Volume 9 Issue 03 – August 5th, 2021

Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

The HulaliQ`l“The Reflector”
District Governor
Sandy MatsuiClub President
Keoni Ahlo

“Change Lives with Aloha”

The strength of our Club lies in its members“Rotary kindled the spark within me to look beyond myself
and embrace humanity.” RI President Shekhar Mehta

August is Rotary Membership andNew Club Development Month!
August is Membership Month, which means its time tocelebrate your Rotary club, your members, and thegood you do in your community and around the world.
There are many ways to join in the celebration, buthere are a few activities to get you started:•Say it loud, say it proud! Let everyone in your social
network know that you are a proud member bychanging your Twitter and Facebook profile tothe I’m a Proud Member, I’m a Proud Rotaractor,or I’m a Proud Interactor graphic. Copy and savethe graphic as your profile picture for August.

•Watch and share. Download RI President Gary C.K.
Huang’s video on membership from Rotary’s Vimeo
page. Watch it at your next meeting or club event
to highlight the vital role membership plays inmaintaining a strong and active club.

•Exchange ideas. Do you have successful
membership strategies that have worked well inyour community? Share them on the MembershipBest Practices Discussion Group.

•We Are Rotary. Using the #WeAreRotary, post
photos to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Vine ofyour club members at work in your community or
abroad to show how Rotary makes a positive impact
in the world.

Ridge to Reef
Project Part II!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath•

Making a difference. Rotary clubs are known forthe high-impact service projects they undertake
locally and globally. Share stories about yourservice projects and how they improve lives
on Rotary Showcase. Be sure to follow us
on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see what
Rotary members around the world are doing tocelebrate Membership Month.

•What does Rotary mean to you? Rotary members
have pushed polio to the brink of eradication,delivered clean water to those in need, improved
their local communities, provided scholarships to thenext generation of peacemakers, and continued to
do good in the world.

PP Geoff HorvathPP Geoff Horvath

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‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”Outside D5K
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Cross CrabbeWithin D5K
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Corporal Richard Fikani – HPD District 2 Community
Policing Leader.

What is The Rotary Foundation
Built Upon?
“The Rotary Foundation is not to build monuments ofbrick and stone. If we work upon marble, it will perish;
if we work on brass, time will efface it; if we rear
temples they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon
immortal minds…we are engraving on those tablets
something that will brighten all eternity.”

Richard Fikani

Richard is a 24-year veteran of HPD and has served inall Districts. He was reassigned to District 2 to help out
in the Community. He has a lot of experience in thisfield and has participated in a lot of community
programs and projects.
Cross Crabbe – Case Manager at Kealahou West
Oahu Transitional Shelter, Barber’s Point
Cross got in contact with our Club because of the post
he saw in our recent Ridge to Reef Clean-up Project ourClub participated in on April 24th. President Keoni
posted our event on multiple social media platforms.
RI President: Shekhar Mehta
District: Sandy Matsui
Asst. Dist. Govt: Joshua Laguana
Club President: Keoni Ahlo
PP: Keoni Ahlo
President Jackie Barnes
Recording Secretary: Marie Abatayo
Treasurer: Paulette Kitchell-Fukumoto
Club Trainer: PP Doc Bill McKenzie &Marie Abatayo
Program/Speakers :PP Doc Bill McKenzie &PP Geoff Horvath
Membership: Aaron Agsalda & Rep
Amy Perruso
Foundation: PP Doc Bill McKenzie

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Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
Per Capita Contributions. You can start building yourPer Capita contributions staring July 1st. Your littledonations add up. Let’s try to win the HRYF Per capita
award for our Club this year! Per Capita contributions
are calculated by the number of members you have inyour club with your contributions, then averaged out.
Club Service: PE Jackie Barnes
Community Service: Mari Abatayo,
Rene Mansho
PP Doc Mill McKenzie
Intnl Service: PP Doc Bill McKenzie
PE Jackie Barnes
Youth Services: PP Geoff Horvath
Vocational Service: PP Geoff Horvath
Public Relations: Marie Abatayo
Rene Mansho
Amy Perruso
Sergeant at Arms: PP Geoff HorvathFundraising: Marie Abatayo
PP Doc Bill McKenzie,
PP Geoff Horvath
HRYF: PP Geoff HorvathNewsletter: PP Geoff HorvathGive Aloha. You will have an opportunity of matching
your contributions in the upcoming Foodland “GiveAloha” campaign during the month of September.
Foodland will be matching between20%-25%. Moreinformation will be coming out on this great program
later this month.
The annual HRYF Scholarship Celebration. Was acomplete success and was attended by 57 Rotarians,
Scholars and their families!

Black Boarder Announcement

Recognitions – July 25th to August 8th 2021.
Kate Butts

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Anniversaries

Our dear Sister and fellow Rotarian, Kate Butts passed
away on July 24, form an aneurysm, In her sleep. Sheand her Husband, Mike, recently moved to Carson,
Nevada to start a new life on the mainland, building a
new home with a hanger to house their plane. They
were planning of traveling around the mainland byplane and RV.
Kate and Mike finished a busy day unpacking one of
their pods and were in the process of getting settled in.
Kate was very active in our Club and at the Districtlevel, filling multiple positions since joining Rotary.
We will miss our Dear, Sweet Sister and with heavy
harts, we bid Kate a Fond ALOHA.
Mike is planning on having services for Kate sometime
this October. Dates will be provided when received.
No address for condolence cards or flowers has been
provided yet. We will keep all informed.

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to fail.” – Charles Kettering
Marie Abatayo was inducted into our club 5 years ago
on July 28th, 2016.

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Charles Kettering

Charles Franklin Kettering sometimes known asCharles "Boss" Kettering was an American inventor,engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents.
He was a founder of Delco, and was head of researchat General Motors from 1920 to 1947.
Kettering is credited with inventing the electric ignitionand self-starter for the automobile. He was one of theRotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

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‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”founders of the Dayton Engineering Laboratories
Company, which became the Delco Products Division ofGeneral Motors. In addition to this invention and others.
Charles invented the cash register!

“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in notreaching your goal. The tragedy lies inhaving no goal to reach.”—Benjamin Mays
ROTARY MINUTE

Rotary’s focus change
Although Rotary’s early focus was on fellowship andbusiness networking, members soon incorporated theelements of service. In 1906, there was an amendment
to the bylaws which stated, “An organization that iswholly selfish cannot last long. If we, as a Rotary club,
expect to survive and grow, we must do some things tojustify our existence. We must perform a civic service.”

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Benjamin Mays

Benjamin Elijah Mays was an American Baptist
minister and American rights leader who is creditedwith laying the intellectual foundations of theAmerican civil rights movement.

Where does the word “tapas” originate from andwhat is the meaning?

Ridge to Reef Cleanup
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We held an After-Action meeting on our recent Ridge
to Reef Clean-up held on Saturday, July 24th. We
stared at 8:00-ish and finished at 12:00-ish
It was well attended by both Club members andvolunteers. For the first time, we tackled the medianstrip which hadn’t been cleaned or touched for years.

The dirt was 3” + in in some sections, making it hard toloosen and remove.
With the help of all, we were able to clean the areaon the H-2 side of the lake all the way to Avocado
Street. By the time it was over, we filled 47, 50-gallon
garbage bags with Lots of built-up soot, weeds, nails,
cigarette butts and random trash
A couple of our volunteers were videographer’s thattook pictures of our last Wahiawa Town cleanup.
When they heard of this one, they couldn’t wait toparticipate. As soon as they arrived, they went to work!
Every one that attended had a blast and are readyfor the next one!

2021 Updated Meeting Schedule and Time
(Thursday, Hawaii Standard Time) Meetings are
every two weeks, In-person and Zoom.
Aug 19 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm TBD and Zoom
Sep 2 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm TBD and Zoom
Sep 16 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm TBD and Zoom
Sep 30 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm TBD and Zoom
Oct 14 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm TBD and Zoom
Oct 28 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm TBD and Zoom
Nov 11 – DARK – Veteran’s Day
Nov 25 – DARK – Thanksgiving Day
Dec 9 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm TBD and Zoom

Tapas originated in Andalucia, a Southern province ofSpain. The word "tapa" translates as "cover". Tapas
traditionally may have been a complementary pieceof sliced ham served on top of a glass of wine or beer,
but today it is known as small portions of foodcommonly served as a snack before lunch or dinner. Onoccasion, it makes up an entire meal, similar to dim sum.

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

Join Zoom Meeting link –https://zoom.us/j/91954669065?pwd=d1dHTGwzUkJYVDhaWGNwRlQ3zddTUFmdz09

Answer to the Quiz of the Week. Spain and “to coveror place on top of!”President Keoni ready to start!

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‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”

PP Geoff Horvath, front and back!

Before – Looking toward Avocado Street

Paulette Fukumoto

Derek Conselva hard at work!

One of our Volunteers bagging leaves

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One of our many volunteers bagging leaves and rubbish

Two unidentified volunteers assisting

Paulette Fukumoto sweeping up leaves
PE Jackie Barnes working the broom

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‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”Volunteer and President Keoni holding up a scalp of grass!

PP Doc McKenzie shelving up the last remnants of dirt

Paige and Nahoku with a friend collecting gags
The after picture!

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Wahiawa-Waialua