President’s Message By Tiffany Kiyabu

Club President’s Message 1

International, U.S. Area, Hawaii Region, Metro District News Club Coconut Wireless ASC Victory

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Hawaii Convention Peace Contest Winner

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Branch Executive Message 5

Club Awards Christian Emphasis

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Inside this issue:

Serving Others for 50 years

LIMA HANA May Emphasis

REGIONAL CONVENTION

CONVENTION CHAIR: DUKE CHUNG

VOLUME 49 ISSUE 1

Kaimuki Y’s Men Club 4835 Kilauea Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

Chartered: April 5, 1963 Phone: (808) 737-5544

CLUB CALENDAR

NEXT CLUB MEETING

Monday, June 8, 2015 6:30 PM, Ishidas’ home

********************* KAMIUKI YMCA SENIOR

WELLNESS DAY

Wednesday, May 27th 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

********************* KOLOHE IMAMURA

FELLOWSHIP PARTY

Sunday, July 19th Place & Time: TBA

May 2015 Issue

Aloha, Members!

Talk about fast paced! Imagine one of those treadmills, the year started off at a com-fortable yet quick pace - the heart rate was still up, but manageable speed and level ground. But with the summer quickly approaching, the speed has picked up 100 fold! From the ASC kick-off a few months ago, till this morning, it has been just go-go-go for the members of the Kaimuki Ys Men Club. I want to thank all of you for all the parts that you play; all the roles that you take on, and especially for all the help that you provide me in keeping me on task and on that treadmill that has turned into a hybrid elliptical on steroids. If it wasn't for you all, we wouldn't be able to accomplish all that we do! Congratulations to each of the new inductees, Colleen Leung, Nainoa Heaston, Kameron Ho, and Bryan Park. New faces are always welcome, and I look forward to seeing them all at future meetings and events. They may not realize it just yet, but they have joined, what I feel to be, not only one of the best and longest standing Ys Men Service Clubs ever in the region, but they have joined yet another 'ohana that will forever be a part of them from this day forward. Mahalo to all those who were at the Regional Convention, Bobby, Ray, Brad, Sharon, Wes, Jay, Cassidy and Lei. Keeping me up to speed with messages and photos of what was going on as I juggled and tried to keep up with my work obligations. If it wasn't for their encouragement I wouldn't have been able to squeeze in the 2 days to join them, memories for a lifetime those are. I also want to thank ALL of the club members, both near and far, those who we see at all the events, and those who we see when their lives also give them a short breather -- it was all of our collective efforts that won the Kaimuki Ys Men Club CLUB OF THE YEAR! If I could, I'd tear the certificate up into pieces and distribute it all, as you all deserve the recognition. Also special recogniztion to Tony Yee for the Trident Award! Talk about a club that received a lot of recognition, from the youth panel, to raffle, to the awards - Kaimuki was the talk of the year it seemed. Lastly 2 special mahalos. One to Maile Yee and her family for all that they do, congrat-ulations on your Golden Book entry; I am anticipating the year 2030 more than you know for when you take the role of Club President! In the meantime, the 2nd thanks goes to Wes Pei, for accepting the role of Vice President - you will help keep the club going, and is already working on recruiting new members!

Tiffany

INTERNATIONAL NEWS A current International Headquarters staff member, TINNA ROS STEINSDOTTI-was recently elected to the Council of Europe’s Advisory Council on Youth for a 2-year term beginning January 2016. U.S. AREA NEWS

BOBBY STIVERS-APIKI will be attending the U.S. Area Council meeting and Area Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan in July, representing the Hawaii Region. As our Regional Director, he will be part of the esteemed group of Area Service Directors, officers, RDs and participants from all over the country and even international attendees.

METRO DISTRICT NEWS

The Metro District’s annual Endowment Dinner to recognize the clubs’ choices for entry into the Golden Book is scheduled for Friday, May 22nd at the Japanese Cultural Center. The installation of new members and officers will be conducted during the evening as well. Endowment RSD, RAYMOND SETO, is in charge of this service area as well as the event. This year’s shortfall in the collection goal was more than subsidized with generous donors.

HAWAII REGION NEWS What a Convention!!! The very hard work of the Convention Committee, headed by West Oahu’s DUKE CHUNG, outdid itself with the activities (two exclusive slot tournaments just for our attendees); a Ragger’s ceremony; amazing raffle prizes galore; lively update by MATTHEW STUCKEL, on youth activity around the U.S. Area and his participation in youth Convocations; an impressive young members panel from Kaimuki (LEI HILEA, WES PEI, JAY NISHIMURA, and CASSIDY INAMASU) speaking about recruit-ment and membership; the nomination and election of EDDIE MIWA from the Kalihi Y Service Club as Re-gional Director-Elect; the “four ninjas” - RAYMOND SETO, SHARON ISHIDA, RICK LAU and PHIL SAM-MER (both with the Central Y Service Club), zipping high over the downtown Fremont Street on the Slotzilla “Zoom Line”, raising $215 for the Endowment fund; and shopping! (see pages 3 and 4 for photos and more).

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CLUB COCONUT WIRELESS

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR UH DEGREE, NAINOA! We’re so proud of you and wish you the very best in your future. With great sadness, we say aloha to long-time member, REUBEN NAHOLOWAA, who sub-mitted his resignation from the Kaimuki Y’s Men’s Club in March. For many years, Reu-ben served as the club treasurer and bulletin editor. We will miss him, but hope to get to-gether with him sometime in the future.

 

KAIMUKI YMCA ANNUAL SUPPORT CAMPAIGN HITS GOAL … PLUS!

A “TRUE” victory dinner to celebrate making $88,280 (goal was actually $85,000) was celebrated on Monday, May 11th at the Side Street Inn in Kapahulu. The Kaimuki Y’s Men’s Club did its share, raising a total of $12,716. Joining in with cheers from club members—TIFFANY KIYABU, JAY NISHIMURA, KAMERON HO, RAYMOND SETO, BRAD and SHARON ISHIDA, BOBBY STIVERS-APIKI, and TONY YEE for the great ac-complishment by all of the staff and volun-teers of the Kaimuki YMCA.

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Kaimuki y’s men enjoying the 79TH Hawaii region convention

KAIMUKI Y’S MEN’S CLUB CONVENTIONEERS: (left to right) RD Bobby Stivers‐Apiki, Cassidy Inamasu, Jay Nishimura, Leina’ala Hilea, Wes Pei, Sharon Ishida, Brad Ishida, and Raymond Seto (due to work obligations, Club President, Tiffany Kiyabu joined the group late Thursday night)

YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE CLUB IMPRESSED ATTENDEES IN A PANEL ABOUT RECRUITING YOUTH

(left to right) CASSIDY, LEI, JAY and WES

“The thing I took away from the convention was that

there are many people who are passionate about help-ing community members through the Y's Men clubs.

Since I don't work at Kaimuki anymore, being a part of our club gives me a sense of belonging to the friends and relationships I have made and still impacting the

community.”

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Kaimuki y’s men enjoying the 79TH Hawaii region convention

Cassidy poses with the California Hotel’s famous lucky Buddha.

“Peace Through My Eyes” Contest

Winner

Satomi Lakin, age 7, was an-nounced as the winner of the Peace poster/short essay con-test conducted this past March. A participant in the Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA Spring In-tersession pro-gram, Satomi sub-mitted the drawing to win a blue rib-bon, certificate and cash prize.

The Slotzilla Zoom Line over Fremont Street was the challenge and the “Four Flyin’ Ninjas” conquered it! Harnessed and ready for take off are (l to r) : PHIL SAMMER, SHARON ISHIDA, RAY SETO, & RICK LAU

A Message from the Branch Executive of the Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA

TONY YEE

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Dear Lima Hana Readers, A few bite-sized updates for your reading pleasure: ASC We did it! The Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA reached and surpassed the 2015 ASC goal of $85,000. Thank you to all who played a part in working this mini-miracle. Since kicking it all off in February, we raised $88,280.27 made up of 732 donations. It was an especially inspiring, creative, and sweaty journey. The campaign team pulled out all the stops. We saw everything from cookbooks to skate-a-thons, from Easter event to tahitian dance lessons. Many individuals put themselves out there past their comfort zone, took risks, and grew in the process. It was especially gratifying to see our staff embrace the role of team captain and become top solicitors, many for the first time. Looking Ahead This summer promises to be busy and full of opportunity for our families. In addition to our day camp programs we’ll also be hosting a group of 18 elementary school students from Osaka YMCA for two weeks. The particular program format is new and we hope it will be the start of something sustaina-ble for many years to come. We will be seeing some changes in our aquatics program in the near future. Our aquatics director is relocating to the mainland so we will have new leadership by the time the next issue comes around. Also one of our capital projects this year is to refinish the well-worn pool deck. I expect that project to commence in the fall. Quick Tip: Stand up for yourself! Okay, time for a brief departure from the usual content. In the last few years more and more content is coming out about the dangers of being sedentary. Recently the catch phrase “Sitting is the new smoking” has been gaining momentum in the media. One study found that replacing 3-4 hours of sitting a day with standing burned the equivalent of 10 marathons per year! I made the switch over to a standing desk about three years ago more (more so to make space in my cozy office than for health rea-sons) and I have to say I am now a true believer. Whether or not sitting is the new smoking, I encourage you to give it a try. Your body will thank you.

Until next time MAHALO, Tony

KAIMUKI - WAIALAE YMCA 4835 Kilauea Avenue, Honolulu, Hi 96816

2015-2016 CLUB OFFICERS

PRESIDENT: TIFFANY KIYABU VICE-PRESIDENT: WES PEI TREASURER: BRAD ISHIDA SECRETARY: SHARON ISHIDA LIMA HANA BULLETIN EDITOR: SHARON ISHIDA

KAIMUKI Y’S MEN CLUB ROSTER 2015-2016

Lisa Joy Andres, Leina’ala Hilea. Nainoa Heaston, Kameron Ho, “Kolohe” Imamura, Cassidy Inamasu, Brad Ishida, Sharon Ishida,

Keahi Kaawa, Tiffany Kiyabu, Colleen Leung, Bob Martin, Masayo Nakagawa, Jay Nishimura, Bryan Park, Wes Pei, Raymond Seto, Brian Shimabukuro, Robert Stivers-Apiki,

Tony Yee, Hiroko Yoshida, Vernon Yoshida

HONORARY MEMBERS Paul Kuromoto, Phyllis Seto

KAIMUKI Y’SLINGS Joy & Marisa Andres, Kaine and Daichi Martin,

Maile and Taylor Yee

BROTHER CLUBS

Gardena Valley Y’s Men’s Club 1000 W. Artesia Boulevard Gardena, CA 90248-3364 Tokyo-Setagaya Y’s Men’s Club c/o Setagaya YMCA 3-Chome, Miyasaka Setagaya-Ku Tokyo, Japan 156-0051 Tokyo-Ginza Y’s Men’s Club tokyo-ginza-ys-mens-club@googlegroups.com

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Christian Emphasis 1Thessalonians5:13‐18(NKJV)

“Be at peace among yourselves. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the faintheart-ed, uphold the weak, be patient with all. See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

KAIMUKI Y’S MEN’S

CLUB GATHERs HONORS AT Hawaii

region CONVENTION For the period from April 1, 2014 to

March 31. 2015, the Kaimuki Club achieved an “Outstanding” rating in YMCA SERVICE, EXTEN-SION, MEMBERSHIP & CONSERVATION (tied with the Hilo Y’s Men & Women Service Club), with an “Excellent” rating in WORLD SERIVCE, COM-MUNITY SERVICE, and CLUB BULLETIN. One of the three Milton Hakoda Trident Award recip-ients was TONY YEE, for his exemplary performance as a new member within his first 3 years, including leadership and participation in club projects. The Kaimuki Y’s Men’s Club garnered the “CLUB OF THE YEAR” award and the “CLUB PRESI-DENT OF THE YEAR” for TIFFANY KIYABU. CONGRATULATIONS, KAIMUKI MEMBERS!