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KA LEO O KE KAHUA O LAHAINALUNA NEWSLETTER OF THE LAHAINALUNA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION LAHAINALUNA’S STADIUM AND TRACK JUMPS AHEAD!! On David Malo Day, April 2007, Roy Sakamoto, Class of 1959, made an amazing announcement: A one million dollar donation had been pledged by long time, part time Lahaina resident, Sue Cooley. As this goes to press, a second, anonymous SEPTEMBER 2007 donation has been received, bringing the total donations received to date to $2,062,912.00!! More is needed. What is next? Design, drainage, architectural proposals, cost esti- mates and engineering studies are scheduled to begin this month. Partnerships, grants and commu- nity fundraising are all envisioned for the near future. The stadium and track will become a reality before the end of the decade. Lahainaluna Class of 1957 celebrated its Hard at work (some of them celebrating in the above picture) is LHSF’s athletic 50th reunion by attending David Malo Day committee composed of: Mark Tillman, chairman, Rob Shelton, Mike Nakano, and making the largest donation in Joe Balangitao, Bobby Watson, Clifton Akiyama, Walter Chihara, Lanny Tihada, Lahainaluna’s history by a graduating class: Bill Green, Dennis Harmon, Kim Ball and others. a total of $8,672 to LHSF. What is Ka Malu Ulu? From Lahainaluna’s alma mater: a sheltering breadfruit tree represents a place for planting the seed. The Vision: By honoring the work that came before and creating a place of shared discoveries through art, Ka Malu ‘Ulu advances Lokahi (harmony). Its Mission: Ka Malu ‘Ulu creates opportunities and places to explore and celebrate the academics, art and culture of Lahainaluna. Its values: Ho’omahua ‘ohana Community Lahainaluna High School is not just West Maui’s only public high school and home to many generations of graduates. It is a school deeply rooted in Hawaiian history Ike pono Righteousness and culture. A way of life has come and gone in Lahaina, sugar cane is Malama Preservation history, plantation camps have disappeared, much has changed, but Ho’okumu ‘oihana Creative Process Lahainaluna High School, since 1831, continues to educate generations of West Maui’s youth while keeping true to its Hawaiian roots. Lahainaluna Ho’ihi Respect, reverence is at the forefront of melding Hawaiian values and traditions with modern Lokahi Harmony day curriculum. Lahainaluna has the responsibility—and the privilege—of becoming the cultural and artistic heartbeat of Lahaina, even in the face of what has been relentless change. The flagship of Ka Malu ‘Ulu will be a performing arts educational facility to be so named on or very near Lahainaluna’s campus. We envision a small theater with movie screen of 300-350 person capacity, as well as a visual arts gallery to showcase and encour- age the creativity of the students and artists with ties to Lahainaluna. Art/Music/Culture classrooms and studios will be an integral part to enable curriculum opportunities in the arts and culture and entertainment industry as well as honoring the Hawaiian and mul- ticultural society we are today. The concept will also incorporate other facilities within the community. The “first fruit” of the project will be to enhance the Boarders’ Field Stage by expansion of the Kahua (earthen stage for hula, and other events). The surrounding rock walls will be renewed and state of the art lighting and electrical systems will be added. Monetary support from Starwood Hotels & Resorts has been pledged, grant requests are being made, donations are coming in and this first fruit will, hopefully, be a reality for the next David Malo Day program, April 19, 2008. Mark your calendars now. www.LahainalunaHighSchoolFoundation.com Page 2 Congratulations to the 2007 Scholarship Award Winners Through the dedication of donors throughout the country, and some new funding, we were able to award over $34,000 in scholarships this year to Lahainaluna graduates. Thank you to all who donated. YOU are impacting the future! Ellen Cabading 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Kandice Chavez 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Christopher Duong 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Ikaika Fujimoto 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Leah Grantham 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Hee Wan Lee 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Rowelle Malijana 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship West Maui Tongan Catholic Ministries Hawaiian Civic Club Scholarship Rodel Maulit 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Cord Munoz 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Chelsea Pearson 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Janoa Savou 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Jeanelle Siosan 1,000.00 LHSF Scholarship Tekiri Rickard 10,000.00 Ichiki Endowed Scholarship Marshall Simms 1,000.00 Imi Na Auao Scholarship Robert Lambert 1,200.00 Hotta Scholarship Katherine Blackwell 1,000.00 Tadashi Sato Memorial Angel Bode 1,000.00 Tadashi Sato Memorial Lana Carter 1,000.00 Ka Ipu Kukui Scholarship Lana Carter 2,000.00 Fred Izumi Legacy Scholarship Candace Chavez 500.00 Tamura Memorial Scholarship Lahainaluna High School Foundation Scholarships Sage Spikerman 500.00 Hottman Agriculture Scholarship Ekekela Watson 500.00 Hawaiian Civic Club Nicholas Pascual 1,250.00 West Maui Soil & Water Frank Hidalgo 1,000.00 West Side Friends/Higher Education Marshall Simms 1,000.00 West Side Friends/Higher Education Jonoa Savou 500.00 West Maui Tongan Catholic Ministries Michael Sado 1,000.00 Kumagai Teacher’s Scholarship West Maui Soil & Water Scholarship The Shigeru and Toyoko Ichiki Scholarship. The late Dr. Albert Ichiki, Class of 1954, has honored the past and the future with a new scholarship. The Shigeru and Toyoko Ichiki Endowed Scholarship, in honor of his parents, will change Lahainaluna students’ lives for genera- Fred Izumi Legacy, & Hottman Agricultural Scholarships tions. An endowed scholarship, managed by the Hawaii Community Foundation and adminis- tered by the LHSF as the beneficiaries, will not only Hotta Scholarship fund a $10,000 scholarship per student, per year, it will be renewable by each student for their undergraduate years. In addition, this scholarship specifically targets “late blooming” “rising star” students, who, like Dr. Ichiki, would not ordinarily receive a scholarship of that size. Andrew Kutsunai, LHSF Scholarship Chair West Side Friends for Higher Education, and Board member states: “This scholarship will be & Imi Na Auao Scholarships Ka Ipu Kukui Scholarship life altering for the recipient. The Ichiki family name is highly respected in Lahaina, and this is a wonderful way for Albert to honor his parents and to impact the Tadashi Sato Memorial Scholarship future.” Pictured is this year’s scholarship recipient, Tekiri Rickard, and Gerald Ichiki, Class of 1962, brother of the late Dr. Ichiki. Ichiki Scholarship Kumagai Teachers Scholarship Michael Tamura Memorial Scholarship Page 3 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship Come out to the spectacular Kapalua Resort and watch the PGA TOUR champions of the previous year compete in the prestig- ious 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship. This prestigious event will be held December 31– January 6, 2008 at The Plantation Course. Early qualifiers for this season-opening event include defending champion Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Fred Funk, KJ Choi, Rory Sabbatini, Charles Howell III, Padraig Harrington and more. Tickets are available now at all Kapalua Golf Shops, The Honolua Store, or on-line by clicking on to www.kapalua.com. Tournament proceeds benefit local charities. Call 808/669-2440 for additional info. In May, 2007, Kapalua Maui Charities awarded the Lahainaluna High School Foundation $35,000, as well as endowing an annual scholarship for a Lahainaluna student beginning in June 2008. Volunteer student groups including Baseball, Tennis, Band, Boarders, Cheerleaders, HOSA, (Health Services Pathway), and Ag as well as Alumni volunteer for Lahainaluna’s benefit. We are privileged to be beneficiaries. Please show your aloha and support for this event. Kapalua Maui Charities Endows a Scholarship for Lahainaluna Students This year, Kapalua Maui Charities presented the Lahainaluna High School Foundation with a donation to fund an ongoing scholarship for a graduating Lahaina senior in honor of the alumni of Lahainaluna High School who are past and present employees of Maui Land & Pineapple Co. and its subsidiaries Maui Pineapple Co. and Kapalua Land Co. To that end, the Lahainaluna High School Foundation has transferred the mon- ies to The Hawaii Community Foundation who will manage, in perpetuity, the funds for a scholarship each year for a La- hainaluna graduate, with preference given to a Foundation President Rob Shelton and Executive Director student whose parents or grandparents were or Diane Delos Reyes received two checks from the Kapalua are employees of Maui Land and Pine or its sub- Maui Charities in May 2007: a check in the amount of sidiaries. The LHSF Scholarship Committee will $35,000 for Lahainaluna projects, as well as a check for administer the scholarship. The scholarship of- $30,000 to fund the Kapalua Maui Charities Endowed fered in 2008 will be $1500. Scholarship for Lahainaluna. Friends of the Library Endowment SCOREBOARD FOR SOFTBALL FIELD Program The new softball field is completed—what a The Friends of the Library Endowment Program, view! A new score- began with one book endowed in 2002 by Har- board was made pos- low Wright. Continuing to GROW, it now has sible with funding by 86 endowed books, and an Endowment Fund of the following donors: over $44,000. Well over 400 books have been Rolfing Foundation added to the Lahainaluna Library. Each book has in honor of Sam and a bookplate with donor and honoree noted. A Hatsumi Kadotani; record of donors, honorees and books placed is Clifton and Pat Aki- kept in the library in a special place. This is a yama; Osamu and Sylvia Tanabe; wonderful way to honor and remember those who have meant so much to us. Mamori and Sue Nagao; Richard and Phyllis Nishihara; Steve and Our goal is to reach 100 endowed books before the end of 2007.