Create Lasting Impact
 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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𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀  

Catastrophic flash floods struck Nepal and Tibet on 26 August, leaving more than 1,100 dead and over 4,000 missing, including 500+ foreign nationals. 

Rotary is urging members and supporters worldwide to contribute to relief efforts through the 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅 : https://my.rotary.org/en/disaster-response-fund
Rotary International's presidential message for the 2026-27 is "Create Lasting Impact". This message calls to harness the change within ourselves, to look to the future, and to Create Lasting Impact. Change is only the beginning. Impact is what endures. We must think of the long-term impact of every project. 

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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

Have you ever wanted to experience a Rotary International Convention? Now is the time to start planning!  The 2027 Rotary International Convention will be held in Barcelona, Spain, June 26–30, 2027, and District 5000 is planning to be there!

EARLY REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 17! A special registration rate is available for five days only.

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:
To register your event on the World Polio Day website CLICK  HERE 
 
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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Rotary: a Lifelong Journey!
Are you ready to make the pledge? The E Ola Mau Society recognizes Rotarians who make a personal commitment to Rotary as a lifelong journey of service, fellowship, leadership, and community impact. Inspired by the Hawaiian concept of “E Ola Mau”—to endure and thrive—the Society honors members who affirm their intention to remain engaged in Rotary for as long as they are able, carrying forward Rotary’s values of Service Above Self and strengthening Rotary’s future throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.  The inaugural group will receive a pins and certificates at the District Conference.  Read more for the Link to pledge.  Ready to sign up? 
Why are you a Rotary?  Add your message on the message board:  https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/epGgmJMi
Peace on Earth by 2030
Play the Peace Game now and at the District Conference and meet new people. The Peace Game has been created to strengthen the peace building leadership, fellowship and community impact of Rotarians and Rotary Clubs.  It weaves the Four Way Test into seven peace practices that enable practical, structured and service-driven action. This is Rotary's first comprehensive global peace initiative combining our reach and human capital with proven methodologies to achieve a tipping point for peace.  Click to Download the Peace Game app
RI President's Peace Message
𝙈𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
Peace does not happen by accident. It must be pursued deliberately, built strategically, and woven intentionally into everything we do. That is the challenge I am placing before the Rotary world this year.
Rotary recognises peacebuilding as one of our areas of focus. But I believe peace must be more than a category of work we set aside for certain projects. It must become a lens, one we choose to look through every time we plan, every time we serve, every time we ask what kind of impact we truly want to leave behind.
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!
Create Lasting Impact

It may surprise you when you realize that the person Rotary has changed most … is you. That is why this year, we are called to harness the change within ourselves, to look to the future, and to Create Lasting Impact. RI President Yinka says, "I want to be clear about what those words mean. Change is only the beginning. Impact is what endures. We must think of the long-term impact of every project. How can a new water system contribute to the long-term health of a community? Can residents help other communities build their own? How can a new classroom be part of a wider strategy to improve education in the area? That is the sort of thinking we need."

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