Rotarian of the Week: Wendy Goodenow

Want a carefree vacation or business trip? Call Wendy.


Wendy Goodenow was born and raised in Aina Haina. She graduated from Punahou School then went to Linfield College for a year. Fast forward to 2010 and Wendy has been in the service business for 39 years: Chuck’s Steak House from 1972-80 and the travel agency business since 1980, during which time she worked for her mother for 10 years, with her mother for 4 years and now her mother, age 88, works for her. Wendy lives her travel through the trips she plans for her clients and has been fortunate to go to many places on Earth because of her work. She owns HNL Travel Associates and together with her agents, they have over 300 years of travel experience.

For vacation tours, cruises or business travel, contact Wendy at 591-2011, wendy@hnltravel.com, or visit hnltravel.com.

Rotary changes lives because of you.

Rotary Foundation: Your best investment

The next time you’re asked to make a Rotary Foundation donation, think about 126 children who will remember Rotary and Rotoplast for the rest of their lives. This year, a Rotoplast medical team, including 10 members from Hawaii, performed 236 surgical procedures on 126 children with cleft palates in Sohag, Egypt.

This project was the brain child of Hawaii Past District Governor Ayman El Dakhakhni who participated by working 12 - 14 hrs a day. Through his vision and leadership, District 5000 stepped up to the plate and donated a total of $20,120, which was matched by Dedicated District Funds for a total project of $45,700.

The value of the surgeries and consultations: $614,485.



Walk To End Polio.

Join us at the "Exercise at Sunrise" event on October 23 to help end polio. The walk takes place at Fort Street Mall at 9:30 a.m. T-shirts for this event are $20.10 for adults, and $15.10 for children's sizes. Join the walk and make a difference.