A grand time was had by all at the Change of Command "roast" of President Rich Proctor and the induction of new President Gwen Yamamoto Lau!
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Mahalo for visiting The Rotary Club of Honolulu
Rotary around the globe has accomplished many wonderful achievements, and continues to do so this year, guided by our new theme "Rotary Opens Opportunities".
Polio continues to be a global concern, with 81 cases in the Pakistan/Afghanistan region, and Rotary continues to provide hope for humanity throughout the world.
Chartered on July 1, 1915, the Rotary Club of Honolulu remains the oldest and largest Rotary Club in Hawai`i. Our club includes 145 business, civic, and community leaders, both young and seasoned, all with a commitment to a better world through the common purpose of "Service Above Self".
Our club is known for its "Town Hall" lunchtime programs that include influential speakers and panels that give us pause to broaden our understanding of current issues and challenges, and ultimately encourage solution driven conversations.
Our club meets now via weekly Zoom meetings, with the hope that we will soon be able to gather together to better our relationships, purpose ourselves with thoughtfully planned projects in our community, and to reach out and welcome new leaders to our network. Each of our members eagerly gives of their own time and resources; their uniqueness and individual abilities collectively are able to move mountains.
Please join us for one of our meetings. You will find the friendship and variety of vocations represented by our members to be encouraging, thoughtful, and hopefully inspiring enough for you to engage in our purpose! To learn more about our club and our good work in making Hawai`i a better place, or to find out the particulars of our next meeting, please call Martha at 808-922-5526 or email us at administrator@honolulurotary.com.
Our best Aloha,
Rich Proctor, President 2020-21
UH Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law professor Justin Levinson presented “Implicit Bias in Hawai`i: What Does it Really Mean and Why Should We Care?”
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Welcome Michelle Cordero-Lee, inducted on June 15, sponsored by Rick Tabor!
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Guest speaker Suzanne Young, CEO of Honolulu Board of Realtors, shared statistics and her thoughts on the residential real estate market in Hawaii.
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Guest speaker Hi'ilei Kawelo, Executive Director of nonprofit Paepae o He'eia, which cares for He'eia Fishpond, shared the history of fishponds on Oahu and the renovation project in He'eia.
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Guest speaker Manny Menendez, veteran international businessman and entrepreneur who has been successfully doing business in China and the Asia Pacific region for more than 35 years, presented "Global Recession - Global Recovery and Hawaii Update".
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Club leaders, new members, prospective members and guests enjoyed fellowship at the Pacific Club, while others joined in on Zoom.
(Pictured: Liz Howard, visiting Rotarian Carol Bintz, and prospective Halona Norton-Westbrook.)
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Mahalo to the volunteers who came out to remove weeds at Centennial Park Waikiki!
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