Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

District Governor
Eric Kaler

Volume 7 Issue 9 – September 5th, 2019

“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

How Many Members
Can You Bring In?!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

SEPTEMBER IS BASIC EDUCATION
AND LITERACY MONTH
September is Basic Education and Literacy Month! As
Rotarians, let's see what we can do for basic educationand literacy in our communities and throughout theworld. Worldwide, 67 million children have no accessto education, and more than 775 million people over
the age of 15 are illiterate.
Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities
to support basic education and literacy, reduce genderdisparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We
support education for all children and literacy forchildren and adults.

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

OUR IMPACT ON EDUCATIONThe Rotary Foundation supports education throughscholarships, donations, and service projects around theworld.
500
adults raised their reading levels by three grades inDetroit$100 milin grants to get clean water in Lebanese schools
122 million
children in the world are illiterate
75%“When you teach somebody how to read, they
have that for a lifetime. It ripples through thecommunity, one by one.”Mark Wilson
Rotary Club member

Rotary members make amazing things happen, like:
Opening schools: In Afghanistan, Rotary members
opened a girls’ school to break the cycle of poverty
and social imbalance.
Teaching adults to read: Rotary members in the UnitedStates partnered with ProLiteracy Detroit to recruit andtrain tutors after a study showed that more than half ofthe local adult population was functionally illiterate.
New teaching methods: The SOUNS program in SouthAfrica, Puerto Rico and the United States teaches
educators how to improve literacy by teaching children
to recognize letters by sounds instead of names.

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Making schools healthy: Rotarians are providing
clean, fresh water to every public school in Lebanon
so students can be healthier and get a better
education.

COACHING TEACHERS

Realizing that getting children into schools isn't
enough to solve illiteracy, Rotary shifts tomentoring and coaching teachers

or providing supplies — is not enough. Before students
can succeed, the quality of the teaching in thatclassroom needs to improve.
In honor of Rotary Basic Education and Literacy Monthcelebrated each September, take action by starting or
supporting a literacy project in your community. Hereare a few ways you can get involved:•Volunteer in a classroom or after-school
program.

•Promote student enrollment and prevent
absences, especially for girls, by providing
safe drinking water, gender segregatedtoilets, handwashing stations, and training on
hygiene and menstrual hygiene management
for students and teachers.

•Work with a partner to provide training toschool librarians on performing readingassessments and utilizing methodologies towork with students who have special learningneeds.

•Develop an adult literacy program.

•Start a mentorship program for students inyour community.

•Find a project to support on Rotary Ideas.

By Arnold R. Grahl

On Carolyn Johnson’s second visit to the central
highlands of Guatemala, she met a first-grade teacher
who made a shocking confession. Before taking part in
the Guatemala Literacy Project, the teacher wasconvinced that her students could not learn to read.
“She said ‘We were willing to go through the program
because it was a day out of class and you gave us
books and you provided us with a nice lunch, but weknew that you were crazy,’ ” says Johnson, a Rotarian
who helped design the curriculum for the project andnow serves as a technical adviser for the Guatemala
Literacy Project.

Students at Ak’Tenamit study before attending an entrepreneurial
business class taught by Carlos Frum, past district governor anda member of the Rotary Club of Northbrook, Illinois, USA.
Ak’Tenamit is a Rotarian-supported community development
project along with the Rio Dulce in eastern Guatemala

That teacher and more than a hundred of hercolleagues each received several in-classroom
coaching sessions over eight months. They learned how
to replace rote memorization drills and repetition ofwords on a blackboard with exercises that engage
their students in critical thinking.
“She went on to tell me excitedly how 45 of her 50
students were moving on to second grade because they
had learned to read,” Johnson says. “The program has
made believers out of 90 percent of the teachers wehave worked with. They are excited about being
teachers again, and they go into their classrooms
believing they can make a difference.”
After decades of investing in literacy projects, experts
have realized that simply getting children into theclassroom — either by removing attendance barriers

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Kate Butts

PP Geoff HorvathHawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)#7719
9Oli – No Oli today

Foodland Give Aloha during the month of September.
All members are encouraged to participate! Have you
shopped and contributed to HYRF yet?!

Recognitions for the week ending September 8th, 2019.
Outside D5K
None
Within D5K
PP Arlene Estrella – BODHI Massage Therapist andHawaii Chapter President, American message
therapy association (amta) – RC of Kapole’i

None

Spouse’s Birthday

None

Anniversaries

Kimberly “Kim” Wilcox – IT Specialist – Guest of Doc
Carver Wilcox

No Report

None

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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NoneHIPE Keoni Ahlo gave a HI $5 in recognition ofPresident Alex and the Kanamu family for taking hisadvice by properly preparing for the hurricane season,
ensuring they had the right coverage. Keoni told us,each time a hurricane is heading toward Hawaii, hereceives numerous calls, usually in a panic, wanting
insurance. By time, it’s too late!
Kate Butts gave a HI $4 with $1 donated by President
Alex, for PE Keoni’s efforts with Connecting the Dots,at Dots. This group of community service organizations
is up to 9 solid group members. They meet every third
Thursday, at Dots, coordinating community projects.
Kate also recognized PP Arlene Estrella for her
contribution of gift certificates for an in-home massage
session for the Mahalo Luncheon silent auction.
Alison Kanamu gave a HI $5 for PP Geoff coming inearly and setting up for the meeting. When she came,the parking lot was empty. When she came in, she wassurprised to see the meeting room all set up!
PP Arlene Estrella gave a HI $5 that she found ourclub and thanking us for having her. She was glad tobe here!
Doc Carver Wilcox gave a HI $5 in honor of his
Daughter, Kim’s attending the meeting with him, andfor her visit. While here, Kim is to have no contact withher family while visiting Mon and Dad. She is restrictedfrom using her phone to check on her children, etc.! Kim
is visiting from Washington State.
President Alex gave a HI $5 for PE Keoni, PP Lilette
Subedi, and PP Geoff running the meeting last week,
while he and Alison were in Hilo.

family. Alex says these dogs are very gentle andmake great comfort partners. Alex also commented on
the unique satellite meeting he witnessed while
attending a makeup meeting at the RC of Hilo. This
was to be a same-day trip, but Alex didn’t want to rush
it, so he booked a hotel and stayed overnight. This
gave both he and Alison time to visit a Rotary club andhook up with partners in the dog breeding business.
Staying overnight gave them an opportunity to havedinner at one of their favorite places in Hilo, theSeaside Restaurant and Aqua Farm. Fresh fish on themenu, comes from their freshwater aqua farm.

The Seaside Restaurant and Aqua Farm, HiloROTARY MINUTEYour Rotary Legacy – The Rotary
Endowment Program“Rotary’s tomorrow depends on what we dotoday.”Alison Kanamu contributed $5 for her visit to Hilo lastweek. While there, she and President Alex attended amakeup meeting at the Rotary Club of Hilo, the second
oldest club in District 5000. They witnessed a regularmeeting and a satellite meeting, for members that wereunable to make it to Hilo! Alison said it was really neat!
President Alex contributed $5 for his trip report toHilo. He went to Hilo to pick up two Miniature English
Bulldogs, as a member of Grizzline Shorty Bulls Ohana.
The two puppies are adorable. One is slated forAlex’s Mom, the other will be sold to a deserving

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You can be an important part of the RotaryFoundation’s next century of doing good in the world
by including a gift to Rotary’s Endowment in yourestate plan.

Your gift will be carefully stewarded to provide
earnings for the programs you know and love, year
after year. The Foundation is known for its commitmentof effective programs that make a lasting difference inpeople’s lives. A gift from your estate will provide
ongoing financial support, just like your annual
contributions do today.
Joint the many Rotarians and friends who have madea commitment to improving and enriching lives aroundthe globe by leaving a personal legacy with The
Rotary Foundation. For more information go to:https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-endowment

Currently, there is a 3-million-gallon reservoir and asmaller reservoir that is shared by the tenants. The newreservoirs will allow farmers access to 13 million more
gallons of water; a 10-million-gallon reservoir and a
3-million-gallon reservoir respectively. With moreaccess to irrigation, farmers will be able to scale up
production.
New reservoirs ultimately mean increased local foodproduction for Hawaii. Current tenants such as
Sugarland Farm and Ho Farms are now able to scaleup production for local consumption. Many of thesecrops will land straight in markets such as Foodland andCostco, and onto our plates.

What's Growing in Whitmore?

New Reservoirs Planned for State AgriculturalLands

The Agribusiness Development Corporation isexpanding water infrastructure for farmers on theGalbraith lands. Construction of two new reservoirs
began mid-August 2019 will take about eight months
to complete, weather permitting. Work will be
performed during daytime hours and will not require
any freeway, ramp, or road closures.

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The state has seen great successes on the former fallow
pineapple farmland purchased from the Galbraith
Estate Trust and Dole Food Company. Local farmer
Larry Jefts harvested over 2 million pounds ofwatermelon and 750,000 pounds of red bell pepperin 2016 on lands that laid fallow for over a decade.
Since then, more and more food are being producedon the Galbraith; tomatoes, string beans, headcabbage, bananas, and Asian greens.

Currently there are small farmers growing and selling
local Whitmore Grown produce. This past spring
Kelena Farms had a record-breaking harvest of headcabbage. Upon completion of the new reservoirs, weThe Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

will have more tenants on these lands producing crops
for the local markets. Stay tuned for more updates.

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 pmand 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, sois looking for 6 terrific bowlers. If you don’t bowl, comeout and support our Club. The food at Aiea Bowl isterrific1
Dec 12 – Al Wonder Christmas party

No announcements
No report

To Be Determined – Looking for speakers!

We had a short program consisting of a Membership
Growth Exercise.
PE Keoni passed out two sheets. On one sheet wasbroken down in to 5 categories, the other was log sheet
for entering names of prospective members.
The 5 categories were:•

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 thePineapple 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.

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••

Prospective members from Family• Parents• Cousins• Brother/Sister-in-laws, etc.
Who has interests or experiences in• Fitness/Health• Entrepreneurship• International, etc.
Who sold you your…..

• Computer• Exercise equipment• Car• Who is an…. (the largest list)• Accountant• Beautician• Physician• Painter• Pharmacist• Real Estate agent, etc.
• Who do you know from…..
• Church• College• Hotel• Library• Past Jobs
• Volunteer Groups• Work, etc.
After we finished the exercise, PP Arlene gave us abrief talk on fundraising ideas, their upcoming bingo
event coming up in October. You can dress up in youralter ego, or come as you are, as long as you are
dressed appropriately!!!

Doc Carver Wilcox with his special guest, Daughter Kim

Madam Secretary Alison Kanamu checking inm

Ace of Hearts

No Ace of Hearts today!
Kate Butts and Alison Kamanu happy to be here!

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

Pineapple byDoc Lynn Goya with her forever smile1
Visiting Rotarian PP Arlene Estrella

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Arlene delivering our dictionary labels to Kate Butts

Fellowship spoken here!

Massage therapy anyone?!
Doc Carver Wilcox (DR. KOOL) and dauthere Kim

Kate Butts and Alison Kanamu discussing club business

Kate Butts getting ready for her HI $4

Our happy President, Alex Kanamu
Rotarian fellowshiop

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Doc Carver introducing his Daughter, Kim to Club members

PE Keoni arriving!

ClubRunner business with Doc Lynn and PE Keoni

Buffett line

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On your mart, get set……

GO!!!

Sergeant-at-Arms Doc Carver introducing visitors

Keoni with his HI $5

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President Alex with his HI $5
Kate Butts with her HI $5

Alison Kanamu with her HI $5

Alison giving her trip report

President Alex giving his trip report
PP Arlene with her HI $5

Doc Carver with his HI $5

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Derek Conselva checking inPE Keoni explaining the Membership exercise

Arlene providing fundraising ideas

Arlene enjoying our meeting
PE Keoni handing out forms

So is Doc Lynn!
Members filling out forms

Derek Conselva leading the 4-Way test
Doc Carver reviewing his list of prospective members

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