May 2022
I wanted to thank the Kiwanis Club of Honolulu for inviting us to their 75th anniversary. And to congratulate them on 75 years of serving their community. I learned a lot that night. I should have known, but I did not know that the Kiwanis Club of Honolulu was the first Kiwanis club in Hawaii! This made me think back to when I was a member of the Circle K at Washington State University as the very first CKI club was founded there. And knowing this gave our members a sense of pride and motivation to really put forth our best efforts in serving our community. Attending the dinner that night, I could see and feel that sense of pride and determination from the members of the Honolulu Club. Especially hearing about their diaper backpacks for the Kapiolani Health Foundation, and learning about the reasons why they chose that project, it was inspiring. Attending that night did reignite that fire a little; and I hope others felt the same. So, again, Congratulations to the Kiwanis Club of Honolulu and looking forward to many years and projects to come!
~ Aladdin Roque-Dangaran
President of the Kiwanis Club of Pearl Harbor