Once again, our Speaker Committee (Nalani Blaisdell-Brennan, Erik Soderholm, Judy Lind, Clif Purkiser, Bob Sumpf, Jessica Lani Rich, and Sam Haas) knocked it out of the park with our speaker, UH Athletic Director Matt Elliott. Several of you (including Gwen Yamamoto-Lau) have mentioned to me how much you enjoyed the meeting, and I definitely agree. We also heard from Glen Bailey of the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset about a District-wide Veterans’ Day project in which several of us have already volunteered to participate. Anyone else who wants to participate in that project, please reach out to Lee to get your name on the list. Finally, we heard that today (Friday) is World Polio Day. If anyone is interested in attending the District 5000 World Polio Day event, it will begin today (Friday) at 5pm HST onZoom(Meeting ID: 912 650 8569; Passcode: 658970). Dr Rachel Burke of the Gates Foundation will be speaking about her work on improving polio vaccines.
In other news, it was decided at our recent Board of Directors meeting that our 110th Anniversary Celebration Gala will be rescheduled, given a number of logistical challenges that have made our original date too tight to allow us to deliver the caliber of event our Club deserves. Stay tuned for future updates on the rescheduled date. Also, we received a lovely letter of thanks from the Kyoto RC for our attendance at their celebration, which we will be sharing with the Club as well. Tom Coyne and Paul Saito were particularly moved by the events with our Sister Clubs, and we will be working to improve the capacity for any of our members to engage with those Clubs and support their members when they visit Honolulu. Stay tuned for updates on that front as well.
Next week we will be back at the Pacific Club to hear Tyler Gomes, Chief Administrator of Kilohana, the Native Hawaiian Advancement Council, speak to us about tourism and destination management. As always, pre-registration on Club Runner, or through contacting Lee in advance, is greatly appreciated. I look forward to seeing many of you on Tuesday, along with any guests or prospective members that you might want to bring with you. Growing our membership benefits all of us, and everyone can contribute to that important goal.
Rotary Magazine: Members, do you prefer paper or digital? Those who have not yet done so, please contact your Admin before the end of October. Lee will be updating RI with your options.
Nov. 4 meeting will be held at the Oahu Country Club. NO WALK-INS.
Nov. 10 will be RCOH'S 110th Anniversary Gala! This will be a Monday evening.
Nov. 11 there will be no regular lunch meeting.
RCOH IN JAPAN
Kyoto 100th Anniversary
New Sister Club – Osaka-East
Several of our Club members traveled to Japan to help celebrate RC Kyoto's 100th Anniversary. Past President Tom Coyne represented our club at the signing of the Sister Club ceremony between Rotary Club of Honolulu and Osaka-East RC.
For those who have not registered yet, but are still thinking about it, we are closing out the room reservations in the district room block for the Rotary International Convention in Taipei on October 15th. So now is the time to register. Here is the link that you can use: https://forms.gle/dCSZGZiQZRGXMVUE6. The $400 deposit for this room is due by the end of October, and we can give you the link in Clubrunner where you can pay.
Registration for the convention is ongoing and the current cost to attend is $575.00. On 12/16 the cost increases to $675.00. If you are also interested in registering now for the convention, you can use this link: https://convention.rotary.org/en-us/2026-rotary-convention-taipei . The convention runs from June 14 to the 17th 2026.
If you have questions or want more information you can find links on the district web site and on the RI web site. You can also drop me a line.
Connect with Rotary members from around the world as we unite for good in Taipei City, Taiwan, for the Rotary International Convention, 13-17 June 2026.
The convention is a unique opportunity to learn, collaborate, and be inspired in a vibrant city rich in culture, iconic landmarks, and culinary delights. This transformative event is your opportunity to renew relationships made at previous conventions, create new ones, and share with likeminded changemakers the exciting work that your club is doing.
The convention is our biggest event of the year! Learn more and register today at convention.rotary.org.
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 Form and send it to RCOH Administrator, Lee HERE. She will submit all forms to the Speaker Committee.
.jpg)
