HONOLULU EDITION · 2019. 10. 4. · 1 President’s Message p.1 • October Flyer p.2 • Chapter Leadershipp.3 • BOD Highlights p.4 • Dates to Note, Happy Birthday p.5 • EWI

1 President’s Message p.1 • October Flyer p.2 • Chapter Leadership p.3 • BOD Highlights p.4 • Dates to Note, Happy Birthday p.5 • EWI 2019 Golf Tournament Recap p.6 • October Reading Rally p.9 • October Webinar p.10 • Nov 13 2019 - Save the Date p.11

Letter from the President

Aloha EWI of Honolulu! Thank you to Kim Asuncion for being an inspiration and leader to all of us. I am grateful to have worked beside Kim this last year, and I have learned so much from her. I have big shoes to fill. Kim, I hope I do you proud. Gratitude is this year’s theme. Google’s definition of gratitude is the quality of being thankful, and readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. The members of EWI live this each day, which is one of the reasons we are a successful chapter.

Our mission at EWI is to bring together key individuals from diverse businesses for promoting member firms, enhancing personal and professional development, and encouraging community involvement. I think EWI of Honolulu exceeds the mission. We are grateful for the opportunity to interact on a personal and professional level. We support each other in our careers, and we encourage each other in our endeavors; however, we are more than our professions and connections. This is more than a network group…this is a family. As this year’s president, I will do my best to lead, and with our members share the EWI vision and continue the growth of the chapter. Thank you to the 2019- 2020 EWI Board and appointees, JaDawn Perez, Francine Lee-Kadota, Joanna Hall, Karynthya Trevino, Sherry Ravago, Jenni Liu, Karen Yonemoto, Preet Nijjar, Rose Balagtas, Madeleine Noa, Leianne Pedro, Melissa Tree, Brenda Kanno, and Kim Asuncion for giving of their time and talents. With gratitude as the theme, I challenge each one of you to write down ten things you are grateful for each day for next 30 days. It can be as simple as the first sip of coffee, to spending time with family. Look at all things in your life that bring you joy. Each day doesn’t have to be different, think about what you were thankful for that day. Once we start looking at the positive, then the negative of the day goes away. To quote John F. Kennedy: As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. I am grateful to be your 2019 – 2020 president and I am looking forward to a great year. Thank you! Roseann Freitas President EWI of Honolulu 2019-2020

HONOLULU EDITION

Chartered November 3, 1967 October 2019 | Vol. 11, No. 10

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Waterfront Plaza - 500 Ala Moana Blvd #6f, Honolulu, HI 96813Parking: validated 3.5 hours Entrance to garage: South Street or Pohukaina Street

RSVP by October 2nd to Karynthya [email protected] or [email protected] payments to: Karynthya Trevino c/o Bank of Hawaii, CC #718P.O. Box 3170, Honolulu HI 96802

NETWORKING 5:30PMDINNER 6:00PM

MEMBERS $50NON-MEMBERS $60

V I N OI T A L I A N T A P A S & W I N E B A R

served family style. vegetarian and proteinsubstitutions available upon request

Stracciatella Cheese

fresh locally grown tomato concasse, pesto & crostini

Seafood Sausage

lobster sauce & pickled Maui onions

Vino House-Made Pizza

Chef Keith’s special pizza of the day

Crispy Brussels Sprouts

granny smith apples, pickled jalapeno, konbu aioli & pistachio nuts

Shrimp Scampi

jumbo prawns, fennel, sun-dried tomatoes, lemon garlic butter

Braised Short Ribs

carrots, mashed potatoes, Dijon-truffle aioli & bay leaf chimichurri

Pastry Chef Cherie’s Dessert Special

MĀN O AH E R I T A G EC E N T E R

Jessica Welch grew up all over the world and

has worked in museums for nearly two

decades. She believes in the power of

cultural heritage sites to help humans

connect, learn more about themselves and

their place in the world.

Using the question “what kind of ancestor do

you want to be” as a framework, Jessica will

tell the story of Mānoa Heritage Center and

how co-founder Mary M. Cooke works every

day to inspire people to be thoughtful

stewards of their heritage.

JESSICA WELCH

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Mission Executive Women International (EWI) brings together key individuals from diverse businesses for the purpose of

promoting member firms, enhancing personal and professional development, and encouraging community involvement.

Vision

To enhance professional growth and development within a diverse group of women while empowering them to make a difference as they inspire others.

Values

Integrity | Excellence | Respect | Collaboration

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Roseann Freitas

BBB Northwest + Pacific

President

JaDawn Perez

American Carpet One

President-Elect

Francine Lee-Kadota

Keller Williams

Secretary

Joanna Hall

Hawaii Convention Center

Treasurer

Karynthya Trevino

Bank of Hawaii

Sergeant-at-Arms

Jenni Liu

Tiki's Grill & Bar

Retention & Recruitment

Karen Yonemoto

Aqua-Aston Hospitality, LLC

Programs

Sherry Ravago

Where Traveler Hawaii

Communications & Marketing

Rose Balagtas

Pacific Business New

Ways & Means

Madeleine Noa

Roberts Hawaii

EWISP Director at Large

Brenda Kanno

Research Corp of the Univ. of HI

By-Laws/Parliamentarian

Leianne Pedro

Hawaiian Cool Water

ASIST

Kim Asuncion

Aston Waikiki Sunset

Advisor

Melissa Tree

Roberts Half

Philanthropy

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Honolulu Chapter Board Meeting Highlights August 28, 2019

Treasurer’s Report: July 31, 2019 financials were disbursed, reviewed, and approved by the board.

Committee Reports: ASIST – JaDawn Perez

Budget Balance as of 8/28/19- $508 Enrollment verifications for all 4 awardees were mailed out with the checks for scholarships on 8/5/19 Receipts for judges’ gifts pending for check request to JaDawn.

Communications – Karen Mendes 08/01 – Newsletter distributed to membership and goes on website 08/05 – Email reminder to Board that articles are due by 08/15/19. 08/15 – Articles due from committees for newsletter 08/16 – Send articles to C&M committee to proof 08/17 – Submit articles to Mayuki 08/20 – Mayuki will send draft for approval. Needs 3-4 days to draft connect 08/24 – Revisions and updates to Mayuki 08/26 – Final Draft from Mayuki for C&M committee and President to proof 09/01– (1st of the Month) Newsletter goes on website and out to membership 09/15 – Articles due from committees for March newsletter

Budget Balance as of 8/28/19: $1,826.17 Committee Meeting: None Website Updates: Completed updates for Golf Tournament on website Check requests: Cowabunga Computers - $157.07, NL fees +$78.53 Website update fees Payments: None

EWISP – Joanna Hall Budget Balance as of 8/26/19 - $4,909.09 Christina Shin, 2016 Awardee of $4000. Update as of 8/22/19: Check mailed to University of Southern

California. Christina has been notified. Verification form for Christine Alonzo required to disburse scholarship amount of $2000; Deadline: August 16, 2019.

No response to date from Christina regarding enrollment form. An email was sent out 8/26/19. Aslan Cook initially declined scholarship due to receiving other scholarships that covered her full tuition for the 2019-

2020 school year. Per discussion with BOD on 6/24/19, suggested to Aslan that we could defer the scholarship to the 2020-2021 school year, if the financial assistance is needed. She responded that she will be needing the assistance.

Note for next year's BOD/EWISP: Aslan Cook (deferred award for 1 year) in the amount of $2500. Send Aslan enrollment verification form in 2020

Retention & Recruitment – Taryn Kabei No report

Philanthropy – Candace Yuen No report

Programs – Jenni Liu Budget as of 8/28/19 - $1,087 September Meeting: Plaza Club, 9/14/19,

o Installation October Meeting: Vino, 10/9/19, $55

o Speaker: Representatives from Manoa Heritage Center November Meeting: Café Julia, 11/13/19

o Speaker: Annabel Chotzen o Philanthropy Tie-In: Dress for Success – update tour of facilities before dinner

December Meeting: Prince Waikiki, 12/4/19 o Agenda & Menu-TBD

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Share your news and photos in the monthly CONNECT

Contact: Sherry Ravago at [email protected] or (808)387-1386 Submission deadline for November issue:

October 15, 2019

Sergeant-at-Arms – Sherry Ravago August 14 – Mermaid Bar at Neiman Marcus

o Received - $1,255 o Reps – 21 o Guests/Speaker – 6 o Total – 27 o Cancelled – 1 o No Show – 0 o Outstanding payments – $45

As of 8/28/19, the following 2 reps have perfect attendance to EWI dinner meetings – Sherry Mae Ravago, Where Traveler Hawaii, and Sherilyn Tamayose, First Hawaiian Bank.

Ways and Means – Francine Lee-Kadota and Preet Nijjar Expenses as of 8/26/19- $18,114.46 GET – $2,189.70 Gross Income - $49,141.10 Net Income from Golf Tournament - $31,026.64 Net Income after GET - $28,836.94 Last Year’s Net Income after taxes - $37,052.93

DATES TO NOTE

October 9, 2019: Vino / Speaker: Manoa Heritage Center

October 29, 2019: Reading Rally at Pauoa Elementary School

November 13, 2019: Cafe Julia / Speaker: Annabel Chotzen with Dress for Success representatives

December 4, 2019: Hilton Waikiki Beach

Happy Birthday!

No Birthdays in October

Directory Changes Please notify Retention & Recruitment Director, Jenni Liu of Tiki's Grill & Bar of any changes in your address, email, telephone number, etc. so the change can be made in the directory, [email protected] or (808)421-7545

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EWI’s 24th ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT, “FORE” EDUCATION What a beautiful day it was at our 24th Annual Golf Tournament, “Fore” Education, at the Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Ewa Beach on Friday, 8/23/19! We had 3 Platinum sponsors, 13 Gold teams, 27 Golf teams, numerous volunteers, lots of food, drinks, prizes and great weather. We netted about $29,000 after expenses and taxes. As you know, these monies will help fund our 2 scholarships and more next year. Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors, participants, volunteers, donors, Hawaii Prince Golf Club for a great venue, Sheraton Waikiki for the awesome bentos, Bird of Paradise Restaurant for the delicious dinner, Oahu Spine and Rehab for the soothing massages, our EWI Past Presidents and New City Nissan for the Hole in One sponsorships and our tireless volunteers that made this special day possible. It would not have been possible without everyone involved. Thank you so much to my supportive Ways & Means committee for all your help! Really appreciate everyone’s efforts. Looking forward to next year! Sincerely Yours, Francine Lee-Kadota, 2018-2019 Ways & Means Director

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EWI OF HONOLULU INVITES YOU TO PARTICIATE IN THE

2019 ANNUAL READING RALLY

We will be accepting books at October’s EWI dinner meeting on Wednesday, October 9, 2019

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”- Margaret Fuller

Philanthropy Committee is seeking

volunteers to help the children with

Halloween crafts and games.

RSVP to Melissa Tree at [email protected] or at

808-531-8056 by Friday, October 25th

Please wear a Halloween Costume!

EWI of Honolulu is committed to the promotion

of literacy, which is EWI’s international

philanthropy project since 1992. Chapter

projects promote literacy awareness for both

children and adults.

Reading RallyTuesday, October 29

5:00pm- 7:30pmPauoa Elementary School

2301 Pauoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96813

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OCTOBER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR

Live Your Best Yes

Have you ever agreed to a project for a peer, leader (or friend or family), that was outside your capacity or boundaries, simply because you didn’t want to disappoint someone? Do you feel like you walk around with the weight of the world on your shoulders, teetering on the edge of burnout, because you’re afraid to say no or striving to prove your worth? Setting and communicating boundaries and expectations often feels difficult because it’s linked to a core element we often overlook – our level of confidence. Many times, we find ourselves working harder at someone else’s happiness and success over our own. This doesn’t lead to success, it leads to resentment and frustration. How can you live your best yes, the one that keeps you and your team thriving, while avoiding commitments that lead to chaos? This interactive webinar teaches simple tools to help you discover why you tend to say yes when you want to say no, how to create a more confident mindset, and how to collaborate for results (even when others don’t agree). You’ll walk away with a simple framework to help you kindly communicate healthy boundaries.

Participants will walk away with: • The importance communicating boundaries plays in successful career and life relationships • Recognizing the link between their confidence and ability to communicate expectations, and how to positively impact it. • A self-coaching tool to improve their confidence and prevent burnout before it starts. • A framework to communicate boundaries that emphasizes collaboration and results.

To register to this webinar please visit:

http://ewiconnect.com/professional-development/webinars/

Presenter: Kelli Thompson Coach, Writer, & Speaker

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST

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Documents

HONOLULU EDITION · 2019. 10. 4. · 1 President’s Message p.1 • October Flyer p.2 • Chapter Leadershipp.3 • BOD Highlights p.4 • Dates to Note, Happy Birthday p.5 • EWI