Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 8 Issue 12 – January 7th, 2021

The Hulali“The Reflector”
District Governor
Naomi Masuno“Making a Difference in our Communities”

Club President
Keoni Ahlo

The strength of our Club lies in its members“Rotary is not just a club that you join; it is aninvitation to endless opportunities.”
RI President Holger Knaack

JANUARY IS ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH!
January is Vocational Service Month on the Rotarycalendar. What exactly does that mean?
Vocational Service calls on Rotarians to empowerothers by using their unique skills and expertise toaddress community needs and help others discover new
professional opportunities and interests.

“To recognize the worthiness of all usefuloccupations.”

Of Rotary’s five Avenues of Service –•••Club Service – Provides support to the Club
Youth Service – Supporting youth, preparing themfor their future vocation in life
Vocational Service –• Introducing our professions and professional
networks to our Rotary Club
• Using our expertise to address community
problems and help others discover new
vocational opportunities and interests.

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The Hale’Iwa
Project
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath•

Promoting Rotary’s commitment to integrity in
our professional as well as personal lives.
• Community Service – Projects in the local
community• International Service – Helping the international
community
Vocational seems to be more difficult to define and issometimes forgotten. But… it is actually the heart of
how Rotary started and continues to link to our Four
Way Test and forms part of the essence of what Rotaryis! How so, you ask? Business and professional life arestill core aspects of Rotary, and Vocational Service is amajor force in promoting honor, integrity, andtrustworthiness in business – and in all that we think anddo (sound familiar?
Vocational service is the implementation ofresponsibility to make business and industry a better
place to work and of more service to the community.
Vocational service is improving the quality of life in theprofessions and in trade, industry and commerce.
Paul Harris wrote: "Each Rotarian is a connecting link
between the idealism of Rotary and their trade orprofession". Vocational Service may be the least
understood of the Rotary Avenues of Service, and yet
it is the very foundation of Rotary itself. The
introductory statement and three of the four objectivesof Rotary relate to Vocational Service, underlining its
importance to the philosophy and culture of Rotary.

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Remembering Why Rotarians Give
Remember that the good we do in the world is limited
only by the contributions we receive. And when we giveto our Foundation, we are not sending cash to Evanston– we are helping a blind man to see, a polio victim towalk, a child to grow to adulthood healthily, a studentto become better educated, and a family to have foodto eat. https://www.westhartfordrotary.org
Rene Mancho

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)

PP Geoff Horvath

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Outside D5K
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DG Naomi Masuno – RC of West Honolulu

Deatline for student HRYF applications are Feb 1st.
There will be another training session on theinterviewing process, January 30th, 2021, 9:30 am –10:30 am
You don’t have to be a HRYF Representative to attend.
If interested, access the following HRYF Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/3740540034?pwd=L2ptSmowZVIvU3Rl
NXROdHVwSTlzdz09

Meeting ID: 374 054 0034, Passcode: 526058

Recognitions for the week endingJanuary11, 2021.

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Nicole Winter – The Haleiwa Project/ALEA Bridge –Guest of the CLub
Antonio Ranchero (?) – Guest of Aaron Agsalda

RI President: Holger KnaackDistrict: Naomi Masuno
Asst. Dist. Govt: Wesley Mun
Club President: Keoni Ahlo
PP: Alex Kanamu
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Alison Kanamu
Recording Secretary: PP Lilette Subedi
Treasurer: (Vacant) Kate Butts
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver WilcoxAsst. Sergeant-at-Arms: Austin
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Anniversaries

As the weather gets harsher and tougher, it’s time tobrace yourself! The difficult times are simply
temporary, but it is due to those tough and difficult
times that you are stronger today. The best part is thatyou are now tougher today than you were yesterday!
And more importantly, you got through it all. Celebrate
your strength!

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ROTARY MINUTE

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HI
Virtual HI $5s
President Keoni gave a VHI $5 for all the hard work
Kate Butts has done while being our Treasurer. We
are thankful that Paulette Kitchell Fukumoto will betaking over from Kate. Kate will be assisting Paulette
until Paulette is comfortable with the takeover.
Rene Mancho gave a VHI $5 for the extent our District
and DG Naomi Masuno made in supporting the 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. We will be playing
a major part during the Zoom celebration.
Aaron Agsalda gave a VHI $5 in celebration of he anda friend partnering in the startup of a new construction
company.

Rotarians have a dual responsibility, to represent theirvocation within their club and to exemplify the idealsof Rotary in their place of business. One of the ways
Rotarians achieve this is by flowing the Rotary Code ofConduct, which, as a Rotarian I will:• First: Act with integrity and high ethical standards
in m personal and professional life
• Second: Deal fairly with others and treat them andtheir occupations with respect• Third: Use my professional skills through Rotary to:
mentor young people, help those with special
needs, and improve people’s quality of life in mycommunity and the world• Fourth: Avoid behavior that reflects adversely on
Rotary and other Rotarians• Fifth: Help maintain a harassment-freeenvironment in Rotary meetings, events andactivities, report any suspected harassment, andhelp ensure non-retaliation to those individuals thatreport harassment

No trip reports“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”– Dr. Robert Schuller

From theDr. Robert Schuller

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None“You’ve got to get up every morning withdetermination if you’re going to go to bedwith satisfaction.” — George LorimerTraci Takehara
2020 has been a year like no other. We were all
faced with so much adversity that it seemed nearly
impossible to tackle. But it was a year to miss so much
we took for granted and now develop a stronger
appreciation for as we move forward into the newyear. With 2021 upon the horizon, I hope only love,
joy, and good health will greet you at every turn.
Thank you for your continued support in helping us tomaintain a safe and adequate blood supply for
Hawaii’s patients. While so many other things have
had to come to a halt, the need for blood continues andwe can’t do it alone.

George Lorimer

George Horace Lorimer (October 6, 1867 – October22, 1937) was an American journalist, author andpublisher. He is best known as the editor of The
Saturday Evening Post, which he led from 1899 to1936.

Have a Merry Christmas and a beautiful New Year! ♥Traci Takehara
Blood Bank of Hawaii | Donor Recruitment AccountManager
2043 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96819
Cell: (808) 690-7772
IG (follow me J): 808lifeline

Jan 14 – PP Benson Medina – Being a RotarianForeverFeb 11 – PDG Lurie Yoshida (2011-2012) – RC
Kalepa Sunrise, Kauai - CORTEVA UPDATE
Feb 18 – Haley Marguerite – RC Siesta Key, FL. –How to become an author

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When were scissors invented?

Nicole Winters

Nicole Winter, is the Executive Director of ALEA Bridge
and The Haleiwa Project, which is a collaboration ofthree organizations, ALEA Bridge, AlternativeStructures International and Residential Youth Services& Empowerment. They work together to providehousing and employment for youth experiencing
homelessness in Haleiwa and the surrounding areas.
Before Nicole told us about The Haleiwa Project, shegave us a brief background of ALEA Bridge, where she
has been working for the past, interfacing with thehomeless in the Wahiawa-Waialua area. Providing
services to get them back on their feed, providing
temporary housing and job training.
The Haleiwa Project came about because it simply
made sense to its partners: Alternative Structures
International (ASI)/Kahumana, Residential Youth
Services & Empowerment (RYSE), and ALEA Bridge.
RYSE became involved because the former occupant of
the property (Central Oahu Youth Services Association)and the Haleiwa community wanted the site to continue
to serve youth. Meanwhile, ASI/Kahumana and RYSE
had built a partnership through the Youth Rapid
Rehousing Collaborative. Separately, thanks to State
Ohana Zone funding, RYSE had partnered with ALEA
Bridge to provide street outreach to youths in Central
Oahu and on the North Shore. Because of its community
ties in Haleiwa, ALEA Bridge was a perfect partner andproperty manager for the Haleiwa Project.
“The Haleiwa Project is a great example of how thesum of collaboration is greater then the individual
parts: ASI brought its experience in Rapid Rehousing
and managing city owned affordable rental
properties, RYSE brought its focus and expertise on
homeless youth, and ALEA Bridge brought its outreachteam and regional presence in Wahiawa and theNorth Shore,” said Tom McDonald of ASI/Kahumana.
“Working together, our three agencies ensure successand heightened housing and employment outcomes foryouth experiencing homelessness in Haleiwa andsurrounding areas.”
The project’s first tenants — a young mom and herbaby — moved in at the end of May. At full capacity,
the youth affordable housing project will provide
affordable housing to 15 total youth and young
families in three houses. Currently, four youth and achild live in House #1 and another four youth havebeen assigned and are moving into House #3.
“The quickest and most effective way to end youth
homelessness is to provide safe, supportive andaffordable housing options for young people,” said
Carla Houser, the executive director of RYSE.
“The Haleiwa Project does just that, and our Youth
Housing Collaborative looks forward to similar projects
in the future.”
In terms of support services, RYSE provides casemanagement to all the residents at the Haleiwa Project.
For the residents that come into the project with ahousing voucher, the agency holding the voucher alsooffers case management support to the resident. For allother needs and support, the project has a full-time site
coordinator who is there to ensure that the residents

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have everything they need to be successful and safe.
The coordinator also teaches tenancy skills, connects
youth to behavioral health and education/employment
services, and maintains the property and security.
“This housing project with case management andwraparound support is the first step on a path tosecurity, sustainability and independence,” said Nicky
Winter, executive director of ALEA Bridge.
“The Haleiwa Project offers so much more than justhousing; it offers hope and the promise of a brighter
future.” https://homelessness.hawaii.gov/main/rysehaleiwa-project/ andhttps://www.northshorenews.com/the-haleiwaproject-a-new-beginning-for-homeless-youth/
2021 Updated Meeting Schedule and Time
(Thursday, Hawaii Standard Time
January 14 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
January 21 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
January 28 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/91954669065?pwd=d1dHTGwzUkJYVDhaWGNwRlQ3zddTUFmdz09

Answer to the Quiz of the Week: 1500 century B.C.

The ancient Egyptians used a version of scissors as long
ago as 1500 B.C. They were a single piece of metal,
typically bronze, fashioned into two blades that werecontrolled by a metal strip. The strip kept the bladesapart until they were squeezed. Each blade was ascissor. Collectively, the blades were scissors, or sorumor has it. Through trade and adventure, the device
eventually spread beyond Egypt to other parts of theworld.

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The grounds
Ways to assist the Haleiwa Project
Unit interior and exterior

The Ptogram
A success story
Grim statistics

Working in the communal garden

The whole picture

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Types of housing services

Four years of success!

DG Naomi Masuno

The most important “Point-in-Tie count assists in funding
for the homeless programs. Because COVID-19, there will
be no count this year. They will be using last figures toestimate funding required to support the program

Antonio Ranchero and Aaron Agsalda enjoying a working
lunch

Future plans
Paulette Kitchell Fukumoto

President Keoni Ahlo

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Rene Mancho

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