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Charlie Memminger Writes Tropical Crime Fiction. Whether Charlie Memminger is writing books (his recently published title is Aloha Lady Blue) or shorter pieces like his popular column “Honolulu Lite” that ran in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, his humor and upbeat take on life shows through. Memminger is a national award-winning newspaper humor columnist and screenwriter whose essays and columns have been distributed by the New York Times News Service and published in Newsweek, Better Homes & Gardens, OMNI and other national publications. His other published works  include “Hey, Waiter, There’s An Umbrella In My Drink! (Tales from the Tropics by Hawaii’s Favorite Humorist)” published

May 20, 2013 ~ Carole Hayashino, President and Executive Director, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. Carole Hayashino joined the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i as its president and executive director in 2012. She oversees all operations, programs and development of the Cultural Center. She is also on the board of the United Japanese Society of Hawai‘i and member of the Hiroshima and Fukuoka Kenjin Kai. Prior to joining the JCCH team, Hayashino served as vice president for university advancement at California State University Sacramento where she oversaw the external relations of the university including The University Foundation at Sacramento State,

May 13, 2013 ~ Nicholas Papp, Diplomat-in-Residence/Visiting Fellow, The East-West Center. There’s truly power in partnerships, especially in the global context. Partnerships are having a big impact in helping the U.S. to manage today’s long list of global issues. To further develop partners for the future, we are empowering the next generation of global leaders around the world – international youth. And we’re encouraged. There’s also tremendous power in partnering with today’s youth. Nicholas Papp is Diplomat-in-Residence & Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu. A U.S. Foreign Service Officer with 14 years’ experience at the U.S. Department of State,

April 29 ~ Club Assembly. What’s in the works for next year? How would you like to be involved? Next week is your chance to talk to committee heads, sign up to fulfill your passions and help Honolulu Sunrise get busy. Please attend this mandatory meeting for our club and support both President Mike Doss and President-elect June Nakamura. LAST WEEK AT HONOLULU SUNRISE Mahalo to Colin Kippen for speaking to us on homelessness in Hawaii. As we look at our lives, he describes us as living “above the abyss.” We have our education, jobs, financial security, mental and physical