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Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial, 2685 N Nimitz Hwy, Honolulu, HI

Sessions in the Weinberg Hall

Tentative Schedule:

Friday, August 21

Tournaments : Pickleball at the Keehi Lagoon Park, Golf at Navy Marine, Horse Shoes at Conference Site

3pm-Registration and House of Friendship opens

5pm- 8pm- Welcome event, General Session I

Speaker: Principal Joe Passantino, Principal Princess Ruth Ke‘elikolani Middle School

8-9:30pm Wine Appreciation and Whiskey Fellowship

Saturday, August 22

6:30am Walk

8am-4pm ChildCare

8:30am-4pm General Session II

2025-2026 Presidents and Leadership Team recognized

Keynote Speaker: Maya Soetoro, Ceeds of Peace

Keynote Speaker: Kent Keith, American author, educator, and leadership expert

11:30am- General Session, Lunch

12:30pm-RI Rep Johrita Solari

Awards-Community Service

1:45pm - Speaker Ray Matsumiya

2:15-3:15pm - Documentary "Removed by Force"

4:30 - IPP and Presidents Reception

5:30pm-General Reception

6pm-8:30pm - Dinner, General Session III

Keynote Speaker: Jim Moriarty, Former Ambassador

Sunday, August 23

8am-Interfaith Service

8:30am-General Session IV

2026-2027 Presidents and Leadership Team recognized

11am - Brunch

1pm-Pau

CLICK HERE to Register

$250 Early Bird registration to May 15

$300 May 16- May 31

$350 June 1- Aug 12

Cancel by May 31 - Full Refund

Ala Carte pricing CLICK HERE

Rotaract Registration CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE to Sign up for Tournaments

$100 Golf fee - Navy Marine
$20 Pickleball - Keehi Lagoon Park
$ 0 Horse Shoes - Conference Site

Free Childcare on Saturday, 8am to 4pm (approx) for potty-trained keiki ages 4 to 12 years old.

Please complete this interest survey CLICK HERE for the form

Chairs: David Herrmann Cell: 808-783-4673, Sarah Herrmann Cell: 808-783-9298

Service Project to donate hygiene kits to U.S. Vets. Please bring items to and help package in the House of Friendship on Friday and Saturday morning. Here is the list of needs for Hygiene kits:

Body wash
Men’s/Women’s Deodorant (standard or travel size)
Shampoo (standard or travel size)
Shaving Cream
Toothpaste (standard or travel size)
Dental Floss
Mouthwash (travel size)
Razors

Becoming a District Conference Sponsor. Sponsorship is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your business or organization, support Rotary's mission, and help make this year's conference an outstanding experience for all attendees.

Or place an ad in the Conference Program. Refer to the flyer in the margin for prices

CLICK HERE to reserve a spot

Lodging

Best Western The Plaza Hotel, 3253 N Nimitz Hwy

Check in: August 21, 2026, Check out: August 23, 2026, Check in time 3pm, check out time is 11am, Group Rate: (includes complimentary hot breakfast for all guests from 7am-9am, daily). Rates are good August 18 to 26: Single and Double Occupancy: $189.00 + tax, Triple Occupancy: $219.00 + tax, Quadruple Occupancy: $249.00 + tax, Parking: Overnight parking rate reduced to $21 + tax per vehicle/ per night. Cancellation Policy: Free cancellation up to 72 hours prior to arrival.

Book rooms: -Email:reservations@bwhonolulu.com or -Phone: 808-836-3636. (If calling or emailing in, please have the attendees mention they are with the Rotary Club Hawaii District Group. They will need to provide a credit card on file to guarantee their reservation.)

CLICK HERE to reserve a seat on the free shuttle to and from the Best Western Plaza hotel.

Online Auction!

The Online Auction is live! Start your bidding and go back often to find new treasures!

When you check out, click the box to exclude the credit card processing fee and for the for the Platform Contribution on the right side, click on Other and enter 0 for the amount. This is an optional donation.

Bidding closes Saturday, August 22, 3pm. You can pick up your item at the Keehi Lagoon Memorial at 2685 N. Nimitz Hwy at the District Conference Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. If you are the winner of a gift card, we can mail it. If you are on a neighbor island, we can have someone from your island take it back for you to pick up.

Silent Auction and House of Friendship forms in the left margin.

Conference Chairs:

District Governor Nancy Cabral, NancyC@daylum.com

District Governor Elect Benson Medina, benson.rotary5000@gmail.com

Conference Chair Laurie Yoshida, laurieyoshida@gmail.com

Oahu co-chairs Tina Doty, chrstndt7@gmail.com and John Doty, keoni.doty@gmail.com

Hotel Liaison – Kazu Inakoshi, kazuhitoinakoshi@gmail.com

Registration-Joni Henderson, JoniHenderson002@icloud.com

House of Friendship-Beth Hoban, bhoban808@gmail.com

Silent Auction-Marietta Bustamante, marietta.bustamante@gmail.com

Sponsorships – Patti Look, plook@hawaiiantel.net

Sargeant at Arms-Al Weiland, aw3200@gmail.com

Childcare – David Herrmann - davidherrmann@msn.com