Hi Hawaii Kai Lions, CIS’s and All, Several times over the past few months, I have said to my wife Nancy, “I would hate to be in charge now during the COVID 19 pandemic. Every decision will be scrutinized and second guessed. Decisions to keep the virus at bay, affect Read more…
Hi Hawaii Kai Lions, CIS’s and All, I am honored to become president of the Hawaii Kai Lions Club, and thank all club members for putting their trust in me. I vow to do my best. In a way this job is like cashing in on an inheritance. Our club Read more…
Hello Lions, To all the Father’s out there, “Happy Father’s Day!”. I know that everyone, HK Lions as well as community, are disappointed that our Hawaii Kai Lions Father’s Day breakfast was cancelled. And, although businesses are beginning to open and people start going to public areas, I think most Read more…
How are you adjusting to the shelter-in-place mandate? Your yard should be nicely manicured and house removed of old not-needed items. Mine still need some work so let me know if you can come and help me. Good news is that some businesses are opening up. I work part-time at Read more…
Hello Lions, Hope everyone is well and following CDC and State/Oahu shelter-in-place and social-distancing guidelines to stay safe and avoid COVID-19 infection. Who would have thought something like this could happen again with all the medical and technical advancements since Spanish influenza about 100 years ago? It feels like one Read more…
Although February is a short month but it seemed long due to the projects and activities which we had. We had 2 great speakers in Doug Park, American Diabetes Association and John Mau & Rob Holden of HPD. Doug gave an educational presentation about nutrition and exercise to prevent diabetes. Read more…
Well, think I’m settling back into the routine again, preparing for meetings, writing bulletins, and working on projects. Thank you to Kelan Yoshioka for providing the Year of the Rat post-it notes and Tommy Chun for the calendars. Please see me at the next meeting if you didn’t get one. Read more…
Wow, I made it half way through what seems to have been a long but successful year! Thank you to club members for your support and giving your precious time to provide services to schools, vision and hearing screening, Lunalilo Home, e-Waste, pancake breakfast, Holiday Parade, and the community. It Read more…
Happy Holidays, Lions! We had a very interesting speaker in Jacce Mikulanec of JCCH whose mission is to share the history and heritage of the Japanese American experience and preserve Japanese culture. His presentation on the Honouliuli internment camp was educational. Roy Aoki and Eric Kimura shared that their Read more…
Aloha Lions! Well, it doesn’t seem like 4 months have gone by. And, holiday season are coming soon, so not much time left in the year. We are reminded earlier and earlier by commercials and Macy’s Christmas decorations already on display. At the October 3 meeting, during the New Member Read more…