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 Mākaukau Kākou — Let Us Be Ready
   Recent disasters here at home and around the world remind us that our communities can be tested without warning.
In Hawaiian culture, mākaukau means to be ready, prepared and equipped. For Rotary District 5000, that means preparing before disaster strikes, working together when help is needed, and remaining committed through recovery.
   Our District Disaster Response Program is designed to help Rotary clubs across Hawaiʻi coordinate their efforts, support established emergency-response organizations, identify community needs and mobilize the people, resources and relationships that Rotary brings to the table. Our responsibility begins here in Hawaiʻi, but it does not end at our shores. As part of a worldwide Rotary network, we also stand ready to support communities elsewhere when disaster and tragedy strike.  The District Disaster Response Plan is available on our District website, and we encourage Rotarians, community partners and visitors to learn more about how Rotary is preparing to serve.  We may not know when the next emergency will come, but we can prepare ourselves to meet it together.  E mākaukau kākou. Let us be ready.
Aʻohe hana nui, ke alu ʻia — No task is too great when we work together.
Benson Medina
District Governor 2026-2027
Cell/Text: (808) 286-6559   Email: benson.rotary5000@gmail.com
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Kauai Disaster Relief Fund
Please donate to the Rotary District 5000 Foundation Kauai Disaster Fund.  On 9/7/2026, category two hurricane Lowell passed within 70 miles of the west side of the island of Kauai. It brought 80 mile per hour winds and heavy rain across the island. There was extensive inland flash flooding and coastal flooding.  There will be a long recovery and people have lost jobs. There are immediate needs for food, water, and debris removal.
Give Aloha donations to HRYF
Donate to HRYF through the Foodland Give Aloha program and HRYF gets an added amount from Foodland.  Go to any Foodland with your Maika'i card, use #77199 for Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation (HRYF) 's code.  Send a copy of your receipt to HRYF, 3536 Harding Ave #500, Honolulu, HI 96816 or email office@hawaiirotaryyouthfoundation.org. Don't forget to write your name and club name on the receipt for proper credit.
RI Convention in Barcelona June 2027

BARCELONA 2027 — DISTRICT 5000, LET'S GO! Come Experience Barcelona with Rotary and the World!  If you are interested in getting a hotel room in the D5000 block, please CLICK HERE to add you name to the list  EARLY REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 17! A special registration rate is available for five days only and goes up by $200 on Sept 22. 

World Polio Day Oct 24 Events
World Polio Day is a time for Rotary members, public health advocates, and all who want a world free from polio to come together, recognize our progress in the fight to end polio, and talk about the actions we need to take in order to end polio for good. When we eradicate polio worldwide, it will join smallpox as the second human disease ever eradicated.  CLICK HERE to find more information about Rotary's Polio Eradication Efforts
 
Here are some events around the District:
ShelterBox at the Nepal Disaster
ShelterBox is responding to devastating flash floods that have struck the Rasuwa District of northern Nepal, near the border with Tibet. The scale of this disaster is staggering. At least 389 people have been killed, and reports indicate more than 1,000 people are missing. Entire villages have been inundated, homes and buildings swept away, and roads, bridges, power, and communications infrastructure badly damaged.   
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Walk for Mental Health
The Rotary Action Group for Mental Health Initiatives  is excited to share with you 2 upcoming walk events for mental health! We partner with both of these awesome mental health organizations and they offer wonderful resources statewide. The walks are on every major island and we just set up some Walk Teams Oahu… These walks are on neighbor islands too, once we get Walk Captains there, we will let you know. You can register, even join for $5, it really helps. Please sign up to be on our Rotary Walk Team, you can even join us virtually!
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