Sept 14, 2025 (Sep. 15, 2025)

Speaker for Sept 19, 2025

The speaker for Friday, Sep 19 is Yi-Yu Lai. He is a Rotary Global Grant Scholar and an anthropology PhD student at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, focusing on Indigenous politics and political violence in the Philippines. He has also worked on Indigenous affairs in Taiwan. He uses both academic and social practices, actively participating in research groups and service organizations. Yi-Yu believes that if we are to be truly effective in bringing about change, we must rely on research as well as action. Yi-Yu hopes that his research can promote Indigenous equality and inclusion and bring about social reform. Yi-Yu Lai received the UHM 2023 Outstanding Graduate Paper Prize from the Society for East Asian Anthropology (SEAA)! The prize is awarded annually for the best graduate student paper on any aspect of East Asian anthropology and/or East Asian anthropology’s contribution to the broader field.

RI Convention in Taipei 2026

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

75th Anniversary Invitation to Members- HURRY

Aloha West Honolulu Rotarians,

I want to give you a friendly reminder that the deadline to sign-up for the 75th Anniversary Events is soon approaching on 9/15. Below is the Registration Link. Please let me know if you have any questions about the 75th Anniversary, or the registration for these events.

We look forward to your participation in the 75th anniversary celebration, this will be a truly vibrant and memorable event.

October 17th: Dress Code for the Sister Club Welcome Dinner: Tropical/Aloha Attire

October 18th: Dress Code for the Bishop Museum & Lunch at the Legends Seafood Restaurant: Business Casual

October 18th: Dress Code for the 75th Anniversary Celebration Dinner: Suit & Tie for Men, Cocktail Dress or Business Attire for Women

https://portal.clubrunner.ca/7749/Events/75th-anniversary-events

Aloha,

Derek Tenn

Rotary Club of West Honolulu

75th Anniversary Chair

WHR 75th Anniversary Celebration Oct 2025

Information about the Rotary Club of West Honolulu's 75th Anniversary

Rotary Club of West Honolulu 75th Anniversary Events: October 16 - 18, 2025
October 16th: Golf at Klipper Golf Course (Kaneohe Marine Base, No golf spots for West Honolulu Members): First Tee Time: 9:36 AM
October 17th: Welcome Reception Dinner (Honolulu Elks Lodge): 5:00 PM
October 18th: Bishop Museum & Lunch at Legends Seafood Restaurant: Start Time TBD
October 18th: 75th Anniversary Banquet Dinner (Ala Moana Hotel): Start Time TBD

A total of 96 Sister Club Guests are expected to attend from the Rotary Clubs of Makati West, Kyoto West, Hong Kong Island West, Taipei West, Nagoya Airport, Tokyo West.

We all celebrate our Anniversaries every 5 years. Every Sister Club Member is invited to these Anniversary Celebrations. You should definitely consider attending at least one if you haven't done so. The quality and hospitality is mindblowing! The host club covers the costs of their Anniversary. Although we can't possibly compete with our Sister Club Anniversaries dollar for dollar, we do our best to have a quality Anniversary Celebration given our club size and resources. The past 5 years our club put aside $24,000 for our 75th Anniversary. These funds as well as some generous donations from some club members are not enough to cover the total expenses. The $250 member Assessment was created to assist with the Anniversary cost. To make the Assessment as reasonable as possible, our committee made every attempt to cut costs and venues were changed. The $250 member assessment was included with the Club Dues and was approved by the board. It is not optional.

All functions will be charged for events for WHR members, spouses, and guests to attend. The Assessment does not cover these costs.

Sign-up will be available soon on our West Honolulu Sign-Up Sheet. Please let me know if you have any questions about our 75th Anniversary.

Here is the sign-up link and QR code for the Pali View. You can use the flier and information on this email too. Thank you!

https://portal.clubrunner.ca/7749/Events/75th-anniversary-events