Events

Pete Miller, Chairman of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association (PFSMA).

The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, formerly known as the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park has transformed itself into an award winning museum.  Our very own past member Jerry Hofwolt was a former Executive Director of this museum and host to some of our past events there.  Pete Miller, a retired captain and submarine officer, who is now a passionate public school STEM teacher, will share his unique perspective on what the museum has to offer.

MOHALU IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN HAWAII CUTTING THROUGH THE ROOT OF SUFFERING: ONE TALK STORY AT A TIME

Meet 2 members of the team that started the bin recycling program on Oahu

Join us for a special meeting!

Registration required to attend, seats limited.  Guest registration below.  For Club Member registration, please see email. 

https://rotary-club-of-honolulu-sunrise.square.site/050525-breakfast-with-the-mayor-guest-registration

📍 Event Details

• Registration Deadline: Sunday April 27, 2025
• Date: Monday, May 5, 2025
• Location: The Pacific Club
• Time: Arrive at 7:00 AM | Program: 7:15–9:15 AM

🗓️ Program Overview

• 7:00 AM  - Arrival
• 7:15 AM Welcome, pledge, buffet opens, introductions (Rotary + HENC)
• 7:30–8:30 AM – Remarks from Mayor Rick Blangiardi
• 8:30–9:15 AM – Sunrise Rotary 35th Anniversary Celebration
  • Legacy reflections, member memories, and what’s ahead
  • Closing remarks & lucky drawing prize

Kent Dumlao

Outreach & Education

HI Department of Agriculture

(BG Intro)

Lori M.K. Kahikina, P.E.

Executive Director and CEO

Lori Kahikina is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART). A proud graduate of Kamehameha Schools and the University of Hawaii, she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a licensed Civil Engineer.

At HART, Ms. Kahikina is responsible for the design and construction of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, the first driverless and fully automated light rail system in the United States.

Before joining HART, Ms. Kahikina was the Director of the Department of Environmental Services with the City and County of Honolulu where she was responsible for administering the design and construction of the City’s waste water and solid waste programs, including the completion of a federally mandated consent decree waste water program of over $5 billion.

A Rotary Year Kickoff Conversation with Gina & Karyn.

We're starting the year with a thoughtful conversation between your new Co-Presidents, Gina and Karyn—come get to know us, hear what’s ahead, and help us set the tone for a great Rotary year!

Tony Vericella is the founder of Alzheimer’s Caregiving & The Caregivers, a digital community created to support families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. After his wife Dana was diagnosed in 2018, Tony's journey as a caregiver led him to recognize the overwhelming challenges families face. Drawing from his extensive leadership experience in Hawai‘i’s hospitality and events industries—and a deep desire to make caregiving more navigable—Tony launched this evolving resource hub to equip, connect, and uplift caregivers with practical tools and shared experiences.

Team | Alzheimer's Caregiving and The Caregivers

Bio for Jane Marshall Goodsill

For Jane Marshall Goodsill, Voices of Hawai`i began as a labor of love.  A kama`āina ("child of the land," native-born) accomplished in the art of oral history, she began interviewing Island residents.

Avocation soon became vocation.  As Goodsill's joy in recording these life stories grew, so too did her pool of subjects: business executives, war veterans and POW's, retired plantation managers, Island entertainers, conservationists, retailers, ranchers activists, judges, journalists and so many others.  Taken together, their oral histories told a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tale of Hawai`i's journey from the World War II era into the 21st century.

These were people who had in some way, large or small, impacted Hawai`i's destiny, and Goodsill soon realized that the treasury of anecdotal history she had assembled was too rich to keep to herself.  Her voluminous interview transcripts were too weighty for a single volume and better suited for historical archives.  But the best of these candid interviews - compelling tales of deals made and glass ceilings shattered, of ancient ways revived and legacy lands preserved - were gathered together under the themes of Island life: history, race, land use, art and music, philanthropy, development and the spirit of aloha.

This is Voices of Hawai`i, Jane Goodsill's unique anthology of oral history, a rare collective view of a society in transition.

Ben Dookchitra MBA - Avalon Group

Join us to hear about the latest in Downtown Honolulu development from Ben Dookchitra, CFO at Avalon Group.