A PUBLICATION OF ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF HAWAII Vol. 3, No. 1 Winter 2009

ABOVE: The Sister Maureen Keleher Center’s living room is as inviting as ever.

LEFT: Patient rooms at both hospice centers feature state-of-the-art beds, head wall units, air conditioning units, and flat screen TVs with the LodgeNet system.

St. Francis Hospice Upholds the Dignity of the Terminally Ill With $3.5 Million Modernization Expanded Medical Team and New Programs In This Issue St. Francis Hospice Upholds Dignity When St. Francis first introduced hospice care to the Islands 30 years ago, it was a relatively foreign with $3.5 Million Modernization 1-2 concept. Today, St. Francis Hospice continues to raise the bar in the standard of care for the termi - nally ill in Hawaii. No One Dies Alone 2

At a time when the health care industry in general has seemingly become more focused on trying to Generous Grants 3 remain solvent – often to the detriment of patients – and when respect for human life has dimin - ished, St. Francis Hospice is making a strong statement to uphold the dignity and value of the termi - Meet Our Newest Medical Directors 3 nally ill with a significant investment in its inpatient facilities and program. Stay Healthy at Home Fills Niche 4 St. Francis Healthcare System is now in the final stages of a major, $3.5 million modernization of its two inpatient hospice centers – the 12-bed Sister Maureen Keleher Center in Nuuanu and the 24-bed A Tribute to the Sisters of St. Francis 4-5 Maurice J. Sullivan Family Hospice Center in Ewa. More than just aesthetic upgrades, the investment Expansion and Accolades in first-class amenities at the facilities is designed to change the way St. Francis Hospice delivers care. for Liberty Dialysis 5 “We were viewed as revolutionary when we first began hospice in the Islands, and we want to A Full Year of Celebration 6-7 remain at the forefront by offering new services to care for hospice patients,” says Sister Agnelle Ching, OSF, chief executive officer of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii. “We’ve learned a lot St. Francis Home Care Services-Kauai over the past 30 years; we know what patients want and need to make their last days as meaningful Introduces Telehealth 7 and comfortable as possible. Dying is a natural part of living and hospice is part of the continuum of care that we provide.” Mahalo Donors 8-11

Acknowledgment for Great Work Open house events were held for The Sister Maureen Keleher Center on Dec. 5, and for the Maurice J. Sullivan Family Hospice Center on Dec. 12. Rep. Karen Awana presented a certificate of apprecia - tion to St. Francis Hospice at both events. Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland sent words of praise to the continued to page 2 1 Modernization continued from page 1

FAR LEFT: Jay Larrin performed at both open houses.

LEFT: Sister Agnelle Ching, third from right, gathered with Sen. Will Espero, Sen. Norman Sakamoto, Sen. Clarence Nishihara, Rep. Karen Awana, Rep. Rida Cabanilla and Rep. Kymberly Pine at the open house of the Maurice J. Sullivan Family Hospice Center.

Sisters for their work at the Nuuanu hospice, while City Council speakers and flat screen TVs to enjoy the LodgeNet interactive TV system. Chair Todd Apo spoke on the importance of the West hospice to the West Oahu community. Another First for St. Francis LodgeNet, a first for a health care facility in Hawaii and a first for a hospice Besides Rep. Awana, a number of elected officials were present for the West facility nationwide, is similar to what is available in hotel rooms. With a open house, including Rep. Rida Cabanilla, Rep. Kymberly Pine, Sen. Will remote control, patients and their family members can obtain information Espero, Sen. Norman Sakamoto , and Sen. Clarence Nishihara . about St. Francis Hospice, patient/family services, education, as well as video- Representing the Sullivan family was Kitty Sullivan Wo , daughter of Maurice on-demand movies and games. J. Sullivan in whose honor the hospice facility is named, who was very pleased with the improvements that are being made. Video conferencing capabilities are already being put to good use, allowing patients to stay in close touch with and sometimes say good-bye to family A Fresh, New Look members and friends who are unable to visit. A patient was able to express a Upon entering the driveway of the Nuuanu hospice, patients are greeted with poignant thank you to her family in Holland. A comfort cart, filled with maga - an open, welcoming landscape. There have been extensive upgrades to the zines, books, pillows, stationery, and other niceties, will also be brought to exterior of the facility to give the center an almost entirely new look, includ - the patient’s room upon request. ing a fresh coat of paint. Despite all of these upgrades the Nuuanu facility has artfully retained the Once inside, you’re immediately impressed with the flowing, open floor plan. character of the original two-story kamaaina home built in 1917, which St. The beautiful foyer leads to the refurbished dining room, pantry and kitchen. Francis acquired, restored and turned into a beautiful hospice facility in 1988. The other side of the foyer opens to the living room with new lighting and Architects Pacific, Inc. provided the architectural design, and Tomco Corp. was wood flooring. Just around the corner, there’s a redesigned nurses’ station to the general contractor. improve work processes and the adjacent chapel now has air conditioning for additional comfort. The bright, cheery patient rooms along the wing that was Similar renovations are nearing completion at the Maurice J. Sullivan Family added to the original home each have new air-conditioning units as well as Hospice Center, which opened in 1997, including interior and exterior paint - new flooring and lighting, and sleeper-loungers for a family member to spend ing, sliding glass doors at the entrance, new flooring and furnishings in the the night. New furniture and window treatments use soothing, earthy colors. common areas, and a new air-conditioning chiller. The rooms also feature new head wall units, state-of-the-art beds with pillow

No One Dies Alone: A Compassionate Companion Program Ensuring that everyone dies with dignity has been Francis Hospice. “St. Francis Hospice is pleased to Volunteers do not need a medical background; a hallmark of St. Francis Hospice. Now, St. Francis bring this free volunteer program to Hawaii and they simply have to be there with a willing heart is going one step further by making sure that offer it to our inpatients who may not have family and desire to simply hold a hand, fluff a pillow, everyone in the hospice program has a friend at and friends available to be at their bedside. I’m talk or listen. It’s a chance to offer physical, emo - their side in their final life transition. excited to report that we already have a handful tional, spiritual, social and intellectual support at a of volunteers signed up.” time when someone needs it the most. St. Francis is introducing a new program to the Islands called “No One Dies Alone (NODA),” a com - NODA was originally founded in 2002 by Sandra Nancy Conley is the volunteer coordinator for passionate companion program to provide support Clark , a critical care nurse at Sacred Heart Medical NODA. If you would like to be a volunteer for the for those in need during the final stages of life. Center in Eugene, Oregon. The program is now No One Dies Alone program, call Sallyanne offered at hospitals and long-term care facilities Pekelo , volunteer manager for St. Francis “No one is born alone, and no one should die nationwide. Hospice, at 547-8142 or email her at alone,” says Joy Yadao , executive director of St. [email protected].

2 Generous Grants St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii recently received Meet Our Newest four generous grants to support various St. Francis programs. Medical Staff

Wen-yu Lee, M.D., med - ical director for St. Francis Hospice, also serves as a palliative care and pain consultant at Straub Clinic and Hospital. Her background also included serving as a hospitalist and founder of the hospitalist program at Straub and at Castle Medical Center. She is board certified in hospice and palliative care and internal medicine. Dr. Lee has been associated with St. Francis since 2003 as a fellow of The St. Francis International Center for Healthcare Ethics. She completed her internship at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago and her residency through the University of Hawaii Integrated Medical Residency Program. On hand for the check presentation from left to right are Sharon Shiroma Brown (First Hawaiian Bank Foundation President), Myron Tong, Jerry Correa, John Keene, Sister William Marie Eleniki, Aida Wen, M.D. has been Jeffrey Higashi (First Hawaiian Bank VP & Team Leader), and Sister Agnelle Ching. named medical director for St. Francis Palliative • Mel Iwaki of Electricians, Inc. made a $50,000 pledge over five years with a first Care, a newly established payment of $10,000 to Our Lady of Kea‘au. The company also donated a new, 25- cubic-foot chest freezer to replace an older freezer that had recently broke down, service. Dr. Wen, who as well as five Farmer John hams and 10 pumpkin pies for a Thanksgiving specializes in geriatrics, is meal for the homeless at the retreat center in Waianae. “The company has done also board certified in well, and I wanted to give back to the community,” said Iwaki. He said he had read hospice and palliative about the visiting Univers Foundation volunteers from Japan who had helped the medicine. Prior to relo - volunteers at Our Lady of Kea‘au cook and serve meals for the homeless and cating to Honolulu, she provided palliative care wanted to support the program. The St. Francis subsidiary provides hot meals consult services in both the hospital and nursing every Wednesday for up to 160 individuals living on the beach and in the bushes. home setting at various teaching sites with Harvard Medical School. She also served as a con - • First Hawaiian Bank Foundation awarded St. Francis Healthcare Foundation a sultant for the Center for Medicare/Medicaid $50,000 grant that will be paid over a two-year period. The grant will be used Services (CMS) in the development of guidelines to support St. Francis Hospice’s modernization project. Following completion of renovations, the 12-bed Sister Maureen Keleher Center and the 24-bed Maurice J. for pain management and for Mariner Health Care, Sullivan Family Hospice Center are now state-of-the-art facilities. (See front page Inc. that participated in the CMS-sponsored story in this issue.) A check presentation was held on Dec. 29. Corporate Nursing Home Improvement Collaborative Project relating to pain assessment • The May Templeton Hopper Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation and management. She is an assistant professor at awarded an $81,000 grant over three years with a first payment of $27,000 to the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Franciscan Adult Day Center. The funds will be used to support individuals 62 years Medicine and is on the medical staff at various and over who have limited income and need adult day services. The adult day medical centers. She is president and founder of center is licensed for a maximum daily attendance of 35, and the grant will help at the Hawaii Chapter of the American Medical least 10 individuals with their fees. The Franciscan Adult Day Center has received Directors Association and serves on St. Francis support from the May Templeton Hopper Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Healthcare System of Hawaii’s Ethics Committee Foundation since 1997. and Kokua Mau, A Partnership to Improve Care at • The May Templeton Hopper Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s the End of Life. Dr. Wen completed her internship Persons in Need Program awarded $150,000 with a first payment of $50,000 and residency in internal medicine from Mount to St. Francis Health Services for Senior Citizens. The grant will be paid over three Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts and years. The funds will be used to support frail elderly individuals age 65 years and her fellowship in geriatric medicine from Harvard older who need assistance with bathing, grooming, shaving and other personal care Medical School and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center needs. Services are provided free of charge to clients who qualify under city, state for Aged. and federal guidelines. Funds will provide an additional 4,285 personal care visits.

3 Connecting the Dots for Seniors “Stay Healthy at Home” Fills Niche in Health Care Continuum

In keeping with the Franciscan tradition of going seniors. With the new year, St. Francis retirees on Concierge for Care where the needs are and a renewed focus on commu - Oahu have been extended a free one-year member - Stay Healthy at Home is a fee-based, independent nity-based care, St. Francis Healthcare System of ship, and the program is also available to the public. living program with membership open to healthy Hawaii is launching a new service that fills an impor - seniors with an active lifestyle, those living with a tant void in Hawaii’s health care continuum. “We’re bringing back the personal touch with a con - chronic condition, as well as adult children who are venient concierge for senior care,” Witty-Oakland caregivers to their parents. Benefits of membership “People want to live at home in a familiar setting as says. “It’s our way of helping seniors connect the dots are resource and referral, a home safety evaluation, they get older and St. Francis is helping them to do for better care.” health education and screenings by a registered that,” says Pamela Witty-Oakland, chief administra - nurse, follow-up assessments, chronic disease self- tor of St. Francis Residential Care Community. “Our A Senior-Friendly Program management, pharmacist medication reviews, and new Stay Healthy at Home program offers an afford - The program is designed to be collaborative and sen - financial planning. able alternative to long-term care that allows seniors ior-friendly. Seniors or their family caregivers simply to remain independently at home for as long as possi - have to call one centralized phone number for a Other services that are available on a fee-for-service ble.” range of services instead of having to find and evalu - basis are companion services, housekeeping and yard ate these services individually on their own. This ends services, transportation, adult day care, respite to Letting Seniors “Stay Healthy at Home” fragmented, piece-meal care and helps ensure seniors family caregivers, shopping and errands, meal plan - “Stay Healthy at Home” perfectly describes the do not forgo care altogether. ning and preparation, hospice care (palliative and end- essence of this new health and wellness program. of-life care), and more. When health care services are needed, Stay Healthy at The program also connects the dots internally and Home puts seniors in touch with supportive services, allows for the cross-promotion of all St. Francis serv - Cost for a one-year membership is $600 a year. empowering them to take charge of their own health ices. Those who call Stay Healthy at Home for help Seniors with limited means may apply for a discount - to prevent hospital stays or the premature need to go can be referred to services currently offered within ed membership. to long-term care facilities. With the rising cost of St. Francis Healthcare System or to credible, pre - health care, the growing elderly population and a lim - screened providers in the community. Among the With oversight by St. Francis Residential Care ited number of long-term care beds in Hawaii, the partners in Stay Healthy at Home are Catholic Community, the Stay Healthy at Home staff includes membership program fills a great need in our com - Charities Hawaii, City and City of Honolulu’s Elderly Jacob Silva , RN, BSN, program director, and Jamie munity. Affairs Division, Hawaii State Department of Health, Fukui-Chiang , LSW, ACSW, social worker. National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, and Allstate After pilot programs at Honuakaha and Kukui Insurance. For more information about Stay Healthy at Home, Gardens, two affordable senior apartment complexes, call 547-6500 or 1-866-788-6188 toll-free from the the program is now ready to serve more of Hawaii’s neighbor islands.

A Tribute to the Sisters of St. Francis: “An Evening of Aloha” Celebrates Women of Strength

Brave, strong and full of verve. These are the celebrated the strength of women who have characteristics that come to mind about the shaped Hawaii’s past and are having a positive Sisters of St. Francis following “An Evening of impact on the present and future. Aloha: Na Wahine Kupa‘a – Women of Strength,” held at the Hawaii Convention Many health care innovations that have been Center on October 4. introduced to Hawaii – organ transplants, kid - ney dialysis, home care, hospice care, and oth - Presented by St. Francis Healthcare ers – have been the result of the perseverance Foundation of Hawaii and Hawaiian 105 and hard work of the humble Sisters, who KINE, the signature concert event was a trib - may not have received their due credit, being ute to Mother and the Sisters satisfied simply to know Hawaii’s patients are of St. Francis for their numerous contributions receiving the best care possible. over the past 125 years in the Islands. Brilliantly and creatively produced by Randie Touching videos, dance and music by Hawaii’s and Jamie Fong , the event was an entertain - most popular female performing artists were ing multi-media event from start to finish that beautifully woven together with the spotlight TOP: Dancers from Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua performed a hula kahiko. MIDDLE: Sister William Marie Eleniki and Bernadette Baraquio. BOTTOM: Mike Kelly, Myron Tong, Gisele Kaahanui and Robz Yamane.

4 Expansion and Accolades for Liberty Dialysis By Laura Colbert, Director of Operations, Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii

The Waipahu Dialysis Clinic is another state-of-the-art facility.

The year 2008 was filled with many positive changes. In addition to launching the expansion, Oceanic Time industry. As our planet’s population continues to Maui Dialysis received a statewide recognition for Warner Cable provided live pay-per-view telecasts of grow, so does the sustainable growth rate of the dial - excellence in healthcare facility construction, Kaimuki the UH football games for the 2008 season for the ysis patient population,” states Dwight Morgan , Dialysis doubled its capacity, a new clinic in Waipahu enjoyment of Liberty’s patients. The kick-off was held President of MCM Environmental. opened, and Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii was nationally at the newly expanded Kaimuki Dialysis site. recognized for going green. It’s easy being green. Some of Liberty Dialysis’ envi - Waipahu Dialysis Opens ronmental initiatives include: Maui Dialysis Receives Excellence in The newest member of the Liberty family of dialysis • Reprocessed patient treatment medical devices; Construction Award clinics had a soft opening in early November 2008 • Biodegradable chemicals for medical device Liberty opened the Maui Dialysis Clinic in August, and and will be opened to receive more patients this sterilization and for onsite biohazardous waste the clinic was recently awarded the Associated February. The 24-station dialysis clinic has heated treatment; Builders & Contractors Hawaii 2008 Excellence in recliners, flat screen televisions, and DVD players for • Energy savings, low temperature, biohazardous Construction award. the patients. This clinic also offers the state-of-the-art waste treatment systems; Braun dialysis machines, similar to the machines in • Onsite waste treatment eliminating costly waste “We have teamed up with Arita Poulsen General the Kaimuki Dialysis Clinic. transportation; Contracting to build Liberty’s clinics in Hawaii. Each • Volume reducing biohazard waste treatment new clinic has been designed to be more patient “In reviewing the patient census, we found that a sig - technologies prior to disposal in community friendly and is a beautiful addition to our family of nificant portion of our Leeward Dialysis population landfills; clinics,” says Dr. Eugene Wong, Medical Director for resided in Waipahu. Rather than expand the existing • Recycled sharps containers; and Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii. clinic located in Ewa Beach that has been operating at • Renewable energy whenever possible. more than full capacity, Liberty decided that creating Kaimuki Dialysis Doubles Its Capacity a new clinic in the heart of Waipahu would better Liberty’s commitment is to protect the community. In December, the Kaimuki Dialysis clinic participated serve our patients,” says Jane Gibbons , Executive The pristine environment of Hawaii’s islands have in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Vice President of Liberty Dialysis, Hawaii Region. long been the envy of the world, considered by most (CMS)/Department of Health surveys and received to be one of the environmental jewels of the world. approval to expand from the original 12 stations to a Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii Is the Green Giant Liberty Dialysis is the “enviably green healthcare full set of 24 stations. In November, Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii received national provider.” recognition for being the “Green Giant” in the dialysis

squarely on the Sisters so they could rightfully be rec - Health Services board chair and a former St. Francis The lineup of entertainers, each with their own person - ognized for all they have done for Hawaii’s people. Healthcare System employee, who now works for the al stories of triumph and victory as women, included Neighborhood Board Commission. She also honored the Haunani Apoliona, Karen Keawehawaii, Melveen “There’s a certain amount of pride and sense of respon - women mentors in her own life. Leed, Pomai Keawe Lyman , and culminated with a sibility in knowing that we are following in the foot - performance by Na Leo Pilimehana . In addition, Ka steps of Mother Marianne Cope,” said Sister William Another woman of strength featured that evening and Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua under the direction of kumu Marie Eleniki , OSF, chief administrator of St. Francis making one of her last public appearances was artist hula Snowbird Bento performed a hula kahiko and Healthcare Foundation and minister of the Sisters of St. Peggy Chun . (She passed away on Nov. 19, 2008.) A Marcelo Pacleb’s 24-7 Danceforce provided a contem - Francis in Hawaii. video showed that her life was much more than her porary, youthful interpretation of women of strength. beautiful artwork; there is a beautiful person behind A hula performance by multiple halau topped off the “She set the bar by fearlessly stepping forward to leave the art. All along, this vibrant woman whose charisma evening. the comfort of the hospital she oversaw in Syracuse, has touched so many, deliberately chose to live life to New York, to head for an uncertain future to care for the fullest knowing that, as with her grandfather, A special mahalo to our presenting partner Hawaiian those with Hansen’s disease in the middle of the Pacific. mother and twin sister, she too would be overtaken by 105 KINE, the sponsors, show production team, and Each day, as Sisters and as women, we take risks to Lou Gehrig’s disease. entertainers for making it truly “an evening of Aloha” make a difference for Hawaii.” for all in attendance. Proceeds from the special event According to her daughter-in-law Kimi Chun , Peggy will benefit the Sisters’ health care ministries in Hawaii. TV personality Bernadette Baraquio , who said she would do anything for the Sisters. In fact, she allowed was inspired and influenced by the Sisters, was the St. Francis Hospice to use her paintings on the new event’s gracious mistress of ceremonies. LodgeNet system to brighten the lives of patients and A special reading of Mother Marianne’s memoirs was their families who are staying at the hospice facilities. presented by Joan Manke , St. Francis Community

5 A Full Year of Celebration

Special liturgies, commendations, concerts, pilgrimages to Kalaupapa, and a reenactment of the historic arrival of Mother Marianne Cope and six original Sisters were among the many ways in which the Sisters of St. Francis observed their 125th Anniversary in Hawaii.

Opening Liturgy The Sisters of St. Francis began their yearlong celebration on November 8, 2007 with a joyful opening liturgy at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Celebrant Larry Silva praised the Sisters for their role through the years as “women of vision and women of risk” and for their mission of serving the people of Hawaii.

Mother Marianne’s Feast Day Celebrations On January 19, 2008, the Sisters of St. Francis, spe - cial guests including a descendent of Mother Several of the Sisters of St. Francis gathered in front of the statue Marianne Cope, and at the State Capitol following commendations by the Legislature. Kalaupapa residents gath - ered for a mid-morning On July 23, the Honolulu City Council also presented the Sisters of St. Mass in the 100-year-old Francis with a certificate initiated by Council Chair Todd Apo . St. Francis Church in cele - bration of Mother Governor Linda Lingle and Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona pro - Marianne’s Feast Day. claimed November 8, 2008 “Sisters of St. Francis Day in Hawaii.” Members of the St. John Vianney choir joined the Pilgrimage to Kalaupapa Sisters in the annual visit to . Pilgrims from St. Francis Healthcare On January 23, an original System arrive at mele in honor of Mother Kalaupapa Marianne Cope preceded a Airport, ready Sister Florence Remata, right, stands liturgy in the Co-Cathedral for an unforget - table experi - next to artists Karen Lucas and Sister of St. Theresa. Female Dorothy Santos who created the mosaic ence. Sister of Mother Marianne Cope. members of the Honolulu Candida Oroc, Symphony Chorus and second from Kamehameha School Alumni performed “Na Mele No Lawehana” (“The left, was a tour guide. Servant Song”) written by songwriter Sean Tiwanak . Bishop Larry Silva lauded Mother Marianne for her extraordinary accomplishments as a “great messenger of God.” Nearly 60 individuals had a rare opportunity to go on a special, one-day The Immaculate Conception Parish on Kauai commissioned a 36” x 60” pilgrimage to Kalaupapa in early June. The pilgrims “walked in the foot - mosaic of Blessed Marianne Cope, which was created on Oahu and shipped steps” of Mother Marianne Cope and Father Damien de Veuster and visit - to the Garden Island for a blessing and unveiling during a Feast Day cele - ed the sites where the two labored and lived among those with Hansen’s bration. disease. Among the points of interests were Bishop Home, St. Elizabeth Chapel, St. Francis Church, St. Philomena Church, and the grave sites of Special Commendations Mother Marianne and Father Damien. The pilgrimage was coordinated On April 1, the Sisters of St. Francis convened at the State Capitol, where with Damien Tours. they were honored with certificates from both the Hawaii State Senate and Hawaii State House of Representatives for service in health care and education in the Islands. Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland and Representative Michael Magaoay introduced the resolutions in their respective legislative bodies.

6 St. Francis Home Care Services-Kauai Introduces Telehealth Monitors for Kauai Patients

Anniversary Concerts The Sisters of St. Francis presented a free public concert by the Royal Hawaiian Band on Aug. 9 at Kapolei Hale. During the concert, the band played “Ode to St. Anne,” a musical piece that bandmaster Capt. Henry Berger first presented to Mother Marianne Cope and her patroness St. Anne back in 1917. Mayor Mufi Hannemann made a special appearance, presenting the Sisters with a proclamation. FRONT ROW: Sylvia Talkington, HomeMed telehealth consultant, left, gath - ered with Corinne Suzuka, St. Francis Home Care Services (SFHCS) executive director, Tad Miura Jr., Vidinha trustee. BACK ROW: Jill Dice, SFHCS special projects manager, Fred Jumayao, information services engineer, and Dardanelle Kaauwai, SFHCS-Kauai director for the telehealth launch on Kauai.

Patients on Kauai recovering from surgery or who have chronic medical condi - tions are now able to take an active role in managing their health without leav - ing the comfort of their own home, thanks to the help of new, state-of-the-art telehealth monitors. St. Francis Home Care Services-Kauai is the first on the Garden Island to provide this new service. St. Francis Home Care Services on Oahu plans to start using the monitors by March of this year.

The telehealth monitors were made possible through a $60,000 grant from the The Royal Hawaiian Band performs at the anniversary concert. Antone and Edene Vidinha Charitable Trust. St. Francis Home Care Services is The Sisters of St. Francis were also honored with song and dance at leasing the monitors to reach more patients. “An Evening of Aloha, Na Wahine Kupa‘a: Women of Strength,” at the Hawaii Convention Center on Oct. 4 (see story in this newsletter). “We are extremely grateful to the Antone and Edene Vidinha Charitable Trust for this generous grant,” says Dardanelle Kaauwai , St. Francis Home Care Services- Historic Reenactment Kauai director. “We believe telehealth monitoring will be able to improve patient The anniversary year culminated on Nov. 8 with a reenactment of the outcomes and reduce visits to the emergency room as well as recurrent hospital - Sisters’ historic arrival in Hawaii, complete with pageantry and a izations. More home health agencies across the country are using telehealth, and horse-drawn replica of the royal carriage. The procession began at we are excited to be at the forefront on Kauai.” Wilcox Park, up Fort Street Mall to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, where Mass was celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva. He praised Telehealth monitors are ideal for patients who are able to use the monitor them - Mother Marianne and the Sisters of St. Francis for coming to make selves or have a family member to help them, and allow nurses of St. Francis the lives better for the poor, the hopeless and the helpless. Guests Home Care Services-Kauai to stay in constant touch with their patients. The enjoyed a luau as the Royal Hawaiian Band entertained. equipment is set up in the home and prompts patients to check their vital signs such as weight, blood pressure, blood sugar level or pulse oximetry (oxygen in Women from the blood). It also reminds patients to take their medications. The information is Halau Hula O sent through a phone line to the home care office for nurses to review. If the Maiki portrayed patient’s medical condition is changing, the home health nurse can then provide Mother immediate attention and follow-up with the patient rather than wait until the Marianne Cope and the six next scheduled visit. The patient’s physician will also be notified to determine original Sisters whether the patient’s care plan needs adjustment. Once the patient no longer during the his - requires home health services, the unit will be removed from the patient’s home. toric reenact - ment. “Home health nurses generally visit their patients two or three times a week to monitor and assess their patients’ medical condition. Telehealth monitoring allows our nurses to be in contact with their patients on a daily basis and spot any significant trends in their medical condition such as an increased blood pres - sure or pulse, fluid retention, weight gains and variables in their blood glucose levels,” Kaauwai explains. Mahalo The Sisters of St. Francis extend a special Mahalo to The Antone & Edene Vidinha Charitable Trust (Bank of Hawaii, trustee) was Eugene N. Tiwanak and his wife Mary for chairing the established by Kauai’s late mayor, Antone “Kona” Vidinha and his wife Edene , 125th Anniversary Year Celebration. to assist non-profit organizations that provide services to the people of the Garden Island.

Understanding that people recover faster in their own comfortable surroundings, St. Francis was the first to introduce home health services to Oahu in 1962 and expanded by establishing St. Francis Home Care Services-Kauai in 1977. 7 Because of You, The Legacy of Caring Continues Thank you all for your support. The donations listed below are those received from June 3, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2008. We have made every effort to provide an accurate listing of all donors. Please call 547-8031 to report errors or omissions. Mahalo Donors!

Individuals Lillian N. Fisher Lionel P. Levesque Sr. Stewart L Searcy Corporations St. Rita’s Church Danilo Nagtalon Ablan, M.D. Francis M. Freitas Grace Pineda Lingat Stanley H. Segawa Aloha United Way The Harry & Jeanette Mary Acosta Terri T. Fujii David Y.F. Liu Leroy A. Shaver Antone D. and Ruth T. Weinberg Foundation Shirley J. Adamson Berg H. Fujimoto Abraham S.L. Loo Phyllis N.T. Shea Caracoes Trust Title Guaranty of Hawaii George G. Akahane Sr. Karen S. Fujimoto Calvin K.H. Loo Kiku Shigeta Appraise It! Hawaii, LLC Tomco Corp. Kimie Akazawa Don S. Fujishige Louis A. Lopez Sr. Clarence Larry Silva Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC Waianae Coast Comprehensive Joyce C.B. Almodova H. R. Furgiuele Sylvia K. Lorenz Gary B. Simon Benefit Plan Solutions Inc. Health Center Donald V. Anderson Ellen Fyfe Chad P. Love Paul Harold Smith Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waianae Coast Rotary, Anonymous Donor Sueko Galariada Roberta M. Lovely Frederic Sohl Honolulu, Inc. Scholarship and Charitable Flora D. Antolin Karin B. Ganote Jane D. Lowe Alberta M. Souza C.K.M. Design Foundation Helen T. Aragaki Christine P. Gardner Frances K.Y. Lum D. Richard Steele Catholic Women’s Guild Weber Construction Inc. Priscilla I. Arakaki Frank Genadio Robert C.Y. Lum Sheldrake M. Stibbard Clinical Laboratories of Westside Hawaiian Warriors Alice Armando Nellie H. Gima James Lumeng, M.D. James L. Stollenmaier Hawaii LLP Youth Football Club Nancy H. Arnold Ruth Caley Goodsill Joyce E. Lyon Dev R. Subhash Dr. & Mrs. L.Q. Pang Yeiko Higa Trust Mary A. Artese Masanobu Gusukuma Romulo Magday Beverly J. Sullivan Foundation Ronald T. Asato Minoru Hamao Miranda Malina Henry Y. Taguma Edward Enterprises, Inc. Stephanie K. Asato Seijun Hanashiro Joan A. Manke Tamotsu Takahama Electricians, Inc. Honor Gifts Margaret M. Atkinson Osamu Harada Thomas D. Marick Wayne Takata Ernesto M. Vasquez In Honor of Michael and Elaine Donald T.W. Au Ann Y. Harada-Goodell Tazuko M. Masaki Gerald H. Takei Architect Inc. Matsuura’s 50th Wedding Richard Y.K. Au Anita T. Hasegawa Marilyn A. Matsunaga David T. Takenaka First Hawaiian Bank Anniversary Stanford K.W. Au Helen M. Hasegawa Bettie R. May Leslie Takenaka Foodland Give Aloha Christine Kiyoni Gibo Thomas Y.S. Au Mason M. Hasegawa Lorraine H. May Linda F. Tamashiro Foodland Super Market, Leona Graham Auerbach Patricia Sue Hashley Don D. Mc Kinnon Cheryl Y. Tamura Limited In Honor of St. Francis Reginald D. Auna Emi Hata Frederick R. McGowan Noboru Tanoue Georgina H. Walker Charitable Hospice Bereavement Staff Michelle C. Balbin Doris Y. Higa Elizabeth M. Medeiros Gina U. Teixeira Remainder Trust Queen Liliuokalani Trust Maile S. Ballesteros Carmen M. Himenes Teruo Mende Anna Tiet Gilead Sciences, Inc. William B Barayuga Robert D. Hipperson Margaret Miguel Tamaki Tokuda Grassi Investment In Honor of Edmund, Patricia, Virginia B. Besas Marjorie Y. Hiura Masao Miyamura Bernard Q.L. Tom Management, LLC Michael, Jason and David Lum Sue E. Bias Nathan K. Hokama Takeo Miyashiro Spencer K.M. Tom Hawai‘i Community Jacquelyn J. Kim Sr. Miriam Dionise Cabacungan Nancy M. Honma Edison H. Miyawaki Arthur M. Tominaga Foundation Matilde C. Cabanero Virginia R. Hott Kenny T. Mochizuki Myron L. Tong Hisato Muramoto Trust Madeline Cahoon Susan E. Hubbard Wendy Nakasone Mooney Anne K. T. Toyofuku HMSA Memorial Gifts Josie Cajimat William H. Hubbard Jane M. Morimoto Mark W. Tracy Holy Hill of Zion Full In Memory of Brent D. Adams Cristina H. Callejo Nadine H. Hughes Florence Dibello Moser Rieko Uechi Gospel Church Harriet Glass Jorge G. Camara, M.D. Betty S. Ikeda Hugh H.K. Murakawa Susumu Umetsu Honolulu Physical Therapy Rita B. Carey Helene Y. Ikeda Lovey C. Nabalta Gertrude K. Uyeno Hope, Inc. In Memory of Martha Andres Steven A. Carper Jean R. Imamoto Debbie Nahalu Paul Valbuena Hospiscript Services, LLC James Westcott Donald J. Caserio Sherilyn R. Iona Pauline Nakamura Madalin D. Vasconcellos HP Employee Charitable Merina A. Westcott Adele A. Cash Rodney M. Ito Katherine K. Namba Susan Ventura Giving Program Amie Chandler Noboru Izumigawa Anna M. Namuo Mary C. Verploegen ING Financial Services In Memory of Shirley M. Sr. Agnelle Ching Amelia R. Jacang, M.D. James A. Napier P. Vyas Jasper J. & Ursula H. Jepson Arakaki Catherine H.Q. Ching Nelson Y. James Toshiko Neumann Geraldine Wakuzawa Charitable Trust Stanley Tetsuo Arakaki Lorrin S.K. Chock Jean Loo Okimoto Walter Nihipali Sr. Michael R. Walsh Jonathan Y.C. Ching Thelma G. Chock Sr. Virgilia Jim Harriet Nishigaya Herman H.F. Wat Revocable Trust In Memory of Jerome Peter Bertha A. Chong Christina K. Kalili Corin K. Nishimura Pamela Waterhouse Ka Mana Ho’ola Hou Balcer Merle K.H. Chong Mildred S. Kam Sakae Ogawa Kim W. Weaver Resurrection Power Praise Daniel J. Snaidauf Marjorie Y. Choy Shigeto Kamada Sueo Okimoto Peter V. Weber Team Beatrice Y.M. Chu Miriam Kaminaka Stan Okinaka Thomas J. Wells Leslie’s Gift Shop In Memory of Albert Berry Bing Kon Chun Steven S. Kanemoto Theresa Opunui David E. Williams Liberty Dialysis Hawaii Jean L. Berry Hannin H.N. Chun Ellen H. Kawahakui Reid H. Oshiro Rodney W. Williams Louise and Y.T. Lum Anthony L. Kendall Herbert K. C. Chun Howard Kawanishi Lorna L.U. Ota Kathleen S. Witowski Foundation James N. Chun Charlene A. Kealoha Robin Otagaki Pamela A. Witty-Oakland Makana Partners LLC In Memory of Robert T. Bolan Laura Y. Chun Mitchell K. Kealoha Bonifacia R. Paguirigan Jonathan Won Mary and Paul Wagner Ann Elizabeth Bolan Sau Kin Wong Chun Karen L. Kee Glenn M. Pang, M.D. Philip W. Won Charitable Fund Myrna Pang Chun-Hoon John C. Keene Linuce C. Pang James W.Y. Wong McCorriston Miller Mukai In Memory of Cynthia Bond George J. Ciscle Theodore M. Kishimori John Paul Jr. Pearl C. Wong MacKinnon LLP C. Dudley Pratt Jr. Juanita R. Colon Cynthia L. Kisor Sr. Agatha Perreira Suemi N. Yamada Medical Specialists of Hawaii Sylvia C. Wilmeth Nancy T. Conley Henry T. Kitahara Elizabeth Powers George A. Yamamoto Peer 1 Network (USA) Inc. Charles I. Cook Theresa Y. Ko Myrna L. Pung Gary H. Yamanaka R.M. Towill Foundation In Memory of Ernest D. John E. Culkin Walter Z. Kobashigawa Vicente M. Purificacion Barbara T. Yamasaki Raphael A. Walker Charitable Borden Clarence K. Cypher Jr. S. Kobe Lionel K Quindica Fukuko Yamashige Remainder Trust Annie Borden Harold M. Darcey Robert S. Koike Gwendolyn S. Ramiscal Richard I. Yamashige Roman in the Erin M.H. Mattson Thurlow De Crow Katherine Y. Korenaga Lucille S. Ramos Brian S. Yano, M.D. State of Hawaii Alice U. Murashige Florentina W. Dela Cruz David A. Kowalski James L. Rawlins Clement L.I. Yee Roman Catholic Church in the Miyoke Ng Shoko Dick Katharine A. Kramer Diane J.K. Reis Herbert W.F. Yee State of HI/Sacred Macy’s Kahala Management Thad W. Ekstrand Richard Kurata Al I. Remigio, U.S. Army Michael Y.T. Yee, M.D. Heart Church Team Sr. William Marie Eleniki Libert K. Landgraf Thomas S. Reppun Samuel S.P. Yee Jr. Ruth S. Ballard Revocable Macy’s West Zora Etsuko Enomoto Harry Lane Helen S. Richardson Susan R. Yocor Living Trust Lee Ann Errett Chew Lun Lau Keith R. Ridley Nancy F. Yogi Saint Francis School In Memory of Albert P. Bright Fay H. Eugenio Griffith L.H. Lau Rachel Ruis Stanley S. Yonamine Sisters of St. Francis Caroline Y.K. Bright Lani L. Ewart Wai Hung Lau Aniana Saavedra Yoshiichi Yoshida Sisters of St. Joseph of Helen Ezaki Linda A. Lee Victoriano N. Sagadraca Jeannette K. Yoshimori Carondelet In Memory of Jose A. John Faasisila Mack M.T. Lee Ralph I. Saito Paul R. Yoshimura Sisters of the Sacred Bumanglag Loretta A. Falls Miriam M. Lee Beverly Keiko Sandobal Charles H.U. Young Hearts/Regina Pacis Bessie Almodava Tom Fanning Molly A. Lee Caroline F. Sarceda Hiram L.K.H. Young, M.D. St. Francis Healthcare David Bumanglag Cynthia A. Farias Reginald W.T. Lee Ronna Sato Verna H.F. Young Enterprises Inc. Paul Y. Chinen Angelita V. Fermin Ronald F.M. Lee Dean T. Schamber, U.S. Army Frederick A. Zane St. Francis Healthcare System George E. Clark Ginger Fernandez Alice Leu John C. Schauer of Hawaii Sharon Hospelhorn-Matthiesen

8 Virginia C. Jordan In Memory of Nancy A. Endo Irene I. Nagata In Memory of Susan W. Hullick Leonard F. Oki Catherine M. Matusiak Harry Endo Mei Nakamoto Mary Ann Alden Y. Otoshi Mitsuye S. Tanji Elizabeth M. Nelson Julie Watamull Fran Marie Patoskie Barbara L. Wiemer In Memory of Conrada T. Endrina Kimiko Y. Okamoto Walter M. Saito Blaine M. Yano Ellen T. Endrina Rudholm Helen Y. Pierce In Memory of Charles A. Ibaraki Mitsuru Sakamoto Exec Trusted Solutions Gerald H. Saito Dorothy T. Horio Samuel Y. Sasai Hawaii Agriculture In Memory of John G. Enomoto Mary Ann Saito Katie K. Ibaraki Sanford J.S. Sato Research Center John M. Enomoto Houston H. Stokes, Ph.D. Bernice N. Oshiro T. Raymond Sekiya Transportation Federal Leonora K.F. Stone Herbert Y. Shozuya Florence H. Shibuya Credit Union In Memory of Howard R. Fernandez Stanley Y.C. Sur Carolyn Tanaka Satoru Shikasho Evelyn A. Fernandez Frederick H. Takara William M. Tsuruma Linda S. Shimamoto In Memory of Mercedes T. Cabag Daryl J. Tawata Roy T. Shirafuji Frank Hood In Memory of Moses P. Ferreira George M. Yamanaka In Memory of Dorothy H. Imada Sachi Toma Stephen James Silva Kathleen L. Young Naomi Ann Amuro Hank J. Tonini In Memory of Donald T. Cawley Michael S.W. Young Ronald R. Ushijima Rachael B. Bunner In Memory of Margaret B. Fleming Leilani L.S. Zukemura In Memory of Kiyoshi Inouye Clara Watanabe Josephine Marie Casem Richard E. Bonnardel Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church Clyde K. Inouye Louise Y. Yonemori Elizabeth Cawley Michael C. Broderick Oahu Contractors Association Shirley W. Harshey Robert A. Broderick In Memory of Elaine Hew In Memory of Tamako Izuno Y & T Company Frank O. Hay Eileen K. Bull Christine H. Uyehara James M. Wintermyre Thomas J. Hrdlicka Richard De Journett In Memory of Robert I. Kuniyuki and Howard W. Lum Chris Faria In Memory of Eric Kazuo Hinokawa In Memory of Darlene Kaimuloa Asako Nakamoto David H. McGarvey John D. Field Mercedes Hinokawa Lawrence M. Kusumoto Howard Furuya Jeanette T. Miller Errol Hopkins Royden Mokiao Pam Lotko In Memory of Adele C. Ho In Memory of Leila W. Kaiuwailani In Memory of Byron Kuwana Jacqueline H. Pactol John H. Maxson Elsie C. Lau Lorna M. Akima Wendy Kimi Amber Bo Skelton George X. McLanahan Jr. HP Employee Charitable Mary Catherine Sullivan Andrew G. Morgan In Memory of Dorothy K. Ho In Memory of Olympia B. Kamaunu Giving Program Kristen L. Woolever J. Naughton Haruko Takenishi The Family of Olympia B Kamaunu Department of The Air Force C. Dudley Pratt Jr. In Memory of Florence E. La Rue Northrop Grumman Alan T. Sandborn In Memory of Sumako H. Holmes In Memory of Paul M. Kamakura M. Everett La Rue Jr. Harold T. Schatz Florence Brown Elaine Murakami In Memory of Sanford K.Y. Char Denise M. Tanne Edward Arthur Carlson In Memory of Henry W. Lee Gwen Heliker Sally A. Tanner Gordon W. Cho In Memory of Jacqueline O.H. Kau Linda Hofstedt Kathleen Topliss Stanley Furukawa Stanley K.T. Kau James S. Romig In Memory of Lawrence S.L. Ching Wayne Wells John W. Holmes Pomare, Ltd. Frances C.H. Momi Ching Hisako Koga In Memory of Gladys M. Kaya In Memory of Ernest Freitas Karen K. Scheid Albert A. Kaya In Memory of Catherine Li In Memory of Walter Spencer Alice Fink Paul S. Yamashige Kathleen R. Heirakuji Christian U.S. Airways In Memory of Winifred A. Kealoha James Alex Franks In Memory of Sister Gretchen Mitchell K. Kealoha In Memory of Simeon Longboy Gilroy, OSF In Memory of Bertha T. Homareda Rosita Longboy In Memory of Robert “Bob” Chun Hawaii Pacific Health Alvin Y.T. Leong In Memory of David Keen Evelyn P. Chun Stephanie Leong Grace M. Tsutaoka In Memory of Jennie L. Luke In Memory of Ruby L. Grice Fanny Wong Mario F. Iafrate In Memory of Viola Y.M. Chun Charles D. Benn In Memory of Charles W. Key Thomas Chun In Memory of Lenora Hoy Deborah K. Key In Memory of Hiroko Matsuoka In Memory of Marjorie E. Guard Judith H. Moore Mimiyo Matsuoka In Memory of Clara R. Daffern Catherine Guard In Memory of Yoshiwo Kishimori Ruriko Matsuoka Jane Beauchemin In Memory of Robert H. Hughes Arnold T. Kishimori Carol E. Hughes In Memory of Dolores C. Harris Michael Balderas In Memory of Adele Yvonne Mattos Gordon R. Mueller Joni L. Kondo Chun Dorothy Barrere In Memory of Shigeko Kitamura Lynn L. Perreira Charles H. Kronlund John Gordon Beaton Flora A. Kitamura Trust In Memory of Pilar M. Dees Dianne C. Yamamoto Paul W. Brennan In Memory of Tamotsu Morita Horace D. Dees Charles C. Buck In Memory of Robert I. Kuniyuki Yuriko Morita In Memory Susan C. Hatch Shirley S. Decoite Tsugio Aoyama Kevin A. Wiggen In Memory of John Del Rosario Harry E. Akamine Allan R. Fisher Florence H. Doi George Mascone Elementary School Elizabeth C. Field Raedeen Archuleta W. Bill Green Isamu Furuya Suye Hayashida Paul W. Brennan Carol Ann Gunn John Hatanaka In Memory of Shizue Murai Betty J. Lenhart Margaret A. Brown Daniel Hatch Nora S.K. Hew Sharon E. Suzuki Dean T. Schamber, U.S. Army Dorothy Hideko Endo Donald W. Hughes Edward Y. Hirata John P. Schamber Sachiko Fujita Judith R. Hughes Franklin M. Hiroe In Memory of Masao Nakamura David Vieira Joanne T. Funasaki Ann L. Marsteller Valerie A. Howe Karen S. Nakamura Evenlyn S. Gallagher Helen U. Matsuda Arnold S. Hirotsu In Memory of Violet Desha Arthur K. Goto Linda K. Menton Wayne T. Ishihara In Memory of Fred H. Newton Rev. Abraham Kahu Akaka Ruth Gushiken Rose D. Mooradian Edna H. Kuniyuki Newt at the Moana Ministries Foundation Nancy Heflin B.J. Morrison Stuart C. Lau Gayle K. Honnaka Robert R. Muego Hiram Louie In Memory of Himeko Okamoto, In Memory of Phillip De Silva Russell T. Ishida C. Dudley Pratt Jr. Betty T. Matsubara Kazue Llewellyn, M. Miyokoku Alice De Silva Howard H. Ishihara Harrison Spiegelberg Gary R. Medeiros Laureen M. Okamoto Nobue Izutsu Q.D. Stephen-Hassard Helen J. Minehira In Memory of Stanley W. Doucette Sherene S. Kiyabu Elizabeth Stopford Dorothy S. Miura In Memory of Virginia H. Okamoto Joyce C. Doucette Pauline Bo Lin Lum Barbara L. Wiemer Wayne T. Miyao Herman L. Brandt Richard W.K. Lum Lorraine N. Yamaura Ruth T. Mizuno In Memory of Rosina Dunlap D. Neal MacPherson Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Suteyo Murakami In Memory of Hideo Okino Thomas Dunlap Barbara W. Mau Hawaii Agriculture Research Center Irene H. Nakamura Chizuko Murakami Roy J. Miyahira Charles T. Nakaoka In Memory of Mary Lou Edington Betty E. Morikawa Stephanie S. Hugy Denise Kyoko Nakata In Memory of Violet F. Okuhara James E. Edington Toshio Murata Estate of Stephanie Stella Hugy Tsuruyo Okamoto Takashi Okuhara 9 Because of You, The Legacy of Caring Continues Thank you all for your support. The donations listed below are those received from June 3, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2008. We have made every effort to provide an accurate listing of all donors. Please call 547-8031 to report errors or omissions. Mahalo Donors! 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In Memory of Remegio P. In Memory of Ralph Marion Gotshalk Akiko J. Arakaki Joan S. Coad Tokiyo Y. Hasuko Ormita Sr. Z. Shimabuku Donna E. Shimazu Eleanor C. Arnberg Rosemary Cogshall Rachel Hayase Margaret J. Buendia Alan Habu Barbara Vonnegut Kenneth T. Ashworth Margaret Shirley Connors Gail P. Heatherly Richard T, Motooka Douglas Y. Higa Praxedes C. Atianzar Jerry Correa Jr. Benjamin S.K. Hee Richard T, Yano Robyn Y. Honnaka In Memory of Major E. Adrian Q.H. Au Dolores Resquer Costales Carolyn Shea Hee Ruth Honma Wheeler Clayton Au Jack L. Covington Charles A. Higa In Memory of Robert M. Bert K. Kawasaki Constance Wheeler Donald T.W. Au Richard H. Cox Hanako Higa, LTC (Ret) Oshima Jeanette S. Kubo Gerard H.W. Auyong Gerald Crawford Kiyoko “Kay” T. Higuchi Anonymous Donor Masako Nitta In Memory of Grace T. Wong Janet Auyong Frances C. Crowell Janice H. Hironaka Jeff Bogdanovich Ryan Shimabuku Kathleen Benecke Frances H. Azumi Diana “Auggie” M. Cuban Paul Hironaka Juliette S. Chock Ichiro Suzawa Aprile Ebisui Alfred P. Balasbas Eva T. Cuelho Barbara C. Ho Perry M. Confalone Sara S. Tracy Debra L. Balbaugh Ginny David Ellen C. Ho Karen J. Edwards In Memory of Florence Dwight N. Bartolome Luisa C. De Guzman Samuel E. Ho Richard B. Haier Shirakata and Cheri In Memory of Walter Roman Bayan Sr. June L. Deer Mary Y. Hom Kalowena C. Komeiji Shirakata K.W. Wong Francoise M. Berg Daniel J. Dever Kiyoko Homareda Merilyn Lee Kyle H. Shirakata Bruce Hall Leslie Ralph Berger Marie R.L. Dias John Mark Y. Honjo Alan M. Oshima Jamie Bermodez Dorothy J. Doherty Masayuki Horiuchi Lawrence Dennis Rodriguez In Memory of Josephine In Memory of Bill and Ronald S. Bezanson Stanford Doi Mary Ann Huddle M. Staszkow Mitzi Yamamoto Theresa K. Bigbie Albert Domalavage Yin Fan Hui In Memory of Evelyn E. Paresa Hualani I. Baptiste Diane Kaguni Leonard S. Bloom Mary C. Doyle Emily Ibarra Julia Mannino Robert G. Castro Hazel A. Bonney Yoshiko M. Ebisu Tanya M. Ibrao Evelyn E. Paresa, RLT Celeste L. Ching In Memory of Fred Daniel L. Boucon Jane M. Egi Basil T. Idler Edna A. Estrella T. Yamamoto Christopher S. Bouslog Sr. William Marie Eleniki George K. Ikeda In Memory of Alice C. Polanco Linda S. Ladao Rance A. Yamamoto Clare M. Bruce Barselisa Eltagonde Brandon L. Inouye Richard D. Munsinger Inez Souza Raymond W. Brust Jr. James K. Endo Ralph S. Inouye Siesho Tomoeda In Memory of Marian Maria Esther Bugarin Estelle A. Enoki Grace Y. Isagawa In Memory of Margaret M. Yamamoto Mercedes P. Buscit Aileen Enos Alice E. Ishihara Poole In Memory of George Louis C. Roper Jr. Elizabeth K. Bushnell Francis F. Esposito Walter H. Izuo Joseph M. Poole, USMC (Ret) T. Shishido Fr. George A. Busto Louis A. Esposito, U.S. Razel C. Jacalan Sadie S. Silva In Memory of Hiroyuki Yano Mary Elisabeth Butler Army (Ret) Florence Jakahi In Memory of Louise Potts Joyce Yano Josie Cajimat John Faasisila Sada Jenkins Frances L. Maxwell In Memory of Walter Cesario Cordero Calpo Ernest Ferreira Isla Johnston Samuel R.P. Maxwell Strode, M.D. In Memory of Edwin K.T. Yim Leonie Y.L. Calunod Lillian N. Fisher James A. Jones Margaret Poppy Strode Robert A.K. Ching Valerio Camara Rochelle C. Fitzpatrick Jane H. Jones, M.D. In Memory of Eve J. Rosen Vera C. Chinn Diosodado O. Camarillo Cynthia Flating Jean K. Jones Grace M. Salafia In Memory of Mitoshi Takara Evelyn M. Takenaka Anthony Cambra Aileen Lum Fong Bobby Kadomoto Teruko Takara Loretta Y.C. Yim Reginald K. Cameron Yameen Fong Christina K. Kalili In Memory of Kathy H. Ross Rita B. Carey Kathleen M. Foy Sally Ann Kamae John A. Ross In Memory of Ethel K. Takesue In Memory of Sai Y. Young Eleuterio Castor Raymond D. Franco Mabel H. Kamahele Thomas T. Takesue Alan Goo Gaylynne E. Cavaco John E. Franks George K. Kamaiopili In Memory of Marcial J. Kelvin K.K. Young Natsuko Chagami James Freel Ichiro Kamikawa Samiano In Memory of Helen Tom Audrey A. Chang Stephen G. Fuerth Miriam Kaminaka Emily Samiano Vernon M-D Zane In Memory of Irene Yuen Barbara Bow Yuk Chang Edith N. Fujihara Yoshiko Kamioka Central Building C., Ltd. Alan R. Yuen Clayton Chang Jane S. Fujikawa Merle M. Kamita In Memory of Louis Sandler Clifford B.G. Chang, M.D. Kunio Fujimoto Jean S. Kamiya Donna Lee Harris In Memory of Leland Tong In Memory of Gloria You Mun Chang Lynn K. Fujimoto, D.M.D. Gladys S.J. Kanaeholo Elsie C. Lau Agsalda Zuniga Dora T. Cheng Martin S. Fujimoto Arthur Kaneshiro In Memory of Robert I. Santo Gail C. Okamura Ernesto D. Zuniga Yuet Wah Cheng Ralph S. Fujioka Ronald A. Kano Marion T. Santo Marlene Tong James P. Cheong Aileen S.N. Fujitani Fay R. Kashiwabara Paul Y. Chinen Robert K. Fukuda Geraldine Katayama In Memory of Noboru Sarukai In Memory of Valerie St. Francis Hospice Donors Sr. Agnelle Ching Tadao Fukuda Annie C. Kau Premier Bank Trimarco Manuela D. Abat Blanche Yee Ching Chris Fukuoka Peter K. Kawaa Jr. P. Trimarco Dorothy Adachi David S. Ching Evangeline J. Funk Ellen H. Kawahakui In Memory of Barbara Camille D. Adams Dorothy Ching Gelacio Gabriel Barbara K.N. Kawamoto H. Schaefer In Memory of Emory D. Mildred S. Adaniya Frances Lee Ching Rosie Gamiao Eleanor A. Kawamura Constance R. Black Troyer Jr. Mathilda M. Adolpho Richard K. Ching Belinda A. Garza Robert E. Kawamura Lovette M. Black Bryce A. Backus Jack W. Aeby Winifred J. Ching Augustin Gervacio Charlene A. Kealoha Martha “Pattie” W. Black Paul Galli Jr. Alice A. Agena Vera C. Chinn Eugene J. Gloetzel Helen M. Kefford Daniel H. Case James B. Rudolph Sumiko S. Agena Eileen S. Cho Josephine J. Gonzales Lyle K. Kidani Marjorie M. Grune Earl G. Troyer Terry N. Agena Trina S.Y. Cho Ellen C. Goo Hideo Kido Gloria C. Henderson Jasmine Y. Iwasaki Edward K. Ah Yat Betty Y. Chock Robert M. Goto Kenneth K. Kihara Joan H. Rohlfing Yuriko Ajifu Wendell K. Chock James S. Gray Julia L. Kilantang In Memory of Katsuko N. Tsuji Theodore S. Ajimine Evelyn K. Choi Robert E. Gwaltney R.E. Kilbey-Franks In Memory of Robert Harvey P. Lee, USAF George G. Akahane Sr. Bertha A. Chong Stephen G. Hall Alma J. King S. Shigematsu June Akamine Leo Chong Daphne L. Hamada Arnold T. Kishimori Marilee Shigematsu In Memory of Wilfred T.C. Doris L. Akana Reba H. Choo Loretta Hamada George H. Kitamura Tyau James K. Akau Steven J.T. Chow Minoru Hamao Irene Klaric In Memory of Yuji Shigeta Marjory U. Tyau James Y. Akita Pauline A.C. Choy William Hanohano Jr. Donald W. Klopf Hanako S. Nakamura Barbara J. Alfonso Reiko I. Choy Gertrude Hara Walter Z. Kobashigawa Lydia S. Ranger In Memory of Kakuro Uechi Tessie P. Ambrocio Lila Chun Chrystal Donald A. Harada Betsy Kobayashi Rieko Uechi Felisa S. Ancheta Beatrice Y.M. Chu Osamu Harada Christine M Kobayashi In Memory of Alan Mandell A. Andres Alice Chun Frank Kazuo Haruki S. Kobe T. Shimabuku In Memory of Jeanne Wiig Efrain Andrews Herbert K.C. Chun Helen M. Hasegawa George Koga Ryan Shimabuku Linda R. Bernstein Anonymous Donor Michael H.Y. Chun Kiyoshi Hasegawa Ruby R. Komae Diane Brown Charlene M. Aoki Sharon S.H. Chun Edward Y. Hashimoto Steven T. Komura, M.D. Fern V. Clark Laura F. Aono Diane L.F. Chung Sidney Hashimoto Herman Kon Donald James Dugal Andrew N. Apo Patricia L. Clark Susan M. Hashimoto Thomas J. Konarski

10 Jennie K. Kop Rose L. Miltier Patricia Ann Parker Chiyoko Sumimoto Stanley S. Yamamoto Shigeo Koshino Norman J. Minehira Bienvenido P. Pascua Frances L. Sutherland Kimiyo Yamanaka Robert C. Kouchiyama Martha Minson Toyoko N. Pasoquen R. Tabanera Winifred Yamanaka Yoshiyuki Kuba Lucile Smith Mistysyn Lydia J. Pastor Shigeko H. Tachibana Barbara T. Yamasaki James Kubo Daniel M. Mita Mamie Patterson Lorna Carolina Tadeo Jane Ayako Yamashiro Kenneth K. Kubota Roy M. Miyamoto Cheryl Y. Penhart Kenso Tagawa Ellen E. Yasumoto Rosaline M. Kubota Janet Miyashiro Santiago Peros Ronald M. Takahashi Herbert W.F. Yee Enid E. Kuchler Jean C. Miyashiro Sr. Agatha Perreira Florence Takamori Sr. Ancilla Yim Takeo Kudo Sr. Petra Miyashiro Marilyn H. Peterson Saburo Takamura Stanley S. Yogi Joan Kuhlman Ralph T. Miyashiro William S. Petti Audrey Takano Betty S.H. Yorong Gary N. Kusuhara Takeo Miyashiro Gulstan K. Poepoe Sr. Harold M. Takayama Helen Yoshida Lawrence M. Kusumoto Evelyn E. 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