On September 22, 2023, the Hawaii Kai Lions Club supported fellow zone club, the Diamond Head LionsClub, and Kapahulu Center at the Annual Kapahulu Bon Dance. The Annual Kapahulu Bon Dance is the last major bon dance event on Oahu that concludes obon season.Proceeds from the event (i.e., ticket and Read more…
On September 16, 2023, five Hawaii Kai Lions, two CIS, and one potential member patched numerous areas on Kaeleku St. in Kalama Valley. They endured the hot Hawaii Kai morning sun with minimal breezes. Scott Goto, from the City’s Division of Road Maintenance’s Malama O Ka Aina (MOKA) community volunteer Read more…
Alongside Principal Jeffrey Shitaoka and a slew of Koko Head Elementary School PTSA parents, President Yolisa Ishibashi, Secretary Cynthia Chun, and Lions Eric Kimura, Appan Subramanian, and Frances Lum got down on the ground and sorted through a sea of plastic and glass bottles and aluminum cans on August 29, Read more…
Adjacent to Hawaii Kai Drive at the two streets that enter Kalama Valley is a lawn area with two signs designating the “Kalama Valley” neighborhood. Made of several glued-together lumber boards, these two signs had fallen into disrepair over the decades of rain and full sunshine, with carpenter bees, ants Read more…
On July 21, 2023, President Yolisa Ishibashi and Immediate Past President Frances Lum participated in taping an episode for the local Olelo TV station on the Kaimuki High School campus. The Hawaii Kai Lions Club was front and center, with them providing information on the background of the club and Read more…
Keawawa Wetland conducted one of its regular Second Saturday volunteer workdays on the morning of July 8, 2023. The day started with the staff briefly explaining the wetland and its role in helping to grow the population of the endangered ‘alae ‘ula, Hawaiian waterbird, and providing instructions on the work Read more…
On June 1, 2023, five Hawaii Kai Lions Club officers received a 50th Anniversary Certificate from the Hawaii State Legislature in Senator Stanley Chang’s office at the State Capitol. The certificate was signed by forty Hawaii representatives and senators within the legislature. Senator Chang represents the State Senate District 9, Read more…
On May 19, 2023, Hahaione School held their Awards and Recognition Assembly to recognize students for their out standing achievements in various categories. Hawaii Kai Lions David Iwana and Ken Nishibun presented award and gift certificates to Sight is Beautiful Poster Contest winners and the school’s hard-working JPOs. Sight is Read more…
After a long 3-year pandemic hiatus, JPOs are back at Koko Head and Hahaione Schools performing a vital safety function! The Hawaii Kai Lions Club is also back recognizing their very critical, but sometimes overlooked service! The Honolulu Police Department’s Junior Police Officer Program (JPO) started in 1921 and has Read more…
Congratulations to the Class of 2023 graduates of Kaiser High School! On May 19, 2023, graduating seniors received their diplomas presented by Principal Justin Mew, with family and friends in attendance at the KHS field. Of the 296 graduating class, 59 were Valedictorians, 111 Honor Graduates, and 41 International Baccalaureate Read more…