Rotary Honolulu Sunrise

Mustache Madness

Honolulu Sunrise socials are always fun, especially when it's for a good cause. This time, we came together at the Oahu Country Club for our annual major fundraiser. Monies raised at Mustache Madness will support community service projects and scholarships for our 2012-2013 Rotary year.

2012 Weinberg Grant Project

Mahalo to all our Honolulu Sunrise painters who sanded, cleaned, brushed and rolled our club to another successful Friends of Weinberg Grant project. Our sweat equity provided much needed beautification to the busy Atherton YMCA in Manoa. The resulting $10,000 grant will benefit the Family Education Centers of Hawaii’s sustainable farm program in Waimanalo.

Aloha Rotary Club of Fukushima South

Aloha and welcome to the Rotary Club of Fukushima South. Members and their spouses came to Hawaii to thank Honolulu Sunrise for our Aloha to Japan/Japan Tomodachi initiative which provided assistance for students at the Soma Isobe Elementary School in Fukushima following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.

The Read to Me Club

"Read me a story Daddy. Read to me out loud. I’ve got a hungry mind, Mama… I want to grow up to make you proud. A book a day is brain food. Vitamins A, B, C… So read me a story, daily, Daddy...Read to me. Mama, won’t you read to me. Yeah!"

Every now and then our club will break out into the Read to Me song. It started about 20 years ago when Honolulu Sunrise was instrumental in launching the Read to Me campaign urging parents to read to their children. Today, Honolulu Surise continues to be the "Read to Me Club" with Rotarians reading to students from Lincoln and Leihoku Elementary Schools.

165 Bundles of Joy

In the spirit of the holidays, our Rotary Club gave thanks by donating 165 gift trays to the homeless at Next Step Shelter in Kakaako. The effort was organized by Nancy Walden and through the generosity of club members, we put together beautifully wrapped gift trays filled with food, snacks and toiletries. Girl Scout Troop 2073, family and friends also came to help. Mahalo to all our helping hands.

Japan Tomodachi (Friends of Japan)

When the tsunami swept into the city of Fukushima, it took with it the parents of 44 of the 125 children at the Soma Isobe Elementary School. From across an ocean and through a network of caring Rotarians in Japan, the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise brought hope and support to the children of a heartbroken community.

2nd Annual YO House Picnic

The Waikiki for tourists is a completely different place if you're a homeless teen. This year, the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise hosted our second annual picnic up with a feast of burgers and hot dogs, toiletries and friendship to teens from the YO House.

eGlobal Family

It has been 11 years since Honolulu Sunrise Rotarian Rob Hail started Email Foster Parents International (now known as eGlobal Family) as an International Service project for the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise. Today, the organization is known as eGlobal Family and is an independent 501C3 non-profit, providing support for hundreds of children and serving as a model for emerging organizations who are reaching out to needy children around the world.

Designing a Sustainable Office

How green is green? Ferraro Choi and Associates answers that question with our club's first vocational service project of the year. Using their clients and their own office move as a case studies, guests learned how even small conscious choices can make a huge impact for the better. Read More

Camping and Comaraderie

Camping with Honolulu Sunrise is a family affair. Every year, we stake our tents at Bellows AFB and invite our friends from Hoopono (sight-impared adults), Cambodian friends we've met through eGlobal Family, our Royal Scholars and of course, Rotarians who love a fine meal and even better conversation. Read More

Service Above Self

What would it take to change the world? Rotary's 1.2 million members believe it starts with a commitment to Service Above Self. In more than 34,000 clubs worldwide, you'll find members volunteering in communities at home and abroad to support education and job training, provide clean water, combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, and eradicate polio.

Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise

The Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise has been selected three times as the District 5000 "Rotary Club of the Year. We're also a recipient of the coveted Rotary Achievements Award for assisting in the development of the "Read to Me" program which has been adopted internationally. Come and find out what makes Monday mornings so rewarding.

Honolulu Sunrise Circle of Giving

When we perform a service project, it marks the beginning of a partnership, an entry into our circle of giving. This year, we painted the lobby of Atherton YMCA with the help of YMCA staff. This year's Weinberg service recipient is FECH (Family Education Center of Hawaii). With each project, our circle widens, enabling us to accomplish more than we could alone.

A hiking we will go

Every now and then we get together to explore Hawaii's natural beauty. This hike was led by Past President/ultra runner Paul Sibley who slowed down for the rest of us.