THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS.

On the Monday before Christmas, PP Bill Gaeth opened our meeting with an inspiration about a boy who discovers that by bringing joy to others, anyone can be Santa Claus.



It was the perfect introduction to Ulu Langi, Director of Hawaii H-5 and the Next Step shelter in Kakaako, who talked about the struggles facing the homeless in Hawaii, especially the working poor.




Honolulu Sunrise members and Girl Scout Troop 2073 donated food items and packed over 80 holiday baskets/trays along with heartfelt notes of encouragement for people at Next Step. It was a meeting to remember—and be proud of. Hawaii H-5/Next Step shelter is a 501 c-3 non profit. Learn more at hawaiih5.org



Aloha Guests


Honolulu Sunrise was proud to welcome visiting Rotarian Hiroshi Suginome from the Sapporo/Hokkaido Club in Japan; Robert Wu's guests son, Alan, and Metro Rotarian Brian "Disco" Bennett; Rob Hail's son, Henry, and Utu Langi from Hawaii H-5/Next Step shelter; resident Paul Sibley's family Courtney, Aiden and Tristan; and Jo Archibald's daughter, Anna and her Girl Scout Troop 2073.

Girl Power


Mahalo to the many Rotarians who purchased Girl Scout cookie tickets in support of Troop 2073 and Operation Girl Scout Cookie. Thanks to your generosity, 97 boxes will be donated to US troops deployed overseas. The troop will also donate 20% of their profits, or $13.56 toward Polio Plus.

SEE THE ALOHA. BE THE ALOHA.

Honolulu Sunrise got off to a positive start this week with guest speaker June Dillinger and the Ike Pono team who shared their vision of transformation through living with aloha.

Mollie Sperry and Robert Wu with the Ike Pono Quest Team.


New Member Kelly McCanlies
Honolulu Sunrise was proud to initiate our newest Rotarian, Kelly McCanlies, sponsored by President-Elect Amin Leiman.



Welcome guests
We also welcomed visiting Rotarian David and Carmen Torgler from Levinworth, Washington; Liz Kane, District 5000 Assistant Governor Central Oahu Clubs. Clockwise from the top: Susi Taylor, June Nakamura, Carolyn Hiatt, Carmen Torgler, David Torgler and Liz Kane.


President-Elect Amin Leiman
Amin Leiman received his President-Elect pin from President Paul Sibley.


Honolulu Sunrise honors multiple Paul Harris Fellows
Contributions to The Rotary Foundation support our goal of advancing international understanding, goodwill, and peace. Participation in the Paul Harris Society is an especially meaningful and significant commitment, and reflect the ideals of Rotary founder, Paul Harris. We are proud to congratulate the following Paul Harris Fellows:

Paul Harris + 8
When it comes to dedication, Mel Hertz is in a league of his own with a heartfelt Paul Harris + 8. He is congratulated by Foundation Chair Dave Mozdren and President Paul Sibley.


Paul Harris + 4
Former Foundation Chair, Ed Cassella, rises to the occasion with a outstanding Paul Harris + 4.


Paul Harris + 2

Dave Mozdren, Jerry Hofwolt, Rob Hail, June Nakamura and Joe Rice are congratulated by President Paul Sibley for their generous Paul Harris + 2 contributions to the Rotary International Foundation. This is the spirit that makes Honolulu Sunrise—and Rotary—an incredible force for good.

Rotarian of the Week: Allen Kamemoto

Allen Kamemoto, CFP, CLU, has been working for 30 years as an independent Insurance Agent and Financial Planner. 

He is a Lifetime Member of the Life Insurance Million Dollar Round Table and received the Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Distinguished Producer Growth Award in 2004. He was a consistent qualifier of the Pinnacle Club, a recognition program of the top 5 percent of Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Representatives nationwide. Allen was named the 2002 Insurance and Financial Advisor Professional of the Year award by the Hawaii Association of Financial Advisors.

Allen Kamemoto retired from the US Army Reserve as a Colonel with over 30 years of service. He is the former president of the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise. He is also a fifteen year member of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and a twenty-two year member of the Financial Planners Association of Hawaii.

Allen graduated from Roosevelt High School in Honolulu and earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii and an MBA in Production Management from the University of Oregon. His hobbies include golf, tennis and world travel. He is an Investment Advisor Representative with Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.

Phone: (808) 527-8880

Email: akamemoto@tfamail.com

RADIATION: OUT OF THE DARK

Mahalo to Dr. Meagher (aka father-in-law to President Paul Sibley) spoke in depth about the various levels and implications of ionized radiation exposure from the CT scans that are increasing in use to the airport scanners. A broad overview of the various exposure levels that are produced and the rise in certain cancer risk factors were discussed as well as the safe levels of radiation. He also described the future of medicine without radiation type imaging but rather individual targeted genomic therapy. If you'd like a hard copy of his presentation, please contact President Sibley at outdoorsmile@yahoo.com

Holiday Party December 11, 5:30 pm
See you at the potluck at Mid-Pacific Institute, President’s residence. Please RSVP if you haven’t already. Mahalo to Joe and Florence Rice.

Dawn Soderquist mentioned the continued need by the Foodbank and will accept food donations at the Holiday Party, as well as any cash donations. A collection bowl will be available at the party.

Helping handicapped adults achieve independence in Indonesia
Rob Hail announced that Honolulu Sunrise approved the purchase of a mixer to support young handicapped adults in Jogyakarta who are trying to provide for themselves. The $550 "mixer" will be used to prepare breads, pastries and cookies. Our Jogyakarta partner Rotary club will be buying the oven and the organization for the young handicapped adults will be buying the associated trays and utensils. The purchase, implementation and follow up with pictures, etc. will be provided by the Jogya Rotary Club.

RETURNING CAMBODIA TO CAMBODIANS

Last week’s speaker, Professor of Archeology Miriam Stark, shared information about her projects in the Ankor region. She is helping Cambodian archeology students to become leading scholars on Cambodian history. miriams@hawaii.edu

In Brief
Sunrise welcomed Rob Hail’s guest, Angela Ung. PP Carolyn Hiatt, dressed in her winter coat, reminded us all how nice it is to be in Hawaii rather than Chicago. George Moyer announced that Jeff Powers of Global Health Network Organization is initiating an online Christmas giving project that will help to fund water projects in Africa. See ghni.org

Christmas Party Dec. 11
Invite past members, prospective members, friends and family to our Honolulu Sunrise Christmas party on Dec. 11, 5:30pm at Mid-Pacific Institute. Potluck.

Foundation Giving
DD Dave Mozdern says “Close 2010 with a generous contribution to Rotary International!”

HELPING VILLAGES HELP THEMSELVES.

This week’s speaker was Jeff Power , U.S. Director of Partnerships Development for Global Hope Network International (GHNI). His job is to match partners, such as churches and community groups, with poor villages in Africa, the Mid-East and Asia. GHNI’s goal is for the village to achieve self-sustainability within 3 to 5 years in the following categories: income, water, food, wellness (including hygiene and waste management) and education.

Each village involved with the program is required to actively participate in the effort and must demonstrate a willingness to help themselves. GHNI’s process requires success in five areas: 1) local ownership, 2) trained guidance, 3) compassionate partners, 4) measurable results and 5) a healthy exit.

Follow Jeff on twitter or his blog.
Learn about Global Hope Network International


Welcome to Indonesia

This morning, Sunrisers were treated to a special presentation on Indonesia by Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Ghina Raida Asilia from Jakarta. She is being hosted with Ken and Gail Markus, and attending Le Jardin on a full scholarship thanks to the efforts of Le Jardin 5th grade teacher Carolyn Hiatt and Director of Admissions Susie Taylor. Ghina is our club’s second Indonesian exchange student. Last year we sponsored Tya Noor.

Also, welcome to guests Gail Markus, Kelly McCanlies, Jeff DuPonte and Virgil Stinnit.

Rotarian of the Week: Mohammad Rouf

Asbestos and lead abatement. Construction site safety. Field sampling. Environmental assessments. Industrial hygiene.

Who do you call? Mohammad Rouf.

Mohammad Rouf is president of Globeteck, a rapidly growing environmental company with offices in Hawaii and Guam, and contractors in Hawaii, Alaska, Korea and Japan.

In over-simplified terms, Globetech handles complicated environmental issues so your new development, construction site or business can continue working. Their expertise is both diverse and comprehensive, ranging from archeological surveys, soil sampling and environmental assessments to the identification, evaluation and elimination of hazardous materials and maintenance of healthy work environments. More importantly, Globetech helps companies adhere to the complex Federal and State regulations that governs these issues, thereby helping them avoid litigious situations and stay on track.

For the full environmental impact of all that Globetech can do, call Mohammad at 833-5787 or visit globeteckgroup.com.

LOCO FOR COCOA

This week, our dynamic programs co-chairs Mollie Sperry and Nancy Walden brought us Seneca Klassen, founder and managing partner of Kokoleka O’Ka Aina, LLC, a Hawaii partnership dedicated to creating the world’s first carbon-neutral “tree-to-chocolate bar” agra-tourism chocolate company. To learn more, email Seneca at seneca@kokachocolate.com or visit http://kokachocolate.wordpress.com.











Welcome to Guests
Asst. DG Liz Kane, returning guest and prospective member Kelly McCanlies; Bettie Bernie's guest Jack Ballentine, Kim's father Al Green, Mahalo to greeters Charlie DuBoyce and Joe Rice.







Merrymaker’s Boutique
This weekend marks Margit’s 28th annual Christmas craft fair boutique on Friday and Saturday featuring handcrafted gifts, jams, jellies and cranberry chutney. $100 will benefit the Rotary International Foundation. For details, email watts@hawaii.edu.

Aloha Dollars for JoJakarta
We collected aloha dollars for earthquake donations for “bentos” for needy volcano victims in Jojakarta. Each meal costs about 60¢.

Annual Fundraiser Means Fun


PP Bill Gaeth announced that in light of the economy, Business Gameplan will be replaced by a dining fundraiser. Stay tuned for delicious details.

Do it Anyway


Robert Wu presented this week’s inspiration, featuring the Ten Paradoxical Commandments by (former Sunrise member) Dr. Kent M. Keith, which are excellent words to live by:

1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

Rotarian of the Week: Joe Ferraro

In 1988, Joe Ferraro, FAIA, LEED AP, and Gerald Choi founded Ferraro Choi and Associates, Ltd., an environmentally-oriented architectural and interior design firm operating in Honolulu and New York. Joe and Gerald were Hawaii’s first LEED accredited professional architects and have been recognized for numerous sustainable designs. Among their most notable accomplishments are designs for the National Science Foundation’s Crary Science and Technology Laboratory at McMurdo Station in Antartica and the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, a $200,000,000 research facility at the bottom of the earth.

Ferraro Choi is currently working on the new Pacific Regional Center for NOAA at Ford Island and the UH Information Technology Center, both LEED registered projects.

Joe is a Fellow of the Honolulu Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and Hawaii State Council and serves as president of the Hawaii Architectural Foundation. He is also a graduate of Pratt Institute and the UH School of Architecture, and remains active as a member of the UH School of Architecture Advisory Committee, an adjunct professor for the School’s doctoral degree Practicum program and advisor to UH’s Sea Grant College Program.

I SAY "BRITANNIA," YOU SAY "BERETANIA"

How did Beretania Street get its name? What happened to the ponds in Kapiolani Park? Where is the best petroglyph site on Oahu? Today’s guest speaker, Professor Willis H A Moore, gave us a taste of Honolulu’s fascinating history. He is a teacher at Chaminade University, former education coordinator at Bishop Museum, world traveler, author, lecturer with the Hawai’i Geographic Society and the National Audubon Society, founding member of the Sierra Club Hawaii Chapter, and walking encyclopedia. If you enjoyed his presentation, join him for a Hawaii Geographic Society Walking Trek through Honolulu (just $15 per person with a 2-person minimum) at hawaiigeographhicsociety@gmail.com or 808-538-3952.

New Friends



Today we were also glad to welcome three guests: potential member Kelly McCanlies, guest of President-Elect Amin Leiman; Al Green, father of Kim Green; and visiting Rotarian Mark Malculinski from the Rotary Club of Toledo, Ohio, the 13th largest Rotary Club in the world. Mahalo to Margit for inspiring us to live in the present and remember that “today matters.”


Familiar Faces

Rotarian of the Week: Michael Doss

Michael J. Doss, M.S., MBA, is the YMCA of Honolulu’s Senior Vice President in charge of Membership & Healthy Lifestyles, reporting to the President and CEO Larry Bush. As part of the Association’s executive team, Michael has oversight responsibility for 7 the organization’s 10 branches. Prior to joining the YMCA of Honolulu, Doss, a 23 year YMCA veteran, served as District Vice President of the YMCA of Greater St. Louis, Executive Director of the YMCA of Hutchinson, KS, and Associate Executive Director of the YMCA of Greater Green Bay, WI.

You can reach Mike at mdoss@ymcahonolulu.org. To check out all of the great activities, swimming pool, work-out facilities and programs at the Honolulu YMCA, visit

RISE AND SHINE

Rotary gave thanks, books and dinner

Mahalo to Jan Taketa for organizing "Rotary Gives Thanks" reading night at Palama Settlement. 11 Rotarians gathered to provide dinner and support to children and parents. Jan even printed out Micronesian stories for the little ones. Thank you all for making a difference.

Monday, Monday!


Sunrisers greeted the morning with guest Fay Kauanoe from Prudential Financial and inspiration by Wendy Goodenow. Charlie Weemz from Honolulu Sunset brought UH Roteract president Tracy Sy who sold dangerously delicious home-made brownies for D5000’s Egypt Rotoplast project in 2011.

Why Indonesia? Ask guest speaker Kelli Swazey

Did you know that Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world? With 12.9% of the world’s Muslims, Indonesia is a multi-cultural and multi-religious country made of 17,5000 islands and over 500 dialects. To learn more, email Kelli at swazey@hawaii.edu, or just ask our President-Elect Amin Leiman.

Go Solar with Kim Green

In today’s vocational talk, Kim Green of RevoluSun and Distributed Energy Partners informed us that the combined state and federal tax credits on photovoltaic systems equal about 65%, making this a smart time to go solar. Non-profits and retirees can also benefit from PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements). For more, email Kim at kim@dephawaii.com.

Save the dates.
Mae Nakamoto announced 4 “read alouds” at Mayor Wright Housing and Kalihi Park Terrace on Febuary 4 and 11, and March 1 and April 8 from 3-5 pm. More at mei@nakamotolaw.com No excuses, she said.

Rotarian of the Week: Paul Sibley

Honolulu Sunrise President Paul Sibley grew up in southern Louisiana where he graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Louisiana State University then a M.B.A from the University of San Francisco with dual concentrations in International Business Management and Finance. Paul has worked for HMSA since 2002 leveraging his previous finance and consulting skills developed over the past 17 years in investment banking, IT consulting, real estate development and commercial lending. At HMSA, Paul is involved in most aspects of the company from payment reform models to community collaborative grant writing, and more.

Outside of HMSA, Paul is a board member of the Lyon Arboretum Association, active with the American Cancer Society and involved with endurance events while spending all available time with his lovely wife of 11 years and their two young boys.

Tourism, Tech and Giving Thanks

At Honolulu Sunrise, we started the week with some of our favorite people: Liz Kane, D5000 Assistant Governor, Central Oahu Clubs; Pete’s wife, Judy Van Zile; former member, Pastor Dan, who exchanged banners from Tiburon-Belvedere, California with President Paul Sibley and Russell Akamine who lead the 4-Way Test.



Vocational Talk: Jay Jurick

We all knew Jay Jurick’s business TurnOn Tech did “something” with computers… as it turns out, computers are just a means to an end. Jay’s goal is simplification. He helps companies create a single-solution for all their needs, including accounting, contacts, job tracking, inventory, delivery, etc. Or in Jay’s words, “One system to run a business—a single data set.” And while Jay’s been pushing this smart way of working long before cloud (Internet-based) computing became popular, the rest of the world is finally catching up. As for the photo, Jay started his presentation by talking about “questionable” influences in his young life… we think he turned out ok.

“Never let a good crisis go to waste.”

Monday’s speaker, Frank Haas, is the Dean for Hospitality, Business, and Legal Education at Kapi‘olani Community College. He has extensive experience in marketing and tourism—experience that’s coming in handy in these challenging years.

In Frank’s talk titled “Hawaii tourism at a crossroads,” he explains that Hawaii lost 1 million in visitors in the last 2 years, but lost $2.7 billion in visitor spending. Trends in the economy have resulted in switching from “class to mass.” What does he hope for Hawaii’s future? Among many suggestions, Haas advocates increased measurement and accountability, defining Hawaii’s brand as the destination for niche markets and courting high-end tourists who can create sustainable markets, for example, the elite Chinese. To find out more, contact Frank at fhaas@hawaii.edu.

Reminder for Today: Rotary Gives Thanks
5pm at Palama Settlement. Thanks Jan for spearheading this great project!

Double Your Money for Polio
Make a $100 or larger contribution to Polio Plus this week at rotary.org and your contribution will be doubled for your Paul Harris. Also, the End Polio Now Sunrise Exercise will be held on Saturday 23 at 900 Fort Street Mall (Pioneer Plaza).