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District Governor
Eric Kaler

Volume 7 Issue 20 – November 21st, 2019

“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

Diabetes
Awareness
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

November is Rotary Foundation Month!
EVOLUTION OF FOUNDATION PROGRAMS
1947: The Foundation established its first program,
Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as
Ambassadorial Scholarships.
1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group
Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, andGrants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of
The Rotary Foundation, which was later called
Matching Grants.
1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger andHumanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a
project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against
polio.
1985: The PolioPlus program was launched toeradicate polio worldwide.
1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leadingto Rotary Peace Fellowships.
2013: New district, global, and packaged
grants enable Rotarians around the world to respondto the world’s greatest needs.
Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, theFoundation has received contributions totaling morethan $1 billion.
Why should I donate to the Rotary Foundation?
When you make a donation to The Rotary Foundation,
you are helping Rotary members make a difference inthe lives of millions of people around the world, bypromoting peace, preventing disease, bolstering
economic development, and providing clean water andsanitation
Support the Foundation on Giving Tuesday

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What does the Rotary Foundation do?
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable
Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill,
and peace through the improvement of health, thesupport of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service
projects that change lives both close to home andaround the world.
Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, theFoundation has spent more than $4 billion on lifechanging, sustainable projects.
With your help, we can make lives better in yourcommunity and around the world.
Our mission
The mission of The Rotary Foundation of RotaryInternational is to enable Rotarians to advance world
understanding, goodwill, and peace through the
improvement of health, the support of education, andthe alleviation of poverty.
What impact can one donation have?
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For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protectedfrom polio.

•$50 can provide clean water to help fightwaterborne illness.

•$500 can launch an antibullying campaign andcreate a safe environment for children.

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Bev Harbin – Chief Executive Officer – Wahiawa
Health – Guest of PP Geoff Horvath
Sheryl Yoshimura – Special Projects Manager,
Wahiawa Health Center – Guest of the Club
Kamila Bernhard – Dietitian, Wahiawa HealthCenter – Guest of the Club
Lavnen Ifeda (sp) – Intern, Wahiawa Health Center– Guest of PP Geoff Horvath
Cherise Go – Intern, Wahiawa Health Center –Guest of PP Geoff Horvath
Kela Baptista +2 – Grandson and guest of Alison
Kanamu. Alison had a couple of her grandchildren
with her too!
Ashton Kanamu – Guest of Austin Kanamu

Doc Lynn GoyaPP Geoff Horvath

Oli – No Chant today•••

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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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In 1947, the Rotary members contributed 1.3
million dollars in memory of Paul Harris.
In 1979, the Rotary Foundation began
immunization of 6 million children in the Philippines
against polio.
In 1980, Rotary committed to eliminating polio
through immunization.
The Rotary Foundation has spent over $3 billion on
programs and projects to support humanitarianefforts and scholarships through its 100-year
history.

Anniversaries

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
Seek out deserving students for the 2020 HRYF
Scholarships program.
PP Geoff Horvath contributed $30 in recognition of hisbirthday
We failed to mention that PP Charlie Duncan
contributed $2 to HRYF! For that error, PP Geoff
agreed to contribute $20 to HRYF on behalf of Charlie!

Recognitions for the week ending November 24th,
2019.

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PP Geoff Horvath celebrated his birthday on
November 18th.
PP Lilette Subedi celebrates her birthday today,
November 21st
Our Club celebrated these two birthdays along with
Doc Carver Wilcox, with a birthday cake with threecandles. All three were able to extinguish the candles!

The Birthday Trio, PP Geoff, Doc Carver, and PP Lilette, with
Alison Kanamu presenting the cake. The three were able toblow the three candles out on the first crack!

Spouse’sBirthday

Kate Butts gave a HI $5 in recognition of Alison
Kanamu assisting Kate in distributing dictionaries to 8
students at Ho’ala School. Kate as so excited that she
got up early, got ready, showed up at the school, andsaw that there were only 8 third-graders. They bothstill had fun handing the dictionaries out.
Alison Kanamu gave a HI $5 for just being at our
meeting and for the fun she had giving out dictionaries
Bev Harbin gave a HI $5 recognizing and celebrating
National Rural Health Day, which falls on the third
Thursday in November. Bev also thanked us for having
her team here today and for the long journey we’ve(our Club) been on together since their opening.

National Rural Health Day focuses on the medical
resources rural communities offer and how it impacts
the small towns and citizens. The third Thursday in
November each year highlights the varied
opportunities rural health offers and the benefits itbrings to these modest hubs of economic vitality in theheartland. Because of where Wahiawa is located, weare considered as being rural.
In 2010, the National Organization of State Officesof Rural Health (NOSORH) created National Rural
Health Day (NRHD) as a way to applaud the ongoing
efforts, contributions, and collaborations occurringin rural communities to address the unique challenges
in accessing and delivering health care services

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PP Lilette Subedi gave a HI $20 for another year.
Lilette told us how proud she was of being a Club
member and a Rotarian, and the impact Rotary has on
the world.

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Nov 23 – Ho'ōla Nā Pua work day
Dec 12 – Al Wonder Christmas party

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ROTARY MINUTE

How Many Countries is Rotary In?
200 countries
It's made up of more than 33,000 Rotary clubs in over
200 countries and geographical areas. The membersof these autonomous clubs are called Rotarians, andthey form a global network of 1.2 million business andprofessional leaders, all volunteering their time andtalents to serve their communities and the world.

“ CHARACT ER IS T HE F OUNDAT ION
ST ONE UPON WHICH ONE MUST BUILD
T O WIN RESPECT . JUST AS NO WORT HY
B UILDING CAN BE ERECTED ON A
WEAK FOUNDAT ION, SO NO LAST ING
REPUT AT ION WORT HY OF RESPECTCAN BE B UILT ON A WEAK
CHARACTER.”
R. C. Samsel

Which Brewery remains America’s oldest still in
operation?
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Dec 5th – Traci Takehara – Donor Recruitment andAccount Manager, Hawaii Blood BankJan 9th 2020 – Ron Mizutani – CEO Hawaii Foodbank

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Facts About Thanksgiving
When George Washington advocated for a national
Thanksgiving celebration, a number of other founding
fathers and statesmen were supportive of the measure.
Thomas Jefferson was not one of them. Jeffersonreferred to the idea as “the most ridiculous thing I’ve
ever heard.” (I guess he wasn’t a fan of cranberries.)
The holiday wouldn’t become a thing until Lincoln
signed a proclamation making it the last Thursday of
November for Thanksgiving in 1863. This was after
Sarah Hale, the editor of the women’s mag Lady
Godfrey’s Book and creator of the “Mary Had a Little

Lamb” nursery rhyme, repeatedly hounded Congresswith letters to institute it.

from October or November through February or
March, making it the longest Thanksgiving celebrationin history. For these months, Hawaiians were forbidden
to work, and instead spent their time dancing, playing
sports, feasting or making peace offerings to the chief.
It sounds kind of like Burning Man. Thought Catalog

Despite Lincoln’s proclamation, the date of the holiday
was not fixed and the president could decide what
date the holiday fell on — even though custom meantabiding by Lincoln’s earlier dictate. This was changed
in 1941, when FDR signed a bill into law stating thatthe holiday would be celebrated on the fourth
Thursday of every month.
Although our Thanksgiving holiday commemorates thefeast held on 1621 by the Pilgrims and the
Wampanoag tribe, this technically was not the “first”
Thanksgiving in the “New World.” A number ofdifferent celebrations have attempted to lay claim to
the honor of getting there first, but the earliest likely
dates back to 1541, when Francisco de Coronado andhis expedition broke bread at Palo Duro Canyon in the
Texas panhandle. De Coronado referred to the settlers
there as the “Tejas.”

Sheryl Yoshimura, MPH, RDN, LDN, CSR, CDE

A painting by Jose Cisneros depicting what some say was thefirst Thanksgiving celebration in North America, when Spanish
colonists broke bread with the Manos, a tribe native to thepresent-day El Paso – Courtesy of the University of Texas at El
Paso Library, Via Jose Cisneros

Native Hawaiians had their own Thanksgiving festival,
one vastly predating the pilgrim celebration. It’s called“Makahiki” (meaning “year”) and lasts for four months,

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With a Master of Public Health with an emphasis in
Social and Behavioral Sciences from the University of
Hawai'i at Manoā, Sheryl Yoshimura has been
providing health coaching, chronic disease selfmanagement education and training, medical nutrition
therapy, health promotion and disease prevention forover 19 years. She is a Board-certified Diabetes
educator and a Board-certified Specialist in Renal
Nutrition. She was Community Principal Investigator of
multiple National Institutes of Health-funded healthdisparities and obesity-related community based
participatory research (CBPR) projects and co-

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authored peer-reviewed publications related todiabetes, obesity, health disparities, and CBPR with
Filipino, Chuukese, Samoan, and Native Hawaiian
patients at Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family
Services - an FQHC in Honolulu. She is the Special
Projects Manager and Dietitian at Wahiawa Healthwhere she runs the clinic’s Diabetes Self-management,
Education, Training, and Support Program using
culturally responsive educational strategies through theuse of language, cultural content and context toengage patients and help them feel connected to what
they are learning. She’s a true believer of culturebased education and experiential learning.
Kamila was born and raised in the former USSR and
immigrated to Seattle, Washington in 2000 withparents and her younger brother.
She received her undergraduate degree in biology
from the University of Washington (Seattle) in 2008.
After college, she worked for a gene synthesis
company where she performed plasmid DNA isolation,
purification, DNA sequencing analysis to manufacture100-200 genes a day. In 2017 she completed her
Masters of Science with the Didactic Program in
Dietetics at Bastyr University (Kenmore, WA), a pioneerin science-based natural medicine. In 2018 shecompleted an Individualized Supervised Practice
Pathway (ISPP) within the Didactic Program in Dietetics(DPD) internship with a focus in community nutrition at
the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
Kamila discovered the connections between nature andnurture in the prevention and healing of chronic
diseases. She enthusiastically adopts this practice as
her life’s mission and emphasizes cultural history as
significant to a patient's health. Kamila believes inhealing and mind-body-spirit connection. She serves
multicultural and low-income communities, strives toengage in community education and outreach, andbelieves everybody deserves to live a healthy andfulfilling life.
Incorporated in 2012 and recognized by the IRS as a
501(c)(3) non-profit entity, Wahiawā Health received
official designation as a Federally Qualified HealthCenter Look A-Like (FQHC LAL) effective January
2018.
Wahiawā Health brings affordable, high quality, andaccessible care to the people of Wahiawā –regardless of ability to pay and on a sliding discount.
This, being consistent with Wahiawā’s mission: “In thespirit of Aloha and compassion, Wahiawā Healthprovides access to affordable, quality health care andwellness services to promote a healthy community.”
Wahiawā Health’s inception is the direct result of avision held by the late Senator Inouye who wanted toensure this geographically isolated area wasadequately served. This vision is now considered a

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Senator Inouye legacy project by the Hawai’i
Congressional Delegation.

Diabetes Awareness
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood
glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. ... Insulin,
a hormone made by the pancreas, helps glucose fromfood get into your cells to be used for energy.
Sometimes your body doesn't make enough or any
insulin or doesn't use insulin well.

When we eat, the food enters our stomach, then thefood is converted into glucose. From there the glucose
enters our bloodstream. While this is happening, thePancreas, which produces the insulin, releases it. Insulin
receptors are unlocked to allow the glucose to enter thecell.

Insulin receptors are areas on the outer part of a cellthat allow insulin in the blood to join or bind with thecell. When the cell and insulin bind together, the cell
can take glucose from the blood and use it for energy.
If this is locked, glucose cannot enter the cell.

When you eat and your digestive system breaks down
food into glucose, beta cells receive a signal to makeinsulin. This insulin travels to certain cells (primarily
muscle cells) and binds with special proteins on thesurface of cells called insulin receptors, unlocking thecell and allowing glucose in.
Treating diabetes is very expensive because of thenature of the condition. Medical treatment may range
from dialysis, which leads to regular treatment at a
dialysis center, long hospital stays due to treatments
and recovery times. This is because diabetes can leadto blindness, heart problems, kidney problems, liver
problem, circulation problems to the amputation oflimbs, etc.

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Sudden weight loss
Wounds that won’t heal
You are always hungry
Always thirsty
Sexual problems
Blurry vision
Numb or tingling hands or feet – since the heart
has to pump harder, those parts of the body thatare the farthest from the heart will not receive a
sufficient amount of blood, which would cause thenumb or tingling feelings.

Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
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Being overweight (Body Mass Index (BMI) that isgreater than:• 25• 23 for Asian• 27 for Pacific Islander
Habitual physical inactivity. Be as active as you
can be. Any exercise is better than none.
Previously identified with Pre-diabetes
History of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) or
delivery of a baby weighing more than 9 lbs.
Metabolic Syndrome AKA Beer Belly.
Insulin resistance – Acanthosis Nigricans –darkening of skin associated with insulin resistance.

Main Types of Diabetes•••

Type 1 Diabetes – the most common amongchildren.
Type 2 diabetes – pre-diabetes – the mostcommon form in adults and accounts for 90%095% of all diagnosed cases if diabetes. It’s when
the body does not produce enough insulin or thecells ignore the insulin.
Pre-diabetes caused by impaired glucose
tolerance and impaired fasting glucose. Fasting
Blood sugar levels should be between 100-125
and your A1c is between 5.7-6.4. The A1c is a
blood test that provides information about youraverage levels of blood glucose, also called blood
sugar. If your sugar blood is higher than 135 andyour A1c is over 6.4, it increases your risk ofdeveloping type 2 diabetes, heart disease, andstroke.
Gestational diabetes – can occur specificallyduring pregnancy.

Know the Symptoms of Diabetes.
You should beware of the following symptoms. If you
have any of these symptoms, see your doctor and geta thorough checkup.
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Frequent urination

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Inadequate sleep
Stressful lifestyle
Family history (parents, siblings)
Race/Ethnicity• African-Americans• Hispanic-Americans• Asian-Americans• Pacific Islanders• Older than 45
Sheryl went over complications of uncontrolled
diabetes using the DA KINE principle!
D = Dental problems – teeth and gum disease

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A = Amputation due to infections in the feet
K = Kidney disease that can lead to kidney failure
I = Infections
N = Neuropathy (nerve damage) that can cause
tingling and pain in the hands and feet
E = Eye and vision problems, including blindness
Other complications of uncontrolled diabetes are:
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Heart Disease and a higher risk for heart attacks
and strokes
Feet and skin problems
Sexual dysfunction
Blood vessel problems
Gastroparesis - a disease in which the stomach
cannot empty itself of food in a normal fashion.
Symptoms include heartburn, nausea, vomiting,and feeling full quickly when eating.

Symptoms of high blood sugars (Hyperglycemia) are
pretty similar to Type-2 diabetes. However, symptoms
for LOW blood sugars (Hypoglycemia) are:
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Shaky
Sweating
Fast heartbeat
Dizziness
Anxiousness
HungryBlurry vision
Weakness
Headaches
Irritable

What can YOU do to prevent diabetes?
Balance your food intake and physical activity. Don’t
forget sleep hygiene! When you eat, divide your platein three sections. The largest one about half the platewith vegetables, one section starch, one section meat,with milk and fruit too. Also important is sleep hygiene
Sleep hygiene is a variety of different practices andhabits that are necessary to have good nighttime sleep
quality and full daytime alertness.

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Managing Diabetes is also a Balancing act. It isbalancing:
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Food
Physical Activity – regular exercise of 30 mins aday, 3-5 times per week. Incorporate leisurewalking. This means increasing your physicalactivities and decreasing your inactivity!
Medication
Managing your Emotions
Adequate and Quality Sleep

What Affects Blood Sugar Levels?
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Proteins
Fats
Carbohydrates- Controlling your carbs is very
important since carbs produce sugar. Somecarbohydrates are:• Bananas• Popsicle• Bread – 1 small granola bar = 1 slice ofbread; ½ cub of ice cream = ½ cup of
cooked cereal• Skim milk
• Rice• Sugar-free pudding• Turkey sandwich• Watermelon!
• Spaghetti• Cookies• Peas• Fat-free yogurt• Baked Potatoes• Corn• Tortilla chips• Pizza (ouch!!!)• Jelly beans!
All the foods above contain equal amounts of carbs
and can raise your blood sugar!
The key is doing all thing in moderation.
If you drink alcohol, follow these tips (holidays arecoming up!):
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Drink with a meal or snack, never on an empty
stomachChoose drinks with low sugar. Sometimes mixed
drinks contain high sugar levels depending on themixes.
Drink slowly
Count as fat servings in the meal plan. More drinks,
less fatty food!
Limit drinks to:• 2 servings per day for men• 1 serving per day for women

What counts as 1 drink?
• Beer: 12 fluid ounces (355 milliliters• Wine: 5 fluid ounces (148 milliliters• Distilled spirits (80 proof) 1.5 fluid ounces (44milliliters)• Can cause low blood sugar
At the conclusion of her presentation, Sheryl called
Kamila up to give us some tips for preparing for theholidays.
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Since this is flu season, get your flu shot.
If you have diabetes, keep your blood sugars
between 80-130 before meals and under 180
after meals.
• Check your Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure• Maintain a good blood pressure yourgoal should be less than 130/90.
Remember, STRESS can cause your blood
sugar and blood pressure to go up. How
do you do this, no last-minute shopping!!
• Keep your doctors’ appointments• Take your medications correctly. If you have a lotof medications, get a pill box with the days of theweek and if possible with times you must take yourmeds.
• Quite smoking and alcohol• Portion control• Try to eat a large salad before mostmeals
• Keep portion sizes small especially when
there are many food choices, like abuffet• Don’t insist on your guests eating more!
• Don’t skip meals• Keep your meals 4 to 5 hours apart• EAT your breakfast!
• Bring snacks and water with you if you
are going to meetings or appointments• PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS!
Remember enjoy live, but do it smartly!

The End Polio Now Piggy Bank, was passed aroundfor the END POLIO NOW Contest, which started on
October 1st until November 30th. We collected$558.31 total during Oct. 1 - Nov. 30.
The Club will match the donations for a total of$1,116.62. Way to go Club!!!

Ace of Hearts

No Ace of Hearts today.

Answer to this week’s Questions
The David G. Yuengling Brewery located in PottsvillePA, which opened in 1829.

David G. Yuengling Brewery & Still

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Jackie Barnes getting lunch

PP Charlie Duncan and Kate Butts

Jackie Barnes, Doc Lynn Goya, and PP Charlie Duncan

Austin Kanamu getting ready to eat

Sheryl Yoshimura

PDG Win and Janine

Doc Lynn Goya getting her lunch

Kamila Bernhard

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L:avnen Ifeda (sp) and Cherise Go

Kamila Bernhard and Sheryl Yoshimura

PP Lilette getting ready for the Oli

PP Lilette Subedi getting her badge

The Wahiawa Health Center team setting up

Our fasion lady, Alison Kanamu

Pineapple by

Doc Carver Wilcox signing in

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Members and guests enjoying fellowship and good food

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Bev Harbin CEO Wahiawa Health Center

Two PP Lilette leading the Oli

Doc Carver Wilcox chanting along with PP Lilette

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Bev Harbin checking in with her team

The Wahiawa Health Center team ready for their presentation

Kate Butts with her HI $5

Alison Kanamu with her HI $5

Bev Harbin with her HI $5

How insulin and glucose interact

Kamila Bernhard going over Holiday tips
PP Lilette Subedi with her HI $5

Kate Butts giving us the total collected for our Pig Project!
The fantastic Wahiawa Health Center Team

Sheryl Yoshimura going over the causes of diabetes

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Kela Babtista assisting in putting equipment away

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