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Mililani Lions Club Marks Its 50th Anniversary Of Service
The Mililani Lions Club has reached the milestone of serving the community for 50 years. In 1971, a small group of Lions decided it was time for the growing communi- ty of Mililani to establish a club to serve the needs and concerns of the many new neighbors. Longtime Mililani resident Keiji Amemiya and several others, who became the charter members, led the group.
the Lions organization, still live in Mililani, in an area he helped to design.
ner project on the fence at Mil- ilani High School to wish the community holiday greetings.
The Mililani Lions Club, voted Best Lions Club for District 50 (Hawai‘i) multi- ple times, has been primarily serving Mililani town since it was chartered in 1971. Mem- bers participate in nearly 40 service projects throughout the year, spanning from vi- sion and hearing screenings at schools, community paint- ing or cleanup projects, do- nations to Mililani schools for improving facilities or awarding scholarships, and volunteering at community events. Lions also sponsor a dedicated Leo Club at Milil- ani High School.
Recently, the Mililani Club has helped to establish
a thriving new companion club, L4L, mainly made up of young people who had participated in the Leo Club during high school.
As time has gone by, the number of charter members has dwindled to only one. Lion George Tamashiro was one of the members who also played a role in the planning and development of the town of Mililani. George and his wife Emmeline, known as his partner in service within
In 1925, Helen Keller challenged Lions to become “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness.” The Lions responded with a mission to assist the blind and visually challenged through various programs, one of which is collecting used eyeglasses and redis- tributing them to people in need around the world. Lions
George Tamashiro (pictured with wife Emmeline) is the last remaining Mililani Lions Club charter member. PHOTO COURTESY MILILANI LIONS CLUB
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Lions International, which has members all over the world, was started in Chica- go by business leader Melvin Jones to fulfill his vision of people collaborating to help their communities. On June 7, 1917, the first club was es- tablished.
The Mililani Lions Club meets at 7:15 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednes- day of each month with in- teresting guest speakers, and it offers opportunities for all to participate. Presently, meetings take place on Zoom until restrictions cease. Club members Marilyn Lee and Todd Kawamoto share that they invite anyone interested to visit and see what the club does. They add that the Mil- ilani Lions Club exemplifies the Lions motto, “We Serve.”
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reach out to Mililani children through vision screenings at schools to detect early signs of vision problems and assist families in need to obtain glasses for their children.
bution of “Meals on Wheels” and have been leaders in planning the annual Mililani Christmas parade. In lieu of the parade, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the club started a Christmas ban-
For more information, visit hawaiilions.org to see a list of all Lions clubs in Hawai‘i.
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