Friday, May 20, 2011

SHARING KNOWLEDGE



Exciting things are happening at the University of Hawai'i. This week's speaker was Professor Maenette Ah Nee-Benham, inaugural Dean of the Hawai'inuikea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. Dr. Benham was the lead author of the White House Paper on Tribal Colleges and Universities – A Trust Responsibility.

It's not about the coffee


Get your tickets: Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks North America and Founding President, Starbucks International will be speaking at a joint luncheon with the Rotary Club of Honolulu. June 21, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, noon, cost $35.

COUNTING DOWN TO APEC 2011 HAWAII



On May 2nd, Honolulu Sunrise was pleased to present guest speaker, Jim Tollefson, Chairman and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and board member of the APEC Host Committee, who spoke about the preparations for APEC United States 2011. The conference will culminate with the 19th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting held in Honolulu, Hawaii from November 12–13, 2011. To learn more, visit apec2011hawaii.com.

SHOWCASING THE HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS


On May 9th, we were pleased to welcome guest speaker, Stephan Jost, the new director at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Jost was the former director at Vermont's Shelburne Museum and will be bringing his enthusiasm and ideas to revitalize Hawaii's premier museum. Among the changes that Jost will oversee is the merger of the Academy with The Contemporary Museum. Be inspired at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.

$10,000 Weinberg Donation to the Alliance for Drama Education

There are few things as rewarding as a job well done, or in our case, two jobs well done. Thanks to the assistance of the Downtown Club, hands-on efforts from T-shirt Theater's George Kon and his family, and a hearty group of Sunrisers, we weeded, painted and pounded at Keiki O Ka Aina Preschool to earn $10,000 from the Weinberg Foundation to donate to the Alliance for Drama Education's T-shirt Theater at Farrington High School. A big mahalo to Nolan Pong, Jan Taketa and Charlie DuBoyce for coordinating our Weinberg effort!

Club News


After lively bidding, PP Jerry Hofwolt (and Wally) won two rounds of golf at Koolina donated by Ken Marcus. Proceeds will benefit our club's Japan relief efforts. As always, we were happy to see new and familiar faces. Aloha to Liz Kane, AG Central Oahu, and Volkmar Kunereth, guest of President Elect Amin Leiman.