I heard that on Monday we had a great turnout for a successful Christmas present wrapping event at the Kukui Center. Thank you to all who came out to contribute to that. We also had a very interesting presentation by Stanford Carr describing the many hurdles that have been overcome and those yet to be surmounted before we will once again have an Aloha Stadium and the additional development that will surround it. Once again, the energy and fellowship before, during and after the meeting was amazing, and I remain incredibly proud to be leading such an excellent organization with such an engaged membership.
I hope everyone is prepared for the holidays, as they are fast approaching. Please take a moment to appreciate your friends and family, including your Rotary Club of Honolulu ‘ohana. I want to personally and on behalf of the Club wish everyone a glorious season and all the happiness that life can bring as we approach the new year. More great things to come!
Remember that next week we will have NO MEETING, so that everyone may enjoy the Christmas holiday season. Note, however, that the following week on December 30, we WILL have a regular Tuesday meeting at The Pacific Club, but it will be a holiday fellowship celebration and opportunity to talk story about the state of the Club. We will discuss how the first half of the Rotary Year has gone and what we can do in the new calendar year to make the rest of my term the best it can be for the Club, all of its members and the community that we serve. I hope to see many of you there.
Please sign up to volunteer, all you Rotarians & Please Invite All Your High School Students to join us!
Our hope is to reach every Oahu High School student with this incredible opportunity. Please foward/share this information with anyone you think would benefit!
We’re also available for RYLA Presentations… but we better hurry, January 30 is just around the corner.
Did we mention, it’s Free!? Rotary sponsors everyone.
On December 16, we held a brief Annual Meeting where quorum was met and by unanimous vote the nominees selected by our Nomination Committee and President Elect Carolann Biederman for the upcoming Rotary Year were voted in.
President Elect Nominee for Rotary Year 2027-28
Michael Marsh
Board Directors elected to a 3-year term beginning 2026-27
Greg Lui-Kwan
Ian Wetherell
Hai Cha Lambert
All votes were yes. None opposed. Welcome and congratulations to the members above!
Mahalo nui loa
Brian Dunkel
President
The Rotary Club of Honolulu
Join us for Service and Adventures in Siquijor!
16-20 March 2026
Everything you need to know - timeframe, costs, project, and post-tour information is in the link below! Passports and travel arrangements must be made in advance.
To sign up for this amazing International Service Project, click this link. Reserve your spot by 15 January 2026!
If you have a project you'd like to present, please complete the Project Recommendation Form and email to our Director of Community Services, Nancy HERE.
Do you have a speaker recommendation? If so, please complete theSpeaker Recommendation Formand send it to RCOH Administrator, HERE. She will submit all forms to the Speaker Committee.
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