Darin Wakumoto was born and raised in Hanalei, Kauai. He graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from UH Hilo. Currently employed with the Honolulu Police Department, he has 10 years of service, and is currently assigned to the Investigations Division in the Waikīkī area.
Darin will share beneficial tips which may help on preventing crimes of theft and deception.
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
WHR members, Club Assembly is schedule on Aug 29 at One Ala Mana Condo recreation center, 5:30 pm. Thank you to Glen Suzuki for getting the venue. Please plan to attend as this is the first Club Assembly for our President Cleigh's year. Sign up at club link sign sheet, last day to RSVP is Friday 8/15. Club members only.
Information about the Rotary Club of West Honolulu's 75th Anniversar from the Chair Derek Tann
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
For the past 10 months, the 75th Anniversary Planning Committee has been working tirelessly planning these events. We are very excited about reaching the incredible 75th Anniversary Milestone! We hope all of you can attend as many of these events/activities as possible. I'm confident you will enjoy meeting our sister club members, or rekindling friendships.
A total of 99 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.
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Our regular meetings are held at The Edge at 31 North Pauahi. We need a head count by Tuesday each week before the meeting, please sign up on the Google form CLICK HEREor via the emailed invite. Address : 31 Nnorth Pauahi Street, between Nuuanu and Smith, private room the the back, parking at Municipal lot at 1-35 N Beretania St. Payment by credit card only. If you didn't sign up, please join us and get your food upfront in the restaurant.
West Honolulu Sign Up sheet