Pali View for 4/17/2026 (Apr. 13, 2026)

April 25 Child and family service project, 25 Apr, 26

Dear Fellow Rotarians and Friends,

With Club Member Brittany Adaniya's assistance, we have scheduled a community service event with a Hawaii non-profit organization with Child and Family Service ("CFS").

Founded in 1899, CFS is a Hawaiʻi-born, impact-driven, community-based organization with a mission of strengthening families and fostering the healthy development of children. CFS' statewide community programs include preschool education, prevention of child abuse and neglect, programs for at-risk youth, domestic violence emergency services, therapeutic counseling, employment assistance, programs for elder care, and more.

Using CFS' core values of HOPE (Humility, Ownership, Perseverance, & Engagement), CFS works with families to help them achieve their dreams including, financial independence, planning for a thriving future and caring for all generations of their ‘ohana.

CFS has invited our Club members to join hands with its supporters to refresh and beautify its facilities. Lunch will be provided to those who attend this event.

The details of this project are as follows:

Location

Child & Family Service | 91-1841 Fort Weaver Road, Ewa Beach, HI 96706

What We’ll Be Doing

Help refresh and beautify the space for keiki and families:

Weeding and clearing garden areas
Planting and landscaping
Building simple garden features

Come Prepared

Wear clothes you can get dirty + closed-toe shoes
Bring water + sun protection
Bring gardening tools if you have them (gloves, shovels, rakes, pruners, weeders)
A confidentiality form will be required on-site

Optional Donations (for ongoing facility use)

If you plan to donate, please complete the attached in-kind form and email it to CFS Advancement. Refer to the attached list of suggested items.

You may bring your donation on the day of the event or contact CFSAdvancement@cfs-hawaii.org to coordinate drop-off.

Schedule

9 a.m. Welcome + overview
9:15 a.m. Service project
11:30 a.m. Photo + lunch

Parking

Follow the driveway toward the back of campus and park in designated stalls within the red box on the map below (look for signage).

Please note your attendance by clicking on the following CFS sign up sheet link and by going to our Club's google doc page to note your attendance.

The links to both webpages are:

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/9440506120109/false#/invitation

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YYrygMXCZFBn1Vu4Rk8SDCd2Lx5SQykju_keonDAWwk/edit?gid=1926953887#gid=1926953887

Please note that we have scheduled a speech festival event to coincide with this event on the same day. If you are not signed up to participate in the speech festival, please be sure to sign up for this project.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Yours in Rotary,

Richard Ing

808-228-8788

West Honolulu Rotary Foundation update at the 3/21 Assembly

Congratulations and deeply appreciation to CPA Ronald Young, our WHRF Chair, and CPA Walter Chang, who diligently dedicated over 100 hours to completing and filing the IRS Form 1023. Thanks to their hard work and commitment, our 501(c)(3) status—lost in August 2025—has been successfully reinstated WHRF Non-Profit Status as of the end of February 2026.

The West Honolulu Rotary Foundation was incorporated on May 16, 1983, marking over four decades of service and commitment to the community.

The original incorporators were members of the West Honolulu Rotary Club and included Past District Governors Albert Hastings (1965–66), Ralph Honda (1971–72), and Ronald Young (1990–91).

Albert Hastings made a significant philanthropic contribution of over $262,000 to establish a scholarship program, now known as the Al Hastings Fund in Sept 1983.

Ronald Young played a key role in forming the Foundation as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. He prepared and submitted the necessary documentation to the Internal Revenue Service, successfully securing tax-exempt status. The donation was structured as an endowment fund in Al Hastings' name to ensure long-term sustainability.

Lincoln Ishida, also a club member, drafted the original Charter of Incorporation and Bylaws. These documents, including Exhibits A and B, were filed with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and approved on May 16, 1983.

Today, Ronald Young remains the only living incorporator. Lincoln Ishida, who authored the original Charter and Bylaws, are still available to monitor the compliance of the By-Law. We are so fortune to have this 2 dedicated Rotarians to continue to practice the Rotary spirit "Service Above Self"

RI Convention in Taipei 2026 Invitation

2026 Rotary International Convention will take place in Taipei Taiwan, June 13-17, 2026. https://convention.rotary.org/en-us/about

We have a group of 10 Rotarians and spouses attending the RI Convention.