Events

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting.

This week's meeting program will be on the topic of real estate, with our realtor Rotary members sharing their thoughts during a Q and A program.

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker!

Shane Pope, Owner and Agent, Shane Pope Insurance

Shane Pope is an experienced insurance professional based in Hawaii, providing expert guidance and tailored property and casualty insurance solutions across all Hawaiian Islands. With over a decade in the industry, Shane has worked as an agent, agency manager, and executive for one of Hawaii’s largest home insurers. His extensive experience and business acumen allow him to help clients navigate the complexities of insurance with confidence and clarity.

Dedicated to the advancement of the insurance industry, Shane serves as Vice President of the Honolulu Association of Insurance Professionals. In this role, he supports the professional development of Hawaii’s insurance community while also contributing to charitable initiatives benefiting organizations such as the Hawaii Humane Society, Red Cross of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Food Bank.

Beyond his professional commitments, Shane enjoys an active lifestyle, including running, hiking, and stand-up paddleboarding. He also cherishes time spent with his wife and their four dogs, embracing the beauty of island life. Passionate about helping others, Shane takes pride in offering personalized insurance solutions that provide security and peace of mind for individuals and families throughout Hawaii.

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Join us in our annual Signature Service Project with special guests from the  Niu Valley Interact Club and other Rotary Clubs in our Area Group.

Hamakua Marsh (gate is to the left)
268 Hamakua Drive,  Kailua, HI 96734

"Feet are precious" - let's help those who need foot wear.  The River of Life Mission, an organization helping homeless on Oahu, in kindness and compassion, provide food and social services everyday.   One item needed for the barefoot and sockless are slippers and socks.  A basic necessity for the prevention of injury and serious medical conditions such as open wounds, infections and pain is slippers and socks.  Let's help the mission help those in need who with the services, can take the road to transitioning to housing, counseling, medical/mental health care and employment.

The need - larger size men's slipoper and socks.  Bring to a RoCKS meeting or donation thru the club PayPal (note slipper and sock drive).

Mahalo!

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker!

Darryl Hawkins, retired telecommunications exec, current board member of Pacific Telecommunications Council

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker!

Kimeone Kane, 808CleanUps

Kimeona was born and raised in beautiful Waimānalo, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu.   A true product of the country, he spent most of his childhood working on a dairy farm with his grandmother, Wanda Hooipo Kane.  Growing up, Kimeona was exposed to the environment regularly, and spent a lot of time wandering the lush forests of the Koʻolau mountain range, exploring river systems and waterfalls, as well as enjoying the beautiful ocean.  Kimeona graduated from The Kamehameha Schools 2004 where he attended since kindergarten.  The combination of growing up in a fishing/hunting/gathering Hawaiian family and having the privilege of attending a school for Hawaiian children, Kimeona was immersed in the Hawaiian culture and the importance of sustainability, ʻohana, community and many other much appreciated aspects.  Kimeona serves as the Director of Community Outreach for 808 Cleanups, and has been with the organization in various roles since 2014.

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Join us for our annual dictionary project for the third graders of Mayor John Wilson School! This is our first time partnering with Wilson, we are excited to expand one of our signature initiatives to a new school.

Please register through ClubRunner or email/text me directly if you can join us.

Please note, there is no parking on-site and street parking in the Kahala area is required.

Thank you all very much!

Volunteers are needed to help with the Palolo Elementary School Fun Fair on Friday, May 23, 2025 from 1:30pm to 5:30pm (Fair starts at 2:30pm)!  Palolo Elementary is one of the Title 1 Schools that we support through literacy and educational outreach.

The school needs help with:

1.  Gaming Booths

2. Rummage Sale (along with RC of East Honolulu)

Please sign-up through this link or let Ryan know.  If you have to leave early, thatʻs fine too!

rykfilm@gmail.com

"Wes' beach house" social from Sunday, May 25th to Monday May 26th (Memorial Day holiday), come for the day and/or stay overnight.  Beach, ocean, sand, and of course great eats!  Potluck dinner (Sunday evening) and beverages.  Bring your folding chair and sleeping gear if staying overnight.  Mahalo Wes!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w98om5jEWLkYbaeoUipqPz6be0rsOfl0wAlvjUU6XTU/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker:

Madisyn Sim of Project Dana

Project Danaʻs mission  is to provide compassionate support and services to Hawaii's Kupuna and their caregivers.

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker, our very own Jan Rumi, Global Business Strategist, Honorary Consul of Bangladesh and Morocco in Hawaii.

Jan will be speaking about his recent international business activities and will be sharing the concept of new economics of "A World of Three Zeros" — zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions.  

Jan Rumi is a seasoned international business leader and diplomat with over three and a half decades of experience in management consulting, diplomatic relations, and community development. As the Honorary Consul of Bangladesh and Morocco in Hawaii, he fosters vital connections between USA, South/Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Pacific region. 

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker!

Our guest speaker on June 25^th is Lynn Araki-Regan.  Lynn will share about the Kupuna Spelling Bee and her personal commitment to the event.  Lynn is a super active community volunteer, in Kiwanis, Toastmasters, Japanese Women’s Society Foundation, United Japanese Society of Hawaii and many more. 

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

ROCKs service to our local community.  The trees and plants add to the ambiance of historic Kaimuki town.  While you are there, check out the signs on the trees which say "Adopted by the Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise."

Reminder:  STARTS AT 4:30PM   UPDATE - SORRY SO MORE TABLE SPACE   Join us for a special year end celebration and the installation of President Sherman, board officers and board members.  Fine Cantonese dining at Kaimuki's Happy Days Restaurant along with RoCKS renounced BYOB.  Topping off the dinner will be President Sherman's desert delight, Chantilly Cake.  

Don't miss this 2024-2025 RoCKS last social!  Guests are welcomed (note name in your invite response)

RSVP with payment of $50 per person, no later than Monday, June 23rd.  Cash, check or to club's PayPal (credit card accepted).

Join us for President Sherman Chumʻs first meeting of the new year!

We will be having a club assembly to talk about the new Rotary Year.

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

RC East Honolulu is asking for 4-5 volunteers to help them with the games for children at HUGS Respite Night

on Friday, July 11, 2025.

There are 2 shifts: 4:00 - 6:30pm or 6:30pm to 9:00pm or the whole event: 4:00pm to 9:00pm.

HUGS provides parents and caregivers the opportunity for much needed personal time away from the intense demands of caring for a seriously ill child. Free child care, for children ages 6 months to 12 years, is offered, where they have a lot of fun and attention, paired with a buddy in a safe, supportive environment, so that parents have time for themselves to do whatever they wish.

HUGS Respite @ the HUGS House

3636 Kilauea Avenue, between 12th and Sunset.

Park on the street

Volunteers arrive at 4:00 and prepare (clean and set up the space, crafts area and outside games for our HUGS children.  At 8:30 we clean up and are typically finished by 9:00 pm.

Rotary will provide dinner and support to our HUGS children and volunteers (estimated 75 servings.)  It is great to have approx. 10-15 general event volunteers who will serve food and create and manage the Crafts and Games.  HUGS will also have approx. 25 trained Big Buddy volunteers who are paired with each HUGS child for the evening.  Ages of Children is between 2 and 12. 

General Public Event Timeline:

5:00 Families arrive – parents drop off their children and meet their Big Buddies

                Free play

6:00  Get ready for dinner, Movie (Title:  Coco and or Encanto)

                Free play resumes/continues

6:30 Serve Dinner

7:45 Pinata!  (Need bags to put candy in.)

8:00  Clean up of toys, crafts, games with children

8:15  Closing Circle

8:30  Event concludes, Clean up begins

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Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker and newest member of RoCKS:

Gary Yee

Insurance Agent, Managing Partner

Yeemarketing, LLC

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

We’re collecting school supplies for local students and we need your help! Swing by WALMART Ke’eaumoku between 9 am and 3 pm on August 2nd, 2025 (Saturday) and donate items to support our keiki as they head back to school.

Every bit makes a difference! To volunteer, even for part of the day, please let us know. Register here and pick a time you can make it: Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise WALMARK Back to School Supply Drive - Google Sheets

Examples of items to donate:

• No. 2 Pencils
• Folders
• Three-ring binders
• Erasers
• Rulers
• Crayons
• Colored pencils
• Highlighters
• Glue

Monetary donations also welcome via below PayPal.

Contact: erika.galarneau@nm.com

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker and new member of RoCKS:

Khoi Bui

Financial Advisor

Edward Jones

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Join the Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise as we deliver the school supplies collected during our recent drive to support local education at Palolo Elementary School.

Your generous contributions have made this possible, and we would love for you to join us in delivering these essential supplies. We will be dropping off the supplies and monetary donations to school staff, and taking a quick photo, so it would be much appreciated if two to three members can join.

Together, we can make a difference in our community and empower keiki with the tools they need to succeed. Mahalo for your support.

Join the Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise as we deliver the school supplies collected during our recent drive to support local education at Liholiho Elementary School.

Your generous contributions have made this possible, and we would love for you to join us in delivering these essential supplies. We will be dropping off the supplies and monetary donations to school staff, and taking a quick photo, so it would be much appreciated if two to three members can join.

Together, we can make a difference in our community and empower keiki with the tools they need to succeed. Mahalo for your support.

Join us for a special meeting with our District Governor Nancy Cabral.

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Join the Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise as we deliver the school supplies collected during our recent drive to support local education. We are excited to contribute to the learning journeys of students at Aina Haina Elementary School.

Join us for our bi-monthly meeting with an exciting guest speaker Gary Permenter from Rotary E-Club who is

a Probation Officer with the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary.

We will also have our annual Salmon Wes-Day Salmon Breakfast!

Wednesday
7:30am to 8:30am

Meeting Location:
Treehouse Coworking Kahala
4819 Kilauea Ave #7 parking lot after Domo Cafe and Assagios, before YMCA.

*Do not park in Domo Cafe lot, you will be towed.

Garyʻs Bio:

Gary is a collaborator and doer who is passionate about humanitarian service to elevate the welfare of others through charitable contribution or social enterprise development.  His humanitarian work experience has mostly been focused on needy infants and children in North Korea to alleviate hunger as well as assisting in aiding severe medical supply deficiencies for disabled youth and maternal mothers.  Gary has also led other humanitarian projects in Zimbabwe and Mexico.  In addition, Gary has devoted much of his time to community volunteering.  As a volunteer, he has helped prepare immigrants from the former eastern block countries for the U.S. job market with resume writing and job interviewing skills.  He has also helped gay men who were living with AIDS in the early 1990s with domestic chores or just being present as a companion for them.  He has also volunteered in soup kitchens and an LGBTQ community center.        

Gary is a former Rotaractor and Past President of the Rotaract Club of Chicago.  He also served as District Rotaract Representative and District Rotaract Chairperson for Rotary District 6450, and was the Keynote Speaker at the Rotaract Centennial Preconvention.  Gary has been a Rotarian now for more than ten years and has served on the board as Secretary for this same period of time.  Gary has also served on a Rotary Global Grant Committee for the Save Kids Lives project in China.  Gary is currently the ShelberBox Ambassador for Oahu.  Gary is also a Toastmaster. 

Prior to starting a professional career in social work, Gary worked as an educator in different capacities, he also worked in corporate human resources.  In Gary’s current position, he is responsible for supervising convicted offenders on probation for sex-related offenses and is the sole gatekeeper for sex offenders who are coming into as well as moving out of the City and County of Honolulu City, State of Hawaii through the Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System.  Gary holds a doctorate degree in psychology.  He also holds a master of social work degree, and a master degree in human resources management as well as a Certificate for English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), and a bachelor of arts degree.

The Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise supports our community effort in recognizing mental health needs of residents.  Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death.  The local Oahu Walk, brings awareness, support and healing to families, friends, colleagues and many others.

Please join Jan Rumi and I in walking in the Out of the Darkness Oahu Walk, September 13, 2025.

Register yourself and friends at:

https://afspwalks.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=register.start&eventID=11227

Itʻs time for our annual Salmon (Sake) Dinner with Wes Mun as he shares his Alaskan Catch of Salmon & Ikura! 

Ryan Kawamoto will also showcase an assortment of sake (nihonshu) for a tasting experience and members are encouraged to bring their own to share as well!

Please RSVP as we may shift location if the number gets too large for the house.

Family members, significant others are encouraged to attend as well. Please register them for headcount.  Also bring a dish and / or drink to share!

*Will send address to new members.

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 6:30pm