Richard Gideon, Bronson Meyers, Marcial "Bulla" Ayala, Domonic Vespoli, Jonah Davis 9'JIwto.lU; ace 9'.wdJtait Studio 2000 Brown Bags To Stardom Finalist ";O~" eome fj'MU" New CD to be released late November 2000 Group's Future Hits· Sweet Sweet Love· Come With Me • Dreams Come True • Hard To Say • Be Your Man • Peace Speaker· You Make it Hard "CONTEMPORARY MUSIC WITH A NEW CREATIVE SOUND" f G '-J-J)-\)\j)-\ B~ckyar~ Boys , ... m.'" ,~ .,.'''''"., (("""',) Bookmg InformatIOn Contact: Pacific Promotions • Ohia Lehua Recort1s 350 Ward Avenue Suite 106 • , Hawaii 96814 Phone: (808) 734-4858 • (808) 591-3505 • Fax 734-8418 C ON TEN T S •••••••• - f (1E\;;/S-> AJA LINGUISTS R ECRUITED INTO GREGG HAMMER M ILITARY I NTELLIGENCE S ERVICE ...... 10 Singer ' Stand· From University of Hawaii at Hilo, Kamehameha Schools F EA T U R E S Alumni Association Chorus and the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii. JANUARY - IANUALI • FEBRUARY - PEPELU A LI H AWAI'I ON T OUR ...... 5

To all the participants and supporters who attended the WORLD WAR II · M IS AWARDED PR ES. CITATION ...... 12 Hawaii Kama'ain a Co me Home Festiva l at Evergreen · UTAH - A LTERNATIVE TO '"CAMPS" .....•. .. 14 Valley Co llege in San Jose September 30 and October 1 . · DISCRIMINATION '"AGAIN)" ...... 22 THE H ONU - SURVIVABI LITY IN JEOPARDY ... 17 CHINESE AMERICANS · D ES TROYER N AMED AFTER ISLANDER ...... 36 Watch for future Kama'iiina Festiva ls · YEAR OF THE SNAKE ...... 37 be ing planned in cooperation with Building LI TERARY WINNERS ...... 26 'Ohana Magazine, Hawaii's Hig h Tech bridges Development Corporation and other for the T RIO N o I

DEPAPTME N r s~ ______... Overwhelming hospitality and aloha A LOHA FR OM SOUT HERN CA LIFORNI A "Caught In The Act" were extended to all hy Aloha jO(! ® .. , ...... 7 Monday, December 18, 2000 participants in Kama'aina Student Forum CAL ENDAR .....•.•. , .•..•...... 9 creating this new (tentative) "bridge" for Hawaii's C LASSi FIE D ...... , .. • ... 25, 31 Mabel Smyth Aud itorium, kama'aina on both Honolulu EDI T OR'S NOTES ...... , .•...... 4 C?(Jt4~~ sides of our ocean. 'Jta ~(J~ ~~ ~~ AW

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·O HANA 5 digital coble TV across the Mainland. Our broadcast stats ALOHA indicate that they come from a w ide-variety of places and lifestyles. Here are some exotic places; Argentina , Austria, OLINDA ROAD FROM Belgium Brunei, Czech Republic, Estonia, Indonesia, DIstribution Luxembourg, Malaysia, Russian Federation, Slovenia & - by Mel Ozeki, Editor - SOlITHERN Guiding Hawaii's Music into the Future! South Africa. People in over 65 countries listen to our Hawaiian m usic & entertainment broadcasts! For 71O-B Kakoi Stree t, Honolul u, HI 968 19 • Em ail: ol inda r oacl((loJind broadcast information in your city, 800-808-1005 or • •••••••• www.aloharadio.net. ALOH A )OE® " Pai'ea's CD, " He Ell sworth Simeona's n ew CD, PaB ea ""IooIllf""I...... ho'ohanohano", honors " Raised on Rice" featu res HAPPY 2001! LISTENER FAVORITES Hawaiian culture and the 12 tracks an d sh owcases his Aloha every body! I hope your holiday season was the BEST Favorite Island: Maui tied with O'ahu. Thing to Do: hit people who perpetuate the strong vocal abilities. The ever! Ours was wonderful! the beach & listen to Island music "LIVE " . BEACH: Hapuna beauty of Hawai'i. It m eans son gs vary from interpreting ( Big Island), Poipu (Kaua'i). Place to Go: Sunrise at honor and Stewart Kawakami, Stevie Wonder 's " H eaven H e lp January 13 - HAPA at Whittier College in Whittier, Co, Haleakala, out to meet "loca l people". Shopping Area: Ala Barrett Awa i, and Dean Us All' to " Promises", a song March We're b roadcasting " live" from Waikiki. Wilhelm - a trio of lifelong previously recorded by April - A "Hawaiian Mystery Concert" at Whittier College. Moana, Windward Mall (O'ahu), Restaurant: Sam Choy's, friends who graduated from Simeona's favorite guita r May - We'll be attending "The No Hoku Hanohano Awards" fish restaurants. Kam ehameha High - do a player, Eric Clapton. O ther in Waikiki. The Aloha Concert Jam explodes in Long Beach sensational job to portray featured son gs include "Get @ The Queen Mary, and The Brothers Cazimero close WISHING YOU THE BEST! Hawai/ j as a place of love and Into Reggae Cowboy", Whittier' s "Aloha Series," June - The Northridge Ho'olaule'a history. The song after their fea turing B. E. T. , "Kona G irl" , a I hope you get to visit the islands this year. I'm looking in Northridge, Ca. Auntie Maebelle books the show and it's namesake, "Paj'ea", tells song co-written by Ellsworth, forward to spending a bit of time feeling the tropical significant episodes of Kin g and "Go Go Kikaida", from always a fun time! September 15 - 22 we're hosting a c ru ise breeze in my face in 2001. I miss seeing those magnificent to Hawai' i. We're sailing the blue Pacific (and eating!) Kamehemeha the Grea t in the Hawaii '70s favorite TV sunsets, a nd the smiles of the people of Hawai';' Both are a aboard the S5 Independence. The Independence is now He ho'ohanohano battles he fought in uniting hero. ){ai sed on Hice joy to behold, Poi'ea's the Hawaiian Islands. Ells worth .');I1ICOIW sailing from Maui and follOwing the c ru ise we're going to stay on the "Valley Isle" for several days and do a few shows! If you'd like to join us an our cruise, 800-808-1005, It's o nly after I'm home that I begin t o remember how nice We have discount p rices till March 2001. it was to see Danny Couch "live" at his Hole Kea Hotel Lu'au show or what a great time we had listening to Auntie Dan ny Estacada, a Hana, Sh il o Pa's spa rk and vision Genoa Keawe at the Hawaiian Regent Hotel or The Moe Maui transplant to l as Vegas, ignites his debut album WHO LISTENS TO HAWAIIAN MUSIC? Keale Trio poolside at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. My New has spun his fourth CO, " Leave Some Land". Much The Aloha Radio Network features Island music 24-hours a " Backs to My Roots". of the music has an Year's resolution - To feel as much excitement about my Affectionately known in las day - EVERYDAY - is always expanding! Curre ntly, it's on next trip to Hawai'i as I did about my very first. Until next iS land-reggae feel, even computers everyw h e re and available o n satellite and Vegas as Maui's Hawaiia n though h is music goes far time. A hui hou - Aloha JOE® Cowboy, Estocado belts out beyond that. "Straight to the a neat package of a dozen Heart" shows a mature songs . His latest release, as acoustic singer-son gwriter side his ea rlier ones, we re all of Pa, refl ecting the value of produced in Nashville, listening to your heart to find Tennessee. "Roots" includes direction in life. In a similar favorites suc h as "Waikaloa" style, "What H appened to "Blue Darling", "Cheryl ' Hanalei" is a cry for slow Moana Marie", "Akaka Falls" growth and traditio nal va lues and "Stand in The light". ' on the North Shore of Kau a'i. Back to My Roots CD NO.5 comes in June. Leave Som e L'lIld Dmllly Estocado Sililo Pn

Bruddah Kuz's debut album The buzz o n Crazy Fingers' "Talking' Da Kine", has , '2 new CD, " Legalize original songs. Group lea der Happiness" , which was first lopa Maunakea wrote l' of released by the band mainly them; "Puna Ku'u Aloha" was at their gigs, has been written by his late Kupuna, incredible. "Puff", "Surf's Up" Katherine Maunakea, to and " Haleaka la" have gotten whom the projec t honors. a lot of air-time. "Happiness" Other songs include "Pahoa has been remixed and Town," a Puna-style (on the remastered, and is fu ll of Big Island) reggae tune music influenced by reggae, featuring Greg McCluer on R&B, rock and roll, rap, harmonica, "Hula Groove," country, funk, surf music and which is very katchikatchi, and blues. This six-man group "Da Ballad of Bruddah Kuz," combine to prese nt a diverse featuring Big 0 Nui's superb background in art s, creating Talkingl Oa Kine 'ukulele playing. a sound of their OWIl. Legalize Happiness IJl'lulc/all Kilz C ,.oz )' FiI1S t>I"s

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6 'O HAN A IANUALI/ PEPELUALI 2001 7 29 SCAft V au, ,au. OK! tS&.. SUOST s,oat • • "Rick Carrol1 gets beyond ... by Jeela Ongley DEAR EDITOR, Hope to see you in January when some of familiar Hawaj'j 'ghost' stories us come up for the Super Bo wl. We look forward to receiving another won­ Your magazine is da bambi I live in San to modern·day ones, the kind "I tell people here in California about ghost Aloha , you only tell to friends - derful year of 'Ohana . Pedro. I'm not from Hawa i'i; I'm a "katonk " scaries an' dey only laugh Hal Tonda , 'Aiea , HI because strangers might Thank you. (Japanese born on the mainland versus an' t'ink I'm crazy - boy if think you're crazy." Cla udia Branigan, las Vegas, NV born in Ha wai' i) . - Honolulu Advertiser l dey only knew, no " Joyce Just to let you know, I was a volunteer ALOHA, Guzman's words afte,- coo rdinator for E Hula Mau. ALOHA, Th is is the first time writing but I ca n't help her tale, "A Moonlit I wish I had time to come back and say but con gratulate you . What an excellent Fun and Educational Facts Night at Anahola," ring Time again to rene w 'Ohana subscription . "h owzit ", but I didn't have time to socialize. magazine. Mother's Da y was made special about the Aloha State true with anyone who I went on the cruise with the Aloha Joe Next time I'll come and introduce myself. with the great day of special music and iab­ Hawai ian Language Version Coming Soon! group in May and have already signed up knows the spirit-filled Billy ulous food. We try to tell everyone about Student Atlas of Hawai'i for the 2001 cruise. My highlight of the trip 'Ohana magazine , so just keep on work ing Juvik. Paradisc.J uvik nature of Hawai'i. San Pedro , CA was meeting Danny Couch. Love his music hard and I am sure this will be re warded . Journalist and spooky and what a voice. lu and Leilani You ng , Ethnic Foods Expanded and ALOHA, of Revised! Includes scary collector Rick Once a trip to Hawa i'i comes to an end, I Monterey Park , CA Hawoi i You r 'Ohana famil y Magazine is a ve ry Onolicious Carroll has can hardly wait until the next one! LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Recipes! enjoyable and informative maga zine. assembled 29 spine-tingling Keep the 'Ohana Magazine coming! I wish it Than ks for the memories . I bought the CDs Only it is too short' Your quality of work Ethnic Foods of new chicken-skin stories from local people, came out every month . of Cl ub Nisei and Hawaiian Nisei , very sen · Hawai'j Mahalo Nui loa, and paper used is excellent Hawai'j's Best Spooky Talcs 4 These stories are stronger - and often timental. I'm sansei. Ann Kondo Corum Thank you. Rick Carroll Patricia Seline , San Diego, CA I'm als o a big fan of "Bruddah Iz" . I have all stranger than fiction, because they are true! G. Fujii , Kahului, HI his CDs , cassettes, sticker, T-shirt, cap , etc. Books, maps, videos, artwork. music, calendars and Christmas cards from the largest. most extensive Hawaiian Bookstore anywhere! Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales 4 is Carroll's HElLO, MEL! I rea lly appreciate the article by Michael Ca ll for a Free Catalog 1-800-967-5944 fifth book of spooky tales, each more DEAR MEl, Perry. I bu y your magazines peri od ically. Including Canada (All other International Callers, please use: 503·297-4324) Thanks for all your help' We 're behind spine-tingling than the next' Bess Press your magazine 100 percent! It gets better Enclosed is my payment for $23.00 See you in LV soon. Raymond Nishio , Honolulu , HI It ISlandBoOkShelf.com;f. in Honolulu at 800-91 O-BESS or with every issue. If I can help in any It is great to read yo ur articles and I share www.besspress.com. $1 1.9S. Great gifts way just ask' the magazine the Hawai 'i Guard members. for anyone' Michael Cord , Hopefully they wil l subscribe on their own. Editor's Note: Our heartielt than ks to Ventura , CA Many of the soldiers, airmen and officers everyone; you r kind words and frequent Las Vegas , especiall y at the end of thoughts are very appreciated . a business trip.

JANUARY 27 DECEMBER 24-25 DECEMBER 1-30 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu The Magical Forest EI Camino College, Torrance, CA, l!ile High !ichool Opportunity Village, l os Vegas 808-9'7-'141 800-832-2787 702·259-3700 DECEMBER 31 FEBRUARY 11 Reunion!i at DECEMBER 10 Kaua'i Marriott. Millennium Gala UHAA Chinese New Year Polluck UHAA Alumni Christmas Party 808-2'6-5166 702-255-99'9 [alifornia Hotel Main St. Station, 702-431-8620 DECEMBER 31 FEBRUARY 12 JAN 17 ; DECEMBER 14 Aloha Tower Market Place , Lincoln's Birthday Kamehameha, '46; Joel Holau, 702-360-8227 Na Wahine 0 los Vegas Christmas Honolulu, 808·566-2337 FEBRUARY 14 FEB 6 : Party, Showboat Hotel. Los Vegas , JANUARY 1 702-38' -1199 Valentine's Day Roosevelt, '1l5- '019 , Virginia Wong , 808 53 7-1 332 New Year's Day DECEMBER 15- 16 FEBRUARY 19 FEB 18: JANUARY 13 President's Day Kamehameha, '59, Eli Kikuchi , 808-245- 7766 Christmas Fair. Kaiko'O Mall, 9th Moiliili New Year Festival. Hilo, HI, 808-981-0518 Honolulu , HI, 808·945-7633 FEBRUARY 22 NO HA WA I ' I HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER Washington's Birthday REUNIONS SCHEDULED IN MARCH , 15-17 JANUARY 15-21 • Hawaiian Festivol, Phoenix , Al Waialae Country Club, Honolulu FEBRUARY 23-24 APRll5 : Bob Mohoe . '80-968-05SA 3,d Sony Open. 808·523·7888 Waimea Town Celebration 2001 Farrington '49: Edle Kuwamoto, 808·488·0134, • Don Ho Orleans Hotel, Kouo 'i. HI. 808-335·282' l os Vegas , 800-675-3267 JANUARY 15 APR IL 24: Martin luther King Day MARCH 10 Baldwin. '49; Winston, 714-637-1848 DECEMBER 16 Legends and Myths of Hawai 'i 'Ukulele Club of Ventura County, JANUARY 18 APRIL 25 : CA B05-642-3344 Na Wahine 0 las Vegas luncheon, Japan America Theatre 2114 S Fornngton , '53 , Charlie Kimura 702-256-5062 Sunset Station , las Vegas San Pedro 51 los Angeles CA DECEMBER 22 702-312-5252 310-608-8818 APRI L 27: Tile O nline Store of H awaii 6th Christmas Parade. Baldwin, '43; James Sato , 808·572-8590 Waimea Town Kaua 'i, 808·338-9957 JANU ARY 26 Chinese New Year Year of Snoke 8 o O HANA I ANUALI / PEPELUALI 2001 translators a t the war crimes u.s. Recruits trial s a nd ,n Ih e A llied Occupati o n of Japan. Japanese .. Americans The ir valued ta le nt and skill was demons trated th rough inte rcepting and tra ns la ting as Linguists captured doc uments. interro­ gating prisone rs. as in Pacific War translators fo r military brass. crawling into e ne my caves by HClrry HOl/dll and tunnels coaxlIlg th e Editor £merilll.\', Pacific Ciri::. ell enemy so ldiers and civilians to surre nder witho ut funhe r bloods hed. On Saipa n. fo r The need by U.S. military fo r more personn el with TOI1l S aku /(J of .S'coull! ;1/ jYc)5. fIe I I"{IS olle a/ three example . where 30.000 knowledge of the Japanese language became alarming ly N i sei It'ho [!"(lJ/ slaled Wit' II s urrende r dOCHlllellts Japanese had dug into deep apparent by 1936 as th e Japanese military had extended info Japlillese (l nd 1\ 'illlCSsed tire ('(-' r ('moIlY 011 mounta in caves, Sgt. Bob the ir fo rces from th e Siberi an border and across September 2, 19-15 u/J()urd fhe US.~· 1\1issollri, which Ho ic hi Kubo entered o ne northern Chin a. IS IlOII' her/Ired ii/ P earl /-forbo,-. cave. laid down hi s 45-cali ber In November, 194 1, the Army assembl ed 60 Nisei pi sto l. shared hi s K-rations (second ge nerati on Japanese), Kibei (A merican-born a palt ry $2.00(J g rant frolll (il e War D e parlment. Some Nisei specialists (rall s/a(e capwred documenlS Wi 1\1'0 l~!lice rs look on. w ith hung ry sold ie rs and Japanese who returned to Japan to be edu cated) and held a dim v iew or (raining N i se i h cc<-t llse their loyalty Docltl1lC!l1ts \\'illl slro(egic illforll/Olioll \I'ere forworded 10 C -2, talked them into surrender­ Hakuj ill (caucas ian), house d th em in an obsolete hanga r was s u s pect. W eckcrling and Raslllusse n. bo th military the Army inlelligence seclioll. U.S. A rmy Photo. m g . In the process, 122 at th e Presid io of San Francisco, and establi shed the attac hes a l Ih e U.S. Embassy ill Toky u in the 1930s, civilian women and children Military In te lli gence Service Language School (M ISLS) knew the Nisei's value to the U.S . military and never was to regain the o nl y A merican territ ory in vaded by we re saved. Kubo was awarded [h e Disting uished with a sta ff of civil ian in structors directed by John Also. doubte d th e ir loyalty to Ameri c a. Japanese forces. But thi s news was kept secret because Service C ross for hi s selfl ess ac ti on. A pair of far- sighl ed Arm y intelli gence officers, Ll. Col. The firs t te am o f N ise i lingu is ts c ommitte d to combat­ of th e nature of the ir work . A meri cans read of Nisei G is Reviewin g th e wartime accomplishme nts of th e Nisei John Weckerling and Capl. Kai Ras mu ssen, were in accompanied the 7 th Infantry Di v is ion in the A tlu-Kiska in combat for th e first time aftc r the 100th Infantry lang uage s pecialists, Maj. Ge n. C lay ton Bi ssell. c hi ef charge of the hush-hush operation Ih at was started with Campaig n in Ih e A le utian s (June 1942-July 1943). It landed in North Afri c a in Jul y 1943. and then Ital y and of the War De partme nt m ili tary inte lli gence d ivis ion. France unti I the war e nded. declared before a 1944 c lass o f M IS graduates: "II' you Arm y commande rs in th e Pacinc thecHer were first Japanese Americans are ever questi oned as to your re lu ctant to have Nisei. no mat Ie I' how expert , in th e ir loyalt y. don't eve n bothe r to reply ... Your gall ant deeds units as inte lli gence specialists. T he danger was the ir unde r fire \vill speak so lo udly that you need no t being killed in th e forward zones or by mi stake from answer G e n. MacA rthur' s chi e f of in te lligence. th e ir Own . C apt John Burden. a Tokyo-bo rn physician Gen. C ha rl es Wi ll o ug hby. unequivoca ll y credited hi ~ li ving in Maui w he n Pearl Harbor was attacked. did MIS N isei ling ui sts with saving countless li ves and muc h to convin ce A rmy brass o r th e Nisei's loyalty to -- sho rt e ning the war in the Pacifi c by two years." the U nited Stales. A n A rm y Reserve o ffi cer who spoke General Doug las MacArthur stated w ith pride: --NeYer flu e nt Japanese and a Hakujin graduate of th e first in military hi story did an army kn ow so much about the M ISLS c lass in Junc. 1942. Burden served in New e ne my prio r to actual e ngageme nt. " Maj . Ge n. Frank D. Georg ia with hi s Japanese Ameri can team preparing fo r Me rrill o f "Me rril l' s Mara ud ers" fame in Bu rm a stated. the Guadalcanal in vas ion in O ctobe r. 1942. Hi s team "As 1'0 1' th e va lue of th e Nisei. I couldn ' t have gotten was retrieved in the Fiji Islands a ft er the in vasio n: th ey al o ng witho ut the m . " He o rde red hi s unit of ~. 700 men had inte rcept ed and trans lat ed c riti cal Japanese to protect with th e ir li ve~ th e team of l-l N i ~e i M IS cO lllmunicati o ns. A ft e r that o peratio n. th e M IS LS assig ned tu th e Marauders. w hi c h had re located to Minnesota. first at Camp Savage Unlike th e (lL' ti o n s LOri~ ~ o f th e Nisei in Europe that and th e n Fort S ne lli ng. was not graduating Nisei fa st were re ported in th e A meri can prcs~ a~ t h ~ i r hl.':l'oic enoug h to meet the de mand fo r more lingui sts. ex pl o it s unfolded in It al y and France. the Nisei war By war' s e nd. th e school had trained and sent afie ld e ffort in the Paciric in rn ilit ar) intel ligence sen'ice 5.700 ling ui sts. They served in th e Alaskan. Cent ral (M IS) was TOP SECRET for more than ~) year.s afic r and Southwest Pac ific C ampaig ns. and th e th ~ end of war. It w a~ on ly through the F r ~ednl11 or C hina-Burma-India Theate r. w hi ch inc lu des Oki nawa. Informati o n Act nf Il)? 1 that nHlll ) ~ecrL't M IS The Gradlfllle P()ol al Camp 5;o\'uge. \I 'h ere fhe .\ /Iulelll.\ sit e o r the worst battle in th e Pac ifi c. A rt e r th e war. operatio ns in 'WW II becam C' 1-..111 \\\111. lI'(;'re slflJjecl ed In //lore ;lIlell.\·(' slIfdy h(~r()re g()illg illl11 ('(l)lIh(/l . Illany c o ntinued in military inte lli gence duti e:-; as U.S. A rilly Plto/n.

10 ' OHANA IANUALI / PEPELUALI 2001 II MIS Awarded "Presidential Unit Citation"

The Pres ide ntial U nit C itation. awarded for May 1942 to Septe mbe r 1945. s tates " ... The A Military Inte lli gence Sen 'ice n o t o nl y played Station key ro les in batt le fi e ld s ituatio ns. they also p rovid e d U nite d S tates forces with an unprecede nte d amou nt o f intimate, authoritative. detai le d. and time ly information FOR o n e ne m y forces to s upport planning and executio n o f combat o pe rations. ,." Among its man y contributio ns to the Allied vic to ry. the M IS is c re dited w ith providing informatio n that e nabled US forces to shoot All seasons dow n hundre d s o f Japanese ai rc raft during the Battle o f the Philippine S e a and translating docume nts for the Manhattan Proj ect. the U.S. KLVX CHANNEL 10 • LAS VEGAS program to d eve lop the ato mi c bomb. Maj, Gen . C harles Willo uby . Gen. Douglas M acArthur' s chief of s taff fo r intelligence, said the MIS 's contributions "saved countless li ves and shorte ne d the war by two years." ~ Masterpiece S ec retary of th e Army Loui s Caldera award ed th .. .. Theatre PreS id e ntial Unit Citation to the USA' ,e In s pite of the ir s ig nificant contributio ns to th e MT' .. Imy s Al li e d v ic tory in W o rld War II. m e mbe rs of l. ItarkY Inte llI gence Service (MIS ). Gen. Eric K ANTIQUES Sh the M IS we re form e rly ine li g ible for unit In se'l , A rm y c h'I e f of staff, presented th e award. Tbls to form er members of the uni t in June. decoratio ns because they were a ttached to other ROADSHOW Old Bouse units in stead of be ing officiall y assigned to those "The Presidential Unit Citation is the b t ~eal I . es way we units. Its m e mbe rs were attac h e d to o ther fi e ld r;)erformanrrs can lonor the thousand s of MIS , . d . h ' members who units to provide c riti cal inte lligence capabilities. sel ve , WIt rare skill and courage in World War II , Nonetheless, man y MIS m e mbe rs won indi vidual NOVA but "hose wartime contributions Il av " . , d . e never awards for he roi s m. receive appropriate cred it b . . . ecause their services WC le cloaked In secrecy Cald era said " I I I ' Congress passed legis lation in Novembe r 1997 th at SESAME STREEIJ IMYSTERY 'I" ' h I' " ', lOpe t lat Wit t l iS award , the MIS will at last b ' allowed the A rmy to cons ide r the MIS for the unit · ' I . . ' eg l11 to lecelve tle reCOO llItl on th at tile d . citation. Hawai ' i U.S. Sen a tor Danie l Akaka "' Y esel ve and tll at more of . ". ' introduced the bill. .' OUI citi zens will appreciate the valuable sel Vice th ey rendered in th e war again st tyranny." In Novembe r 194 1 th e W·· D . , 3I epartme nt establi shed the Mi litary Intell I' gence Serv.i ce Lan.g uage School, the forerunne r of today's D e Ie nse Lang uaoe In sti tute F .. C , "' olelgn Lanouage · e nte r. which eventua ll y train ed over '6 000 lin g Uists, most of Japanese-A '. . ' , m en Ccl n hentaoe T hese US -born Japanese-A meri cans k " . "N' , ... . , . ' . , nown as · \S e l (second -generatI on), were assigned to US combat un its throughout th e world PI" ·' 1 ' h KLVX p. ,' .'. . , lmall y mt e , dC lflC theater, supportlllg US fo rces with criti cal Inte lli gence ski ll s such as interpretati on. translation and Interrogation. IANUALI / PEPELUALI 2001 13 12 'O HANA ------====~~------.------

to sell most o f the ir worl d ly posse ssio ns fo r a fractio n of They had bee n aband o ned during the d e p re ssio n by (XODUS TO KEETLEY. UTAH the ir rea l va lue. T he y took w ith the m as mllc h as they co uld wo rke rs from a nea rby mine . M y mothe r rec a ll s wonde ring - o n cars a nd trucks . I ca n re me mber as a lillie c hild being how the y we re ever go in g to feed all these people they had told that the re was no t e no ugh roo m to take m y c he ri shed brought to this cold. ho stile e n v iro nme n t a nd could no t VOLUNTARY (VACUATION doll w ith m e . Large fa rm eq uip me nt. J apanese foods and SlOp the tears Ihal Iric k led d o w n he r face. furniture were shi pped by freig ht train. It was w ithin a week of o ur arri \'a l that som eo ne threw a IN WORLD WAR II sti c k o f dy namite unde r ou r traile r ho m e to scare LI S away. For the first time . m y fa the r began to wonde r if he had =- do ne the ri g ht thing to bring so lllallY peop le he re a nd First of a Two-Part Series. s pel1l many s lee p less ni g hts worry ing abo ut the safe ty o f by Grace Miyallloto everyone. He fe lt a great sense o f respo ns ibility. He received a message fro m G ov. M aw w ho thoug ht they Grace Miyamoto is a free lallce writer based s hould move some whe re e lse, M y fa ther ig no red the is te legram becau se they had no w he re e lse to go. ill Kalla all the Big Islalld. She origillally from Fred ~V{fd(/ (rigllt ) lI 'itli II i s f oIII i/y. O ne y o ung Illan na m ed M a sao "Doc" T s ujimolO. a Los Angeles but has lived ill Kalla for 35 years Represelltoti\'es .Ii -olH IlI l' g o\'enllllellt jll l'estigored SOilS pharmacis l. ke pt a diary of hi s expe ri e nces during that with her husballd Tad. She has two alld loves lIlId inte lTiell'ed lIilll. "Four/fnr Freer/olll" sig n pailltillg, ceramics, basket weavillg, photography very unus ual time in o ur li ves. 1I '{l S INlt "I} I() S I1(1II ' tll e ir /oy(//ty. alld writing. (Parr 2 of 2 - Their lil'es as nikkei serr lers ill Utah dl/rill E.:

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14 'O HANA I AN U A LI/ PE PELU ALI 2001 15 r

HORti - Another Gasp for Survival

by Gael Mwallloru

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16 ' O HANA IANUALI/ PEPELUALI 200 1 17 SHOWROOM SERVERS: $ 5 to $ 10 for a party LV 1999 Tourism Stats Tipping of two to four at a cocktail show; Las Vegas $ 10 - $20 fo r a dinne r show for the same SIze What the federal gro up, depending o n service. government is to Guidelines frivia SHOWROOM MAITRE D ' S AND Washington, D.C., USHERS: In a few showroom s. 2as V ega s is well -known for and the automobile w he re seating is n o t Fro m th e world 's hi g hest ro ll er pro mpt ser Vtce a nd reserved but rema in s at industry is to Detroit, coaste r ri de to the la rgest in door courteou s atte ndants. the di scre ti o n of the atrium. Las Vegas is t'ill ed with tourism is to Las Vegas. Tipping is a reward fo r Maitre d ' . $S to $20 he lps fasc in a ting fu ClS. inte resting tri via good serv ice. He re a re get desired seatin g. You ti dbit s a nd legendary lore. Here some tipping g uide lines. ~ may tip the usher $2 - $5 In 1999: a re little-k nown yet a mazin g o Las Vegas has more than tr iv ia about thi s re m a rk a ble BARTENDERS AND Fo r courtesy. even for o More than 187,000 people 120,000 hotel and motel COCKTAIL assigned seating. desert pl aygro und: ~ - were directly employed in the rooms. WAITRESSES: M ost billi o na ire RESTAU RANT AND R O O M hotel/motel, gaming and recre­ W o rl d- ramo us casin os o ffe r free drinks to o The projected vis itor volume Howard Hug hes owned six Las SERVICE: W a iters a nd waitresses ation industries in Clark players a t tables and a t s lo t in 2000 is 35.5 million. Ve!!as hote ls in the early 19705; usuall y receive 15 - 20 pe rcent of the bi ll. COUnty. machines. A tip. or " to ke" as it is LaI~d m ar k . Desert Inn , Frontier. de pe nd ing on the ser v ice. Some food o 3,847 conventions were held. call ed in Las V egas. of $ 1 - $2 tS the o Southern Nevada hosted 33 .8 Castaways. Sa nds. a nd Silve r no rm. If you ge t ~a round of d rinks (four or establi shme nts auto mati call y add the ti p fo r six o r million visitors. o The citywide occupancy was S li pper. mo re), add $2 - $3. mo re : some hote ls add the tip to the bill for 1'00111 approximately 88 percent; the service. C heck whe n you pl ace your o rder. - The percentage of first-time • An estima ted 15.000 miles of BELL CAPTAIN AND BELLMAN: The usual U.S. national average is 63 neon tu b ing a rc in Las Vegas visitors was 26 percent. percent. tip is $ 1 _ $ 2 pe r bag. The be ll captain and hIS TAXIC AB DRIVERS: The c usto ma ry ra te is s ig ns. staff a re also a valua bl e source o f informatIOn 15 - 20 pe rcent o f the fare. If the driver carries - El even pe rcent we re inter­ o About one-half of the room national visitors. • Boul der C it y is th e o nl y town in and can pe rfo rm m a ny serv ices. suc h as arrang­ your luggage. you mig ht add a n extra $ 1 per bag. tax is used to promote the city Nevada tha t prohi bits gam blin g. in g fo r shows o r travel. tip $5 more . A lso. g Ive For sho rt trips up a nd down the Strip. a few doll a rs o To urist s and conventioneers to the world. The other one­ $ 1 o r $2 to the be llma n w ho call s your cab. is appreciated conside ring the d ri ver's wait in a • Four fa med Las Vegas ho te ls spe nt about $28.6 billion. half is used to improve roads, cab line. we re im ploded in th e 1990s: schools and parks. BINGO AND KENO RUNNERS: I f pl aying for o Cla r k C OU nty's gross gaming Du nes. La nd mark T ower. an ex te nded time . tip $ 1 occasio na ll y, even If VALET PARKING A T TEND ANTS: Valet Hacie nda. and A laddin. revenues exceeded $7.2 billion. Source: La s Vegas Convention and you"re no t w inning. parking at Ill ost hotels is free. A ti p o f $ 1 - $2 each Visitors Authority. • The Runnin ' Re be ls (U ni vers il Y time the a tte nda nt takes o r brings your car. BUFFET SERVERS: The standard tip is $ 1 per o f Nevada. Las Vegas) basketball pe rson if a server is he lpFul a nd gets your drinks. tea m won the nati o na l c ha mpi ons hi p in 1990 . CAGE CASHIERS: The peopl e who con vert How TO KNOW YOU'RE GROWING OLDER I

1° 18 O HANA IANUALI/ PEP EL UALI 2001 Worthy Endeavors for 1 S L A N E> Islanders/America H o P P I All s ix iss ues of ' OHANA wi ll carry stories related N G with the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor which thrust America into World War II.

Adzona Memodal - a n inte r­ impac t of the attack for its Inte lligence Service w ith Y2K BABY BOOM Matson has eight shipments , is la nd s ince the s ho re line areas nati o na l landmark and next profo und impact o n Hawai' i. never before photos of N isei IN ISLE CSX fi ve. Both carrie rs ' mi ght b e heav ily lI sed after to Diamond H e ad. the He says that " more Islanders soldiers during WW II , is o n A s ignificant aftermath of optimism is higher demand for access to Hawai ia n g ro ups is state 's m ost p opular tou ri st sho uld honor thei r past - their sa le fo r $ 17.50, complete . The celebrations at the dawn of the a wider range of consumer pe rmitted. des tination - celebra ted its absence is tragic. They' ll be proceeds are for three crucial new millennium bore fruit - er goods. Demand is strongest for 20th anni versary in Octobe r. amazed at what they see and educati onal programs to babies - In September and building materials, particularly AMER ICA N A I R Even though it attracts 1.4 fee l" . perpetuate the ir legacy In Octo ber at Isle hospitals. th e Neighbor Islands. millio n vi s ito rs annually. Dan Hawai 'i and Ameri can hi story . Kap iolan i Hospital In HAS DAILY C how! - Veteran's Favorites, Pay to 100/44 2/M IS MF. Honolulu. whi ch averages SA N J OSE-MA Ul Martinez. the park hi s torian Through September, there has FLI G HT since 1986, s ays that m ore Isle a cookbook of more than 500 Box 2590, Gardena . CA a bo ut 450 ne wborn in been 5.3 mi ll ion total arri vals Ame rican beg ins a dail y non­ res idents s ho uld visit it them­ recipes by w ives from the 90247." 310-327-4 19 3. o r Septe mber, established a lofty or alm ost four percent 1ll 0 1 : ~ stop fli g ht be twee n San Jose se lves to realize th e las tin g 100th, 442. and Military Goforbroke @worldnet.att.net. reco rd with 525. than the 5. 1 mi lli o n for the and Maui o n Dec. 15, w hi ch same period in 1999. Hawa i'i had about 20,000 total me a ns up to 176 more visitors ...... everyday to the Va ll ey Is land. binhs in 1990. but has experi­ Usc a loo lhpie k 10 lifl KAHO'OLAWE Abo ut 50 pe rc e nt of a ll e nced a decl ining birthrate the nail gent ly away CO N SIDERED FOR Haw ai i 's v isitors are to the Nix That s ince. The Y2K baby boom fro111 Ihe s kin. Ih en CULTURAL USES re a ll y began in Jul y with a W est Coast market, w hi c h Neck Pain g lidi ng a small pi ece o f THE LAW OFFICES coincides w ith a s trategy by \. ~ flu s h of pre mature babies, The Kaho 'olawe Is land Most neck pain is due to poor "~ i 'WA:~ ~ ;~ sterile gauze unde rneath OF inc luding Neighbor Island Reserve Com m i ssi o n has a irlines to tap into the se PO sture or stre ss. Pay attc. ntio l~ - .~ fl; .-.-: it (da b o n an a nli baele ri a l markets. Othe r c ities w ith newborns that were sent to ~ e cided to use ponions of the to ho w y ou stand and SIt. I I r.'~~.. Jk~Jl .~= o intme nt to reduce the ri sk KAJIOKA fo rm er military bambino ranoe rece nt direc t fli g hts to Hawaii 'i yo u a re s ilting at a compute r. ". ~~ _. of infecti on): re m ove the Ka piolani fo r special neonatal b b care. I''or cultural uses. With federal are S I. Lo ui s. Oakla nd, and the Sc reen sho ul d be at ahout gauze w he n inllal1lm ati o n CHRISTIANSEN money for ordn ance c learin g Dallas- Fo rth. eye le ve l - you sh o uldn'l have 10 lill recedes. To prevent in grown endi ng in 2003, $ 109 million y our head up and down LO \vork. toenails. trim them straig ht across SIGNS O F ISLE Take a two minute break e very 20 & has been spent clearing 1,200 the top a nd wear shoes that do n't EC ONOMY HEATIN G SO N Y O PEN A T minutes. That break is also a good acres, with 1,300 acres sti II co nstri c t th e toes . TOTI WA I 'ALAE time 10 g i ve your neck a needed Mo re conta in er ships and a four remain in g. At best, o nl y Ease Sinus Congestion T he Sony Ope n. sc hed ul ed ror stre tch. pe rcent in crease for th e first one-third of th e island would The pain of sinus congesti o n IS Ja n. 18-2 1 at Wai 'alae Country Erase Under-e ye Circles nine m o nths o f 2000 have be cleared. usuall y marked by pressure aro und C lu b on O'ahu. plays w ith $4 eco no mi sts predi cting arri vals The majo r cau se or unde r-eye the eyes and nose. and ac lling DEAN Y . KAJIOKA, ESQ. m ill ion in p rize money. First to to p se ven million for th e first Eve n with th e island not fu ll y circles: lac k o f s lee p. But if e xtra around the teeth . It m ay be caused (O'AHU) place is $ 720.000. $200.000 s leep doesn't help. cons ide r othe r lime ever are great signs that cl eared, the commiss io n su\.!­ by a cold o r bacte ria. but o ft e n it ':-. mo re th an Paul A z inger's win po:-.s ib lc causes . Ruhbing the eyes Hawa ii ' i is o n the upswing. gesled marked trail s to ke;p an a ll erg ic reacti o n. If co ngestion in 2000. Illay a lso inte rfere w ith h lood flo w VIS itOrs h om strayin g to ward strikes. try an over- til e-co unter to the are a. caus ing clark c ircles and 510 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET MalsOn Navigati o n and CSX hazardOll s a reas. a road de co nge sta nt and alte rn ating hOI wrin kl es. a nd cool compresses. Drink p le nt y LAS V EGAS. NEVADA 89101 L i nes eac h has added o ne spanning th e island to K-heia. The IOta l purse PUI the Sony Eliminate Ingrown Toe nails ur fl uids . Steamy ~ h o w e r s a nd cont a in e r s hip to their West where Hawaiian groups could Open in Ih e top ri ve e ve nt s or 702-366-1528 humidifie rs can a dd IllU C US­ ('oas t-Ill - Hawai i' i ro ute, whi ch use a natural harbor fo r access. th e 48 nlli.: ial PGA Tour A n in g ro w n toe nail rc:-. ult s w he n th e so rt t! ning moisture tn th e HiI'. If F AX : 702-366-1653 add s ahout 15 pe rce nt more anel cleari ng a 200-meter band to urnall1 e nt s in 1()0 I. nail is imhe dded ill the s kin in :-. lcad co ngestion pen.ists or muc us IS illl(1 (Hl s. In a 14 -day cyc le. aro unel th e pe ri meie r of the o f g row in g ur and a way frnm il. discolored. set' ~ \ phys ic ian .

O HA N A I A N U ALI / PEPELUAL I 2 00 1 21 described it as "a stupid. silly type done In poor ta ste," she said. so metimes between things th at are AAs Say TV Ad of ad ve rtisem ent. wh ich is a spoo f "Anything that plays on stereo­ mea nt in humor and things that of Jackie Chan m ovies." types . we just disco urage th al." rea lly aren' t humorou s. things that can hurt people," she sa id, adding Depicts Stereotypes During an inte rv iev./ segme nl for U nfortunately, Luria believes that the ADL monitors other such th e Alan Stock radio show on 840 Findlay wi ll be protected under satire-ba se d programs as Saturday by Tracy Uba AM, Atk ins stated her concern s th e First A mendment since the ad N ight Live and South Park. Writcr/Repona about th e ad' s ste reoty ping. was done as a cartoon spoof. Meanwhil e. Abajian apolog ize d Reprinred Il'irh perlllission j i-olll Rich Abajian. genera l manager of Ozeki described the character as "There's such a fine line didn ' t see any problem w ith th e ad if anyone was offended hut. Pacific Cir i ~e ll. a car dealership in Las Vegas, ha ving a stereotyped accent and when I did it. Some people look according to A tkins. still refu sed says he did not intend to offend Editor's Note: Demeaning portrayals of an y ethni c group have a pow­ moving his mouth slower than th e at it in a different way," sa id to take it off th e air. say ing he had anyone of Asian descent. erfully negative, sub liminal effect upon our youths. It tends to create dialogue, as if to make fu n of Phan, res ponding LO the criLi c ism re ceived as many compliments on Asian films poorly dubbed into false stereotypical va lues that th e group being joked about is " less Y et des pite his intentions a TV ad from th e AA community. " W e're th e ad as criticisms. English. than" other groups. We also objected because we believe that inaction for Findlay Toyota in Henderson all Asian Am eric ans, but some people take it in the w rong way. Abajian said the ad is scheduled to is an action - to not speak out could imply tacit approval. A uto Mall continues to draw "It was a ve ry di sparaging, run for anothe r i'ollr wee ks. It has critici sm from loca l Asian dem eaning ad. It was th e last few Luria, the regional director of ADL, has since se ot a letter to the CEO " To those who were offended. been running on Channe ls 3 A mericans, who say it perpetuates and Abajian. She wrote that the TV ad " clea rly promotes second s of th e ad when the I ' m sorry to them. We didn't mean a racial stereo type , (NBC), 8 (CBS). 13 (ABC) and Cau cas ian had an Asian person in stereotyping ... that the parody of language was a further insult to this to offend anyone." he said. " With several cable stations. a head lock," he said. group of people." ''It was in no way intend ed to ads, it 's not a ll good. ir 's not stereo type A sian A merican s: ' sa id all bad. You can not please every­ Atkins has since draw n lip a lett er We hope that bu sinesses throughout America, recogni ze, indeed, the According to Abaj ian , th e ad Abajian, 'We are a multicultural body, that' s the way I look at it." of concern to be se nt to Findlay awesome power of mass media ad verti sing, and that it should not depi cLs a crime-fiolHin o cilia John ~ b , o rganiza ti on. we have every Toyota, but her chapter is debat­ disparage any group. The First Amendment guarantees free speec h. Barr, who stars fighting in all of But O ze ki doesn't agree. "You ty pe of nationality from black ing w he th e r to follow through as However, free spe ec h should be exercised w ith prudence and Findlay ' s ads, and Bitty Barr, can say I ' m Asian and I don ' t find to Chinese to V ietnamese to th e ad is soon sc hedul ed to ex pire. sensitivity for sake of harmony and goodwill. played by a 5-year-olcl , it demea ning. but that still doesn't Middle Eastern and we va lue Our confronting Evi l Hi oh Price an justify doing a de m eaning act to OZeki. however, i s prepared to see employees. " , Asian vi llain and manial arts any nationality . I dOll't agree wi th it throug h . "I will pursue (my 'ten-hut! ex pert who is bea ten up by the 'We' re not try ing to be role making fun at so m eone e lse 's compl ain t) regardle ss of w hat Stay Alert good guys by th e end of th e spot. For The 111 o d e l ~. we' re try in g to sell ca rs. ex pense. " he sa id . JACL does because. philosophi­ he added. " It· s to try to entertai n The so ng " Kun g Fu Fighting," ca ll y, I be lieve my inac tion is GOOD NEWS cha nged to "I-li oh Price FiohLin o " O ze ki said he ca lled the dea ler­ action. My si lence is approval. peopl e. I' ve learned to laugh at b b 0' The 100th I 442nd I MIS Family and Friends have received their pl ays in th e ba ckground. ship to complain. The first time. myse lf and not take myse lf too ancl I w i 11 not be si lent." he sa id. marching orders and are on the move again. he said hi s line was cui orr after ~e ri o u s l y. " Come join the group on one or more of these selected CUSTOM Tours. It Was intend ed to spoof Ih e being put 0 11 ho ld . The second Ozek i. who did hi s doctoral MAY 16-30, 2001... Return 10 Bruyeres and the French Battlefields of WW II. Jacki e Chan, Brucc Lee. 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Autumn in Bran son on an 8 Day Tou r with Air from Los N BC alTi li ale station. KVBC employees. The Cauca sian "hero" Regional director Cynthia Luria, Angeles to Springfield, Missouri. All entertain men I and most meals are in­ C hannel .\. and repon ed il to Ihe "1 had go tl en several phone call s was pl ayed by sa les manage r To m Who rece ntl y v ieweJ th e ad. said cluded. These tours are fully endorsed and approved by Ihe 100lh/442nd/MIS Veterans I .m. Veg a ~ .I ACL chapter. Phan. anoth er sales mana ocr w hn from Illc mhe rs and nOll - members th e th e ADL has received seve ral Association and the Japanese American Memorial Foundalion of Los Angeles. " th e cOllllllunity stating that th ey is Vie tnamese Ameri ca n. Thomas or complaints in addition tll O ze ki· s. "The f'ir ... t tim e it caill e O il . Ozeki Wong. one of Findlay 's sa les we re cOllce rn ed ahoUI th e ad," For Prices, Information, and Reservations Contact: Phyllis Anesetti said . ·' 1 was dumfoun ded. 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Edilur Yankees in the World Series. . )!!l lime that a rvlrs. Hawaioj WOIl th e nat iOllal crowll . Even th ough the Mets lost the The Tattoo' Best of Honolulu Fiction' Du sty Exile: Japanese Thanks to Hawai i 's "Blessed and ~ Literature I Subway Series, four games to one. Talented Trio" L es l ic Lam. Lam inte nds to s tress two things &i Relocation' )!!l it was Agbayani 's hit in game 3 Angela Perez Baraquio and Bl.!l1ny du ring her reign: urge wo men lO ; I th at drove in th e winning run. In Agbayani - good fortune to th em pay allelllion to th eir bodi es, and §l Hawaiian The Qu een's Songbook' Voices of Freedom: Na M ea Makamae : I addition, th e Mets' lone win and The 50th State g'lined talk about how strong fami l ies W Culture I stopped the wo rl d champ ion's wi n nati onal att e ntion thrice 111 crea te strong communities. Some streak at 14 consec liti ve ga mes. October - and you can bet that 30 members plan to attend th e ; I and th eir top pitcher who was ; Illustrative or Pan a O'ahu: Sacred Hawai 'i' Paci fic Images: Captain I th eir achievelnent s w ill resonate Mrs. World cont es t in L as Vegas previously 8-0 in World Series ; Photographic Stones, Sacred Land' Cook's Third Voyage" I until fa ll return s. The tri os' on Dec. 15 . competi t i on. successes essentiall y hit th e m 111 • In mid-October. Baraqu io. a ~ I three co nsecuti ve wee k s 111 Agbaya ni, who was nearly cur ~. Specialty Hawai 'i Sports: History, Birds of Kaua 'i' Battleship Miss ouri ' :lii humble, perso nality-lade n ele­ October. from th e Mers ros ter - save for f~ Facts, Statisti cs] : me ntary school gym teacher. was whackin g a grand slam on th e last • In the first week, Lam won the nam ed 200 1 in game of th e preseason - is from ; Illustration Wai lana th e Waterbu g' Ethnic Culinary Herbs' The Surfrider: A I Mrs, America title at the Hilton A tlantic City. I I Hawaiian V illage. She entered th e 'Aiea. He attend ed SI. L oui s High I Midwes tern Odyssey' I The ei ghth of 10 children. and Hawa i ' i Pac ific. and is th e pagean t to fulfill her si ster' s Baraquio is th e first woman of drea m , Cheri L eong, w ho su ffered fifth playe r with Island ti es to play I Guide Books Hikers Guide to Hawaii' s Best Beaches ' Sam Choy's Poke: I As ian America n heritage to w in in a World Series. If you saw him two e pi sodes o f c ardiac arrest la st ~ Hawaiian Islands' Hawaiian So le Food' I th e pres tigious crown. Of Filipino year. H er ill ness forced L am to on TV, you also saw th e number descenI. she won th e Miss forego the 1999 Mrs. Hawa i ' i. and 50 on hi s uniform - to remind him ; I Hawai'i title on her third allempl. ; Production Qu een's Songbook' Shishu Ladi es of Hilo: Hide & Seek in Hawai ' i: )!!l try again thi s ye ar. It was the f irst of hi s roots. i Japanese Embroidery' Picture Game for Kei ki ' I ~ ~ Tiny's TV with Tiny Tadani, radio 1-94, ; Design Na Mea Nakamae: Shi shu Ladi es of Hilo: Hide & Seek ' il Backyard Boys Blast 98.5, KSSK, KORl, and KlAV in las Vegos. I Hawa iian Treasures' Japanese Embroidery' I on Island Scene The fantastically personabte youths §l Photography Pana O'ahu ' Ha waii's Sea Crea tures' Bird s of Kaua'i ' )!!l - Jonah Davis (,ukulele). Bronson The Backyard Boys. a high-energy Meyers (bass guitar), Richard ~ I quintet of instrume n t and vocal Gideon (guitar), Dominic Vespoli &i Writing The Tattoo ' Hide & Seck ' (None) I talent. has b lasted on the tstand (lead 'ukulele) and Marcial Ayala Literature scene. The five-some from IV (conga drums) - cut their first I I Wai'anae. jamming since 1998 in CD, "Dreams Come True " on I I backyards and still attending the lehua Records. 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For restaurants, and a slightly more to c ity ilt people who d o bring their own , but actually quite s imple w hen you remember th is is thi nk . top favorite. a nd therefo re no po int expensive stea k ho use on the se c o nd every room has a high-speed sti ck to the basic w a ge rs. In sports , bottom c it y. o r " 5 1. Lo ui s is playing spread. The game is cal led a ··pic k .. · If Internet hookup flo o r that b o a sts a view o f Las Vegas. There 's also an oyster bar, and the thi s means the "st raight" bets on a t C hi cago. your team wi ns, you w in your be t usua l C oast quic k-eats places, such "sides" (te anls) or " total s" (s corcs), C hicago is the fa vorit e, li sted at rega rdless o f the Th e casino is a little different, b oth a s Te rrible M ike's hamburgers. We Not only are these the e a s iest \\lagers margin of victory. in machine selection (poor) and minus 5 points. This means that you hod a d ecent meal in Via Veneto: to unde rstand. they' re al so the bcst You still must bet layout (which is a bit c ramp ed), dinne r fo r three (w ith appetizers and give up Clai·) 5 points whe n you but a lso con tains a high-tech IIle m ost e xpe nsive entrees) come in fr0 111 an odds s tandpoint. bet on the Bears . For you to win thi s $ 11 to win $ 10 o n Sight , Ihe Enc hanted Garden. This Ale/ddin f-/ ole! & CasillO just unde r S 100. Whe n you're ready to p la<.:c a he t. te ll bel. the Bears must 110t o nl y beal the tea m or yo ur 2 1-fool -toll a nd 120-footlong Las VeKa .\· choice. m lnl-sp e c t acle. high up on the the writer w hat you w ant tll b e t the Rams . they must beat th e lll by Whl1e the Coa sts aren ' t particularly west wall of the c asino . features (you' ll use numbe rs. a s yo u'lI see m ore than 5 points. • The minus symbol is some times re nowned fo r their buffets, we nearly 2.200 fiber-optic fl owe rs that Parking Someone really got expecte d this o ne to b e a t (east a s below), a nd the wager amount. Thc O ft e n. the re's no number after the dropped. If you see a line posted with light up In a variety o f engaging snookered here. The re 's nowhe re you good as the O rt e a ns' , b u t it ' s not. w riter w ill g i ve a number and no minus s ig n, me ntally displays - It s the World 's largest Indoor can pork that will allow you to a void a unde rdog_ but the relati onship is light board l50-yard trek through the Desert The varie ty is the re. b ut the quality you a tic ket w ith s Y l1llll e t ~ical. W hc n you be t . the insert the mi nus symbol in fro nt o f the isn ·t The food is generally b land a nd Passage Moll It usually works the o the r your be t printe d o n R am s, you get ("take") 5 pOint s. number. T he team w ith the number wa y around, where you have to go unin teresting. The Mongo lian grill is Lo s With c onvenienc e a paramount il. C heck the tic k e t beside it is always the fa\'orit e_ through the casino to get anywhere Vegas ' fifth (R io. Fiesta , Re serve , You w in your be t whcn th e R a m ~ conc ern guest room elevators have O rleons) and worst - Sporse se le c tio n . for accuracy: it' s else Dese rt Passage valet parking w in the £?ame or if they lose by less • Th~ who le point-spread process IS been statio ned right off the lobby c arries a 52 fee independent of the tip m ic ro shrimp, no seasoning s. We d id n ·t your receipt to col­ You d o n f have to wa lk through the than ri\ ~. With a final score ur the same fo r basketball. It's the fi rst Las Vegas valet c harge I d ig It The o nly gOOd news is you con lect if your bet w in ~ . 1\ h Clling tiL- i-..et c o slno to a ccess mosl non-gambling gel 10 perc ent o ff by joining the slo t Bcars ,,0 - Rams 2H , a wager o n the have ever seen. I wouldn' t p ark the re is a " bearer ins trume nt :' 11l c.:a ning that (Part 2 of 2: MOlley /ill e . .Iigll rill g the n m enltles c lub Breakfast IS 55 from 7 to 10 a m . 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T he Navy will name a guided-missi le destroyer '1et$r cflne after Rear Admiral Gordon Chung Hoon, who reti red in 1959 and passed away in 1979. Slide Chung Hoon was decorated with th e Navy Cross The snake is a p hil osopher. a n inte llec tual and and Sil ve r Star while commanding th e destroyer th ~ deepest thinke r of a ll the s igns in the c yc le. He is USS Sigsbee from May 1944 to October 1945. The blessed w ith thc g ift of \\·is dolll . A long w ith hi s Sigsbee, in two engagements, downed 20 Japanese great w isdolll. th e S nake IS a lso romantic . fighters and after being heavil y damaged by a charming, and h as a good sen se of humo r. The m an kamikaze, continued fighting with its anti-aircra ft is usuall y h andsolllc. batteries before making port. and the woman beauti fu I. H e I S a The USS Chung Hoon is th e 43rd shi p in the passionate lover. but is Arleigh Bu rke class. It is 466 feet in length , and re puted to h ave a will have Tomahawk crui se mi ssles, S H-6 he li cop­ ro ving eye. The S nake ters, and a 5-in ch gun as principle armament. handles hi s financ e s well , but h e te nds to be Chung Hoon attended Punahou and graduated from less generous w ith hi s th e Naval Academy in 1934. mo ney . The Boar ( 1995) is your e n e m y. The Rooste r ( 1993) o r Ox (1997) are your b est s ig n s. (Note: To de te rmine if Tell Us so you' re a Boar, R ooste r. o r Ox: add o r subtract "12" fro m the year note cl.) We can Tell Others A reader told us that he'd li ke to read more stori es reflectin g the diversity of groups. C HINESE PROVERB 'OHANA Magazine would love to promote ethnicities, organizations and clubs - that's If there is light in the soul, Really Sur/in' The Web what we stand for - to inform, enterta in and There will be beauty in the person. one city. one site. educate. As we've said before, please contact Every thing you 'll want to know is at If there is beauty in the person, OHANA - mail , fax, email - tell us of coming Click al1d tile deal is all. . your fingertips. Explore the excitemen t We'lf take YOIl to tile Elltertallllllell t events or share your story. Your anonynmity There will be harmony in the house. and exquisite beau ty that only the Capital Of Tile World. Tile table IS set beautiful isles of Hawaii can offer. can also be arranged for those who are modest. If there is harmony in the house, for your fUll alld actiOl1. We regret that the local Asian Chamber of There will be order in the nation. HOTELS • RECRE ATION. SHOPPING Commerce could not determin e any subject or If there is order in the nation, ENTERTAIN MENT • LIFESTYLES . TOUR ISM accomplishment of import. Tell Us! so we can HOTELS. RECREATION • SHOPPING HOMES • TR ANSPORTATIO N . TRAVEL TIPS tell others. There will be peace in the world. ENTERTAINMENT. LIFESTYLES· TOURISM HOMES. TRANSPO RTATION· TRAVEL TIPS Chinese Proverb \6 ' OHANA IANUAll / PEPElUALI 2001 37 ISLE STUDENTS MAKE KAWA.·. RANK #2 ATUNLV

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