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The FourThe FourThe FourThe Four----Way TestWay TestWay TestWay Test Of the things we think, say, or do: 1) Is it the TRUTH? 2) Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3) Will it build GOOD-WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

2014201420142014----2015 Officers2015 Officers2015 Officers2015 Officers Linda ParsonsLinda ParsonsLinda ParsonsLinda Parsons Club President

TBATBATBATBA Vice-President Sharon AmanoSharon AmanoSharon AmanoSharon Amano President-Elect Linda ParsonsLinda ParsonsLinda ParsonsLinda Parsons

Secretary Sharon AmanoSharon AmanoSharon AmanoSharon Amano

Treasurer Mike IsobeMike IsobeMike IsobeMike Isobe Sgt-At-Arms

TBATBATBATBA Club Service

Saxon NishiokaSaxon NishiokaSaxon NishiokaSaxon Nishioka Vocational Service

Ira FujisakiIra FujisakiIra FujisakiIra Fujisaki Community Service

Mark SillimanMark SillimanMark SillimanMark Silliman International Service

Sharon AmanoSharon AmanoSharon AmanoSharon Amano Rotary Foundation

Richard ItoRichard ItoRichard ItoRichard Ito HRYF

Russ BoyerRuss BoyerRuss BoyerRuss Boyer Membership Joe SholtisJoe SholtisJoe SholtisJoe Sholtis

Club Bulletin

We were able to quickly deduce who our speakers for the day were, just by looking at their uniforms. Officer Kevin Ka-dooka and Officer Hirano (we did not get the first name-much apologies) of the Honolulu Police De-partment came to speak to us about current events surrounding active shooters. One of the more recent events was the shootings in San Berna-dino. The officers talked about how places need to have plan of escape should there ever be a need. You should also have a meeting place so you can take count of everyone to make sure no one was left behind. When calling 911, it is very important that you are clear and concise when giving information. You are the most im-portant link for them to be able to respond quickly and effectively. They talked about various events, such as the shootings at Colum-bine High School. The State of Hawaii DOE has plans in place to lock-down the school and classrooms to keep as

many students and staff as safe as possible. They shared a vid-eo with us that hits close to home. Many of us are familiar with the Xerox shootings that happened a few years ago. We never thought that our little State would ever ex-perience something like that, but we did and HPD has some tips should you ever be in that situation: • If you can make it out-

side, try to keep your hands up so first re-sponders know you are escaping

• If escape is not possi-ble, try to find a room to hide in and barri-cade the door with whatever you can find.

The officers men-tioned that one of the most difficult places to lockdown are hospitals. With so many people confined to beds, it is very difficult to evacuate the building. HPD is constantly training and revising their plans to ensure they have the best plans to implement should a situa-tion ever occur. We realize that it is not an easy or glamorous job and we appreciate what our men and wom-en in blue try to accom-plish every day. A big mahalo nui loa to Russ Boyer and Officers Kadooka and Hirano for such a great talk.

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Last Meeting’s Notes

March 11: Waipahu’s Got Talent Our annual scholarship fundraiser will be held at Waipahu High School’s Cafeteria. Pre-sale tickets are $5; $8 at the door.

April 23: Work Day Project

April 23: District Assembly at Momila-ni Elementary

June 11-12: D5000 conference at Hale-kulani

Aug 24: DG Clint Schroeder to visit club

This was a great meeting as we

started a little earlier than usual. We are

proud to bring on our very first corporate

sponsorship members!

Bernie Ching spearheaded the ef-

fort to bring in folks from the Waipahu

YMCA. Charles Dias, Betty Sequin,

Deborah Theirbach, and Jennifer Towns-

hend are now full fledged members on

the West Pearl Harbor Rotary Club.

Each new member was pinned by a cur-

rent member of the club and we are glad

to have them aboard.

With much to catch up one, we

want to recap the last two meetings we

had. First up was the Membership Semi-

nar. DG Del Green and PDG Ayman

shared many things with us to help im-

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DATES TO REMEMBER ACE OF HEARTS Upcoming Programs

If you have an idea for a program, please let Linda or Russ know! We always love to hear and learn about things, especially topics you don’t ever think about on a regular basis.

prove our numbers.

Then, on Feb 3rd, we had a special

visit with Goro Arakawa. It was a very

special day shared by those of us that

could make it, along with Goro and his

son, David.

This meeting started with Prez Lin-

da calling upon Tommy Gee to lead in the

Pledge, Joe Sholtis to give the Invoca-

tion.

For visiting Rotarians, we saw Mike

Doss from Honolulu Sunset. He brought

along Mike Chinaka from the YMCA in

Honolulu. Great to have them both.

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Page 4 Photos courtesy of Saxon Nishioka—visit with Goro ARakawa