Join Beck Mordini and Jenny Pell for a lively conversation about facing our pretty scary future with integrity, hope, plenty of know-how, and a great sense of humor. We'll dive into climate reality, appropriate technologies, skill-building, local food, and neighborhood solutions that will inspire you to jump into your own community-based projects with both feet. The dearth of leadership on the coming climate crises is insane, so what do we do, and what are you bringing to the table? There's plenty of good news and lots of do, and who knows, maybe the suburbs will save the world. <br/>
Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset recognizes Vocational Service Award recipients
By Staff | Jul 9, 2021
Jenny Pell and George Gordon display their Vocational Service Awards that were presented to them by the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset.
LAHAINA At a recent “Celebrations Meeting,” the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset presented the fifth annual Vocational Service Awards to an individual and a local non-profit organization. These award recipients were selected for demonstrating integrity through high ethical behavior that is the foundation of Rotary. According to the club, the recipients provide a road map for ethical behavior in the workplace and other areas of life.
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When 15-year-old Hunter Spangler was brainstorming ideas for his Eagle Scout project last fall, he met with Pastor Keith Wolter, who leads the congregation at Christ Lutheran Church in Mililani.
“We were walking around the property and I was telling him how scouts had come by and built fences for us a couple of times,” said Wolter. “But he stopped me and said, ‘Pastor Keith, I don’t want to build a fence. I want to help people.’”
Rotary Clubs’ tree planting projects conclude with amazing results
By Staff | Mar 12, 2021
Volunteers united to plant 1,000 fruit and sandalwood trees on Maui between November 2020 and February 2021. The final planting (above) was held on Feb. 19 at Ka Hale A Ke Ola homeless resource center in Lahaina.
LAHAINA Nine Rotary Clubs on Maui joined forces to plant 1,000 fruit trees and sandalwood trees between November 2020 and February 2021. The La’au Ha’awi (Gifting Tree) Maui project, in collaboration with Rotary Clubs, Maui ‘Ohana Gardens and Uncle George Kahumoku Jr., started on Nov. 29, 2020 with the planting of 20 fruit trees at Ka Hale A Ke Ola homeless resource shelter in Wailuku.