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JUNE 2011

Aloha 4-H Members and Leaders,

Another school year has flown by and I hope you all studied hard and got great grades!  SUMMER is here and you deserve to relax and have FUN!!!

I'm looking forward to meeting the newly elected Executive Board members at the next meeting and to share some of the past challenges and accomplishments with the new officers.  I'm sure this year will be filled with many awesome lessons in leadership.

The final event for the year, is the upcoming Achievement Banquet, where all of the clubs get together to fellowship, enjoy a nice meal and celebrate the success of community service, awards earned and lessons 'learned by doing'. I feel everyone has grown so much  and  I am so proud of all of the 'keiki' from cloverbuds to seniors.  Please keep your eyes open for the registration details. 

E Ola Pono,
Kyrra Lau-Eglinton

From left to right: Dwayne-Marie (Treasurer), Erin (Historian), Farin (President), Aiko (Historian), Jacob (Vice President), Staci (Seargent at Arms), Emily (Secretary)"  The next Executive Board Meeting is set for Sunday, June 12, 2011, 3:00 pm. at Urban Garden Center. This meeting is for the new elected officers and the last official meeting for this year’s officers.  Some of you will carry over to next year. We will be planning the retreat (an overnight planning and getting to know each other) and I will serve some light refreshments. If you are not able to make this meeting, please let me know.

Rose Saito

The Cloverkids 4-H Club is planning the 4-H Achievement and Leader’s Recognition Banquet which is set for August 6th, at the Mandalay Restaurant.  Please save the date so your club can attend and be recognized for the accomplishments throughout the year.  At this banquet we also like to recognize the 4-H leaders who give of your time throughout the year.  The program will include the recognition of those who turn in their record books, the leaders, send off the old officers and install the new officers, silent auction and much more.  Stay tuned because more information will be forthcoming.

Rose Saito

Congratulations to Mauricio Renon of the Farrington FCCLA 4-H Club who was awarded the 4-H Alumni Weinberg Scholarship.  Mauricio has been an active 4-H member participating in the Oahu County Food Show winning blue and red ribbons for his Macadamia Nut Torte, Smoke Oyster Spread, and the Ham and Cheese Pastry Puff.  He was an escort for our female participants in the annual Oahu County Fashion Show held at the University of Hawaii Art Auditorium; and this year he was on the score keeping auditors committee. His memorable events were Ahaolelo and Oahu County Camp where he hike at night, and roasted and ate s’mores.

As president of the Farrington FCCLA 4-H Club, Mauricio led his 116 members to achieve state and district medals and ribbons, complete community service hours, and fundraise to support their activities.  He has attended the national leadership conference in Chicago, Illinois in 2010 winning a gold medal for his Chapter Showcase project, and will attend his second national conference in Anaheim this summer with his Focus on Children project, practicing to win another gold medal. 

We wish him much success in all of his future endeavors.

Linda Uyehara

Back to Basics is the theme for Ahaolelo 2011, July 19 – 21 on the University of Hawaii Manoa campus. The seven 4-H members on the planning committee are certain those who attend will enjoy having fun with other members from all of the islands while learning, exploring campus, meeting new friends and socializing during the banquet and dance. The conference is offering a variety of workshops including acquaponics, animal science, collegiate 4-H, bullying, food and nutrition, oceanography and social media just to mention a few.

A trip to Coconut Island is being offered to give the Ahaolelo participants hands on experience with preserving the ocean environment of our island. University of Hawaii faculty and students will join 4-H leaders and members in presenting workshops that include activities for members to take home and use with other members in their clubs.

The registration fee for the conference is $275. Check with your county 4-H extension educator to determine if you are eligible. High School aged members including those who have just completed the eighth grade and those who have just graduated from high school are eligible to attend. Alumni, parents and other adults are welcome to volunteer to be a chaperone and conference assistant.

The Ahaolelo registration form can be found on the Hawaii 4-H web page @ http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/4h/forms/Ahaolelo_registrationForm.pdf

Registration forms and checks should be mailed to your county extension office. The checks are payable to a county 4-H organization determined by each county office.

Registrations are due by midnight, Wednesday, June 22.

Dr. Gary Heusel

Aloha from Halawa!  The PACT/Puuwai Momi Community and Kuhio Park Terrace Teen Programs invite you to our 4th Annual Iron Chef event.   Thanks to the Oahu 4-H Food Show, we mixed a little of the Food Show with the popular “Iron Chef” show.  The cook off will be held on Friday, June 24, 2011 at the Kuhio Park Terrace Gym.  Doors will open from 11:15 am and the program will run from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm.   Teams of 5 youth that will create a dish that includes a secret ingredient. 

Last month, our Iron Chef participants attended a workshop with guest speakers Aunty Rhoda Yoshino who talked about nutrition, food groups, and what to look for on the research section (thank you to 4-H Oahu County’s Food Show for a little thought into this part!)  We also had Dexter Kishida from Kokua Hawaii Foundation who went over food safety and sanitation. Finally, we had Executive Chef Aurelio Garcia of Sam Choy’s Breakfast, Lunch & Crab share some of his expertise in plating various dishes with Sour Pork Soup with Tamarind, Pipikaula Salad with a Caesar Tamarind Dressing, Seared Lamb Chops with a Tamarind Glaze and two-potato hash brown, and a Tamarind Crème Brulee.

On May 31st, Iron Chef participants were also invited to Iron Chef Morimoto’s restaurant, Morimoto Waikiki, for a plating and presentation by Morimoto himself.  Go to http://www.staradvertiser.com/multimedia/20110601_Island_Images_Chef_Morimoto_demonstration.html for some pictures!

If you have any questions or if you’re interested in attending, feel free to contact me at 488-6705 or chanakaw@hawaii.edu.  I won’t have an Iron Chef team this year.  However, the 4-H Halawians Tech Club will develop live coverage and document it for a future video.

Christine Nunogawa

On May 10 at Schofield School Age building, about 20 4-H leaders from around Oahu gathered for a morning of hands-on science & recognition for their efforts. 

This year, in addition to the regular 4-H 101 training, Cooperative Extension has provided topic specific trainings for leaders, based on the National 4-H program focus: nutrition & healthy living (Nov 2010), citizenship (Jan 2011) and this past month, science.  Leaders chose from three activities to learn so they might take some science back to their clubs: Making Monster Flowers from the Junior Master Gardener Literature in the Garden curriculum; Rolling Along Lesson on Friction from Junk Drawer Robotics or Our Carrying Capacity from Exploring Your Environment 4-H curriculum. 

After our mini-training and breakfast snacks, leaders were awarded general leadership awards and special recognition based on nominations. In all this year, 80 military staff were recognized for their efforts in leading 4-H clubs from Hawaii, Japan, Kwajalein and South Korea.  This is the most leaders we have ever recognized! Additionally, 24 new clubs were chartered this year.

List of Special Awards:

Years of Service Awards (3 years or more) Maria Tobin 4 years Max Siaumau 5 years Nadine Kuikahi 6 years Regina Salis 3 years Carrie Mirafuentes 3 years Comeisha Workman 3 years Nikki Cooper 3 years Alexis San Nicholas 3 years Jerrad Serrano 3 years Cory Komatsu 3 years CZ SAC Valda Campbell 3 years CZ SAC Miho Amano 3 years Kwajalein Susannah Jones 3 years Yongsan SAC Alex Temporado 3 years Yongsan SAC Chad Ueno 3 years Yongsan SAC John Ybarra 3 years Daegu SAC Chong Ho Yu 3 years Daegu MST Yong DuBois Nicholas Andrews 6 years “Most Completed Record Books” Aliamanu School Age “Learn By Doing” Award Schofield School Age Sports Day Schofield Teen Center Music Club “Service Project Award” Jarred Serrano - Schofield Teen Center Music Club

4-H Honor Roll: Timely completion of lesson plans/enrollments Aliamanu School Age program Yongsan School Age program Daegu Camp Walker MST program Best New Club Award MCBH Manana Teen Center - Pet Club Camp Casey/Red Cloud - Science Club 4-H Achievement Awards Rafael Lopez - Science club leadership and demonstration Angel Lopez - creative club work Rosalyn Villagomez - teen involvement & partnership Aaron Oishi - cooking club partnership, best demonstration Patricia Martinez - 4-H club documentation & record books Patricia Martinez - best implementation of training Wendy Nakayama-Theriault - club work documentation & Xergame grant

Thank you to all who participated in our training and recognition ceremony.  We look forward to working with all of you again next year!

Carmen Golay

Hawaii Operation: Military Kids (OMK) and ACS Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) will be hosting a Family Camp for all families with youth who have lost a parent during combat or training.  This camp will give these children of our fallen heroes the opportunity to meet other youth who have dealt with a loss, while being provided with the support and tools to help them sustain during the difficult times in their lives.  The focus of the camp will be on resiliency, stress management, nurturing relationships, self-esteem and peer buddy building.  In addition, youth and their parents/caregivers will learn about military and community resources to promote well-being.

This Family camp, which is open to youth and their families from all branches of service,
will be held on July 15-17, 2011 at Camp Erdman on the North Shore of Oahu.  Some of the
site’s recreational activities include hiking, odyssey and ropes course, swimming, archery, giant
swing, and kayaking.  Camp Erdman is a full residential facility that provides all meals and
lodging.  OMK and OSD will support all costs for camp, thus each camp participant is responsible
only for their packing items.  We also want to encourage neighbor island families whom qualify for
this camp to attend as airfare will be at no charge. 

If you know of a family that may qualify for this camp, please share this information with them.
For more information about the OMK/SOS Family Camp or to apply, contact Jennifer Koranyi at 808-438-1955/9285 or email Jennifer.koranyi@us.army.mil.  For general information about OMK, contact KiKi Yoshimoto at omk@ctahr.hawaii.edu.

Kiki Yoshimoto

July 9 – 10, 2011
Kualoa Ranch

This year, the 4-H Farm Fair has been renamed and relocated to the Hawaii State Fair at Kualoa Ranch on the Windward side of Oahu.  Plans are being made to highlight our livestock 4-H’ers from across the State and their animals with their show and sales on Saturday, July 9.

The Hawaii State Fair will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10, with many events and special interest areas planned.  The hours are 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday.

We have many opportunities and responsibilities for our 4-H’ers and 4-H family and friends to help with putting on the Fair.  Below is a list of the different areas that we need volunteers to help with.  A shift schedule should be ready in the next week or so, and we wanted to get this information out to everyone as soon as possible so you can plan your participation!  Please let us know by Friday, June 17, if you or your club is interested in helping/participating in any of the following:

1. Parking (3-hour shifts, 6 adults/teens per shift).  Help direct vehicle traffic to the parking areas.  At least one Kualoa Ranch worker will be coordinating the parking efforts on both days.
   
   
2. Admissions (3-hour shifts, 5 adults/teens per shift).  Collect entrance fee and issue entrance tickets, collect tickets, and runner.
   
   
3. 4-H Information/Activity Tables (4-hour shifts, 4 or more 4-H’ers and adults per shift, all ages welcome!).  Monitor displays, chat up visitors, promote 4-H, and lead hands-on learning activities for visiting youth.  Please contact Mrs. Wanda Kohashi, Warriors Club Leader, at wkohashi@hawaii.edu to volunteer to help in this area.
   
   **We would like all clubs to create a club display board (3-panel, 48” x 36”) with photos and captions of their members, projects, and activities that we can set up at the Fair.  Be sure to include Club Name, Island and Location, and School(s) attending.  Include a contact name and information (e-mail and telephone number) on the back of the board so that the boards can be returned to the clubs.  Neighbor island clubs, contact your County Extension 4-H Agent to coordinate getting your club board to/from Oahu.
   
   
4. Demonstrators/Entertainers (musical, food, craft, project, etc.) (10 – 15 minutes maximum, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sunday, depending on the number of interested 4-H'ers and other Fair entertainers).  The Entertainment Committee is working on securing numerous people/groups to provide entertainment during the Fair.  We will also be able to show off the many talents of our 4-H’ers as they practice their public speaking, performing, and demonstration skills!
   
   If any of our 4-H’ers are interested in providing some form of entertainment during the listed time periods (please be flexible!), we are looking for 4-H musicians, vocalists, drama groups, food preparation/craft/project demonstrators, poetry readers, story tellers, etc.  Demonstration costs for supplies, materials, handouts, and samples will be reimbursed.  Please contact Mrs. Kimberly Lockwood, Keyblade Bearers’ 4-H Club Leader, at mlockwood1@hawaii.rr.com to get on the list of participants!
   
   
5. Country Market Vendors (4 hour shifts, by club, at least one adult and one 4-H’er).  Tables will be available at no charge for our 4-H clubs to sell homemade food/gifts as club fundraisers.  Start thinking about what kind of homemade items you would like to make/bake/cook to sell during the fair.  For instance, cookies, brownies, bar cookies, cakes, party mix, trail mix, and other snacks; crafts, artwork, etc.  Label and individually wrap all food items.  Clubs are responsible for bringing change and collecting their own money.  Please practice good/safe food handling techniques for preparation, packaging, and storage before and at the site.  Contact Mrs. Wanda Kohashi, Warriors Club Leader, at wkohashi@hawaii.edu or call 247-0421 to participate in the Country Market.
   
   
6. Oahu Host Families.  If your family is willing and able to host fellow 4-H’ers and/or their families so that they can participate in the Hawaii State Fair, contact Mrs. Wanda Kohashi, Warriors Club Leader, at wkohashi@hawaii.edu or call 247-0421 as soon as possible.

We will be sending out more information directly to our 4-H club leaders and County Extension 4-H Agents as the event dates get closer.  Please share this information with your 4-H’ers, families, and friends so that everyone has the opportunity to help support this event, our Livestock 4-H’ers, and the Hawaii 4-H Youth Development Program.  We will make all necessary arrangements to enable our neighbor island 4-H’ers to participate in any of the above areas.  Just let us know!

If you have any questions regarding the Hawaii State Fair, please contact Dr. Gary Heusel, Hawaii State 4-H Leader, at heuselg@ctahr.hawaii.edu or 956-9380; Mrs. Wanda W. Kohashi, State 4-H Program Specialist, at wkohashi@hawaii.edu or 247-0421, or your County Extension 4-H Agent.  So that we can start to schedule volunteers/participants, please contact us by Friday, June 17, 2011.

Wanda Wung Kohashi
wkohashi@hawaii.edu
247-0421

On April 17, 2011 some of the Warriors visited the Next Step homeless shelter in Kakaako and handed out goody bags. The children were ecstatic when we gave them the toys and treats. We also got the opportunity to talk to many of the children and their parents. Amy’s Dad brought an ambulance. The kids got the opportunity to tour the ambulance and learn about the different things that it contained. Also, the Warriors had the chance to play games outside of the shelter with some of the kids.

From this I learned that there are people less fortunate than me. I feel very appreciative that I have a house. They have to live in 5 x 5 spaces, and no ideas where there next meal will come from. It was an eye opening experience. These are people that work hard to earn a living and one day leave the homeless shelter. The adults spend their days looking for work and ways to earn money while the children spend weekdays at school. After school, the children have tutors to help them with their homework and to make sure they maintain good grades. It’s times like this that make me grateful and want to give more to people in need.

Zachary Fielding and Farin Fukunaga
Warriors 4-H Club

American Dream Photo Contest
Deadline: July 4

To enter, anyone can upload two original pictures - one of their American Dream and one of their American Reality. Youth will then share their personalized link via Twitter and Facebook, sparking a dialogue with their friends and peers across the country surrounding their American Dream. The entry with the most ‘likes’ and ‘shares’ will have a chance to win great prizes, including a new Wifi iPad2 or a trip for two to the OpportunityNation national summit in New York City this November! http://bit.ly/lLjy0y

YSA's Everyday Young Hero Award Expands Internationally
Deadline: Ongoing

Awarded weekly to a young person from around the world who exemplifies an extraordinary commitment to service, the Everyday Young Hero program is open to youth ages 5-25. Nominations must come from a parent, teacher or other adult mentor. Winners will be announced in the NSB, featured on the organization's website and showcased within its social media outlets. Everyday Young Heroes also receive a certificate, award and press release. http://www.YSA.org/awards/hero

Captain Planet Environment Grants
Deadline: June 30

Home Depot Community Impact Grants Program
Deadline: October 31

4-H Clover Corner News
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