Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 6 Issue 37 – June 20th, 2019

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District Governor
Winton “Win” Schoneman“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

Hurricane Preparedness
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

June is Rotary Fellowship Month!
June is designated Rotary Fellowships Month torecognize the importance of international fellowshipand goodwill among Rotarians with similar recreationaland vocational interests, promote increased
participation in fellowship, and increase understandingof this program.

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

fellowship among members. On the international level,
the worldwide community of Rotarians includes many
who share the same interests or vocations. Rotary
Fellowships enable these members to communicate,exchange information and ideas, and to build
relationships.
The purpose of this Rotary Fellowship is to promote thesharing of ideas and new techniques for members who
enjoy the use of fabrics as an art form. It will also
promote an appreciation of quilts and fiber arts in all
cultures throughout our history.

MissionPurposeThe Global Networking Groups is a structured
program of Rotary International that comprises morethan 90 independent Rotary Fellowships and Rotarian
Action Groups. Rotary clubs foster a unique sense ofRotary – 114 Years of Service to the World!

The Rotarian Fellowship of Quilters and Fiber Artists isa group dedicated to promoting quilting and fiber arts
as an opportunity for fellowship and service. This
fellowship operates in accordance with RotaryInternational policy, but is not an agency of, or
controlled by Rotary International.
This fellowship is an avenue of providing help to thosein need, such as: tactile quilts for the blind, warm quilts

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for children who are in the care of social services
because of neglect or abuse, and quilts or fabric toys
to comfort children in countries that have experienced
war, famine or other disasters.

Within D5K
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Nahoku Ahlo – Wife and guest of PE Keoni Ahlo

Doc Carver Wilcox

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Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)

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YOU CAN NOW CONTRIBUTE ONLINE! It is easy!
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Outside D5K
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RI President: Barry Rassin
District: Win Schoneman
Asst Dist Govr: Doreen Higa
Club President: Alex Kanamu
PP: Lilette Subedi
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Alison Dela Pena
Recording Secretary: Rene Mansho
Treasurer: Kate Butts
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox
Asst Sergeant-at-Arms: Austin Kanamu

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Log on to Rotary District 5000 website,
https://www.rotaryd5000.org/• Select “Our Services” dropdown menu
• Select “Youth Services”• Select “Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation”,
https://www.hawaiirotaryyouthfoundation.org/• Select ”Donate” fill out the required information,
submit
You will receive two e-mails. One thanking you for yourcontribution, the other, your receipt.
After making your donations, which are tax deductible,
please notify your Club HRYF Chair (me) so we canrecord your donations.

The 2019 HRYF Scholarship Luncheon will be held
July 27 at the Ala Moana Hotel. We are able to havethis luncheon because of donations from two HRYF
supporters. All of the Scholarship Reps for the 2019
year are invited to attend. If any other Club members
would like to attend, the cost will be approximately$45. The Scholarship winners for Oahu (and a parent
or guardian) have been sent an email inviting them tothe luncheon.

Recognitions for the week ending June 23rd, 2019.

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Spouse’s Birthday

The Connect the Dots program allows all community
organizations to come together and put dots under acolumn of a project they enjoy doing. This way,community organizations and business can join forceson those dots that connect in their area of community
interest.
The other HI $5 was for the recent signing, this morning,of a towing contract with Koa Pancake House.
Kate Butts also gave one HI $5 and one HI $2.
The HI $5 was for PE Keoni Ahlo planning for theConnect the Dots event tonight and easing the worriesof a prospective attendee.
The HI $2 was in honor of treating Better Half, Mike toa great Mexican dinner at the Barrio Café, where they
had some great Mexican food.
Lynn Goya gave a HI $5 to set the record straight.
When Kate Butts was fined by PP Oran Spots, Lynn
realized she was not wearing her Rotary pin, so you
could say that this was a HI $5/Fine!
Derek Conselva gave a HI $5 for attending a Rotary
meeting yesterday and being able to make ourmeeting too!

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Anniversaries
ROTARY MINUTE
Some Interesting Facts About Rotary
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The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial
Scholarships is the world’s largest, privately
funded scholarship program.
Providing vitamin A supplements during polio
National Immunization Days has averted an
estimated 1.5 million childhood deaths since1998 – testimony to the “plus” in PolioPlus.
The first service project of the first Rotary clubof Chicago was installation of public toilets inthe city.

HI
Doc Carver gave a HI $5 for the privilege of telling a
joke!
President Alex Kanamu gave two HI $5s.
One to thank PE Keoni Ahlo, as President of the
Wahiawa Community Business Association, forscheduling a “Connect the Dots” event at Dots, hosting
community organizations and interested parties.

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The first Rotaract Club was formed in
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
The first women joined Rotary in 1987.
Today, more than 196,000+ women are
members of Rotary International.
Rotarians in the United States make up 28%+of all Rotarians worldwide
Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island,is an island country in Micronesia in the South
Pacific. Its nearest neighbor is Banaba Island
in Kiribati, 182 miles to the east. It has theleast amount of any Rotarians in the world,
numbering only 11.

No trip reports this week!

The State of the District, by Governor Win Schoneman
As this Rotary year moves rapidly towards its
inevitable conclusion, I wanted the opportunity toapprise you of the status of the district and some of theaccomplishments this year.
Club Growth and membership... at this time, I
anticipate a slight loss in the overall membership in the
district.
Retention: This has been one of our greatest
successes. On average we lose, across the district,
about 300 members per year. Even with thechallenges posed by mother nature on Hawaii Island
and Kauai, this year, with an emphasis on retention, youhave cut those losses by about 25% to what will likely
be slightly more than 200. Many of our clubs achieveda retention rate of over 90%. Well Done! With thedevelopment of Rotary Club continuing education
programs I am certain we can further reduce ourattrition rate.
New Members: This year we fell short in attracting
new members adding approximately 190 comparedto the average addition of 250. I am certain that withthe emphasis on attracting additional members in the
coming year we can get back on the growth path.
New Club Extension: This year we added a Satellite
Rotary Club in the Hilo area that is doing quite
well...adding about 15 new members in that location. I
encourage you to have a discussion about how a

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satellite club might add alternative meeting times andvenues that will benefit your members.
We also are well on our way to adding an issue
focused Rotary Club. The Eco Rotary Club of Kaka’ako
will focus their resources on environmental andsustainability issues for maximum impact. We have
had further discussions on how we might expand thisconcept to all islands to create a synergy in service.
Additionally, Maui Rotarians have added a Rotaract
Club at University of Hawaii Maui campus. We lookforward to working with our Rotaract partners in their
new elevated status.
The Rotary Foundation: This year our contributions to
TRF Annual Fund, to date (there is still time left), are$286,460.00... down from a high three years ago of$453,193.00. Our contributions to PolioPlus total$49,282.00... down from a high of $136,977.00. We
currently have four clubs that have achieved EREY
status. Thank you to all Rotarians who contributed to
The Rotary Foundation.
Global Grants: This year we approved nine Global
Grants across the globe with a total value of$674,090.00 and the direct or indirect participation ofalmost every club in the district. Further, we areawaiting approval of five additional projects with avalue of $336,240.00...bringing the total value of ourservice through Global Grants to over one million
dollars. It is incredible what we can do through ourcontributions to The Rotary Foundation.
District Grants: This year the combined funding of DDF
and matching funds grew our ability to serve our state
to approximately $250,000.00. We did projects inpeace, education, literacy, the environment, fighting
human trafficking and domestic violence/abuse... andso much more. We helped house families, aid theelderly, assist the handicapped and rebuild
schools. Rotarians provided life saving AED’s andRescue Tubes. You have so much to be proud of.
Our District Conference: I am happy to report that
attendance at our conference was over 250 and theconference is financially solvent. By all reports andmeasures it was a great event. Thank you to
Conference Chair Beth Hoban and her team who madeit such a huge success.
Public Image: This year we revamped our District
Website, created a membership funnel website andexpanded our social media reach. We added
ThinkTech Hawaii videos and expanded our presence
on You Tube. Thank you to Janet Scheffer and Mana
Means Communication for all the hard work.
Our review of Clubs on line showed that most clubs
have a website and social media presence but that it is
not always up to date. There are still a number of
duplicate club websites as well.
District Policy Changes: A significant policy change
enacted at this years District Conference ensures therepresentation of all counties/islands in the selection
process of future District Governors. Further, thechange eliminates the requirement that the committee
member be from a “Club of the Year”; only that the
representative be from a club that participated in the
district recognition program for the previous year. For
this year, all club Immediate Past Presidents are
eligible.

2020 Convention:
The Rotary International
Convention planning for Honolulu is well underway andwill continue to ramp up during the coming months. We
believe that this is a unique opportunity for ourmembers to experience the global reach of ourorganization. If you have not registered for theconvention yet I encourage you to do so
at https://www.riconvention.org/en/honolulu. You willneed your MyRotary login information and yourmembership number, which can be found on your
Rotarian Magazine label.
I would like to congratulate all our clubs and members
for their successes and thank this year's leadership forwalking the talk. You are the Inspiration.

Jun 27 – Joint Presidential Installations – RCs of
Mililani Sunrise and Wahiawa-Waialua
Jun 28 – Teddy’s Bigger Burgers Wahiawa
fundraiser. Teddy’s is hosting community organizations
to visit their business from 10am – 10pm to tellcustomer what your organization is all about and how
they serve within the community. In recognition of theseorganizations participating in this program, Teddy’s
will donate a percentage of their take for those 12
hours! This contribution could be put toward our Al
Wonder Christmas party. Thanks to Rene Mansho for
passing this information to us. We still need members
to sign up for a shift! See Marie Abatayo.
July 12 – CORTEVA Agriscience Sunflower Tours
Support – CORTEVA Agriscience is requesting our clubto support their upcoming Sunflower farm tour. The
event is scheduled to start at 11:00 am and end at
2:00 pm. We will provide parking assistance, assist in
selling shirts, etc. We need about 5-10 Club membersor less with support from Waialua HS Robotics Team.
More to follow.

Winton Schoneman
Rotary International
District Governor 2018-2019
District 5000 - Hawaii

Jul 27 - 2019 HRYF Scholarship Luncheon at the Ala
Moana Hotel.
Ongoing – Jack in the Box Fundraiser. Each member
will be given 10 tickets ($100) to sell.

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To Be Determined

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PE Keoni Ahlo

Today, PE Keoni Ahlo, gave us some tips on how to
prepare for a hurricane in a handout as well as verbal.
Not just preparing for one to hit us, but the possibilityof one hitting us. It may happen sometime soon, sinceduring the last two hurricane seasons, we had multiple
close calls.
Being prepared is more than protecting your house andpossessions. It also means ensuring you have the rightcoverage on your insurance policy.
The destructive force of a hurricane should never betaken lightly. These powerful storms can unleash
devastating winds, torrential rains, storm surges andother adverse weather phenomenon. These conditions
can cause extensive damage to your home andproperty. You can’t prevent a hurricane from hitting,but you can get your home prepared against the brutal
force of a hurricane.

Hurricane season in the Central Pacific region (where
Hawaii is located) runs from June 1 to November 30,
but these tropical cyclones can occur any time of theyear.
How often is Hawaii hit by a hurricane?
Hawaii has been directly hit by hurricanes only threetimes since 1950, though the region has experienced
147 tropical cyclones over the same period. The lasttime a major hurricane hit Hawaii was category4 Hurricane Iniki in 1992. Before that, the last major
storm to hit the islands was Hurricane Iwa in 1982.
Given this information, a lot of folks think Hawaii is long
overdue for a direct hit.
Before you start preparing for a hurricane, Keoni
advises us to review your insurance policies. A
homeowner’s policy is not the same as a hurricane
insurance policy. They are two separate policies. So,
make sure you have a hurricane insurance policy. If you
have rental units, make sure they are also covered, as
well as having your name on your tenant’s renter’s
insurance.
It is good practice to get a good policy way in advanceof a hurricane. Calling your insurance agent andasking for a policy after receiving notification that ahurricane will be hitting Hawaii next week, will not fly!
So, what do you need to do, after ensuring you have agood hurricane policy? Protect your dwelling and all
your stuff. Getting your dwelling prepared andprotected for the hurricane.
Here are some hints:•••
In August 2015, three category-4 hurricanes (Kilo,
Ignacio, and Jimena) were simultaneously active in theCentral Pacific region near Hawaii, a first in recorded
history.

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Make sure your policy covers the replacement
value of your home, not your property. The
only insurable items are your home andassets.
Make sure your policy covers you living in a
temporary house or apartment while yourhome is being repaired or rebuilt
Make sure that your policy covers ordinancesor laws, such as change in building codes. If
your home is not completely destroyed, wasbuilt 15-20 years ago, and you need toreplace all the electrical wiring, for example,

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it will have to be up to the current code, which
may be an additional cost
Develop a family disaster plan. Again, thisshould be done way in advance of thehurricane season. Once you come up with aplan, you can update it each year to keep it
current.
Put together a disaster survival kit should you
need to evacuate, or to sustain you, if you stayhome, until all services are restored. The kit
should include basics such as water, food, firstaid supplies, portable battery-operated
radio, clothing and blankets, emergency
supplies/tools and special items such as cash
and medication. Keep in mind, that ahurricane can knock cell towers down, leaving
us without cell phone service.
Remove loose items, such as lawn chairs,
tables, etc., and store them in a safe place. If
not, they can become missiles causing damage
to your property or your neighbor’s property
Strengthen your home by reinforcing these
critical areas:
Openings•

Windows – one way is to cover themfrom the outside with ¾” thick plywood
boards.
•Doors – If possible, install hurricaneresistant entry doors•
Garage doors – Consider installing
hurricane-resistant garage doors•
Shingles – have a roofing professional
evaluate your singles to see if you needto do anything to prevent them being
blown away
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Be quick to submit your claim. Remember, youprobably are not the only that suffereddamages to your property.
• Start the cleanup of your property and home(debris, furniture, carpets, wood flooring, etc.)
Some no DAH hurricane preparedness items:•

Flash lights and batteries for each family
member• First-aid kits
• Battery-powered radio with spare batteries• Plastic trash bags
• Film and a camera to photograph damage
for insurance claim purposes – of course withcell phone and digital cameras, you don’t
need film!
• One cooler for food and another for ice• A telephone that connects directly to the wall
jack. Portable phones won’t work without
power, and cell phones services may beoverwhelmed, if no towers were lost
• Spare eyeglasses or contact lenses
Some less no Dah items:•

Money in small bills, at least a few hundred –ATMs may be down
• Phone charger for your car’s USB cigarette
lighter• Whistles or horn
• Paper or digital photos of you and yourfamily members, including pets
• Pictures of important documents• Pictures of all your possessions, such as
furniture, clothing, jewelry, TVs, sound systems,
computers, etc.
Some things you should NOT do:
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Call your insurance agent to determine
whether coverage for your damage applies
Have repairs estimated by a reputable
contractor

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Don’t tape windows. Tape does almost no
good and it is a mess to remove
Don’t open a window away from the winddirection. Any opening can allow wind inside
your home, and the wind can shift
Don’t go near windows or glass patio doors
during the storm
Don’t use candles for light if the power goesout. The danger of fire is too great.
Don’t use charcoal or gas grills to cook indoors– NO DAAAAHHHH!
Don’t let your pets out after the storm without
a leash. With landmark gone, they may getlost or encounter displaced wild animals
Don’t sightsee in damaged neighborhoods
Don’t bring guns, alcohol or pets to a public
shelter. Some shelters do allow pets. Find out
which ones do.

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Wahiawa-Waialua••Don’t touch metal fences after a storm. They
could be douching down power lines
Use commonsense!

Ace of Hearts

Dr. Lynn Goya glad to be here!

No Ace of Hearts today.

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

Dr. Kool Wilcox

Club fellowship

The meeting room

Kate Butts getting lunch

Another great Marian’s Catering meal

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Sign in Table

Future HI $5s

Kate Butts, Dr. Lynn Goya, and PP Oran Spots with agreat lunch

PE Keoni Ahlo and Kate Abatayo

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Jackie Barns getting lunch

PP Doc McKenzie checking inSargant-at-Arms Cap

Derek Conselva with a straight face!

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What Baddah YOU?!
President Alex running the meeting

Pineapple byMadam Secretary Alison Kanamu

Doc Carver telling us one of his story’s

Kate Butts with her HI $5

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Derek Conselva giving his HI $5

PE Keoni Ahlo telling us about the Connect the Dots
event at Dots

Doc Lynn Goya with her HI $5/FinePP Oran Spots with a Public Service Announcement

Nahoku providing additional information on hurricane
coverage

PE Keoni providing guidelines for hurricane preps
President Alex getting ready for his HI $5

Nahoku listening to Keoni advice
PE Keoni Ahlo and Best Half, Nahoku

Hurricane preparedness

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Doc Carver – “I got a story to tell!”

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