It has been a busy week in Rotary for me on several fronts, even though we did not have a regular meeting. Working backwards from today, there was a great deal of effort devoted to organizing our Pau Hana this evening at the University of Hawaii Men’s Volleyball game against California State University at Northridge (CSUN). I want to give a special shout out to Immediate Past President Tom Coyne and District Governor Elect Nominee Rich Proctor for helping me to get that across the finish line. Earlier on Wednesday of this week, I attended (together with Rick Tabor) a regular meeting of the Eco Rotary Club of Kaka'ako to hear from their winner of the HRYF Scholarship and one of the Pacific Buddhist Academy students that they supported to attend RYLA. It was very inspirational to hear both young people describe their goals and thank the attended Rotarians for their support. Tuesday, I joined Don Anderson, Reese Liggett, Rick Towill and Tom for a discussion with Senior Executive Director of Camp Erdman, Mish Hood, to learn about the devastating impact of the recent storms and how that would change our Camp Erdman work weekend at the beginning of May. Finally, just because I didn’t have enough to do, we had our monthly meeting of Club Presidents from across the district with our District Governor Nancy Cabral on Monday evening. One of the major topics we discussed was the District Conference, which this year will be in August. More information to come, but I encourage everyone to consider attending, as it will be on Oahu.
I noticed on Facebook that Sam Haas was able to attend the Hawaii FiDo charity event this past Sunday. I had hoped to be able to go myself, but circumstances did not permit. So, I’m glad that we had at least one representative of the Club attending. Thanks, Sam! I’m sure that the dogs and their trainers appreciated your support. I’m sure that many of you are already aware of this but just being present in the community and supporting those who we have helped and those who have come to speak at our regular meetings is an excellent way to maintain our relevance across Oahu. I encourage everyone to engage with these opportunities when they make themselves available. You should all proudly represent The Rotary Club of Honolulu.
Next Tuesday (April 21), we will once again be meeting at The Pacific Club for our regular lunch opportunity for fellowship and education. Our speaker will be Doug Harper, the Executive Director of Mālama Maunalua, who will give us an update on their efforts to restore and protect Maunalua Bay. And then the following Saturday (April 25) will be our Rotarians at Work Service Day at Hamakua Marsh. I look forward to seeing many of you at both events.
RCOH member Samantha Haas is always out and about! This time she spent an evening with Hawaii FiDo. From her social media post on FB she shared that she "had a fabulous Sunday [April 12] night celebrating the amazing @hawaiifido organization." Sam, thanks for being a rockstar out in our community!
ANNUAL CAMP ERDMAN CLEAN UP
MAY 1-3, 2026
It is that time of year when Rotarians and friends come together in our annual tradition of a spring work weekend at YMCA Camp Erdman!
Click the link below to for more information and how to register!
As we have previously informed about the Welcome dinner that RC Taipei is going to host on June 12th in celebration of the RI Convention in Taipei, here we would like to provide you with further details of the event.
Transportation: Taipei MRT Bannan Line (Blue Line), Shandao Temple Station Exit no. 2
Dress code: Black Tie or Business Attire
Cost: NT$4,000 (about USD135) per person
Please see the above EDM and use this spreadsheet for your easy sign up.
We sincerely hope to have the opportunity to spend a meaningful evening together in fellowship during this special Rotary occasion, and we very much look forward to welcoming our sister clubs to Taipei.
Above is the flier for the hula showcase presented by the Responsive Caregivers of Hawaii program participants and funded by the Rotary Club of Honolulu. We’d like to invite the members of our club to attend.
Mark your calendars for May 8, 2026!
Time: 11:00 am
Where: Ala Moana Mall Center Stage
District Conference is coming in August!
Register now for Early Bird discounts!
Mark your calendar
Meet new friends and reconnect with fellow Rotarians at the
If you would like to help, watch for the signup sheet or contact your Administrator!
VOLUNTEERS
Apr. 21, 2026
Registration:
Julia Allen &
Lee LaBrash
Greeters:
Ian Wetherell & Michelle Dolan
Pledge:
Reese Liggett
Music:
Linda Coble
Inspiration:
Michael Marsh
Vocational Min.
Ian Wetherell
Meeting will be held at the Pacific Club
VOLUNTEERS
Apr. 28, 2026
Registration:
Julia Allen &
Lee LaBrash
Greeters:
Mitch Weld & Bob Sumpf
Pledge:
Clif Purkiser
Music:
Kent Reinker
Inspiration:
Rick Tabor
Vocational Min.
Dave Brittin
Meeting will be held at the Pacific Club
Dear Rotarians,
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:
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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