Please come and join us for lunch at the Plaza Club at 12:00n on Friday, Jan 11 and meet our speaker, Franklin Don Pacarro, Jr., Esq. Please save the date and show your support!
Franklin Don Pacarro, Jr., Esq.
Mr. Pacarro has been the Administrator of the Honolulu Liquor Commission, City & County of Honolulu for approximately 4 and half years (7/1/14 to present). He was in private practice at the law firm of CLAY CHAPMAN IWAMURA PULICE & NERVELL for approximately 3 and half years (10/18/10 to 6/30/14), where he practiced various aspects of law, including civil litigation, business transactions and real estate law. Before entering private practice, Mr. Pacarro was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City & County of Honolulu for 24 years (9/86 to 10/15/10). He tried over 85 jury trials and prosecuted 21 defendants successfully obtaining life sentences.
Pacarro was born in Honolulu and graduated from St. Louis High School, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and the University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law.
He currently is a member of the Permanent Committee on Equality and Access to the Courts having been appointed by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald for 3 terms and appointed by former Chief Justice Ronald T. Y. Moon for 2 terms.
Rotary International has been out in front of the fight against human trafficking and slaver for several years and has a Rotarian Action Group against Slavery (http://ragas.online/about/our-history/). At the beginning of the 2018-2019 Rotary Year I asked all clubs to become involved in some aspect of this issue and, to date, we have done a wonderful job educating ourselves. January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and I propose that we be the inspiration to our communities by creating greater community awareness....
On Oahu, there is a ready made event at Fort Street Mall with our partner, Ho`ola Na Pua, on January 29, 2019. Here are details:
Booths are available at no cost to showcase your organization
This year we are partnering with the Fort Street Mall Tuesday Market. In addition to the walk and rally, complimentary space for booths will provide a platform to showcase your organization’s mission, services, accomplishments, and aspirations around the work you are engaged in within our community. Please reserve your space by registering at the link below and by checking the box that you are requesting a booth site. There is limited space, so booths are reserved on a first come basis. Once confirmed, simply bring your own tent, table, chairs and communication materials on the day of the event. Please note that fundraising or sale of merchandise is prohibited on Fort Street Mall Grounds.
Sign Waving: Participants are encouraged to create and bring your own signs for waving. Minimum of three (3) additional volunteers (per organization) for sign waving are requested to help make a larger impact.
If you would like to participate in the planning process, we welcome the support. Please check the box on the registration form.
More details will be forthcoming after registration and closer to the event date.
WHR plans to put together a group to attend the convention and do some sightseeing in Germany, the trip will be around 2 weeks, visiting Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Munich, Berlin. If you are interested in joining us, traveling in Germany and RI Convention, please sign up by clicking onto the link below!
The Hamburg RI Convention is June 1-5, 2019, if you are considering going, please read this to find out about:
1) The early registration discount, if registering between 6/23 and 6/26 2018.
2) If you are interested in getting a hotel room with the group, please add your name to the list by CLICKING HERE.
Don’t miss your chance to Capture the Moment at the 2019 Rotary Convention in Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg, Europe’s “Gateway to the World” will be your gateway to the world of Rotary. A place where the Rotary spirit fills the air — a place to connect with friends while making unforgettable memories and a place to discover the latest news, ideas and strategies that drive Rotary.
So take advantage of the special limited-time registration rate of $350 when you register and pay between Saturday, 23 June and Wednesday, 27 June CDT.
http://www.riconvention.org/en/hamburg.
NOTE:
This promotional rate is also available on-line for those who aren’t in attendance in Toronto.
Regarding the block of rooms we are getting:
1) We will let you know in the next few weeks what hotel we will be in.
2) Your commitment to reserve a room will be needed by sometime in September.
3) Your payment will be needed by sometime late November 2018.
We will be promoting our 2020 Hawaii Convention in Hamburg and registration will open at that time.
