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February 2020 Volume 31 | Issue 28

February 12, 2020

Aloha. E komo mai.
Hilo Bay
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 7:00 AM
Online (Zoom meeting)
P.O. Box 11506
Hilo, HI 96721
United States of America
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President's Announcement
Lorraine Davis
member photo
 
  • Notes from last meeting has been posted on ClubRunner
  • Recording of the June 26, 2020 Installation meeting has been posted on YouTube
 
  • Member Followup:
    • Resignation as of June 30: Patty Sue Salvador, Karolyn Lundkvist, Bettye Williams
    • Leave of absence submitted: Kevin Hopkins (YuYok sent a beautiful card to Kevin to let him know that his Rotary friends and family are thinking about him and his family.
  • Thank you for all who donated to Polio Plus!
  • All East Hawaii Group Meeting held every first Thursday of the month at 12:00
  • District Conference 2021 will be held for the first time in Hilo commemorating 100 years of Rotary on Big Island at Grand Naniloa Hotel on May 14, 15 and 16, 2021.
  • Future Rotary International Conventions
    • Taipei: June 12-16, 2021
    • Houston: June 4-8, 2022
  • Together Talks 

    It is a weekly series of online conversation events, connecting people from across the globe to a range of leading speakers from the worlds of business, humanitarian interest and more.

  • We received a letter from Ku'ikahi Mediation Center. Our club donated $2,500 from our community grant.
Executives & Directors
President
 
Vice President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Attendance Secretary
 
Sgt at Arms
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Chairman
 
HRYF Chairman
 
Public Relations
 
Newsletter/Website
 
Newsletter/Website
 
Club Trainer
 
Oktoberfest
 
Oktoberfest Co-chair
 
Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Sharon Scheele - Art Taniguchi will be charing Hilo High Foundation Dinner. Table cost per person will be $75 on Friday, February 28 at Sangha Hall.
  • Richard Cunningham - Accepting HRYF donations. Donations over $50 will be entered in a raffle drawing. We raised $2800 so far.
  • Tim Hansen - Accepting 9th-12h high school students for RYLA at KMC from 2/28-3/1.
  • James Tyrin - February monthly social will be held on Thursday 2/20 at Temple Bar from 5-7pm
Alan Okinaka (right) sharing is Happy dollars
So nice to see Rotarian Kim Keahiolalo at the meeting!

Today's Inspiration and Quote

 
“Never look down on anyone unless you're helping them up"
            - Rev. Jesse Jackson
Quote of the day:
"There is no bad time for good news."
             - Stephen King

Guests

Anita Cunningham with her son Noah :)
Bryan Yamaoka from Rotary Club of Hollister California
Lovely to see Jennie LeGates once again :)
Preston Barnes's son Preston (left) and his other son and member Ken Barnes (center) and Preston (right) the Great Trio this morning!
Tom Witthans with his guest John :)

Guest Speaker: Michael Kaleikini - PGV

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Michael Kaleikini of Puna Geothermal Venture (subsidiary of publicly traded Ormat NYSE: ORA) provided an update on the anticipated reconnection of PGV to the Hawaii Island power grid as well as future plans for the site.
 
The site itself was shutdown as a result of the May 2018 eruption, some wells were capped for safety reasons and some HELCO infrastructure was destroyed along with the main road leading to the facility.  The road has been cleared and the intent is to upgrade the equipment (newer technologies) in order to get up to 46 megawatts of flexible capacity from 38 megawatts prior to the eruption.  Additional capacity up to 60 megawatts is possible with the appropriate approvals and political will to get it done.
 
PGV would like to be back up and running in 2020, actual timing is dependent on approval of a new Power Purchase Agreement with HELCO now in the hands of the PUC.
 
The State of Hawaii has a goal to use 100% renewable energy by 2045, PGV is critical to Hawaii Island's roadmap to achieve this based on what is in place today.
 
For more information on Ormat and PGV, please visit their website:
 
 
 
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Marlene Norton
July 15
 
Anniversaries
Steven Jacunski
Jill
July 4
 
Kim Keahiolalo
Ted Keahiolalo
July 6
 
William Barnes
Wendy
July 17
 
Jan Haraguchi-Abundo
John Abundo
July 24
 
Join Date
Arthur Taniguchi
July 1, 1994
26 years
 
Julie Hugo
July 1, 1991
29 years
 
Paul Ferreira
July 1, 2016
4 years
 
Marlene Norton
July 8, 2015
5 years
 
Curtis Sharp
July 9, 2016
4 years
 
Barbara Hastings
July 12, 2006
14 years
 
Emmeline de Pillis
July 13, 2011
9 years
 
Gary Young
July 18, 2018
2 years
 
Suzanne Robotham
July 19, 2018
2 years
 
Junichi Noumaru
July 22, 2015
5 years
 
Tomoaki Saito
July 23, 2003
17 years
 
Lorraine Davis
July 25, 2012
8 years
 
Kevin Hopkins
July 28, 2010
10 years
 

Happy Dollars

Kim Keahiolalo - ($10) February 2nd is the 1 year anniversary of husbands kidney transplant and he is doing well. Tesla power wall!
Alan Okinaka- ($10) Found out he was 4% Korean with ancestry test and was ecstatic.
Brian Yamaoka - ($2) to Alan Okinaka: I am also 2% Korean.
Virginia Juettner - ($2) Work crews are out of the house. Also surprised there are beaches in N. Korea.
Barbara Hastings - ($10) Thank you everyone for embracing her.
Mary Begier - ($10) Thank you Alan Okinaka for educating all of us about Kolea birds.
Anita Cunningham - ($5) Happy for her son Noah's visit this morning
Mike Carroll - ($10) Thank you for everyone who volunteered for 4H essays.

Upcoming Events

Next club meeting - 1/19 at the Hilo Yacht Club

Wednesday, January 19: Vocational talk by Emmeline de Pillis

Mahalo!

Door prize donated by Dave De Luz consisting a $75 in meat won by Richard Cunningham

Inspiration by: Dave De Luz

Pledge led by: Kim Keahiolalo

Mr. Mike: Bob Juettner

4-Way Test: Tom Witthans

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