Lead Story

Speakers Door Prize

April 1 Stephanie Nagata

Office of Mauna Kea

Donna Hiranaka

April 8 Fire Chief Darren Rosario

Awa HuiHui-Graffe

April 15 Yumi Kikuchi

Children of Fukushima Bill Jones

April 22 Vocational Award Luncheon

Carol/Frank Jung

April 29 Barbara Dalton

Governor’s Liaison Rhonda Kavanaugh

Rotary’s 4 Way Test Of the Things We Think, Say and Do

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

(AND . . . Is it Fun??)

President’s Message Don Taylor

The Newsletter for Rotary Club of Kona Mauka Chartered in 1967

Kona Nightingale

April 2014

April is Magazine month in Rotary. It is the time of the year that we recognize the contribution of the “Rotarian” magazine to Rotary. As you know, every Rotarian receives a copy of this monthly publication from Rotary International. For those who are new members, Rotary is interna-tional in scope. The Rotarian magazine helps you under-stand the broad spectrum of projects undertaken by Rotari-ans throughout the world. It also serves as a platform for the RI President and others to share their vision with us. For those who have been members for a long time, reading the Rotar-ian gives us new ideas for projects, both international and local. It is a treas-ure trove of ideas and projects. The Rotarian was first called “The National Rotarian” and was first published in January 1911, all twelve pages of it!. The next issue was printed in July of the same year. It became “The Rotarian” in 1912. There are also two other important “magazines” to recognize in our Rotary lives. Our District 5000 newsletter is an important source of news for our State of Hawaii and what Rotary is doing here. Lastly, there Is our club maga-zine, “Kona Nightingale”. If you miss meetings, the Kona Nightingale is a good way to keep up on what is happening in the club and the district. It has our calendar of events too. Newer members may not know that our maga-zine, written by Donna, with photograph help from Kari, was recognized as the best Club magazine in the entire district! All of these help magazines help our own Rotarians, and others, see what it is

that Rotary does and what we, in Hawaii, and especially here in Kona, do to

make the world a better place.

Page 2 What’s Kona Mauka Been Up To?

High Tea at the Greenwell Family Estate

Meg Greenwell generously donated a ‘High Tea’ at her family’s historic family home. Some of the ‘Ladies of

Rotary’ bid on the item and enjoyed a wonderful after-noon of oral history, wonderful company, and delicious

food catered by Choice Mart. (side note: Henry Greenwell was a charter member of our club)

ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARENESS

What a team! L-R: Don Taylor, Jared Crivello, Karen Wilson, DG Phil Sammer, Richard

Harrison, Karen Harrison, Kari Pietarilo

Mahalo to Kari for heading up this huge and worthwhile project!

Welcome New Member Rhonda Kavanaugh!

President Don with speaker Michael Nuss, State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection, Dept of Commerce &

Consumer Affairs along with his guest, a prosecutor with the state, handling cases with Adult Protection

Warren Lee, Director of Public County Works

Vocational Vocational Vocational TalksTalksTalks

L: Joe Krawczak R: Dr. Steven Pine

March has been a very re-

warding month for my Ro-

tary life. I attended FarWest PETS March 7-9

held in San Jose, CA. As incoming president of

our club on July 1, 2014, this training was

mandatory to assist me in meeting the chal-

lenges we will face. I truly appreciate the op-

portunity to receive this training.

The training was exceptional, leading all Presi-

dents Elect through various seminars covering

all aspects of Rotary. The atmosphere was elec-

tric, with every minute planned, every day and

every night. I had the opportunity to meet

many PE's from all 49 clubs in Hawaii (and the

incoming District Governor and incoming As-

sistant District Governors (ADGs).

At PETS, I also made contact with other clubs

of our size and came away with numerous

ideas for fundraisers that have worked for

their clubs.

We had many great motivational speakers

throughout the event, the culminating speaker

was the incoming Rotary International Presi-

dent Gary Huang. His theme for next Rotary

year is "Light up Rotary" and his message to us was to share what brought us to Ro-

tary.

2014-15 is going to be a great year and I ask for guidance from all of you and thank you

the great honor that you have bestowed upon me. Let’s Light it Up!

Page 3 PETS Update

Your Hawaii West Team gearing up for a new year

PETS—Presidents Elect Training Seminar Education, Networking & Fun in San Jose, CA

By: Larry Kniffin

Hawaii D5000 ready to Light Up Rotary!

A 99 year old President Elect! Maybe he doesn’t know about

the Rule of 85

And then there’s the Hawaii Hospitality Suite!

Gary Huang Rotary International President 2014-15

Page 4 Hawaii West District Assembly

Our Hawaii West District Assembly was well attended by members from the Rotary Clubs of Kona, Kona Sunrise, Kona Mauka and North Hawaii. Our D5000 District Team did an incredible job of leading sessions that were informative and enjoyable - for brand new Rotarians and veter-ans alike. Our District Governor, Phil Sammer, opened the day with a warm welcome to all attendees. Our incoming District Governor, Laura Steelquist, shared our theme for 2014—2015, along with some of her goals for D5000. Topics included: Rotary Course 101—Who is Paul Harris & Why Is He E-mailing Me? (for new Rotarians), Rotary Club Central & Club Runner (training for secretaries and treasurers), The Ro-tary Foundation Basics, Public Image (traditional and social media for your club), Membership, Youth Services, The Rotary Foundation—Grants, Grants, Grants, Club Leadership, and How to Make Meetings FUN!

This was a wonderful day full of Inspiration . . . Education . . . Rotary Passion . . . Fellowship . . . and Fun!

Kari, Mary Kay, and Gary learning more about Youth Services

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The Rotary Club of Kona Mauka has a longtime sister club relationship

with the Rotary Club of Mizusawa East in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Mis-

usawa is near the area of devastation caused by the 3/11/11 earthquake

and tsunami. More than 18,500 persons were confirmed dead or missing

in this tragedy and the Rotary Club of Misuzawa East was searching for

ways to provide comfort and aid to some of the survivors.

The concept of a student to student program was conceived with members

of the Rotary Club of Kona Mauka in the months following the disaster.

The result is a visit this past month by members of the Rotary Club of Mi-

zusawa East, the Rotary Club of Miyako and 4 students and one staff

member from The Miyako Fishery High School. The Mikako High

School was completely destroyed by the tsunami.

The visitors arrived on March 9th and departed Kona on Monday, March

12. of the tsunami. They were in Kona on the 3rd anniversary of the tsu-

nami. Some of the visitors lost family and friends in that event.

Many activities were planned including a visit on Monday, Mar

10 to Kamilo Beach near South Point to search for debris from

Japan. On Tuesday, March 11, they took an underwater tour

courtesy of Atlantis Submarines, after which the students and

their faculty advisor were guests of Kealakehe High School's

Japan Class. The Japan Class students presented gifts

and prepared a special lunch. The entire group toured

NELHA, following which they made a presentation to a

special Tuesday evening meeting of the Rotary Club of

Kona Mauka at Teshima's Restaurant.

To close out their visit, the Keauhou Canoe Club took out

a double hull canoe with the four students

and advisors aboard on Wednesday morn-

ing, and had a special blowing of the conch

shell and released flowers in memory of

those lost in the 2011 tsunami tragedy.

Kealakehe High School’s Japan Class welcoming the Japanese students

A canoe trip to scatter flowers in remembrance of loved ones lost at sea in

the tsunami

Enjoying a snorkel trip at Kahalu’u Beach Park

Hiro-san turned 80 while they were here!

Kona Mauka Remembers March 11, 2011 Fukushima Earthquake & Tsunami

A Moving Visit from our Sister Club 3 Years After the Tragedy

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Fun at Rhonda’s house

Page 6

Mark Your Calendar!

Name: Steven Pine

Spouse: Not married

Where do you live: Kuakini Makai

Where did you grow up: Delaware

Any Brothers/Sisters: 1 Brother

Occupation/Career: Dentist

Favorite thing to do: Scuba/Camping/Surfing

Who inspired you in your life: Parents

Favorite book: A Walk In The Woods

Why do you enjoy being in Rotary: Giving back to the community

Favorite quote: There is more to life than increasing its speed ~Gandhi

Member Spotlight: Steve Pine

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Last month, we celebrated literacy. This month, we put our reading skills to the test. Everything in our lives depends on consistent, accurate and constant communication. We receive Rotary communications regularly; through our weekly meetings, club emails, club website, district website and Rotary Interna-tional. As part of your membership in our club, you receive the monthly magazine, The Rotarian. This publica-tion offers many insightful stories about Rotary projects and clubs throughout the world. Over 1.2 mil-lion Rotarians are reading the same magazine in 23 languages. The purpose of the magazine is to advance the Object of Rotary in all its aspects. The National Rotar-ian, as it was originally called was launched in 1911 so there has been an official magazine for almost as long as Rotary has been around. Unsurprisingly regional magazines developed fairly early in Rotary history to cater for countries where English was not a first language, although not before Great Britain declared its own version of Rotary as early as 1915 with the “Rotary Magazine”. In fact RIBI (Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland) remains the only part of Rotary that has a regional structure between Dis-tricts and Rotary International – but that is another story. The first non-English magazines were Rotary (Italy) and Brasil Rotario in 1924, followed by El Rotariao de Chile in 1927. Please take the time each month to read through your issue. I’m confident you will be impressed with the many activities our fellow Rotarians are involved in, as well as how we are able to assist people who do not have the same resources we have available. If we want to promote Rotary to others, we need to be well informed!

Kona Mauka

April is Magazine Month

Page 7

“It’s called ‘reading’. It’s how people install new

software into their brains”

Kona Mauka Rotary will be partnering with Kona Sunrise with a project at the Women’s Crisis Shelter

Page 8

Rotary International President’s April Message Ron Burton

Did you know?

Alex: wine

Like attending a Rotary club meeting, reading Rotary magazines is an essential

part of the shared experience of being a Rotarian. When you pick up a Rotary publication, whether it's

Rotary Down Under in Australia and New Zealand, or The Rotary-No-Tomo in Japan, you'll find that

every single one does just what it's meant to do: It informs, and it inspires. It keeps you up to date with

Rotary news, brings you new ideas for your Rotary service, and tells stories that are relevant and mean-

ingful to you. To me, these publications around the world are a tangible representation of Rotary's great-

est strength: that each club is a local, community-based entity, engaged in a truly global network.

This organization is incredibly large and diverse, and as much as we all have in common in Rotary, we

are not a place where one size fits all. Our expectations of a magazine, both culturally and linguistically,

are naturally going to be different. With our regional publications, Rotarians in Bulgaria can find out

what's going on in Rotary in Bulgaria, and what's going on elsewhere in the Rotary world, along with the

latest news from Evanston. Because each one of our Rotary publications belongs to the family of Rotary

magazines – each one is, like every Rotary club, both fully local and fully part of our international identity.

One of the greatest privileges of being RI president is the ability to speak directly, every month, to every one of our 1.2 million Rotarians.

It's awe-inspiring to me, as I write this, to think of all of you, sitting down in your living rooms or at the breakfast table or maybe on the

train to work, reading these words, and then turning the page to find out what's new in Rotary. And overwhelmingly, that is exactly what

each of you does. Not just because your Rotary magazine turns up in the mailbox, or because you feel you have to – but because Rotary

magazines are good magazines. I hope that when you pick up your publication – whichever one you're reading right now – you get the

same feeling of pride, and ambition, that I do.

Rotary magazines remind us that as Rotarians, we are all part of something larger than ourselves. They show us just how much we can

achieve through Rotary. Through them, we see what our Foundation dollars do, we see what our fellow Rotarians are doing, and we are

inspired to Engage Rotary, Change Lives even more.

Our Leadership Team

Rotary International

President

Ron Burton

District Governor D5000

Phil Sammer

Assistant District Governor

John Roth

Rotary Club of Kona

Mauka President

Don Taylor

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April 2014 Magazine Month

What’s Happening in Rotary This Month?

Rotary Club of Kona Mauka 2013—2014

President: Don Taylor

Treasurer: Eric Curtis

Secretary: Larry Kniffin

Vocational: Donna Hiranaka

Foundation: Jacob Burrill

Programs: Ken Obenski

Club Service: Rod Crisp

Newsletter: Donna Hiranaka

Youth Service: Kari Pietarila

Community Service: Sharon Taylor

Awa HuiHui-Graffe

Membership & Retention: Dave Hiranaka

Sandee Crisp

International Service: Bill Cliff

Sergeant At Arms: Ken Obenski

President Elect: Larry Kniffin

Past President: Karen Wilson

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Stephanie Nagata Office of Mauna

Kea

2 3 4 5

6 7 8

Darren Rosario Fire Chief

9 10 11 12

13 14 15

Yumi Kikuchi Children of Fukushima

16 17 18 19

20

21 22

Vocational Award

Luncheon

23 24 25

Donna joined Rotary 2006

26

27 28

Rotary Board Mtg

29

Barbara Dalton Governor’s

Liaison

30

Joe Krawczak’s birthday

Rotary Friendship Exchange

RFE: Australia