August 22, 2018
Wailea, Maui
October 17, 2018
Wailea, Maui
Today's Meeting
Today our esteemed President Joanne Doell opened the meeting at noon by sharing aloha through handshakes and hugs. Gloria Lukens led us in the pledge to our flag.
Bless Young shared an inspiration:
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
– Lou Holtz
Hawaiian Word of the Day: Honi ihu; honi=kiss, ihu-nose. This is a greeting-foreheads and noses touch and each ‘breathes in the essence of the other person’-their “Ha”
GUESTS: Margaret and Tony Luteijn from Vancouver area, Scott from Bolling Green, IL, Abby and Ken Miessner from Florida, and Sandy Kao, Kihei. Sandy shared her best Maui moment was when several years ago she swam with the spinner dolphins.
Sandy shared her best Maui moment was when several years ago she swam with the spinner dolphins.
Dictionary giveaway – October 18th at Kihei Elementary, 8:30
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dictionary giveaway – October 18th at Kihei Elementary, 8:30, and October 22nd at Kamalii Elementary, 8:30 a.m.
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October 18th – board meeting at Elizabeth Kemmish’s.
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October 24th – meeting at Mulligans, and dark on October 31st.
Bring a friend or colleague as a possible Rotarian to our 4th October meeting. We will celebrate the month’s birthdays/anniversaries that day as well.
October 25th – tour of Maui Ocean Center – 11:30 – 12:30, cost of $14.95.
November 2nd - Pau Hana at Bless Young’s, time and address to be announced.
Mary Margaret Baker – suggested we as a club donate money to buy sale penmanship books from Office Depot for Kihei Elementary, and Kamalii Elementary. Mark/Kelly donated $20 toward that fund.
Guest Speakers​
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October 24 Chris Wood, former Dallas Police Officer. Will be speaking on Evolution of policing.
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October 31 Pau Hana
November
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Nov. 7 Auntie Patty & Feather Lei demo
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Nov. 14 John Buck, Deputy Director of the Maui County Dept of Transportation
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Nov. 21 No meeting (Day before Thanksgiving) and 28th
December
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Dec. 5 Barry Rosenfeld, Rose Parade Float
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Dec 6 Thursday—Club’s Christmas party 6-8:00 pm at Steve and Billie Moksnes’ home in Wailea.
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Dec. 12 Nikita, Habitat for Humanity
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Dec. 21 12:30 p.m Lokelani/RCKW's Christmas Carol Sing at Kalama Heights
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Dec 26 No meeting
January 2019
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Jan. 2 No meeting
Today's Speaker
Laura Berthold
Laura Berthold was introduced to us by Margie Flores. She represents the Maui Forest Bird Recovery project. Laura gave us a good overview of the different birds that live in the higher elevations, their threats, and what the project is doing to keep the birds on our island. Threats include climate change, predators, disease and habitat destruction. Each item is being addressed to keep healthy birds here on Maui.
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Threats include climate change, predators, disease and habitat destruction. Habitat destruction happens frequently due to ‘hooved-critters’ (goats, cows, etc) who eat away the native plants, shrubs, trees. When wired fences go up, these animals can be rounded up and removed, native plants reintroduced and the ecology of the area restored. See the before and after photos that were shown in the slideshow as evidence of a successful restoration.
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For more information: contact them at info@mauiforestbirds.org.
Check the website at www.mauiforestbirds.org.
Phone number: 808 573 0280.
Here is the slideshow that Laura presented.
HAPPY DOLLARS: Kelly Trang passed around the koa bowl soliciting happy thoughts. Overwhelmingly, many were happy to see Cynthia Clark back from her inspiring trip to the Banff area.
ACTS OF KINDNESS
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Heather Ballaine is making clerical shirts for her pastor.
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Stuart Karlan had help reloading items that slipped off his truck onto the highway in front of the police station.
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Steve is happy to share coffee with visitors at the Wailea beach coffee shop.
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Kelly Trang is happy her husband has been so supportive as she finishes up her studies.
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MAGIC MARBLE: Dave Ballaine was in charge this week. The pot is worth $269, with 30 marbles. Mark Barry drew a blue marble. Sorry, Mark!
Another whimsical, wacky day…Today was national ‘Wear Something Gaudy Day’. Joanne pulled on a fluffy, intertwined boa made of Christmas Red, Sparkly-Teal and a dab of tiger print as an example of a social unacceptable “Gaudy” bit of apparel.
