Pali View for 2/14/2025 (Feb. 15, 2025)

District Conference and RI Convention 2025

The District Conference is May 30-June 1, 2025 at the Ala Moana Hotel. If you would like to join Rotarians from around the State, please register. It's $410 for the conference. Click here to register.

The Rotary International Convention is June 21-25, 2025 in Calgary, Canada. If you would like to register, Click here

Feb 19, Pau Hana at Waikiki Yacht Club

Pau Hana Fellowship on 19 Feb. at 5 pm

President Wes Fong will have a Pau Hana Fellowship held at Waikiki Yacht Club on 19 Feb at 5 pm. $25 per person, heavy pupus, Kalua pig sliders, chicken wings.... corkage fee waived BYOB, all you can drink ice tea. RSVP by Feb 10, 2025 at Google link.

BYOB no corkage fee. Bring your friends and spouses,

Rotary Club of Tokyo West 70th Anniversary

If you plan to attend Rotary Club of Tokyo West 70th Anniversary, please let Naomi know.

July 1st, 2024

President Mr. Glenn Suzuki

Rotary Club of West Honolulu P.O. Box 171, Honolulu, HI 96810 U.S.A.

Re: Invitation to Eve of Sister Club Welcome Reception and Tokyo West Rotary Club 70th Anniversary Ceremony

We are pleased to announce that Tokyo West Rotary Club will be celebrating its 70th anniversary next year. Tokyo West Rotary club was founded in 1955 with robust and warm support from our sponsor club Tokyo South Rotary Club and we have achieved stable growth since then. We would like to express deep gratitude to all of you for your kind understanding and continuing support.

As per attached schedule, we will be holding the Eve of Sister Club Welcome Reception on May 22, 2025, and the 70th Anniversary Ceremony and Reception on May 23, 2025, at The Okura Tokyo. We are delighted to cordially invite you to attend them and will be happy if you could accept our invitation.

You will receive a formal invitation once the details are finalized. We are sincerely looking forward to the pleasure of celebrating our 70th anniversary with you.

Sincerely yours, President Jun Kohno

1.) Eve of Sister Club Welcome Reception Date : Thursday, May 22, 2025 Registration : 17:30 Start : 18:00

Venue : “Heian Room” 1F Prestige Tower,The Okura Tokyo Address : 2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001

Telephone : 81-3-3582-0111

2) Excursion Date : Friday, May 23, 2025 Registration : 11:00 Start : 11:30

Plan : Lunch Cruise Boarding Point : Seafort Square,2-3-16,Higashi-Shinagawa,Shinagawa-ku,Tokyo

3) Tokyo West Rotary Club 70th Anniversary Ceremony Date : Friday, May 23, 2025 Registration : 16:30 Start : 17:00

Venue : “Akebono Room” 1F Prestige Tower,The Okura Tokyo Address : 2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 Telephone : 81-3-3582-0111

4) Tokyo West Rotary Club 70th Anniversary Reception Date : Friday, May 23, 2025 Start : 18:00

Venue : “Heian Room” 1F Prestige Tower,The Okura Tokyo Address : 2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 Telephone : 81-3-3582-0111

Office of Tokyo West Rotary Club

info@westrotary.gr.j

Annual Speech Festival on April 5, 2025

Honolulu District DOE Elementary Speech Festival Saturday, April 5th

McKinley High School - Volunteer judges are needed

Tentative Schedule:

7am breakfast followed by instructions

8am report to assigned rooms

8:30 session 1; 10:00 session 2

Students in grades 3 through 5 participate in categories of choral reading,

group interpretation, oral interpretive reading, poetry, storytelling; all noncompetitive events.

11:15 Awards Assembly

For a bunch of years, West Honolulu Rotarians have actively participated as speech festival judges. Your participation would be greatly appreciated again. Please contact Grace Fujiyoshi if you are able to be a judge. This is a very rewarding community service project.

Speaker information

Speaker for 2/28 is Pat Bemi, Pat Bemis is a dedicated AARP volunteer speaker and advocate with nine years of service. A registered nurse with 49 years of experience, primarily in Hawaii, Pat brings a wealth of knowledge to her presentations. For 33 years, she was a caregiver for her husband, who had Parkinson's Disease, giving her profound insight into caregiving challenges. Her volunteer work is centered on educating others about caregiving, brain health, dementia, and end-of-life issues. Beyond her AARP involvement, Pat serves on the board of the Hawaii Parkinson's Association and is a certified Positive Approach to Care facilitators,

Speaker Connie Mitchell
The Edge
Feb 14, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Pau Hana Social
Waikiki Yacht Club
Feb 19, 2025 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Hear Speaker Patricia Bernis
The Edge
Feb 28, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Speaker TBD
The Edge
Mar 07, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Speaker TBD
The Edge
Mar 14, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

DARK - no meeting on Friday

Mar 21, 2025

Speaker TBD
The Edge
Mar 28, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Speaker TBD
The Edge
Apr 04, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Texaco Speech Festival Project

Apr 05, 2025 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Member Birthdays

Thomas Jansson

February 13

Spouse Birthdays

Sharon Pang

February 13

Join Date

Doug Yee

February 1, 1983

42 years

Kevin Sakamoto

February 12, 2014

11 years

Aimee Curre

February 14, 2020

5 years

Mako Obara

February 25, 2005

20 years

Announcements

We have several meetings/events coming up and would like to know if you are attending. If you haven't yet, please sign up on the Google sheet, but if you are not able to get to the sheet, please email me at masuno1@aol.com. Please feel free to invite your collegues, friends, family to our meetings, but please sign up by Tuesday. We need to give Chris at The Edge the head count on Tuesdays before the meeting so he can prepare enough food for us.

Click here to sign up for our club activities: (Bookmark or add to favorites this link for easy access)

1) Wednesday, Feb 19, 5pm. $25, BYOB. RSVP by 2/10. Pau Hana social at Waikiki Yacht Club

2) April 5, Speech Festival Judge volunteers needed. 8-11am, McKinley High School. Click to sign up

3) If you want to go to the Tokyo-West anniversary in Tokyo, May 22-23, please let Naomi know at masuno1@aol.com. We will have a meeting soon for participants.

Tentative service projects: Cleigh and Brittany are working on a project for Child & Family Services soon and Farrington High is working on an environmental project. Stay tuned for details coming soon.

Our regular meetings are held at The Edge at 31 North Pauahi. We need a head count by Tuesday before the meeting, please sign up on the Google form CLICK HERE or via the emailed invite. Address : 31 North 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

Friday regular meetings Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81784510005?pwd=UTlqNDZtUGJuSXQvOTBETjM2OGgydz09

Meeting ID: 817 8451 0005,Passcode: 253649