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never heard of Rotary Fellowships and have no idea what they are. They

are simply “gatherings of Rotarians who share a common interest in a

sport, hobby, activity or profession. There are literally thousands of Fellowships, many over

the internet. I belong to the Yachting Fellowship. As an example of how they work, after

most RI conventions, Rotarians in the city where the convention was give Yachting Fellow-

ship members cruises in their local waters. The Yachting Fellowship I belonged to had a

chapter in Washington State and British Columbia, Canada. We met at various places in the

San Juan Islands in WA or in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. There is a Fellowship,

with members worldwide, who are all interested in Hawaiian Quilts!

I encourage you to look into a Fellowship that monitors your interests. See RI’s brochure

at : https://www.rotary.org/en/document/884 and www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/

document/886 .

To see who read this message: The first five members who say "Energize Rotary" to me at

the June 3 weekly meeting will receive a Rotary pen! As mentioned, the “Rotary Year” be-

gins on July 1 and ends on June 30th in the next year. We have a fresh start every July with a

new slate of officers and members on committees. If you are not now on a committee, I

encourage you to get involved. The committees are set out in Club Runner

(www.clubrunner.ca/konamauka). Talk to President Elect Larry about where you want to be

involved. The committees are where things happen and we need your help!

As mentioned, June marks my last President’s Message. I hope you have found my mes-

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

June 2014

This is my last President’s message as my term as President of

the Rotary Club of Kona Mauka ends on June 30th. There are two dis-

tinct messages this month. One respecting Rotary’s Fellowships and the

other about our club.

June’s theme in Rotary is Rotary Fellowships. Many Rotarians have

sages interesting and informative. I thank

Donna for her hard work each month putting

the magazine together, reminding me to write

my message, and distributing the same to club

members and others. I thank this year’s execu-

tive, committee chairs, committee members and

indeed, every member of the club, for your

support during the last year. The successes we

have enjoyed are all due to you and the support

we have (thru you all) in our community. It

has been my honor to serve the club and Ro-

tary.

Elsewhere in this magazine are listed the nu-

merous activities we did this year

in our community. Looking back,

we should be proud of the many

things we accomplished!

Engage Rotary, Change Lives!

Speakers Door Prize

June 3 Franz Weber

Veterans Affairs Supportive

Housing (VASH)

Ken Obenski

June 10 Jacqui Hoover

Hawaii Island Economic

Development Board Kent Nakamaru

June 17 Off Site Visit to Kealakekua

Ranch Center (Rhonda)

June 24 Debbie Wills

Dept. of Aging

Steve Pine

Page 2 What Has Kona Mauka Been Up To?

Inside the tower where all the action happens. The other 1/2 of our Rotary group were on another part of the tour Out on the catwalk high above the airport.

Senior Ground Golf Tournament Sponsored by Kona Mauka Rotary

Community Service Chair, Sharon Taylor, with the win-

ning teams and the gentlemen who hit the longest putt

Mary Kay and Laura on the catwalk. Yes, it was windy

What an incredibly interesting tour!

Did you know that more than 500 planes take off and land on

a daily basis?

Off-Site Visit to Kona Airport Control Tower

Welcome new member Elly Johnson L-R: Membership chair Dave, sponsor

Sandee, Elly, and president Don

Quirino Antonio and staff members from the Dept of Water Supply spoke with us about current and

upcoming projects Council members Dru Kanuha and

Karen Eoff

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Kona Mauka

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Name: Carol Monahan Jung

Spouse: Francis L. Jung

Children: 6 step children

Siblings: 2 sisters, 1 brother

Where do you live: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Where did you grow up: Pennsylvania

Favorite thing to do: gardening, hiking

Favorite Movie: An Affair To Remember

Favorite Book: Gift From The Sea

Occupation/Career: Lawyer

Why do you like being in Rotary? It inspires me to help others.

Who inspired you in your life: Frank, my husband

Hobbies: Cooking, Reading

Favorite quote: Believe you can and you are halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt

Member Spotlight: Carol Jung

Larry demonstrating our new mugs

An incredible D5000 fundraiser for PolioPlus. Just add a hot beverage to one of these amazing mugs and Light Up Rotary, along with the Kilauea Volcano, emerges in living color. All proceeds go towards eradicating polio across the globe. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation matches each dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication 2 to 1 - that means that each mug sold gives $30 to Polio Plus. How many children can this vaccinate for as little as 60 cents each?

LET’S ‘LIGHT UP ROTARY’!

ROTARY D5000

Looking at Membership Growth Across the Globe

As we prepare for our new Rotary year at Kona Mauka, let’s think about how we can continue to grow

Rotary—one member at a time. In our local and global community we can do even more with members who provide

new ideas, enthusiasm and energy.

We have a strong support team at the district and local level—our own Dave Hiranaka will be working in the

role of Assistant Membership/Extension Chair for West Hawaii.

In the words of RI president Ron Burton, “We can always use more hearts, hands, and feet on the ground to

do the great work of Rotary.”

We all have so many things pulling at us, to retain mem-bers, each one of us needs to feel fully engaged.

An excellent article in the recent Rotarian magazine. Is there a ‘silver bullet’ that will boost Rotary’s membership? Engagement

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Page 4 Scholarships: Class of 2014 The Rotary Club of Kona Mauka has presented 16 scholarships totaling $25,400 to graduating seniors and to students working towards their degree at University of Hawaii—West Hawaii Campus. Over the years the club has established several scholarships as a way to help young adults achieve their academic goals.

MARY TESHIMA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Chase Takaki ($1,000)

Miranda Lugo ($1,000) Teshima’s Restaurant has been the home of The Rotary Club of Kona Mauka for over 40 years. In honor of Mrs. Teshima’s 100th birthday in 2007, the Club set up a perpetual scholarship in her name. She passed away at the age of 106 and donations continue to come in to help with scholarships in her name. Mrs. Teshima was a legend in our community and a lifetime believer in higher education.

VALERIE IZUNO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Rebecca Crabtree ($1,000) “Auntie Val,” as she was known by the students at Konawaena High School, was the vocational counselor at the school for many years. She was an inspiration to all her students and worked tirelessly to help students obtain scholarships to further their education. Auntie Val passed away in 2008 and a perpetual scholarship was set up in her name for the students of KHS. She is greatly missed by everyone who knew her and her love for education continues to help deserving students.

WAYNE HEDEMANN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Shon Inouye ($2,000) to be distributed over 2 years Wayne Hedemann graduated from Konawaena High School. He enlisted in the military to serve his country as a helicopter pilot and was tragically killed during the Vietnam War. His father, who was a charter member of the Rotary Club of Kona Mauka, sponsored a scholarship in Wayne’s name. The club has perpetuated this scholarship; which has been helping students to further their education for over 40 years.

COU FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Jennifer Kalili ($2,000) to be distributed over 2 years This scholarship is supported by Marta Cou to honor her parents and grandparents. Her family always told her that education was the opportunity to make better choices in life. Both Ms. Cou’s grandfathers were Rotarians in Cuba and she supports Rotary’s dedication and commitment to the community.

HAWAII ROTARY YOUTH FOUNDATION (HRYF) Olivia Maigret ($10,000) The recipients of this scholarship participate in a thorough interview process. A small handful of students from across the state are awarded this generous scholar-ship, which was originally chartered by Foodland proprietor and Rotarian ‘Sully’ Sullivan. Olivia will be studying diplomacy.

KONA MAUKA ROTARY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS Kona Mauka Rotary invited community members to establish a scholarship to honor a loved one while helping a student achieve their academic goals. This year we also had a local business & ‘friends of the family’ create a scholarship. The club matched the family/friends’ donation dollar-to-dollar.

AMERICA’S MATTRESS GOLDEN SCHOLARSHIP $500 JAY KOPELMAN & SHERRY BRACKEN $1,000 RICHARD & LORRAINE MEITZNER $400

Chenoa Jesser Journalism

EDITH CRISP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Kellen Lambert ($1,000) Elementary Education

JEAN HOLMQUIST MEMORIALSCHOLARSHIP

Kristen Hiromasa ($1,000) Exercise Science

CAROL LU RAPP MEMORIALSCHOLARSHIP

Sarah Pike ($1,000) Business

HAZEL FESSLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Tayana Cardoza ($1,000) Veterinary Assistant

CYNTHIA IRONS NURSING SCHOLARSHIP

Savannah Udac ($500) Nursing

SUSAN SAYRE & ISABELLA MUSTARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Elijah Gladstone ($500) Television Production

RUTH MACKAY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Caryn Masutomi ($500) Nursing –2nd year student at UH West Hawaii

Scholarships to students of our local University of Hawaii -West Hawaii Campus

KONA MAUKA ROTARY’S CAREER TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP

Yarden Davis ($500) Nursing

Samantha Madsen ($500) Culinary

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Rod presenting the Edith Crisp Memorial scholarship to Honokaa

graduate Kellen Lambert

Page 6 Rotary Global Grant in Action

Preparation and conversion of classroom for receipt and installation of Computer Laboratory (Bill & Gabriella on far left)

The plaque hanging on the Computer Lab built at Victoria Primary School, in Grahamstown South Africa

Rotary Passion & Commitment at Work

Update on Our Global Grant It’s not often that we have club members who have the opportunity to see the results of one of our international projects up close and personal. Kona Mauka Rotarian Bill Cliff and Gabriella were re-cently in South Africa for the opening ceremony of the Victoria Pri-mary School’s Computer Laboratory newly built in Grahamstown. Our club was the lead sponsor and partnered with 22 other Rotary clubs to bring this project to fruition.

Bill gave an address to the Assembly at the Victoria Primary School on the morning of May 12, 2014. The main thrust of his speech was to encourage the students to use the equipment for the better-ment of themselves, the community and the nation over the long run.

Donated $1,000 to the Shelter Box Project to help provide shelter to those affected by the disastrous

typhoon in the Philippines

Kona Mauka was the lead club for the Global Grant that funded equipment for a computer lab at Victoria

Primary School in Grahamstown, South Africa (see related story on page 6)

Helped to plant 500 trees at the POW/MIA Memorial Park at the Veterans Cemetery

Presented 16 scholarships totally $25,400

Recognized Dr. Alistair Bairos with the Vocational Award of Excellence and donated $1,000 in his name

to the Kona Hospital Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship Fund

We are partnering with the county to rebuild the playground at Greenwell Park

Donated $500 to ‘Project Smile’ to help provide surgeries for cleft lip/palate to children in Thailand

Implemented “Bring a Friend to Rotary’ Day” , which resulted in 4 new members and our first corporate

membership

Helped members from our sister club in Mizusawa Japan and area students who were affected by the

Fukushima tsunami to respectfully commemorate the 3rd year anniversary of the tragedy with several

events here in Hawaii

Rotarians at Work Day project with the Sunrise club is scheduled for the Women’s Crisis Shelter

Participated in the Konawaena High School Career Night

Helped to host 9 visiting Rotarians from Australia with the Rotary Friendship Exchange

Provided lunch at the Blessing of the POW/MIA Memorial Park at the Veterans Cemetery

In partnership with Aloha United Way and KAPA Radio we collected school supplies for the keiki

Held several off-site Vocational Visits at members’ place of business

Chaired the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp at Kilauea Military Camp

Hosted a Family of Rotary Beach Day at Pu’uhonua O Honaunau

Assembled and donated 4 picnic tables to Ke Kula Ehunuikaimalino (Hawaiian Immersion School)

Volunteered at the Kapilina Brick Project—a beautiful project at the West Hawaii Civic Center that

helped to raise funds for several non-profit groups in the community

To further create a sense of community and camaraderie within the club, we had an Evening at the Theatre event and enjoyed a hilariously entertaining presentation of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Volunteered as Parade Marshals at the 4th of July and Christmas Parades

Participated with area Rotary clubs in the Menehune Food Drive in which we raised needed funds and

food donations for the Food Basket—an organization that provides food for our community’s needy

Donated $500.00 to the County’s Elderly Recreation Program for the annual Ground Golf Tournament in

October

Provided an additional Ground Golf Tournament in the spring

Marched in the Kamehameha Day Parade wearing our Rotary t-shirts while passing out informational

packets to parade spectators

Conducted vision screening to third graders in our community

Donated dictionaries to each of the third grade students in our district

In the spirit of giving we adopted a family for the holidays. Our club acted as a Secret Santa in order to

provide toys, clothes and needed supplies for the children and gift cards for food for the family.

We also bought several gift cards for disadvantaged teenagers so that they can purchase their own per-

sonal items. These were distributed through Family Support Services

Volunteered at the Ironman Triathlon aid stations

We have budgeted $250 to help children who were devastated by the

tsunami by providing a healing experience for them here in Hawaii

REFLECTIONS AS WE CLOSE OUT OUR 2013-14 ROTARY YEAR. . . By working together with open hearts and loads of

enthusiasm we accomplished some wonderful things this year

We have a saying in Oklahoma that you need to leave the woodpile just a little

higher than you found it. To do that, I needed to ask you to get involved. Involve-

ment is what our theme this year – Engage Rotary, Change Lives – is all about. And, as each of us has

done that – as each of us has gotten up out of our chairs and truly engaged Rotary – we have changed

lives.

This year, I asked each one of you to bring in one new member. The Board has laid a foundation for

strengthening membership around the globe: Sixteen regional membership plans are now in place. They

are built around making sure that we give people a reason to be in Rotary. I believe that if we can get pro-

spective members to help us with a project – it could be reading to kids, or working in a soup kitchen, or

picking up trash along the highway – the rest will take care of itself. They will realize that they made a

difference in someone's life. And they'll also realize that when you give through Rotary service, you get

so much more in return.

I also asked each one of you to make a gift of some amount to our Rotary Foundation. All of our governors did that and became the

first class in the history of Rotary to make that commitment.

Sometimes we get comfortable in going to our club and not having any responsibility. Maybe it's because we haven't been asked to be

more engaged. And, of course, it's great to go to your meeting and see your friends. But if you want to get fired up, you need to be do-

ing projects. Hands-on projects are great equalizers. When you're unloading boxes off a truck, you're just like the next person, and that

person is just like you. When everyone's serving together, there's a camaraderie, and that's how you keep people engaged.

Rotarians sometimes don't realize all that Rotary is doing and is capable of doing. If they could witness the impact of the

projects I have seen this year, it would change their lives. They would understand that they belong to an organization

whose members have a common desire to do something good and who, working together, accomplish incredible things.

I continue to be in awe of the good I see Rotarians doing. I am firmly convinced that the woodpile is just a little higher

because of your efforts. It is my hope that each one of you will continue to Engage Rotary, Change Lives.

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Rotary International President’s Message Ron Burton

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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June 2014 Rotary Fellowship 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 2

Kari’s Birthday

3 Franz Weber

Veterans Affairs Supportive

Housing (VASH)

4 5 6 7

8 9 10 Jacqui Hoover Hawaii Island

Economic Development

11 12 13 14

Marching in the Kamehameha Day Parade

15 16 17 Off Site Visit to

Kealakekua Ranch Center

18 19

Eric’s Birthday

20

Kona Mauka Installation

Dinner: Larry

21

Kona Club Installation

Dinner

22 23 24 Debbie Wills

Dept. of Aging

25

Donna’s Birthday

26 27

North Hawaii Installation

Dinner

28

Sunrise Club Installation

Dinner

29 30

Trudy’s Birthday