The next phase of our RYSE project has begun! As project leader Reese shares:
"We are at RYSE Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays through November 16. Looking for small crews Mondays and Thursdays (brown-bag lunch) and 15 or 20 on Saturdays (be sure to reserve a lunch). Sunscreen, sleeves, and hats in order—we are outside. Bring drinking flask—plenty of cold water available to refill it.
The project scope is big—the rewards for RYSE are big—our Club does big things—turning that ugly duckling of a WW2 building into a jewel of the Ko`olau. Come on out and be part of it—AM, PM, or most of the day (8 AM-4 PM)".
Mahalo, Lee
Administrator for The Rotary Club of Honolulu
OCT. 29:Hybrid Lunch Meeting
with Guest SpeakerL. Richard "Rick" Fried, Jr.
L. Richard "Rick" Fried, Jr.
Attorney & Founding Member ofCronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks
Hawaii Innocence Project and other Significant Cases
The Hawai‘i Innocence Project (HIP), founded in 2005 at the William S. Richardson School of Law, fights for the freedom of those who have been wrongfully convicted and advocates for the prevention of future injustice. HIP is a law clinic and nonprofit with a mission to free prisoners who are factually innocent but who have been wrongfully convicted. Through the work of volunteers, attorneys, and law students, HIP strives to not only exonerate the innocent but to also reform the justice system to prevent innocent people from being convicted of crimes they didn’t commit.
HIP is a member of the Innocence Network, a collection of organizations across the nation which have joined the movement for justice and freedom. For more information about HIP, visit hawaiiinnocenceproject.org.
Something for Everyone! Let's keep making a difference!
RYSE Community Service Project
October 21-November 16
Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
New exterior siding is going on the RYSE Shelter; Home Depot Iwilei will be joining in for materials and its volunteers alongside us Rotarians and friends.
Plan to come weekdays if you can and Saturdays for sure.
Camaraderie guaranteed!! Jobs for every skill level.
Rotary Clubs that play and volunteer together—stay together!!
State Director, Hawaii and Palmyra, The Nature Conservancy,
Climate Resiliency
When Ulalia Woodside Lee took the helm as Hawai‘i executive director in 2016, she felt as if she had been preparing for the job her entire life. The daughter of a wildlife biologist and a Hawaiian cultural practitioner, she grew up in a family dedicated to protecting the environment. “Conservation is what we did,” she says. “It’s what I know and what I’ve made my life’s calling.”
As Hawai‘i executive director, Lee oversees forest and marine conservation programs on five islands and a climate change research laboratory at Palmyra Atoll. She resides in the community of Waimanalo in windward O‘ahu and during her spare time enjoys serving on community organization boards, hula, hiking and traveling.
What do YOU want to get out of your Rotary Membership? Are you a new member or someone interested in learning about opportunities to engage with Rotary? Please join us for a New Member Orientation 2.0 session via Zoom to ask all the questions you have about Rotary and learn more about our teams and service projects.
with Guest Speaker, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Mark E. Recktenwald
CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, MARK E. RECKTENWALD
Join us to "Talk Story"
Mark E. Recktenwald was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on September 14, 2010. He joined the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice on May 11, 2009, and previously served as Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals beginning in April 2007. Prior to his appointment to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, Recktenwald served as the director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Hawai'i, and as an attorney in private practice. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his law degree from the University of Chicago.
Hawaii Rotary District Conference 2025 Ala Moana is May 30 - June 1, 2025 (REGISTER TODAY)
May 30, 2025 - Jun. 01, 2025 11:59 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time
District Governor, Ted Faigle's Reminder:
Hawai'i Rotary's annual District Conference (DISCON) for 2025 will be held from May 30 through June 1 at the Ala Moana Hotel by Mantra in Honolulu, Hawai'i. It is a time to be inspired by exciting General Session Speakers, Presenters, and House of Friendship exhibitors. It's also a time to be engaged with Rotarians across the State at a Friday Night Reception, Saturday Evening Gala, Rotary Fellowship events, Walk for PolioPlus, and a Genki Ball Toss Service Project. And, it's a time for a celebration of clubs' and members' accomplishments and a Celebration of Life.
