Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 7 Issue 39 – June 18th, 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

Classification Talk
Paulette FukumotoService Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff HorvathJune is Rotary Fellowships Month!
Rotary Fellowships Month - June is designated as“Rotary Fellowships Month” by the RI Board torecognize the importance of international fellowshipand good will among Rotarians with similar
recreational interests, vocations, and health andmedical issue-oriented interests, to promote increased
participation in fellowships and increase understandingof this program. The RI Board encourages fellowships
groups to highlight activities through projects, activities,
and events in celebration of “Rotary Fellowships
Month” in June.

How Rotary Fellowships Operate
Each Fellowship is officially recognized by the RI Boardof Directors, but operates independently of RotaryInternational, with its own rules, dues requirements, andadministrative structure.
Membership in fellowships is open to Rotarians, spousesof Rotarians and Rotaractors.
Each fellowship must maintain a membership baserepresenting at least three different countries.
Each fellowship elects at least three officers to oversee
the group’s operations.
Fellowships are expected to facilitate communication
amongst their members and to maintain regularcommunication with Rotary International.

Police and Law Enforcement Fellowship

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The Police/Law Enforcement Professionals Fellowshipof Rotarians was inaugurated by Rotary Internationalin October, 1994. The Founding Executive Committee
consisted of Sergeant Geoffrey Little, Rotary Club of(then) Wollstonecraft, Sydney, Australia, Sheriff Mike
Milas, Rotary Club of Port Washington, Wisconsin,
USA, and Sergeant Robert Schottlander, Rotary Clubof Fonthill, Ontario, Canada.
At the time, the Fellowship grew to in excess of one
hundred correspondents.
The Fellowship looks forward to your "Expression ofInterest" either in the form of a letter, fax or email andis open to all Rotarian Serving and Former Serving
Members of Police and Law Enforcement, including
those who have been accorded ‘Honorary
Membership’ of a Rotary Club; are the recipients of a
'Paul Harris Fellowship' or have served as a member ofa Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team from anywherein the world to anywhere in the world.
As a Rotarian, Honorary Rotarian, Paul Harris
Fellowship Recipient or existing or Past GSE Team
Member, you are already a 'Nominal Member' of
Polepfor. 'Associate' Membership is open to the'Friends of Polepfor'.
The Objectives of the Fellowship are to promote thefraternal ties which exist within Police and Law

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Enforcement, and to engage in Professional andCultural exchanges, with a view to enhancing the workof Rotary and Police and Law Enforcement, locally,nationally and internationally.
The Fellowship continues to promote the ethic of"Service Above Self"' through the concept of'Community Based Policing' and Vocational Excellence.
The Vocation of Police and Law Enforcement is world
wide, diverse, and covers a wide spectrum ofrespective duties and responsibilities. Professional
interaction is limitless and should be looked upon as
another weapon in the international armory of Law
Enforcement. Polepfor supports the work of INTERPOL,
United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, and other
National and International Law Enforcement Agencies.

PP Geoff Horvath

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Within D5K
PDG Roz Cooper (2005-06) – RC of Metro Honolulu
PDG Del Green (2015-16) – RC of Downtown
Honolulu

PE Keoni Ahlo
RI President: Mark Daniel MaloneyDistrict: Eric Kaler
Asst. Dist. Govt: 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
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Aaron Agsalda – Guest of President Alex
Paulette Fukumoto – Guest of President Alex

Recognitions for the week ending June 21, 2020.

“With your help, we can make lives betterin your community and around the world”
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Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)

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.
He in the construction industry. If there are any
objections, 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.

HRYF held its annual board and membership meeting.
One of the outcomes of the meeting is the formation of
a committee to improve the process of the entire HRYF
program, to include submission and selection criterion.
More will come out later. There were 32 Trustees,
Board members, and Rotary Club Presidents, Area
Coordinators, and Club HRYF Chairs participating fromall islands!
Aaron “Kaleo” Agsalda

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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's
company philosophy: “We treat our clients as we would
our friends, and every property and transaction as wewould our own.”

Paulette Fukumoto

We have another prospective member, Paulette
Fukumoto, being proposed as a member. Paulette
was our guest speaker, so if you didn’t make themeeting, read below!
This is the last notice.

while driving on the freeway, which cost him a fine of$370! Now another $80 to get into his truck. It was an
expensive week!
Alex felt that the supervisor needed a break, so told
him he would not charge him. The boss asked Alex if
he liked pineapple, and was rewarded with a few
pines. Alex offered these virtual pineapples to our
PDGs!
Jackie Barnes gave a HI $5 finishing up her drainage
project and is still in the process of looking for work.
She had her resume accepted by a prospective
employer, so hopes she will get a call!
PE Keoni Ahlo gave a HI $5 for the Father’s Day event
his family has planned. They will be staying in Waikiki
to experience Waikiki the way it was years ago, notmuch tourists or people!
Hope that’s all!

HI
Virtual HI $5s!
Doc Carver Wilcox gave a HI $5 to related the “Sagaof the Swarming Bees!” He recently won the battle of
the Bees this past week. The swarm of bees found theirway into his home! They were so well entrenched thatthey had a honeycomb in the wall. They had to drill
into the wall to smoke then out, then vacuumed themout. It took 4 days to finally overcome them. The bee
guy captured the bees and relocated them to a safe
location.
PDG Del Green gave a HI $5 on a recent motion by RI
giving us an opportunity to host the RI Convention in
Hawaii again in 2027, 28, or 29.
Kate Butts gave a HI $5 for Austin Kananmu’s
assistance in driving hubby, Mike, around to get parts
to get his vintage Mustang up and running and is on theauction block starting at $30K!
DG Roz Cooper gave a Hi $5 for the great joke PP
Geoff Horvath told!
Both Aaron Agsalda and Paulette Fukumoto give HI$5s receiving the call to give back to their community.
Joining Rotary and our club will allow them to do that.
Both are originally from Wahiawa.
President Alex said one of his boys received a call toassist one of the Dole Packing Plant supervisors get into
his truck. He had locked himself out and needed tomake rounds of the fields. The supervisor was told that
it would cost $80 for the tow. But, it was Alex who
actually showed up to get into the truck. The
supervisor’s boss commented that this was not thesupervisor’s week snice he was caught using his cell

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You can’t shine like a diamond if you are not willing
to be cut like a diamond! Eric Thomas

Eric Thomas

Eric Thomas, Ph. D., is a critically acclaimed author,
World-renowned speaker, educator, pastor, andaudible.com Audie Awards Finalist. ET, as he is better
known, has taken the world by storm, with his creative,
common-sense approach to living a successful,
satisfying professional and personal life.

ROTARY MINUTE
Opportunities for Fellowship
Most Rotarians are successful professional and businessexecutives because they hear opportunities knock andtake advantage of them. Once a week the opportunity
for Rotary fellowship occurs at each club meeting, but
not all members hear it knocking.
The weekly club meeting is a special privilege ofRotary membership. It provides the occasion to visit withfellow members, to meet visitors you have not known
before, and to share your personal friendship withother members.
Rotary clubs which have a reputation of being "friendly
clubs" usually follow a few simple steps: First, members
are encouraged to sit in a different seat or at adifferent table each week. Second, Rotarians are
urged to sit with a member they may not know as wellas their long-time personal friends. Third, members
invite new members or visitors to join their table just by
saying: "Come join us, we have an empty chair at thistable."
Fourth, members share the conversation around thetable rather than merely eating in silence or talking
privately to the person next to them. Fifth, Rotarians
make a special point of trying to get acquainted withall members of the club by seeking out those they may
not know.
When Rotarians follow these five easy steps, anentirely new oppor1tunity for fellowship knocks eachweek. Soon Rotarians realize that warm and personal
friendship is the cornerstone of every great Rotary
club.

to our partners in Hawai’i Island. They are now above
40% since the start Update Leave and many rural
households have finally received their Census packets.
The next goal is to get to 60% Self-Response.

No correspondence.

@*#$! Fines @*#$!

No fines

TBD

Census Hawaii Update provided by Sharen L. Truex
Nakashima, Partnership Specialist Honolulu, Los
Angeles Regional Census Center, U.S. Census
Bureau, Results as of the week ending June 18,
2020.
National Self-Response
Hawaii Self-Response
61.5%
57.3%
th
2020 Census Response Rate (June 18 , 2020)
Ranking by County
Honolulu – 63.8%
Kauai – 47.6%
Maui – 47.5% (Lanai, Molokai)
Hawaii – 41.6 %Kalawao – 6.0% - (Kalaupapa/Makanalua Peninsula)
We are pleased to inform you that the delivery ofCensus packets to rural areas is almost complete acrossthe State of Hawai'i and the nation. We are grateful
to our operation and field staff for all their hard work.
We are seeing improvements in our self-response
numbers and we would like to give a special shout-out

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June – Club President’s Installation - TBD
July 16 – Club HRYF Scholar Celebration (Zoom)
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 two
options give you more information and will allow you
to sign up. These two links are, www.BBH.org andwww.BBHdonor.org. May be cancelled.
Nov 28 – Rotary plants Trees at the Gunstock Ranch,Laie.
We will be planting around 5,000 trees on 10 acresof land. Rotary District 5000 is looking for 200
volunteers (3 sessions, 2,000 trees each). Pleasereserve the date in your calendars to attend and help
with traffic control and parking. We will be working inthree shifts. The three parking shifts are:
8:00 – 10:00 am

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10:00 am – 12:00 pm
12:00 – 2:00 pm
If you have any questions, please see Kate Butts.
What was the worst year for pizza eaters?

The American Business Women’s
Association (ABWA)“Be the Heroine of Your Life” in theAmerican Business Women’s Association

It is time to pay membership dues for 202021. Payment is reduced this year as D5000 is waiving
our Club fee. Payments are due to RCWW by June
25. If anyone would like a Square invoice contact Kate
Butts at: rcwwhawaii@gmail.com.

“Fellowship is wonderful; it illuminates
life’s pathway, spreads good cheer, and isworth high price.”-Rotary Founder Paul Harris

Paul Harris

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Paulette Kitchell Fukumoto

Today, we had our bright and enthusiastic member-tobe, Paulette Kitchell Fukumoto, President of theAmerican Business Women’s Association and
Director of Miss Honolulu and Miss Ala Moana
Preliminary Pageant speak to us.
Paulette is a Wahiawa girl and a Leilehua HS grad.
As president of ABWA, she travels all over the US.
Whereever she goes, she wants to tell people about
her hometown, Wahiawa, so more of the mainlandfolks know where we are and the uniqueness of
Wahiawa.
Many of the original members of the Hawaii ABWA
are still active and provide guidance and support tothe association.
Paulette told us that ABWA helped her with public
speaking, through mentorship of the original members.
Hawaii ABWA, encourages and assists women desiring
to start a business. They provide the guidance andcontinue to provide direction until the business is up andrunning. To do this, the provide one-on-one support,
holding hands until the new business owner is
comfortable and established in her business.
Now a bit more about ABWA
The American Business Women’s Association is anational professional association for women,established by Kansas City businessman, Hilary Bufton,

Jr. On Sept. 22, 1949, Mr. Bufton and three Kansas
City businesswomen incorporated the American
Business Women’s Association. It celebrated its 71stbirthday this year!
On September 22, 1949, Shirley Cupp, Irma Beisel,Frances Stuckey and Mr. Hilary Bufton Jr. met in acoffee shop in downtown Kansas City to incorporate
the American Business Women’s Association at a time
when it was considered socially unacceptable forwomen to pursue a full-time career, have a girls nightout or even join an association.
A statement made by Mr. Bufton in the early 50s
summarizes ABWA’s impact on societal norms: “In many
ways, the first generation of ABWA members were thebreaking tradition…Without even knowing it, I guessthey were paving the way for today’s women.”•

The American Cities Business Journal. ACBJ hosts Biz
Mentoring Monday Event in 43 different cities in the
U.S. The event attracts more than 10,000 women
nationwide each year. As an ABWA, you are eligible
for a discounted registration.

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A member of the Small Business Saturday Coalition
sponsored by American Express and Women Impacting
Public Policy. Small Business Saturday promotes“shopping small.” Small Business Saturday, the first
Saturday following the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Starr Women’s Hall of Fame (Kansas City Based)recognizes women from the Kansas City area for theircontributions to the community.

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The American Business Women’s Foundation (ABWF)
whose purpose is to educate women about issues andopportunities impacting parity in the workplace.
ABWA Arrives in Hawaii in 1978!
ABWA 'Onipa'a Chapter
The 'Onipa'a Chapter of ABWA was founded in 1978
by a group of Hawaii women who had the vision thatwomen in business were going to play a major role inthe community and needed the support of anorganization where they could network, learn new
skills, and raise money for scholarship. Since its
founding, the 'Onipa'a Chapter has had a positive
lasting impact on its members, and has awarded nearly$50,000 in scholarships to women pursuing theireducation goals.

Women have always worked, whether it was in thehome or in the business sector. During the height of
WWII, women were not only encouraged to enter theworkforce, they were deluged with propaganda to join
the workforce because it was their patriotic
duty. When the war was over, many women lost theirjobs, and were reminded that their first responsibility
was to their home and their family.
While women’s opportunities and pay in the businesssector have evolved, there is still work to be
done. Breaking barriers for women and on behalf ofwomen is nothing new in ABWA. We’ve been doing
so since 1949!
ABWA’S MISSION
The mission of the American Business Women’s
Association is to bring together business women ofdiverse occupations and to provide opportunities forthem to help themselves and others grow personallyand professionally through leadership, education,
networking support and national recognition.
PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH
ABWA partners with other organizations to promote
important dates and events that will have a positive
impact on women’s lives including:Rotary – 115 Years of Service to the World!

ABWA in Hawaii
There are currently three active ABWA Chapters in
Hawaii (all on Oahu):• Nā Kilohana 'O Wahine Chapter•'Onipa'a Chapter• Punahele Chapter
The Hawaii ABWA also provides scholarships todeserving women between $2,500-$5,000. To do this,they have fundraisers such as bingo.
As the and Director of Miss Honolulu and Miss Ala
Moana Preliminary Pageant, Paulette is responsible forplanning events, providing food and for the program,which can be time consuming, working from the 3rd floorof Saks Off 5th Ave at Ala Moana Shopping Center.

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These events have Paulette catering to some heavy
hitter clients, so everything has to be just right!
One such event, Paulette had to charter a plane andfly 350 clients to Maui for a pageant. The kicker was,she had to have them back the same night! All worked
out and the event was a total success.

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Pie fans, let’s never go back to 2018. That’s the year
emergency room visits for pizza-related injuries
nationwide skyrocketed. Whether someone slashed afinger with a pizza cutter or tripped walking downsome stairs during a delivery, the cheesy Italian meal
proved to be a hazardous one. Other reported
incidents include a man who poked the roof of his mouthwith a fork while eating a pizza and a woman who
swallowed her tongue ring along with her slice.
NYPOST.COM(Go to our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/96286297
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PDG Del Green

Alison Kanamu

PDG Roz Cooper

Pūpūkea Jackie

PE Keoni Ahlo
A happy Past President, almost, Alex Kanamu

Zoooom in session!
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A happy Derek Conselva?

President Alex with virtual
pineapples

Paulette Fukumoto
Rotary Zoomers

Aaron “Kaleo” Agsalda

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Doc Carver Wilcox recovering fromthe invasion of the bees!

The happy Zoomers!

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