Despite some initial technological issues with the sound system, we had another good meeting on Tuesday with a presentation by Dan Haire of Navian Hawaii. He spoke about the work that Navian does in hospice care with a commitment to compassionate care, operational excellence, and community trust. He also shared the origin of the name Navian, which is a combination of “Navigator” and “Guardian”, capturing the idea that they both help families find their way through end-of-life issues while making sure that the needs and wishes of the individual are always protected.
I want to thank everyone who took the time to help us test our new process for managing parking space availability at The Pacific Club. It looks like we still have some education to provide and some tweaks to make to the system, but in general I received positive feedback about the experience. We will need to see how well the system works when we have more than forty-five people wanting to park at the venue, but this initial exercise seems to have validated its feasibility.
This coming Tuesday we will once again be at The Pacific Club to hear from Kaiali'i Kahele, Board Chair of The Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The topic of his presentation will be “Strengthening Native Hawaiians to Strengthen Hawaii”. I look forward to seeing many of you there.
Mahalo nui loa
Brian Dunkel
President
The Rotary Club of Honolulu
UPCOMING GUEST SPEAKER
KAIALI'I KAHELE
OHA Board Chair
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs: Strengthening Native Hawaiians to Strengthen Hawaii
A request from our Don Anderson Service Above Self Youth Fellow, Christian Stockwell:
From March 24, 2026, email, Christian shared that he has been "spearheading relief efforts after the flooding, leading a small team helping homes in the community dig themselves out of the mud and assisting with beach cleanup as well. I also reached out to other Don Anderson Youth Fellows for help, and Oliver, Jack, Nik have answered the call and have been out here helping too."
His request is for Rotary Club members who may have "any surplus tools or supplies that could help with the current relief efforts. Items like squeegees, shovels, gloves, cleaning supplies, or emergency water. Even a small amount of support could go a long way right now."
Our President Brian announced this request at our Tuesday meeting. Please reach out to President Brian,Christian Stockwell, or Admin Lee if you have items they can use and/or want to join with them.
Support our Don Anderson Fellows if you can! We are very proud of them for their Service to others!
ATTENTION CURRENT AND INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS:
Our annual Action Plan/Strategic Planning session takes place this Saturday via Zoom at 9 a.m. This workshop is designed to help every club design their Action Plan for the coming 2026-ʻ27 Rotary year. Clubs that have a current Action Plan and have actively engaged their club board, tend to be more productive and active than clubs who donʻt.
We invite all club leaders, committee chairs, club board members and any interested Rotarians to participate in this important training.
We will again be working at Palama Settlement to spruce it up with fresh paint! We will be working outdoors, so plan accordingly. If you have a ladder, please bring it. We will be painting in the front and finishing railing.
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Time: Start at 8 am - Clean up by 2 pm (Palama has an event at 3 pm so we need to be pau before that)
Lunch: Make your own pizza! Jim Harrow is bringing everything to make your own pizza! This starts at 12:30 pm.
Beverages: Bring your water to stay hydrated. Other Beverages will also be provided.
Pau before 3:00 pm.
Wear Rotary shirts if you have them and clothes to paint in.
Dress according to the weather. We will be working outside.
We are honored to share that our President & CEO, Jessica Lani Rich, has been recognized byKHON2 Newsas one of Hawaiʻi’s Remarkable Women.
For 22 years, Jessica has dedicated her life to helping visitors in crisis through Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaiʻi.
Her work is rooted in compassion and the belief that even in the most difficult situations, we can show care, share aloha, and help create something positive.
As Jessica often says, “We can’t take away what happened, but we can show that we care.”
We are so proud of her and grateful for her leadership.
A BIG MAHALO to KHON2 for this recognition.
Watch her story here, CLICK ON THE PIC
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District 5000 will be participating in an international service project in Pohnpei, Micronesia in early May. There will be a Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 23 at 5:30 pm for anyone interested in learning about Micronesia. Here is the link to join the Zoom call:
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