“After educating women, curing blindness is the most cost-effective development action. — World Bank” February 13, 2012 ~ Welcome to Dr. Steve Miller, retired Chief of the Ophthalmology Department at Kaiser-Permanente in Hawaii. Dr. Miller was also Chief of Surgery and financial vice-president for the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group. Now he dedicates his energy to the Seva Foundation which restores sight through self-supporting cataract-removal programs in the world’s most needy areas. Dr. Miller with Jan Taketa and Nancy Walden. Club Business Mahalo to Mei Nakamoto for this week’s inspiration: cultivate relevance. Stay in Rotary. Stay active. Nolan Pong with Tasei Sohn,
Read more →February 6, 2012 ~ This week’s speaker was Dr. George Ka’iliwai III, Director, Resources and Assessment, US Pacific Command. Dr. Ka’iliwai discussed the military’s three areas of concern involving Hawaii’s energy security: 1) Energy reduction and smart grids. This includes reducing the amount of energy used as well as the ability to preserve the command and control of energy in military installations during a crisis. 2) Cyber security: How do we protect the power grid? 3) Indigenous production of jet fuel from algae and other bio mass feed stock. Their goal is to have 25%, or 32 million gallons, of
Read more →January 23, 2012 ~ Mahalo to guest speaker Kim Gennaula, Chief Professional Officer at Aloha United Way (AUW). Last June, she took the helm of Hawaii’s largest fundraising organization with the goal of reenergizing their efforts on behalf of Hawaii’s non-profits and the people they serve. New for 2012: In addition to its 97 partner agencies, AUW will open their fundraising to hundreds of new charities. Plus, they will partner with Hawaii 3Rs to repair, remodel and restore Hawaii schools. Aloha United Way is part of United Way Worldwide which has 1,400 member organizations in 34 countries. To learn more,
Read more →January 9, 2012 ~ Honolulu Sunrise kicked off the first meeting of the year with guest speaker Mike Story, Tourism Brand and Sports Manager at Hawaii Tourism Authority. He began his talk with the three pillars of the Hawaii brand: people, place and culture. While other places around the world may have nice weather and sandy beaches, our aloha, unique destination and diverse culture are impossible to replicate. A few quick facts: Hawaii tourism is $11.2 billion industry, or 17.4% of the gross state product, and generates 145,235 direct jobs. In the world of HTA-sponsored events, golf is a $900,000 industry
Read more →RCHS will be featuring a vocational fact sheet each month. This month’s fact sheet is the Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions. Adopted in 1989 by the Council on Legislation, the Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions can be used together with the Four-Way test, in defining the high ethical standards called for from a Rotarian in conducting their business and professional activities. Click here to view the declaration.
Read more →Join us as we start 2012 with fabulous speakers. Mahalo to Program Chairs Nancy Walden and Mollie Sperry. If you have suggestions, please let them know. January, 2012 9 Mike Story, Sports Manager, HTA, Probowl and the business of sports in Hawaii 16 Martin Luther King holiday 23 Kim Genaula, President and CEO, Aloha United Way 30 Calabash February, 2012 6 George Kailiwai III, Director, Resources and Assessment, US Pacific Command 13 Donald Horner, Chairman, Board of Education and recently retired CEO of First Hawaiian Bank 20 Presidents’ Day 21 (Meeting changed to
Read more →December 12, 2011 ~ What do you do when the holidays come crashing in on you? Or when old baggage from the past creeps into the present? Dr. James Deutch, this week’s speaker, is a licensed clinical social worker and a lecturer at the University of Hawai’i in the areas of parenting, marriage and family, and relationships. He is also the Senior Counselor at the Family Education Training Center of Hawai’i, a family strengthening and counseling program located on the Manoa campus of the University of Hawai’i. So what did we learn in our 20-minute pre-holiday session? We learned that
Read more →December 10: Christmas Party at Joe Rice’s home, Mid-Pacific Institute, 5pm December 12: Dr. James Deutch, Families: How to survive the holidays December 19: Need all members to help with wrapping gifts for homeless and writing personal Christmas cards December 26: Happy Holidays! January 2: Happy New Year!
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