Henk Rogers becomes Honorary Consul for the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Update: June 13, 2023 – Henk Rogers famous for Tetris is selling his house. View the Tetris house here 

Reception for Henk Rogers (Tetris™)

I was fortunate enough to attend the Inauguration of the Honorary Consul for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Honolulu of Henk Rogers on Monday evening.  The General Consul of The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bart von Bolhuis hosted the event.  The reception held at the Waialae Country Club in Kahala was attended by many local dignitaries and local Dutch Nationals.  Henk Rogers who left Holland when he was 11, struggled slightly with repeating the pledge in Dutch as recited by General Consul von Bolhuis.  Then Mr. Roger’s family including his wife Akimi were introduced to the room.  The local Dutch people welcomed him and and look forward to having a local Honorary Consul once again stationed in Honolulu.

The position of Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Honolulu was left vacant after the unfortunate passing of local attorney Gaylor Tom last year.  Honorary Consul Rogers said he was very honored to be offered the position and in his acceptance speech talked about the similarities in challenges with the environment, clean water, and renewable energy faced by Hawaii and the Netherlands.  Rogers was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and eventually became a video game designer and worked for Nintendo and also purchased the distribution rights for Tetris.  He is also founder of Blue Planet Software, a software development company in Honolulu.

This event was a momentous occasion.  The naming of Henk Rogers as Honorary Counsel of Honolulu was one of the last decrees of Queen Beatrix of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.  The Queen has less than two weeks left on the throne.  She has abdicated her throne to her son crown Prince Willem-Alexander.

Waialae Country Club and Kahala Neighborhood

Kahala was the picturesque location for this event.  The famous Waialae Country Club was the venue.  The Waialae Country Club is a private Golf and social club in Kahala.  Kahala, one of Hawaii’s wealthiest neighborhoods has attracted many people from all walks of life and Kahala homes are in the multi million dollar range.  The ocean front is generally dominant by large estates while off the beach are more affluent but reasonably priced homes.  The community is in close proximity to anywhere in Honolulu, which is one of its strong attractions.  Also, Kahala Mall is a smaller more intimate mall houses both a movie theater and a Whole Foods market as well as many shops and restaurants. Diamond head is around the corner.

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