Our Rotary Year has 6 months more to accomplish so many wonderful projects for our community.
Congratulations to our new Board of Directors and President Elects for our 2026-2027 Rotary Year. I encourage all Rotarians to 'just say YES' when asked to serve on the Board, on a Committee and to serve as President! It's a wonderful experience!
I have been able to visit all of our amazing Rotary Clubs throughout Hawaii. It was wonderful to meet so many of you and to see the variety of ways that you make our community a better place to live and to raise our families. If not for you and your club, who would provide these services?
Rotary is more than 1.2 million passionate individuals in more than 45,000 clubs worldwide. Here in Hawaii, we represent over 1,000 members!
Longtime Rotary member Dave Livingston shares his story of the impact he has made in the video above.
Rotary members have the benefit of being part of a worldwide vision, as well as making a difference in their local community. We invite you to learn more about our memberships and programs!
Each year, Rotary International dedicates the month of January to celebrate the importance of Vocational Service—a core tenet of Rotary’s mission. Vocational Month is a time for Rotarians to reflect on the role of their professions in shaping communities and to recommit to using their skills, knowledge, and ethical practices to make a positive difference in the world. Vocational Service, one of Rotary’s five avenues of service, encourages Rotarians to lead by example in their professions. It’s about recognizing that the principles of service above self are not limited to volunteerism but extend to our daily professional lives.
Ways you can use your skills: Vocational Talks and Recognition, Career Guidance for Youth, Mentorship and Vocational Training, Rotary Fellowships and Networking, and Promoting Access to Education.
Congratulations to the newly elected officers and Board members for the 2026-2027 Rotary year! Be assured that we will provide you with the learning experiences you need to help you support your club and make it a memorable year for you!
The Rotary International Learning and Development team also wishes all new club and district officers the best as you work to accomplish the club goals, bring in new members, and provide meaningful service in your communities. They encourage you to use the Rotary Learning Center to gain knowledge to help you in your role as a club or district leader. When a new club officer is added through My Rotary, they receive an automated welcome email from learn@rotary.org with a link to their learning plan.
Save the date for the District Leadership Learning Seminars. On March 28, we have the Action Plan workshop to brainstorm plans for the coming year or three and think about implementing the plan. On April 4 and 11, we will have breakout sessions for Membership, Public Image, Rotary Foundation and all the Avenues of Service, plus special subject matter experts in focus areas, such as peace, environment, education and more. Something for everybody! We’re here to support you!
~Interested in going to Pohnpei, Micronesia for an International Service project? We are working on a health fair project in early May 2026. If you are interested in joining the group for a hands-on project, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/CHTPCvNM4kKxxsQw7
~RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) camp applications are due in January. Apps at https://www.rylahawaii.org/
~D5000 Yellow Pages, Rotarian to Rotarian. We have our own "Yellow Pages" of fellow Rotarians in business. The listing if free, but if you want to have a banner, it's $30/year. If you need to look up a company or want to post your business, go to https://rotaweb.org/ypg_search.cgi?district=5000
~Get ready to celebrate Rotary’s birthday in February by spreading the word about Rotary. We’d like everyone to “Each one, Reach one” and share the fun, friendships and all the good work we do for our communities. More information to come.
~District Community Service Chair Nathan Graves and Team are coordinating the plans together for multiple projects District-wide to make a large, visible impact. Many of the multi-club projects with the environment theme will be on April 25th, Rotarians at Work Day, but some are planned on other April dates for each island for clubs, partner organizations and volunteers to work together. Check out the Service Project page for the list CLICK HERE to go to the site page.
~Today, in the Rotary Club of Hilo's 105th year, I am so excited about our future. I will be attending the Rotary international convention in Taipei Taiwan in June 2026. The week before the Convention I will join over 300 other Rotarians to ride around Taiwan to raise money for Polio Plus. I have learned that International Rotarians are more alike than we are different. They care about their communities, they care about the world, they care about others. They are committed to do more through Rotary. I am too. And I am going to represent District 5000 and Hawaii by riding over 500 kilometers the week before the convention to raise money for Polio Plus. Please support my efforts by donating to this effort! Your donation goes to the PolioPlus fund at The Rotary Foundation in your name. Mahalo and Aloha, Newton https://raise.rotary.org/Newton-Chu/challenge031
Message from John Hewko, Rotary General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer.
For 120 years, Rotary has been a force for good. I am pleased to provide you with an advance copy of the 2024-25 annual report, so you can be among the first to read about how your contributions amplify our ability to do good where it is needed most. The report offers insights about a milestone year. We exceeded our goal of building the Endowment to US$2.025 billion, reaching US$2.050 billion in outright gifts and commitments. Our latest Programs of Scale grant recipient is a high-impact initiative that will expand economic opportunities and pathways to peace in Colombia. New partnerships have grown our Rotary Peace Centers to include programs for peacebuilders throughout Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. We also renewed a critical partnership to bolster our ongoing global polio eradication efforts. In these and many other ways, the generosity of donors like you allows us to transform our ambitions into sustainable action and create lasting change. It is an honor to serve among such dedicated people who are committed to making a meaningful impact in the world.
Pearl Harbor Rotarians Clean Up Hawaii Coast Artillery Monument
Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor members, Chris and Sue Moylan, annually clean and maintain a monument dedicated to the ultimate sacrifice of 5 Soldiers who defended Fort Kamehameha during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor members, Chris and Sue Moylan, annually clean and maintain a monument dedicated to the ultimate sacrifice of 5 Soldiers who defended Fort Kamehameha during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Pearl Harbor Rotary Club members Chris and Sue were joined by Campbell High School student, Zane Ayson. The monument recognizes the memory of five Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 defending Fort Kamehameha.
The ʻĀina Music Festival Coming January 23-24
The two-day ʻĀina Music Festival is bringing two internationally-acclaimed musicians to Honolulu to perform concerts and workshops with vibrant local talent, sponsored by Rotary Club of Aloha Hawaii International.
The Friday concert features acclaimed Brazilian cellist Diego Carneiro, and Saturday night features singer-songwriter David LaMotte. Evening concerts are $50 each or $70 for both, while the daytime workshops are free.
