Meritorious Service and Distinguished ServiceAwards.
He and his wife, Rashi, are Major Donors andmembers of the Bequest Society.

PP Geoff HorvathAaron Agsalda – Reflection – Aaron has a strong
desire to get the word out about our Rotary Club andall we do in the community, as well as other community
organizations. He has a desire to connect with othercommunity organizations to make our community abetter place in which to live and serve. He is thankful
for the opportunity to serve.

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Brian Cunningham, CEO, Wahiawa General Hospital- Guest of the Club.

Why we support our Foundation
Every minute of every day someone’s life is being
improved by our Rotary Foundation. Rotary clubs on
every continent are working to improve the living

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conditions and health of their fellow citizens. Rotarians
like you and me can make a difference by continually
supporting our Foundation and the Annual Fund. AsRotarians we determine where funds are allocatedthrough District Designated Funds, which we can use for
local or international projects. When we contribute toour Foundation we are promoting worldwide Peace andUnderstanding.

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
We will be holding the final 2021 HYRF interviews on
Saturday, March 27th, via Zoom. This will be the firsttime in-person interviews will be held! The Panel ismade up of Rotarians from the 4 major islands.
Recognitions for the week ending March 21, 2021@*#$! Fines @*#$!

No fines“When you no longer burn with love,others will die of the cold.”—St. Vincent de Paul

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Spouses’St. Vincent de Paul

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Anniversaries

Vincent de Paul (24 April 1581 – 27 September1660) commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul wasa French Catholic priest who dedicated himself toserving the poor. In 1622 Vincent was appointed achaplain to the galleys and ministered to galley slaves.

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ROTARY MINUTE

Rotary’s CausesHI

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In addition to Rotary’s corporate dedicatin to theeradicatin of polio, we have identified six key earasof focus to maximize our impact in the world. Theseareas encompass some of the Worlds most cirticalwidespread huminaitarian needs. These six focus areas
are:
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Peace and Conflict Prevention and Resolution
Disease Prevention and Treatment
Water and Sanitation
Meternal and Child Health••

Basic Educatoin and Literacy
Economic and Community Development“To thrive in life you need threebones
A wishbone
A backbone
And a funny bone.”
Reba McEntire

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Reba McEntire

April 1 – Cathy Nearman – Community Outreach
Coordinator – Legacy of Life Hawaii
April 8 – Brett Morey – Surfers Unit Rotarians
Fellowship
April 15 Roger Breisch – Suicide Prevent Hotline
April 22 – Board Meetings

Mar 27 – Tree planting at Gunstock Ranch, North
Shore, around 12:00 pm 0 4:00 pm. See Kate Butts
for more information. Liability forms must be turned inby March 24th. Kate has the forms if you need one.
April 24 – “Ridge (Mauka) to Reef (Makai)”Rotarians at Work Day, Waialua, near PP Doc
McKenzie’s home. Bring a dish to share with members.
Bar-B-Q – See Kate Butts for more information.

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Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or known
simply by her first name, Reba, is an American country
singer, songwriter, and actress. She began her careerin the music industry as a high school student singing in
the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows withher siblings, and at rodeos.

During the prohibition in the U.S., vineyard
owners produced solid concentrated grape juice thatwas called?

Wahiawa General Hospital Update

Brian Cunningham

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

Brian is a skilled healthcare professional, and possesses
more than three decades of hands-on clinical,operational, financial and strategic leadershipexperience and has demonstrated numerous
healthcare service excellence accomplishments. Hismonumental efforts brought Wahiawa General out of
the red into the black, and made a complete turnaround of the hospital.

satisfy CDC requirements. To meet the requirement
and to support other hospitals and partners, they had
to create a COVID isolation unit, mainly for nursing
homes, which was a big concern for WGH. After setting
up the COVID isolation unit, Brian was confident that
WGH would be able to meet the requirements forproviding care to the vulnerable. The unit was sosuccessful that it saved 100 patients in a 6-month
period!

COVID Isolation Unit

Today, Brian gave us an informed update on Wahiawa
General Hospital. He started off by providing an
update on WGH’s COVID-19 efforts.

Wahiawa General Hospital andCOVID-19

Brain told us that one Saturday night, they received anemergency call form a nursing home where 15 patientswere tested positive for COVID. Brain got the wheelsin motion and within that evening, they transported
these 15 patients to the COVID isolation unit.
In addition to the hospital being COVID complaint,
Brian had to consider Wahiawa’s Nursing andRehabilitation Center with 115 patients in this longterm care facility.
As of now, Wahiawa General Hospital is NOT ascheduled COVID-19 testing location and will only test
for COVID-19 in an emergency situation.
With the shortage of doctors, some retiring, others
moving to downtown medical facilities, Brian had tofigure a way to keep WGH relevant. His solution wasto form partnerships with other medical facilities.

“COVID is all about risk!”
At the start of the pandemic, Brian told us that WGH
had challenges on how they were going to implement
all the strict COVID-19 requirements implemented by
the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Added to thesechallenges, he and WGH were concerned with theircommunity and local business. How would they beaffected by the pandemic, since WGH was animportant part of our community. Brian couldn’t imagine
how they could make it and survive during thepandemic.
There were specific types of challenges such aspurchasing unique types of medical equipment toRotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

Some of the WGH staff

Having specialists visiting WGH once or twice a week,
allowed local residents, from Wahiawa and the North
Shore to schedule appointments, so they wouldn’t haveto go downtown. This program is successful and isassisting Wahiawa financially. So far, Brian has
formed partnerships with some nursing homes, Kaiserand Queens. Taking some patients from Kaiser, freeing
up beds and giving up 20-31 beds to Queens, againto free up beds to support COVID down there.
Brian and WGH value their community and support it
economically, by patronizing local businesses, such as
Teaspresso, allowing the hospital and community to be
more sustainable.
We are very thankful for WGH. They are the only
hospital in the Wahiawa-North Shore community, thedifference between life and death, and Brian iscommitted to providing the best possible services to ourcommunities.

During the prohibition in the U.S., vineyard
owners produced solid concentrated grape juice thatwas called "grape bricks".

WGH Need Our Support!
The community of Wahiawa continues to face theongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. To meetthis threat and support those on the front lines, wecontinue preparing our facility as well as purchasing
the equipment and supplies needed to care for our sick,elderly, and most vulnerable populations.
We are kindly asking for YOUR help and support!

Please Donate

In order not to go to jail, they had to make sure thatgrapes weren't used to make wine. That's why thebricks were sold with a notice on them that said after
the brick was dissolved in water, the solution shouldn't
be kept in a dark cool place for 21 days.

Please consider making an online donation by clicking
our hospital support link. Your giving will support ourefforts during these difficult times.
WGH sends out a BIG Mahalo to all those who havealready donated. They are grateful for all yourdonations and support provided during these
unprecedented times.

2021 Updated Meeting Schedule(Thursday, Hawaii Standard TimeandTime

March 25 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
April 1 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
April 8 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
April 15 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
April 22 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
April 29 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/91954669065?pwd=d1dHTGwzUkJYVDhaWGNwRlQ3zddTUFmdz09

Answer to the Quiz of the Week. Grape bricks

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A grapebrick wasasolidchunkof
dehydrated grape juice and pulp costing a couple ofbucks that would be dissolved into a gallon of water.
Its box carried very dire warnings not to leave it toolong in water because it could cause fermentation andcreate….Wine!!

The 2027 Rotary InternationalConvention!

Coming to a city near us! Yikes it is our City!!!!

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

PP Geoff HorvathPaulette Fukumoto masked
President Keoni Masked

Our hard working Kate Butts

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Guest Speaker, Brian Cunningham, CEO WGH

The TeamPP Doc McKenzie

Aaron Agsalda

Paulette’s Boutique

The Team and Guest Speaker

Paulette – Working meeting!
Brian Cunningham

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