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M e Kea/,,/IO PUllle/lOl/(/ /1d Okh A R L N E S · Expect more " 4 'O HANA IsLE MAYORS ShARE ThEi R hosts n a ti o n a l s porli n g events, boasts several Eighl islands in Ih e Hawaiian archipeligo f orm Ih e world-re nown e d lu x ury resort properties and has Slale of Hawai 'i. Each of Ihe four county mayors is nume ro us public beaches a nd parks . Maui is also a elecled by Ih e residents of Ihal county. seven-time consecuti ve w inne r of Conde NaSI Traveler Two mayors (Kim and Kusaka) we re born on Ihe Big Magaz ine's "Best Is land in th e World" award. Island. Mayor Apana was born in Maui. Mayor Harris was born on Ihe Mainland. Mayor Kusaka was born on Ih e Ih e Big Island, raised on Maui bUI leads Kaua';, 'OHA NA Magazine asked each mayor 10 send a statement about themselves, their county's attributes and his/her vision. Their responses:

MAYOR JEREMY HARRis 0' Al-tu rYe invife yo« fo experience eremy Ha rri s has been M ayor o f since fhe Aloho Spirit! July, 1994. H e won a s p ecia l election that JSeptember, a nd was re-elected in November, 1996 We have the Largest Selection and September, 2000. and Variety of Specialty Food Products MAYOR Ki MO APANA As mayor of "America's Greatest City," Hono lulu has at the Best Prices! been ho nored as having the finest trans it system in North MAUi America and won many o ther awards rang ing from Tree • Beef Steak Nuggets* • Beef Jerky · Clam Jerky · Turkey Jerky City USA to name d among the T op 10 best-managed ayor James " Kimo" Apana, Jr. was born in • Salmon Jerky · Li Hing Goodies (Secret Family Recipe) • Nuts Wailuku, Maui. He grad uated from cities in Governing M agazine. M Kamehameha School and earned a BA degree in Hi s goals inc lude foc us ing future g rowth o n Kapole i and • Dried Fruits · Candy · Cookies · Chips \\~~~Dn speech from th e Uni versity of Hawai 'i. in urban Honolulu, thus 'keeping the cou ntry , country', l",~\' - ~ Apana served as a bud get analyst at the State legislature and empowe ring Oahu 's communities to establi sh local Stop by and say Hello! ",\:: and managed a fam il y business. He embarked on a prioriti es fo r county -sponsore d improvement s. He ' s known for hi s ha nds-on , on-the-spot management style Mention this ad in 'OHANA -....,~ political career in 1993 when he won th e first of three for your Special Discount. terms to the Wailuku seat on th e Maui County Coun cil. and for hi s compre he n si ve g rasp of the fact s a nd figures Apana was elected mayor in 1998. for each City project a nd prog ram. 702-388-0073 The County of Mau i is compri sed of four islands: Maui A marine bio logist w ith BA and BS degrees from the I 12-B North 3rd Street <.;;~ Moloka'i, Lana ' i and Kaho'olawe. The primar; Uni v . of Hawai ' i a nd a Mas te r 's from U ni v. of 89 0 In dustnes th at support the county are touri sm and California - Irvine, H arri s b ecame in vol ved in govern­ Las Vegas, NV I I ~ agriculture. Hi s vision for th e county's future is to me nt as a scie ntis t concerne d w ith eco logical impacts of . (Across from the Fremont Hotel) (J-fllIVnGl ~\"><.~~ di versify th e economy and provide belter opportunities the proposed N ukoli ' i d eve lopment o n Kauai's east lor Its youth, whi ch includes more affordable housing coast. Hi s first publi c o ffi ce came at age 27 w he n he was and belter employment options. Since it is already home e lected de legate to H awai i's 1978 Con s titutiona l * Home of fhe Soft tint! Delicious Beef Sfetlk Nuggefs to one of the world 's fa stest computers, Mau i is also Convention. We toke pride in our reputtJfion for customer service ond competitive prices! aggressi vely pursuing high techn ology. > C mll;l1ued on page 33

6 ' OHANA IU LAE / 'AUKAKE 2001 7 !-'~('~'x~~~-~! ·.,:~,'X~~~ , ... " , ... " MEL: TO EDITOR EDITOR Aloha and warm regards to yo u an d Emily. Thank you for th e last two issues of You' re doi ng just great! Have been a sub ­ Ju st a short note to let you know that I 'Ohana Magazine . Your prompt and scriber since you r inception and al ways enjoyed th e current issue of OHANA co urteo us response to my ph one cal l is look forward to each issue. Thank you. Magazine. I es pec iall y enjoyed the articles greatly app reciated. We enjoy reading your Oomy Romero , Las Vegas , NV. abo ut former Hawa i'i res id ents who magazine and are looking forward to th e moved to Las Vegas . It 's ve ry interesting next issue . 'OHANA MAGAZINE to learn how people from Hawai'i are Alice Sekiguchi , Lake ElSinore , CA. doin g over there. Em il y's article about Thank you for a wonde rful magazine! It keeps me in touch with news from Hawai 'i Wayne Tan aka was es pec iall y in tere sti ng MEL & EMILY because I knew him wh il e growing up in and others li ving away from home' Lahai na. I remember attending his father's I hope we ca n get toge th er again when we Mary Ann Nelson , N. Las Vegas , NV. Japan ese language sc hool as an elemen­ come to Las Vegas in October. I'm so tary sc hoo l student at Kamehameha III happy for both of you and all yo ur hard TO EDITOR School in Lahaina . Wayne's fathe r, who work that you' re putting in to make it a was known as Tanaka-s ens ei (te ache r) , success. We enjoy read ing 'Ohana , but we need was a disciplinarian and a good teacher more "local " col or, upbeat stories of all who focu sed on charac ter and attitude. I usua ll y put my issue in my wa iting room our island families. Thank you. Reading about Wayne and his accomplish ­ at work for all the patients that go to Mel Rivas ,Thou sa nd Palms , CA . ments made me prou d to have known him Vegas and share th is great magazine and his family in Lahain a. the m. Love , Aloha , and A Hui Hou , Charlotte (EDITOR'S PANE: WE REALIZED THAT Also ve ry interest ing was the co lum n and Terry Kumaewa, Honolulu , HI. AN D HOPE THAT KANAKA NIElE a LAS VEGAS BY VANCE 'PUKINIAH I" CANNON "Kanaka Niele '0 Las Vegas" by Vance IS I N THE RI GHT DIRECTION .) Cannon "Pukuniahi". Interesting in thi s MAHALO OHANA MAGAZINE co lumn was to read about Her bert Watson . TO EDITOR Although two years older than me, I Being a rec ipient of a subscription gift, I remember Herbert Watso n as a boarder at would like to use this mode to say, "Thank Enjoy reading articl es abo ut Hawai 'i and Lahaina luna High School. Again, I enjoyed Yo u". Las Vegas - our two favorite places. reading about people that I cou ld relate to. Please help unwrap a sm il e. Ed win Goto , Mililani , HI. Be ing ab le to read and learn abou t oth er Hawa ii ans who hav e moved to Las Vegas On my many visi ts to Las Vegas , I have ' OHANA MAGAZINE make yo ur magazine more interesti ng for acquired and shared you r magazi ne with me (and maybe othe rs fr om Hawai'i. Hope oth ers . I have enjoyed reading your magazine . My yo u continue to provide us with thi s kind hu sba nd and I freque nt Las Vegas so we of articl es. A former vice -preside nt and still a member get our up to date scoop from yo ur of an org anizat ion, Lokahi 'O hana 0 magazine . Keep up the good wo rk. Take care an d best Hawai'i, I have received app reciative Lei Hough , Lahaina , HI. wishes to yo u and Em il y. ac kn ow ledg ement abou t yo ur magazine . Aloha , Mert Editor's Note: Our heartfelt thanks to Inform ation receive d in yo ur magazi ne has regenerated the Aloha Spi rit. Mahalo . everyone; yo ur kind word s and (EDITOR'S PANE: MERT AGENA, A '62 Horace Kanno , Tacoma , WA. thoughts are ve ry appreciated. GRAD FROM LAHA I NALUNA, AND I HAVE BEEN GOOD FR I ENDS SI NCE THE 1960S WHEN WE SERVED IN THE 487TH FI ELD ARTILLERY, MERT IS A BRIGADIER GENERA L AND IS THE DEPUTY ADJ UTANT GEN, OF TH E H AWAI'I NATIONAL GUARD,)

JSlc prQ~r ~ ~~~ ,a1~~:::"~~'~ '~~1~~ FQlkS ~ he " Ka ma 'aina Come Home" program was ~CO ~rl1t~ present a ti on fealuring th e Kame hame ha established to e ncourage Hawai i's expatriated ~c ho o~ A lu mn i Assn. C ho ru s or Hilo at Ihe Sammy T professionals. reti rees and recent gradua tes to D £~ s Jr. Festi va l...... Pla za in Las Vegas o n Scpo 2 1, and return home for e mployme nt opportunities, the n in San JOS, atEve(green Va ll ey Coll ege on Sep. Coordinators annoll nced plans for a topno tc h sc hedu le 23 More infurmation in the next issue o f 'OHANA o f event s and activiti es in cooperat ion w ith several 1V;;.gazine, W I ~ i ~ h will se r v~ "as a primary sp,)nsor of the event fo r the seqond year. For in formation contac t T e rry ma inl a nd Ha w ai ian CI V I C o rga nizations, alumn i assoc iations a nd spunsors . Te nt ative plans are for a Plunkelt. K SAIj. C hurus al 808-'lX9-'l'lXX.

I ULAE !'A UKAKE 2001 9 PAID ADVERTISING WORLD·S B(ST PASTRY (H(F - DOESN'T (iET ANY BETTER! by Mel O=('ki. Editor

IL doesn' t (and can 'L) geL any beLL er when you' re because there was no li m e to cat or to take rest breaks. crowned the best in the worl d in pastry-making. Tha t's Each team m ade three ce nt e rpi eces usi ng a ll edible When Tamee Fuller landed her first large government a mount saved by using the Access w hat expaLri ate Stanton Ho, a product of Kapiola ni CC, materi a ls - cakes. ice SC Ul p LlIl"cS. icc c ream s a nd candies. contract to provide health insurance benefits to Advantage Plus c ard. When asked if a accom p li shed earl ier this year in head-Lo-head Valrho na chocol ate. a fo unoing spon sor o f the event and employees. she realized that the price of prescription "membership" plan really works? Fuller's inte rn ati o nal compe tition in Europe. perha ps the world ' s top c hocolate. was used. drugs was inc reasing at a n a larming rate of 25 response is "Costco and Sam's Club have proven that Ho won top recognition as the USA Team president in percent a year! Th e inc reases were being passed on "membership" nationwide guarantees substantial O the r me m bers of the (Can l were E n Mi ng HSlI (R itz discounts" . By contracting to reduce wholesale prices, winning the Coupe DIl Monde de fa Patisserie in Lyon, to the employees' and or retirees' in the form of CarlL u n . C h icago), Ewald larger co-payments. In some cases the employees Access Advantage Pl us members can save more than France. It was hi s crowning NO LL e r ( InLI. Sch ool of could not pay the increased premiums to cover their 50 percent off retail prices for all "name brand" and achievement after 10 years Confec Li onary A rts), a nd family. To keep the insurance premiums down, some generi c drugs. except for specialty drugs pertaining to of competing in the presti­ M ic h e l Wi ll a ullle ( RiL Z employers had to discontinue offering a prescription organ transplants. gious world championships C arlton. San Fra nc isco). drug plan with their basic health insurance coverage. in the a rt of culi nary pastry­ The Access Advantage Plus card gives substantial Exec Llti ve c h efs f r o m the discounts on every thing from birth control pills to making. T he event is held In June, 1996, Fu ll er founded a company that would Fou r Season H OLe l a nd Lh e offer employees as well as individuals the opportunity cancer maintenance d rugs in over 30 ,000 pharmacies only o n "odd" years. W hiL e H o u se a lso s u p pon ed to become a "member" in an affordable cash in the U.S. including Alaska and Hawai·i. The best part Hi s enthusiasm to compete t he team. d iscount prescription drug plan that would substan­ of this plan is that everyone qualifies. regardless of age, or pre-existing health conditions, and the cost of at the world-class level was H o. a lo n g w ith hi s w ife , tia lly reduce the retail price of prescription drugs. Once the word got out about this "membership" plan, the membership is only S4.00/month. It is a nationwide whe tted after hi s first try in Joa nne. we re fea tured in 1989. He enjoyed th e people started calling from all over the country. company head quartered in Las Vegas. For more 'OI-lANA Mag azine In informati on about this discount prescription drug intensity of creating mas ter­ 1996. Besides S La nto n 's Now. when a single parent, retired person or a plan, 888-454-7945 Monday through Friday, 9am to pieces un der pressure. acco m p l is hme nts. Joanne , self-employed person is faced with the ri sing out-of­ 5pm Pacific Time or visit them at 8170 S. Eastern Accord in gly, Ho dedicaLed h ad bee n n amed T each er o f pocket expense associated with a trip to the Ave .. Suite 4444, Las Vegas, NV 89123. Email: pharmacy. they are pleasantly surprised with the himse lf LO care full y studyi ng D::ecllt;l>e Chef StalltOJl 1-/(1 t he Yea r in L as Vegas. aaplu s@ mindspring.com. LO the finest deLail the work O Lh e r praiseworthy k udos .... '., of every winni ng team. Before striking gold , he had fo r the '70 R oosevelt a lulllni in past years include '.' served as Team USA captain , with hi s team winning the D is ting ui s hed G rad o f the U H syste m . d ubbed by the silver a nd bronze medals, bu t never gold, until now. Las Vegas SUII columni s t M u r ie l S teven s as the town 's Ho said, "This year I knew Lh aL we were ready. I strong­ " Mic he la nge lo of S pun S u g ar" and a Top 10 pastry c he f Web ~esign , Hosting ly fe lL Lh aL we would win . He in A m e ri c a in '94 a nd ' 95. DOn1!j'in Name Services spent s ix months preparing Fo r years. H o h as been ALOUA C;-ATU~I2.IN( ~ - . ,. 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Middle age is when actions This is particularly important w he n two five-level 1.000 spac e parking The Megabuc ks jackpot was hit for play ing a p rogress ive or buy-a-play paying o ut a large numbe r o f coin s . Casino Player; reprinted with garages. and 9.5 a c res of asphalt S7 .986,898,98 by a New Hampshire creak louder than words. machine, It· s okay 10 play one, IWO , They can e ither j a m o r run Ollt o f permission. p arkin g o n a to tal o f 22 .5 acres. The man at the Orleans. Dana Robbins o r three coins when the pay ratio is coins. Stay with your machine lIntil c a sino w ill target the young hip crowd the same for each coin played, bul the attendant corrects any ma lfunc­ currently courte d by Hard Rock, w he n Ihe lap prize is o nl y paid for ti o n and you have recei ved all of the Mandalay Bay. and the Rio. pl ayin g Ih e max, play the max. coin s you have won. Da FIYiM FASH ION SHOW MALL is on trac k for the Tip #3 Tip #8 Hawaiian and opening o f a millio n-square foot Play slower, lasl IOl/ger. Ask for freebies. expansion by fall 2002. It w ill b ecome COURTESY OF ANTHONY CURTIS , EDITOR, LA S VEGAS ADVISOR COMPiLED BY EMilY OZEKI , MANAGING EDITOR, ' OHAN~ MAGAZINE There a re vari o us freebies offered Da MOMoose o ne o f three m a lls nationwide with a s For s in g le playli ne games, ni ckel mac hines ge ne rally have th e lowest by ma ny cas inos. a nd if YO ll are By Wehilani Koki many as eight ancho r sto res. The 1. COFfEE & D QNUT • ••••••••..• ,, ' ••• •••• •• • • • • 25 CENTS di sc riminating. you can ge t so me e xpansion will inc lude a 600-foot lo ng percentage payout per coin pl~yed. WESTWARD Ho •• •• ••••.•• • •••• ; ••••••• •• 8 AM - 10 PM good ones. .. c lo udlike" canopy over the new east althounhE the hi eo h e nd o f a ni c ke l Finally, we have a book about e ntrance. with 400-foot video screens 2 . .§TE~r·~ EGGS ,. r ' ...... $2.49 payout can so me times be as hi g h as Tip #9 Hawaii actually written by a . CHARlIE'S (EM & WEST) • • ••.•.•. •• . • •• 24 HOURS o n ea c h si de. the low end of quarters . On multiline Play ill tourllaments. video. the paybac k percentage for Hawaiian. Mr. Koki's Mahalo 3. STEAK & SHRIMP ••• , ••••• • ••.•• ••• .•• •••••••• ~$'5. 95 Some cas in o s ha ve o ngoing s lot DINI NG HARD ROCK-:- :- ••••••••••...•• • ••••••• " •• •• • 24 HOURS nickels is about the same as that o n will stay with you long after to urname nt s w ith e ntry fees 1'1'0 111 sing le- line quarte rs . FIRESIDE BUFFET at Sam's Town is now the 4. COMPLETE STEAK DINNER •• • ••••••••••••••••• • .• •• $4.95 $ 10. They can be quite e xc iting and you finish reading this book, best sup e rb uffe t in town in its price ELLIS ISLAND_ • •••• • •• • •.•••. • " " •••• " ••••••• 24 HOURS Tip #4 a good deal for the mo ney. He will make you laugh. He range, The room is beautiful. lit by the Manage your mOll ey. 5. HOT DOG •••••••..••• •••• • ••• • ••.•••••••• 75 CENTS Tip # 10 will make you cry, He wi ll also adja cen t atrium . Everything in the GOlD COAST ••• ••.••• • • •••• •• ••••• • . 10 AM - 6:45 PM You d e te rmine your gambling exte nsiv e selectio n is p roperly labeled. Use COIll IlIOIl sellse alld disciplille. all otme nt. but YO LI sho uld have so me make you see Hawaii in a 6. BUffET • . " .• . . , •• " •.•.••• • " • . .•...•. $6.99 - $10.99 It' s some time s ha rd to be kind o f planned approach to playing LAD Y LUCI( coffee sho p is still one of the SAM 'S TOWN •• , ••••• " • • • • • • •• •• ...••••• • •. , • . DAILY di sc iplined in the casino e nviron­ completely different way. b est p laces in to w n for low-c o st p rime the s lo ts. Know exactl y the amo unt 7, SHRIMP COCKTAIL •••••• ••••.. •• • •• •••••••••. 99 CENTS me nt. and i"m not suggesti ng tha t rib Th e re are two c uts: a 10-ounc e for YO ll set aside ror each sessio n. GOLDEN GATE ' ••••••.••• •• ..•• • ••••.• •••• . 24 HOURS you le t di scipli ne ge t in the way o f To order S7 .25 and th e "king c u i" for S13.50, Tip #5 h a v ing a good time . Enj o y the an autographed book: Each com es w ith soup o r sa lad, big 8. SLOT REBATE •• , • • •• • • ... • • •••••••• •• • • ••• UP TO $125 Play where percelltage returns are exc it e me nt of a cas ino as a separate b a ked p o ta to. steam ed veg e tables. STRATOSPHERE . , .• , .•. • ••• ••••••• ••••••••••• • • DAILY Call 808-355-8668, coll ect, displayed. experi e nce w he n yo u·re not g am­ a n d a roll Prime rib is served from 4 to or E"mail; 9. BUfFET,., .. .• • ...... •• ...... • ... $10.99 - $18.99 bling , blll w he n you p lay Ihe s lOi s. 11 pm only ALADDIN " •• •. , ••• •. • • • • ••• •• •••...... • • . DAILY E ve n thoug h you may not ge t the [email protected] mac hine th at has tho se hi g he r pe r­ stay focll sed. Or contact Amazon ,com TE RRIBLE'S 24-hour specials includ e a 10. AfTERNOON SHOWS •••••. , •• .• • ••• , •••.. $5.95 " $31.65 ce ntages. yo u have a c hance whe n If you incorporate these li p :o: and use HARRAH'S ET At. •••••• • •.•• •••••••• •• • •.. , . . , , DAilY ALL CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED 16-ounce T-bone and a la-ounc e yo u play ill these n r ea ~ . If you can

12 'O HA N A IU L AE I ' AUKAKE 2 0 0 1 13 arts is among the premier locations for Hawaiian concerts in S. ALOHA California. If this season is anything like past years, we're all going to be smiling. Dave Palmer, the theatre manager, has FROM presented The Brothers Cazimero, HAPA, The Pandanus Club, The Don Ho Show, Keolo Beamer, Led ward Ka 'apana & Ikona, SOl1fHERN Duke Ching, Herb Ohio Jr. & Keoki Kahumoku, The Ka'au Crater Boys, Moe Keale, Daniel Ho, The Makaha Sons, Amy CALIFORNIA Gilliam & Willie K, among many other artists . A • • • • • • • • • ALOHA JOE® DISCOUNTS Station ALOHA JOE® Many of our on-air and on-line advertisers offer discounts to ALOHA, EVERYBODY! our listeners. a discount. The Bad Ass Coffee Co. at the Aloha I'm counting the days until we soil the blue waters of Hawei'j Tower Marketplace in Honolulu will give a coffee mug for each one you buy and a discount on your purchase, but you aboard the American Howei'j Cruise ship. 5S Independence! must mention my name. You can a lso save money on any We head for Maui on September 15. show at Whittier College. call Ihe box office. 562-907-4203, FOR ALOHA RADIO NETWORK #1 mention my name, and get S5 off any ticket for any presenta­ With listeners in all 50 States and 68 countries, The Aloha Radio tion. The Maui Ocean Center is offering a 10 percent discount Network has the distinction of being the world's top-rated to our listener/readers so the next time you're on Maul. you Hawaiian entertainment broadcasting network. In March we know where to go. Check our website for frequent discounts. began Webcasting "the music & spirit of HawaiT' 24/7 and CONTESTS! hove been in the Web Radio TOP 25. We want to soy mahalo to everyone who tune in to OUf daily broadcasts and we wont We've been conducting monthly contests for years and have run into folks at different functions both on the Mainland and to send you a special moholo from our advertisers. They are in Hawoi·i. Right now we've got an Aloha Shirt from Hila Hattie delighted with the visits and orders they receive from our lis­ All seasons and two tickets per month to see "Creations - A Polynesian teners. Odyssey" at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Waikiki - just LISTEN FROM COMPUTERS for entering they send you a 2-for-1 discount ticket, so every­ KLVX CHANNEL 10 We use a "special technology" to send our daily Aloha Radio body wins. We also have CDs from Cord International/ Hana • LAS VEGAS Network broadcasts worldwide. Web radio's Emblaze pro­ 010 Records. Kana Coffee from the Roasting Man on the Big gramming makes it possible to hear us without having to Island, and beautiful Hawaiian heirloom jewelry. If you have a download a player on your computer -click the purple-col­ computer, enter every month! ored "listen button"l http://www.alohajoe.com/kjoe.htm (Website contest - www.alohajoe.com/contest.htm) LOOKING FORWARD! A hui hou! Aloha JOE® We are awaiting the announcement of the new season @ Masterpiece Whittier College. Whittier's Shannon Center for the performing Theatre ANTIQUES mffi Tropics Broiler and Bar is the first full This service Hawaiian restaurant here in Las ROADSHOW Old Bouse Vegas, Serving many island favorites as ~I'illf;)l'rrOrmilnl'(IS TU'~ g1oC~ r:t- g"", well as mainland standards, we welcome NOVA kent kahanu all to come and experience the Tropics ". Broiler and Bar, With 15 video poker Tkg~u...... SESAME STREHl IMYSTERY!!" machines and live entertainment, we 1617 S. Decatur Blvd. 702-870-9858 have something for everybody, Hope to Las Vegas, NV 89102 Fax: 702-870-9868 see you soon!

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JUNE 15 - 16 AUGUST 4-5 by Emily Ozeki Hilo High '57-'59. Fremont HoteL Jean 7th Aloha Festival, . CA. Shirley Managing Editor Maeda. 808-533-3272. Avilla. 415-281-0221 or 831-758-0033. JUNE 28 - JULY 2 AUGUST 5 !ile High !ichl[Jol enough runway for Boeing 737s. Big Island - Los Vegas Bonanza. California Greater las Vegas Orchid Society. Nevada Hotel, Lionel/Naomi Onomura. 310·323-9588. Garden Club House. Lorenzi Pork, Las Vegas, We trekked the concre te walkway that links several NV. Corol. 702-254-4168. Reunion!i at: JUNE 29 - 31 hote l properties a lo ng the Colorado Ri ve r. Jet skiers and 'Ainahau 0 Kaleponi Annual 'Ohana AUGUST 10 [alifornia Hot:el boat cru ises are con s tantl y running. The daytime Retreat University o f California at Irvine, Ke Kani 0 Ke Kai. Daniel Ho and Kilauea, temperature in Laug hlin i s inten si f ied by the re flecti on 714-968- 1785. Honolulu, HI. 808·923-9734l. I 15: Pahoa, Irene Kaichi, 808-988-- off the water, which sometimes makes Laug hlin 's daily JULY 4 A UGUST 11 - 18 hi gh to be s li ghtly hi g he r than in LV. Independence Day 42nd Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament, Kailua-Kona, 808-329-6155. I 18: lahainaluna '59 , Ronald, 808- Don, 70, is a professed workahol ic . He begins at 10 a, m. JULY 9,10,11.12, OR 13 UHAA-LV/SNC Fishing trip, Rustic Lodge, AUGUST 12 and works into the nex t morning. H e arranges his own Panguitch, Utah, 800-427-8345. AI or Pat, UHAA-San Francisco Boy Area Scholarship daily schedule and m eetings. and ming les w ith hotel mention UHAA. Lu'au.408·739-5579. I 28: Roosevelt '76, Jennifer Lou , g uests a good deal of the time. Like the Boyd Gaming JULY 11 AUGUST 17-19 Corporation in Las Vegas. Don Luug hlin a lso woos the 5th UH Regents/UH President/UH Mode in Hawai'i Festival. Neal Blaisdell August 18: Kopa'a '61. Tentative, Center, Honolulu, HI. 808-325-7155. Hawaii an cl ie nte le . The C it y of H o nolu lu in 1995 Foundation/UH Alumni Assoc. Scholarship Richard Ponce, 510-471-4737. Golf Tournament. Waikele, 808-956-6023. adopted Laug hlin as its s is ter c ultural c ity. AUGUST 3 1-SEPTEMBER 2 l Se<,te,mt)er 7: Kaua'i '56, Naomi Inc)uye.j. JULY 13 7th E Hula Mau. Terrace Theater, Long "The Rivers ide is a frie ndly, fam il y operation. Low Ke Kant 0 Ke Kai. Makaha Sons, Honolulu. Beach. CA. 714-505-4666. rollers, retirees, a nd fam i lies bu i I t OLI r fOll ndatioll. The HI. 808-923-941. AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 1-2 liept"mlber 18: Leilehua '40, Jo Honda. customer, regardl ess o f their pocketboo k. is kin g here." 9th Biennial Notional JACL Singles JULY 13 8ml-6~~2-1944 . he proudly , but humbly. says . The re' s a bi g s ig n th at Live broadcast from Stratosphere Hotel from convention. Torrance MarrioM Hotel, CA. says so when checki ng in. 800 - 227<~849. KQMQ Radio in Hawai'i. Jeff Kino & Lois 310-559-4024. l .\lepternb,er 22: St.Louis '41, Louis Lopez, Miyashiro. [email protected]. Even though the main road a lo ng its "strip" can get SE PTEMBER 1-2 JULY 14 Porker Ranch Round~Up Rodeo, Waimea, I Septernb'e r28,29: Kapa'a '59, Gory crowded, Laug hlin is indeed a respit e fro m Las Vegas. Kilauea Cultural Festival. Hawai'! Volcanoes 808-885-7311. lrvlot()yc)m(), 310-516-8860. Si ghtseeing Tours Un limited III LV offers a $2 Notional Park, 808-961 ~5711. SEPTEMBER 8-16 a.l11.. Dnll Laughlill roundtrip, pickup a t 8:30 return 7:30 JUL Y 14 9th Howari Forest Industry Assoc., 9th ;e<.temt)er29: Roosevelt '56, Gerold 702-47 1- 7 155. International Barefoot Hula . Hilo, HI. Statewide Furniture and Woodworking .808-732-7584. he ga ming town o f Laughl in, about an hour's dri ve 808·961-8706. Show. Aloha Tower Pier 10,808-591-6599. a;'et.ob •• r 5: Kapa'a '55, Ellen Hanaoka, from Las Vegas, is named after philanthro pi st Don JULY 14-15 SEPTEMBER 9 10-539-9010. Laughlin. His vision made Laughlin what it is Pacific Island Festival Assoc. Son Diego, CA Greater Los Vegas OrChid SOCiety. Nevada T Garden Club House, Lorenzi Pork, Las Vegas, John Keoni. 562-926-2286. today - thri ving w it h tens of thou sa nds of daily visit ors NV, Carol. 702-254-4168. a;'et.ob •• r 7: Moloka'j '57. Groce, 808- and gamble rs. JUL Y 15 12th Annual slack Key Festival. Hilo, HI. SEPTEMBER 12-13 Laughl in shaped th e t OW I1 w ith his namesake shortly 808-961-5711 19th Kupuna Hulo Festival. Kailua-Kona. il.ct.ob.er 12, Lana'i ' 61& ' 59. Nancy arIel' he opened an e ight-room mote l with all -you-can­ 808-322-1812. .(Jkamc>ra.808-488-9569. JULY 20-28 eat c hi cken for 98-cent s. 12 slots. two ga ming tables, SEPTEMBER 14 Koloa Plantation Days. Koloa and Poipu. It.ct.ob.er 15: leilehua '64, Annette, a nd four rOOI11 S to rent. Hi s fami ly used the other four as Kaua'i, Donna Stewart, 808-822-1152. Year 2001 Aloha Festivals on O'ahu. Festivities will follow on the Big Island. 256-8702. l i v ing quart ers. JULY 21-22 Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaua'i before Since those auste re days. Laughl in has made numerous Hawaiian Inter·Club Coundl of Southern concluding on Maui October 21. r C.ct.ob.er 16: Maul HS Closs, Al Morita, California Ho'olaule'a. Alondra Park. CA. ""'10.• '7-1707. incrementa l add iti ons on th e Ri verside Re sort. Today. it Kaiwi Pang, 714-968-1785. SEPTEMBER 15 has 1.400 rooms, a n RV Park with 740 full hook-ups, six McKinley High Alumni Kick·off, Chinatown, Oetot)er 16, Hilo '54. Willy , 562-864-1673. JULY 27 . 3 10-821·7871, or 310·326-3730. c ine ma the ate rs. 34- lane bowling cent er, a U.S. Post Ke Kani 0 Ke Kai. Brian Eselu and aunty )elot)er 17 : Lellehua '64. Annette, 702- u fTil:e. Don' s personal c lass ic car coll ecti on of 80 Genoa Keawe. Honolulu. HI. 808-923·9741 SEPTEMBER 21 vehic les w ith free admission (awesome!) and the usual Aloha Gathering 2001 at Tropics Bar & Grill in JULY 28 Las Vegas. alohaworld.com/gatherings/ or )ctot,er 23-25: Kaimuki '51, Richard, he vy o r restaurants frol11 snac k bars to gourmet, a show qtJl'Jen ;Vuflflet Boslon Hawaiian Club lu'au, Nichols [email protected]. or College. Dudley. MA. 617-367 -3554. 877-215-9640. roo m ror lOp name e nt e n aine r ~. specia lt y shops and he Golde n N ugget is the upsca le casino in cocktai l lounges. including one is non -smoking! lJ)etob,er 27: Kaua'j ' 54 , Andy Pedroza, lh at downt own Las Veg.as. It is operate d by MGM JULY 29 SEPTEMBER 22 & 23 Most o f the e a t e ri e~ have hu ge picture windows and 31 st Ukulele Festival, Kopiolani Park Ho'olaule'a los Vegas Hawaiian CiVIC Club, T Grand, w hi c h a lso owns Bell agio. MGM G rand. Bandstand. 11 am - 1: 30 pm, Roy Sakuma. Lorenzi Park. Bessie Mann. frOI1\ th e ri ver. whi ch add~ to the Liining ambience. The Mi rage. New York New York. T re asu re Is land and 808-732-3739. 702·464-2344. The Ri ve r ~ i de ce ntrall y-situated to oth e r ameniti es i:-. Prim111 Va ll ey Resort . JUL Y 29 SE PTE MBER 29 - 30 The most irritating person ~ u c h as four gol r cOll r ~e s . a factory outlet mall onl y 15 The Golden Nugget ex udes th e word "exce ll e nce". It Okinawan Dance: The Beauty of Tradition. Aloha Jam Concert. Long Beach. CA. at a class reunion is the minule ~ hy root. A gold mine tour and th e Colorado Honolulu. HI 808-956·5666. Molosi Taeleife. 909·628-9797. ~ h o liid because it has won the prest igiou s AAA FOllr guy w ho has both hair and M u -. c ulll arc just o ve r Ih e Lau ghlin Bridge. whi ch he JULY 3 l Dialllond AII'ord 1"01' more tha n 2() years. huill. A hout .'iIl.OIlI) cOlllllluters cross it daily. He al so Hawaiian Flog Day money. You' lI notice opu lence as ~ (l(ln as yo u enter the lohby - donated m()n ~y for flood control and pl anning the A UG UST 1 l .augh lin/ Bull head City Intermlliollal Airport , wh ich has Las Vegas Hawaiian Civic Club cruise to Alaska. 702-812·5252

Ii> O H ANA I ULAE / ' AUKAKE 2001 17 husband has been with the Bellagio Hotel/Casino On the tour, Cannon furnishes so me interesting facts about Las Vegas. its hi story. points out exciting li ght and sign di splays. on Kanaka as a security guard since it opened. We are L1/&tt,7~ and off the Strip and entertain s hi s customers at the same time. He comfortable in our home and enjoy the action of uses co mfortab le, chartered buses with full and overh ead Las Vegas. For now, we don't foresee any visibility and makes three SlOpS along hi s lOur route at so me of the Niele '0 newe r casinos. The tour takes in two mini-shows complete with possibility of moving back." /tn~~ the fla vor of VeO'as lieills - showeirls, live music, acrobatics. etc, h even visits theeNeo~ Museum, flower garden and water ballet at Las Vegas Name: Carolyn (Cayabyab) Ishibashi the Bellagio and so me of the newest developments in Las Vegas. Toni Lee (Kamehameha '59) said. ··It would take a week 10 see Occupation: Admin. Ass!. HR, Lab. Med. what we did in three hours on Vance's tour", (Interviewing tbe People ofLls Vegas) Consultants "Many times gro ups want me to customize their tour by vi siting specific properlies. J will accommodate Ihose requests. as Las by Vance Cannon "Pukuniahi" Education: Waipahu '64, LA City College, Solano JC Veeas is chan!!im! daily", says Cannon, Vegas Vance Tours is the official name that Cannon operates by. Hobbies: Family, classic car shows, crafts Las Vegas' population has exploded by growing He says, "Not everybody gambles and many of those that do. like an incredible 65 percent the past 10 years. Among Moved to LV in: 1981 to take a break for a few hours". Helen Yanamura (FaJTington '49) some 1.4 million residents are perhaps 30,000 "We moved to Las Vegas because of a job comm ented, "I dreaded go ing to Las Vegas not knowing how 1 transplants from Hawai'i. They are easily transfer and it took us about two years to adjust would spe nd my time. But, the City Li ghts Tour was absolu te ly fabulous. It made me take a co mpl etely different view of the identified by their mannerisms, dress, and to the lifestyle. We moved to LV raise our children speech. Their cars have Ikaikas (mini gourd place". and that was the best thing we ever did. The warrior helmets with feathers) or kukui nut leis Cannon has recentl y ex panded hi s menu of lOurs at the request of varioll s groups and now has day tours that inc lude Legends ill hanging from their rear view mirrors. And the children go back to the islands often to visit their grandparents and cousins and there will always Music. Pahrump Winery. Death Valley. Ghost Town/Gold Mine. decals on their windows say "Hawaiian Style" or , - Red Rock Canyon tours. For the adventurous. he offers a 12-mile "Hawaiian Pride". be an island connection for them. My older son v(///('{' C(/l/l/fllI gfl('.\' m"c/" "is Ciry Lighrs TOIIl" Irirh 0(111 MalS/III/Ii/"{/, c:/wirlll(1II 01 raft trip on the Colorado Ri ver from Hoover Dam. Ihl' McKillley High School Cla .~ .~ of '.J9 rellnio/l, even married a girl he met here whose roots g.? Many of the tours are designed 10 end up at Belz Fac tory Outlet. Name: Kaipo Dye back to the Okahara family in Hilo. Our Hawaii as Vegas hotels and c

18 ' OHAN A I UL AE / ' A U KAK E 2001 19 governor has dozens of stories about eve bash at the White House, we felt very honored O~Caliaghan Honors Legacy Asian men and women who have to have been included on a very select list of Another Hectic celebrities, including Elizabeth Taylor, Muhammed contributed to the nation and Nevada. Ali, Will Smith, Edward James Olmos, Senator John of 100/442 Gis One is about Young Oak Kim, a Korean Glenn, ex-Celtic Bill Russell , Senator Daniel Inouye American who now lives in Las Vegas. Year for Morita's and 400 other of our nation's notables. We by Rick Velotta Kim had to li terally fig ht his way into Las Vegas 51/11 by Pat & EI'; Mor;w attempted to pay a short personal visit to our joining the 100th. He was awarded the Honorable Senator Inouye, but unfortunately he was created, given by the Di stinguished Service Cross as a was extremely under the weather and therefore Henderson Home News and platoon leader and even today, is highly was unable to attend the festivities. But we d id the Bou lder Ci ty News to revered among the veterans. 1 manage to catch-Up with each other later in the players at Basic High School year and exchange phone pleasantries under He also remembers other Island heroes and Boulder City High. J much healthier circumstances. such Sergeant Tom Funakoshi, who was As Henderson grew, trophies killed the ni ght before rotating back to After receiving an honorary Doctorate Degree (Pat) also we re given to players at the states, and Tetsuo Takahama, from the Cleveland Institute of Music, we were truly Green Vall ey, Silverado and Takahama, who had parents incarcerat­ touched by their explanation that the voice is , Foothi ll high schools and next ed at Tule Lake re location camp in afterall, a musical instrument and that the body of year, the 17th year of the World War II, volunteered for mili tary Pat's work had touched so many people presentat ion of the awards, a se rvice when the Korean War broke out. world-wide. Truly an honor. A couple of weeks of trophy also will be given to a L iving in Japan at that time, he was one-nighters in the Florida area was followed by player at Henderson's newest rejected at the ind uct ion station so "Baywatch Hawai'i" episodes (any reason to get school, Coronado High. returned to the U.S. and en li sted as a back home), followed by appearances on "". A new show entitled "The Pioneer Living While the scope of the award volunteer. He lost both legs at Hearl Series" about all the various European immigrants has grown. the idea ls remain Break Ridge. A movie was later made that have contributed to and have become the same - the trophy goes La on that battle. "There are many other Par IIl1d II'ifi' EI'i l\'ith their 2 habit's. C/1I't'Ch & Chollg /vlikt, O'Callag!ulII. execlllin' edilOr & board cllairman of integral members of our American society for PBS , players who work hard in men from Hawai 'i who se rved with Las l'egas SWI, remembers IiiI' /ollgfllll'H' he saw ill helped to fill out the remainder of our work year, 100,11/442 soldi('r.~. prac tice as well as th e games lohal WOW , it's about time, eh? The past patrioti sm and honor." O'Caliaghan punctuated by more "Baywatch Hawai'i" and year-plus has swept by us like a tsunami. But, and are simply the toughest. said. "Hughleys" shows. hat does one of the most hopefUlly, we two vagabond gypsies are a bit The "Go for Broke" trophy isn't the A respected fi ghting un its o f O'Callaghan also championed the back on track. People from everywhere all register W World War II and Nevada high on ly tribute O 'Call aghan has given to unpopular position of advocating such surprise when we tell them we've been living in sc hool footba ll ha ve in co mmon ? Nevada' s Asian cOlllmunity. Regular reparations to Las Vegas and recently celebrated our seventh readers of the Sun know th e two- term whi le he waS governor of Nevada, He If you're fo rmer Nevada Gov . Mike anniversary here. With a tinge of alarm in their was also among eight outside observers O·Cali aghan. now th e exec ut ive editor voices, most folks' first question is "Aren't you afraid that oversaw a Pe nt agon investigation o f the Las Vegas Sun and publisher of of losing your house?," or "How can you live in a ordered by Presidenl C li nton in the 1950 th e Henderson Home News and the place like that?" followed by "What do you do Boulder Cit y News, it' s a perfectmateh. incident at No G un Ri in Korea. The there?" Replying to the last question first: We live inquiry spanned two years. and he very ordinary, quiet lives with our two Tonkinese O'Call aghan. one of Ihe state's leading attended those hea rings in Washi ngton, cats, Cheech and Chong - so named because the champions of civil right s and a fri end of D.C. and Korea. two brothers are true comedians. They never cease the Asian community. was th e founder to amaze us. Our (their) house and home is always o r th e "Go for Broke" trophy, an an nual punctuated daily with laughter. We think that that award given to the toughest foo tball (Editor's Note: 1 lI1 e1 Mike pretty much answers the first two questions. playe rs to emerge from five Henderson o 'Callaghan in 2000, and faund hill1 Since making Vegas our permanent place of and Boulder City hi gh schools. extremely fascinating. His advocacy to residency, we've watched McCarran International Winners of Ihe "Go for Broke" Irophy. perpetuate th e legacy of Asian Airport jump from 28th busiest in the nation to 7th Americalls is truly admirable. In ~c l cc l c d from nominations from busiest. Our resident population also remains coaches. gel an important hi sto ry lesson addition to serving as Governor of America's fastest growing city, growing from in add it ion to what has becom e th e most Nevada j imll. 1971-78 and his candid 800,000 plus to more than 1.3 million people . column, "Where I Stand ". cove ted pO ~ L -sc a so ll hi gh ~ c h uol honor Without a doubt the influx of citizens of Hawai'i has in the slate, a 'Callaghan served as an infantry impacted that growth spurt. Also, we notice that platoon sergeallt ill the Korean War. there seem to be more and more high school class "' I was impressed with th e men in the He lost o leg th ere, His awards include reunions from Hawai'i making this "City of Lights" Amidst all the work as previously written came the IOOl h and 442nd ." said O·Call aghan. th e SUver Star olld Bronze Star for their choice to celebrate. On a more personal note, opportunities to inc lude one of Pat's long-time whll li ved for a while near FOrl McCoy. gallalltry ill comba t in separate we see mounting numbers of local people in the hobbies: the singing of the National Anthem before W i ~ .. where Lhey trai ned. "They were incidents, and the Purple Heart, restaurant, hotel. casino and service indust ri es tens of thousands in various sporting events. These ah~(ll ut e l y the toughes t soldi ers I had showing their warm Aloha faces everywhere. include in the past year Jacobs Field (Cleveland). t'\ IT 'i(!cn. As for us. the past year-plus has been both hectic Camden Yards (Baltimore), Pac-Bell Stadium (SF PI/otos h\' Giants), Dodger Stadium (LA. Dodgers), Su, 1(1 hOll or the uni t and to keep its N. MAI?SH STANKS and extremely rewarding. In a thumbnail sketch, hi story ali ve. the "'Go for Broke" troph y beginning with o ur past President's last New Year's L.AS VEGAS S UN. > COlllilllled til/ IHI,!.! e 28

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T he total package cost about " , (Canto nese; stea k. crab and lobster ; $ 125 million. we' l l atte mpt implementing his French pa stries.) W e enjoyed th e latter. TOP 5 REASONS TO CHOOSE UH nIL'U_ " L etter to the Editor". In part, it The N ugget a lso has the Carson S treet When the stri ke started on April S, read: Cafe (coffee shop) and buffet. The th e Hawai 'j State T eache rs c hoices at the Cafe a re s ix pages long . Associa ti o n. w hic h has 13.000 We really enjoy ' Ohana. For folks whi c h makes c hoosing a c ha ll enge. Top 3rd Ranking! me mbe rs. soug ht 22 percent while like us who have li ved many years Their signalUre bread pudding in the u.s. News & World Report has ranked UH Hilo in the top among all public we stern region liberal arts colleges for the sta te o f fered 14 percent. in Hawaj ' j, but are now reside nts buffet is just that' Overall. the pri ces are year in a row -199B, 1999 and 2000! of th e Mainland, it's a brea th of affordable fo r a c lassy casino. A n e ntry-level teache r now earn­ fresh ai r. ing $29.000 annually wi ll make G uests can gel pampered at The Spa and Great Tuition Rates! beauty salon, o r workout at the fit ness about $34.000 w hen the contract W e va lue your " Island Hopping" All stUdents from Ala ska , Arizona , California , Colorado . mano,;,;. cente r, comple te wit h U ni versal and Montana, Nevada, New Mexico , North Oakota , South ex pIres. T he top ran ge w i ll page and al ways w ished for so me Nautilus e quipme nt. Oregon , Utah , Wyoming and Washington State qualify increase to $64.000 from $58.000. way to keep in formed about Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) tuition rates which significalll happenings in the 50th The Hand o f Fa ith. the world's l argest limes that of the Hawai 'i State Resident Tuition rate . The prev io us stri ke was in April, State - w ithout subscribing to The single nugget o f gold that weig hs 62 is a state university, tuition is one of the most affclrdalbIeyiJl;, 1973 for 18 days. T eac her strikes Adverti ser or Star-B Ull etin. It pounds, a nother or 13 pounds a nd 26 nation . were averted at the 11th hour in wou ld be great i f 'Ohana could othe r s maller p ieces a re at Golden '72. ' 84. and '97 . provide . a page or two in every Nugget - a mllst see ! Academic Excellence A bout 3.300 U H Professiona l Iss ue WIth bn ef updates such as Eac h of the 1.900 room s are UH Hifo is a fully accredited premier university offer- - government , business, sport s a nd well -appoilllecl w ith impo rt ed marble ing a variety of programs with over 30 majors . Assembly w orkers al so str uck. Outstanding programs include business , computer fl oors and lavish bathrooms. T he fac ulty unio n got a $2.300 e nte rtainme nt. educ mi o n. social SCience, marine SCience , astronomy, nursing , psy­ ra ise in the first year. six percent and h uma n inte rest, and the O n your nex t visit dow ntow n. if you chology and many more! the second . and o ne percent mer it e nvIro nme nt. have no inc linatio n to see any of th ose fabu lous hotcls 0 11 th e St rip. th e Golden Personal, Sale and Friendly ra i:-.e:-. 1'0 1' both years. The ir last A lot of us on the Mainl an d and Nugget is a great a lt e rnati ve tn still Small class sizes allow students to know their stri ke w as in 1983 . elsewhere woul d be gratefu l for experi e nce e lega nce. Downtown casino sors on a one-on·one basis instead of being just a nu A ltho ug h reli cved w hen this ki nd of opportunit y to kecp properties are c losely situated so it' s nol ber in a large university. Situated on the Big Island of Hilo offers students a safe and friendly environment filled negoti ati on :-. with th e publi c Inf o rmed abollt Our favori te place more than a IO- minute walk fr o111 a ny Spiril of Aloha . :-.c houl te ache r !'. e nde d. Gov. Be n on the planet. I suggested som e­ casino to anothe r. th ing simi lar to Hawai' j Magazine Cayetano had grim ly announced 800-r,34-34S4. It also has sister hotel Natural Outdoor Actjvities art er nego ti ation s were r i r ~ l a while back, but th ey weren' t Gulden Nugget in Laughlin. Whether it's mountain biking , canoeing in the deep blue n ••••• o."!: curt ailed. "This j:-, a cla y no one in interes ted to provide non-touri st the Pacific Ocean , pl aying spo rts under the Ha wa iian sun, or thc .., tal e wanted to see. and a day folks w ith loca l informati on. ing the world from the mountain top of maje stic Mauna Kea, we tried ve ry hard to a void". is never a dull moment with the wide assortment of activities to 'Ohana i s th e bes t thing ye t for us (Editor's Note: As l ime permits, participate in . A ho ut I H5.()O() puhlic school fo lks who know and love Hawai ' i. 'OHANA Magazine ,viII m.ake "drop-in " visits 10 casinos at random, c hildren and 45.(l()() co llege David Green, Virgi nia.) .... lUdell"'. including the communi ty and write short reviews all them.)

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Ho ' olaule ' a 2000/ Pacific Islands Festival t woul d take m e almo st 60 y ears III m eeL Thom pson fo rmer Izawa a nd the Kobas hi g a w a sis te rs. Hazel and Teisli . "No NA ItANAUNA" Deputy I eve n tho ug h we all g re w up on Pe a rl C ity Peninsul a - For our future generations - Prosecuting a rew blocks fro m eac h o the r. September 22nd 23rd / Lorenzi Park Attorney & C ity a nd County T he Japanese famili es of Ho no lulu w ho li ved o n the Chief Deputy Pe arl C it y Peni ns ul a Dt'f' & Thompson with bonk The Las Vegas Attorney General were the last to see k Hawaiian Civic Club S ta te of Nevada re pa rat io ns from the Un it e d S ta tes could be shot. They took my brother: mom cried fo r weeks afterwards. nOI kn owing where he was." Established July 1989 G overn me nt. T he judge requested that KULlA E LOA' A Haze l and Tetsu remember milit ary guards being ACCIDENTS - CRIMINAL DEFENSE A .l A (A me ri cans o r KANA' AUAO stationed at their evacuation site. and not understanding .I apanc se Ancestry) DIVORCE AND CUSTODY MATTERS "1 1 1111 11" .'0(11/ l :lIlI'li why Japanese famil ies were under suspic ion as possible "Strive to Obtain Wisdom" provide ev ide nce of e nemi es. Their mother was all owed to go home long P.O. Box 29237 whe re the y lived and - Call today fo r a free office visit- e nough to get some be lo ngings but a guard was Las Vegas, NY 891 26-9237 ho w the Pe n ins ul a A J As were tre ated . T he families consta ntl y at her side. Phonf!: m?-:1R?-AQ:1Q (702) 380·81 80 needed w ri tte n ver ifi cati o n o f th e ex istence of our neighborhood a nd they fo und it in m y book. Pearl " He had hi s bayonet. you kn ow. at her bac k. and she The State Bar of Nevada does not certify any lav,ryer as an expert or specialist. Harbor C hild. T he bo o k he lpe d the ir redress. a long with cou ldn't even thi nk of what she wanted to gel. He ' s right th e testimony o f m y brothe r. Is hmae l. T hrough the book there. to make sure you don ' t get a hand grenade or the and m y bro the r. I w a s recentl y re un ited wit h my somethi ng." She shakes her head and shudders at the Ho 'one 'eme na Kal 0 I-fo '01011 neighbo rs of years a go . T hey won the ir case a nd briefl y. memory. MOVING WITH THE TID E OF CHANGE here's the ir sto ry. 22nd Annual Tetsu smiles. thinkin g back. " I took my dog. and my Hazel a nd T e ts ll Kobas h ig a w a we re the youngest girlfriend took her dog. and nobody objected at first. but JulV 21· 22,2001 daughte rs in a fam il y o f e ig ht .... when we were evacuated to Ho'olaule'a chi ld ren. Thei r mothe r w a s a w ido w Waipahu . and had to cook our food. Sat & Sun: 10:00am-5:00pm S outh e r n Cal i forn a who had come to Ha wai ' i as a yO llng others objected . Some of them CO Ill ­ AlONDRA PARK, lA\lUNDALE pictu re bride fro m Okinaw a . O n the plained. saying we should let the morn ing o f D e c e m ber 7. 194 1. dOf! s 2.0 because they were eating the FREE ADMITTANCE Hazel, 15, and T e ts u . 13. ra n into the fo;d. -But 1 said . no. the food he is front yard wonde ring w hy the re we re getting is from my share. That' s how • CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT so ma ny pla ne s ri y in g over the ir my fr iend and I we re abl e to keep our 19 FOOD BOOTHS • house. T e ts li sa id . "A nd we la ughed dogs." • 30 BOUTIQUE BOOTHS to each o the r abo ut w hy the • FREE H EALTH SCREE NING Ame rica n p la nes had put re d do ts on Ove r th e neX I few days. man y of th e the wi ngs. But w he n the y stan co Peni nsula residen ts we re all owed to • CULTURAL W ORKSHOPS ,,'(I/uuhigl/ll'(/ xiSf/ 'r.I', 1-/0 :'('/ (l1Il1 T"tl'/l shootin g a t LI S , we too k ofr." retu rn LO thcir homcs except Japanese fa m ilies. "We were not

1\ IWII - 1/,1\1 ,"'.111~ " I do n' t think we were a fraid at the time," says Hazel. all owed 10 go hack because we were Japanese." recall !>. /1 ,/\ I ' ,L:..II/ll'fI'Il /01 PI.'I "but whe n the military truc k came by and lold us. you Te tsu. Haze l continu c:,\. " It was a h orrclldou~ .!O VP,Jrs can't lake anythi ng - gel in the tru c k j usl a s you are. experience. going th rough s um~ th ing li ke thal. h UI li re T hat 's w he n we go t scared ." goes 011 . I ic "T hen the truc k went dow n th e slreet 10 get other Their Ilcighbnr T l lOmp ~() n IZHwi\ was ri:-. hing vvith hi!>. Ja pa nese famil ies fru ill th e ir ho mes - only Japanese dad o n Del'emher 7 whe n the r i r~ 1 plane .... bombed the I'a mili e:-.. T hey look u ~ to Wai ll1 ;IIw Hn lll c Rllad to a > C OtJfillll('r/ (III Imgt' ~l) sugan.: a ll c fi e ld a nd lu ld u .... 10 not 11111 VC aho ut nr we

76 O HANA IULA E I AUKAKE 2001 27 P(2arl Harbor Nvighbors off from our ri ce fields. They look > Cont inued .li"OI1/ pug!' .? 7 th ai away. Th e USS U tah. w hich was bombing was disas­ trous. I never want direc tly III fro nt o f thc lll. 10 see Ihat sighl agai n'" When ' OHANA (family)® published its pre­ Unlimited Possibilities 00 1 \V ish Ihal I had a mier issue in 1996, the tremendous growth Thompson says th ai Dianna Ada ms mac hi ne g Ull . I could in islanders moving to Las Vegas gave us the P.O. Bo x 91264 if there was ever any notion of coining "Ninth Island." Hawai'i ha ve sh o t som e o f Henderson, NV. 89009 SlImpllt' l (/Ild rt'Co I"ered /;II//t'l wh ich is composed of eight is lands, w hen those p lanes clown. queslion aboul hi s or combined w ith many expatriated islanders 702-558-8633 hi s dad 's fee lings aboul Japan or aboul America. Tholllfl.\111I g~·sflln· ., se rinll s l y ~ They were moving to l as Vegas, made it a "natural". I. Henderson Farmers Market, Mark Farnsworth so lnw. especiall y the "Never! It was no problem to make th at decision. no However, the comparatively high 200 Water St., Thursday 4 to Author matter how we were treated on December 7. 194 1. We outmigration from Pa radise because of a torpedo bo mbe rs. But w he n 111 )' dad saw the to rpedoes. prolonge d economic slump has caused P.O. Box 357 8 pm. and the ins ign ia 011 the w ings. he grabbed me by m )' ear were Ameri cans. We were 10yal. " island residents to begin new lives through­ Marfa, TX. 79843 and we took o Il fu r home. A ll the ne ig hbors. the out th e continental U.S. Accordingly, the 915-729-3174 2. Gilcrease Orchards, 7800 N. His answer was fi rm. term Ninth Island now refers to the United Japanese ne ig hbors. were at o ur hOll se. It was e asy for States. Aloha Dental Tenya Way, Saturday 7 am to th e military to pick LI S li p becau se we were a ll togethe r. Drew D. Richards, DDS LI S trU C K LIS Arthur H_ Suehiro noon. They put in a and haule d lip to the mountains Dorinda Makanaonalani Stagner Nicholson lived on the 3955 S. Durango, #B3 Author and left us unde r g uard. They had fi xed bayonets." Pearl City Penin sula until the Navy forced all civilians La s Vegas, NV. 89147 PO Box 160986 3. Sahara village Farmers Market, out. She currently lives in Kan sas City, Missouri where 702-242-6777 "We stayed in the mountains. kept togethe r. It rained Honolulu, HI. 96816-0922 91 SO W. Sahara, Sunday 9 am she is a licensed psychotherapist. She "'ill appear an the overnig ht, and the foll owing day they transport ed us to 808-732-1060 Petroglyph Press Learning Channel in May and be a speaker at the Pearl til sellout. Waipa hU , and we s tayed the re almost three weeks even Printers Harbor Symposium ill December. Her website is The Body Stop th ough no n-J a p a nese were allowed to go ho me in a few 160 Kamehame ha Ave. Pecola Cousar 4. Bruce Trent Park Farmers www.pearlllOrborchild.com. Hilo, HI. 96720 days. While we were s till in WaipahU. they searc hed Ollr 4200 W. Cha rl eston M arket, 1600 N . Rampart house and fo und the g un m y dad lI sed to scare the birds Las Vegas, NV. 89107 808-935-8927 Bl vd,Wednes day 4 to 8 pm. 702-880-3216 These business listings are published Dr.& Mrs.Craig Nakamura free of charge with a subscription. If 5. Colannade Shopping Plaza, Children's Lung Specia li sts you're olreody-e subscriber and wish to lis t your business, or if 0 listing is 8878 Eastern Ave., Saturday 4 1350 Town Cente r Dr. #303 9 contoct incorrect, pleose 'OHANA to 8 pm. Las Vegas, NV. 89144 Magazine. 702-256-2898 CHERRY CHOCOLAtE CAKE BROCCOLI SALAD Morita 1 pkg. l7evil's Food Cake l\Iix 1 head broccoli l1 oz. can cherry pie filling 1/l cup diced red o~io~ > COlllilluedfi-oll1 page 21 1 tsp. all\lond extract 1/l cup raisi~s Democratic National Convention, and finally in late l eggs, beaten 1 cup su~flower seeds January, the Hula Bowl on Maui before 25,000 fans, 6 slices cooked baco~, crulllbled friends and 'ohana (eat your hearf out, Jimmy Dressing: Borges!). I c an say this only because we're life-long Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees cup lIIayo~~aise friends. (}rease and flour a 9 by 13 pan In large bowl. 3 fbsp vi~egar Throw into this mix of activities ordinary things like combine all ingredients and stir by hand til well mixed birthdays. weddings, funerals and fundraisers, we III cup sugar c an look back and say, "Yeah, it's been a year Sake 25 to 30 minutes. Mix night befom and add to salad just befom serving p retty norma l for us" . It's no wonder that in between This is for a pyrex pan Sharon rakahashi. las Vegas, NV time we relish our house and home and quality time with fri ends, visitors and "do b oys" (our cats.) In If for a metal pan, pre-heat and bake at 350 degrees c losing , we wish to extend o ur 5th year anniversary Serve with whip cream congratUlatio ns to Mel and Emily Ozeki, publishers of 80nnie Allphin, San francisco, CA this g reat magazine whic h endeavors to continual­ ly b ridge the gap between the hearts of Hawai'i a nd the Mainland. A hui hou!

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30 OH ANA IU LAE I AUKAKE 2001 31 about 30,000. C hai rwoman June Starr said, "We have MAYORS ,rl~,Q -.-. i. ."" display, crafts, food and other commercial booths, with IsLE SIIARE music going all day lo ng for thi s fa mily-ori ented weekend. hy I{wel! "Pllklll1itlhi"' CaJl/WIl There is a petting zoo, games and other activities for the ThEiR 44VisioNS" children, too." The longest-running and largest hO 'olaule'a is at A londra > COll1ill lt ed from page () Park, CA, on Jul 2 1-22. Some 30,000 people are expected. Chairman Allan Wakine kona (iolani '50) said. "This year's theme is Ho'one'e me l1a kai () ho'o/vli (Moving with the tide of change). There a re abollt 130 booths and continuous entert ainment. We wi ll have a Hawaiia n C ultural booth and even a health screening booth alllong the food, crafts, games, and boutiques".

Expatriates and even vendors who traveled from the Aloha State kicked off the I/O 'olallie 'a (festi val) season at the annual Lei Day Las Vegas event in May. Thro ngs anxiollsly look forward to th ese annual Hawaii an festi vals because they help di splaced Islanders keep in touch MAYOR MARYANNE KUSAkA w ith their roots and culture - food: entertainment, island products. and plain fun. including shorts. T-shirts, and rubba KAUA'i slippas. y cabinet and I developed this c redo. which has In Las Vegas. tholl sands watched nonstop entertainment on guided me and continues to in spire me: a stage tha t faced a hu ge te nted area with more th an ample The 6th Las Vegas Ho 'olaule'a w ill be o n Septe mber 22-23 M scaling in the middle of the Ca li fornia Hotel parki ng lot. at Lorenzi Park. Co-spo nsored by the C it y o f Las Vegas and Where rhe ALOHA SPIRIT - irs people. A ttc iluees lounged w ith the ir fa mil ies. ale Hawaii an p late Las Vegas Hawaii an Civic C lub, over 125 booths are lunches and " talked story" wh ile taking in th e en tertainment. Our quality of life - the preservati on and e nhancement expected. Teri Keli ' ih elella-Myers. preside nt. said. "This M AYOR H ARRY KiM of our unique lifestyle is KILOH ANA .... Above the rest Co-sponsored by Curl y Koa Productions and T he Cal, the year will be the biggest and best. We expect over 30,000 (as translated .) Lei Day gathering is typical of the event s throughout the people and have more booths than ever before." The festi val H AWAi'i Kusaka was born in Kamuela (on the Bi g Island) but we~t fo r the rest of the year. " You bump in to fri ends that you has expl oded si nce 2,000 fai rgoers in 1994. warned to o ffi ce in Decembe r. Harry Kim is spent most of her chi ldhood in Hana, Maui. After haven't ~cc n in a whil e and the n it' s catch·up time, while Olher knowll festivals are: Hawaii 's n ewest Inayor. Born in 'Ola'a on the Big you c how down on kalua pig and other delicious Hawaii an SI s la nd. Kim was the Director o f Hawai'j County graduating from Mid Pacific Institute. she earned her rood". UH Alumni Je rI' Whaley (Kaimuki '69) said. Raben • San Diego, CA, J u I 14- 15. Civil D e fe nse frolll 1976-2000. H e did 11 0 t have a cam­ bachelor's degree from the University of Northern • Aloha Festi va l. Presidio. CA. Aug. 4-5. paig n o rganizatio n to coordina te his bid a nd accepted Colorado and pursued a career in elementary education. • E Hula Mall, Long Beach. CA. Aug. 3 1- Sept. 2. donations only up to $ 10. Those considerat ions Kusaka says that she has always had a special love for notwithstanding. h e s till won m o re than 50 percent of Kaua'i a nd spent 33 years teaching keiki (children) the re • Aloha Concert Jam, Long Beach, CA. Sept. 29-30. the votes cast in a three-wa y race. until becoming mayor in December 1994. • Hawai ian Octoberfest. Long Beach/Sig nal Hill. CA. Kim' s first months in o ffi ce h ave been c h a racte ri zed by The childre n have always been he r in spiration. Through October 20-21. openness and fa irness. H e is committed to economic programs like 110 'olokal1 ; (creating unity), we have development that is compatible w ith the community a nd mo bilized volullteeris l11 to an unprecedented level. enha nces H awaii 's rural lifesty le . Hiring, pro motion, Thousands of volunteers have completed hundreds of a nd contrac ting are based on m e rit . His instruc ti o ns to projects that have beautified our parks, our roadsides, his cabine t a re t ypic ally s imple and s traightfo rward: o ur beaches a nd othe r public places. "Foll ow the law. and if the law is n ' t clear. do w hat 's She claims th at Kaua'i sparkles like a precious je wel. ri ght." "She welcomes you w ith open arms, e mbraces and Kim h as won hig h praise fo r quickly establi sh ing i.l envelopes you with aloha. and remains in your hean positive re lations hi p w ith the county counc il. attending a lways". council meetings and in volv ing counc il m e mbe rs in Coburn (Kahuku 'l)4). a ~s j s tant manager of Treasure b land. A/oho '(Ie. a /Illi hOIl. 111.1/01110 pOliO! appointme nts to h oards anti commissions. Panicularly hi .... w il"e and two bll Y~ were eating and visiting among th e 50 (Good bye. IIllfilll'l:' /IIeel again. rake care.') sens itive to H awaiian i s~ u cs. Kim h as e mphas ized that hllPt h ~ . governme nt is ac ute ly aware of how it s conduct. past Some 01" the othe r ~ ill1ilar events in Cali fornia arc th e recent· and present, h as ano wi ll affect the kalloka mlloti (l ocal )Jour Iy (.; ollc ludt.: d Paci fi c Is lander Festi val held in Wilmington. people). dll friend hy .side CA whe re H.()()() people a day atte nded. according 10 can lweft' )J{JU warmer C hairwoman Ka iwi Pang. Ex -islanders everywhere will gather to get the ir al1nual rhL' hU ' pl a uiL" a in Northridge. CA on Ju ne 2-3 att rac t<.; " Island Bouster" of home. They now li ve on the mainland ttian ttie l1UlcS.t expencS.iae alai but for mos\, yuu know where their heart i ~. OHANA IULAE / . 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J~ O HANA IULAE / ' AUKAKE 2001 35 ongress estab­ Hshed guidelines Guide to LV via C on how our fl ag should be treated. As we celebrate Indepen­ dence Day an July 4, "Iasvegas.com" or anytime it is flown, look if it meets these rules: asvegas .c o nl . the c it y's n <-l lllcsake web s it e . is (he leading s o u rc e . fo r i.nfo fm '-l lio n abollt Las Ve:gas. I. When the fl ag is displayed flat against the wall, the stars LU sers h ave a d ire c t link to the he art a nd sO lll 0 1 the should be at the top and to the fl ag' s own ri ght. cit y of li g hts and le a rn a b o llt h o te ls a nd m aking ho te l , 2. Do not lower the flag to any person or thing. reservatio ns. s h o pping in SOI11 e o f the worl d "s finest stores, dining in g o unn e t n ..::s la ura nls . a nd planning a 3. Do not display the flag upside down unless as a signal of perfect Vegas wedding - these a nd cOlilltless o the r " LV di stress. needs" are a ll o nl y a InOli SC c li c k awa y. 4. Do not place any other fl ag above our flag, except at the United Nati ons. There, the U.N. fl ag fli es above all others, \Vhether you a re lo o king for lu x ury o r traveling o n a and the fl ags of alI the COuntries are flown in alphabetical fa mily budge t. la svega s.com o ile rs users the abil ity to book the ir e ntire tr ip o nline ' It 's that easy . T he Tra vel order. Guide le ts YO ll b ook ni g ht s a nd has pac kage d eals that can 5. When a fl ag is fl own OUtside, it is usually flown during the be tai lo red to T11eet s pec ific need s . suc h a s tra veling with day and taken down at night, especialIy at homes. In public kids or the fmni ly dog. Lasvegas.conl fe atures nearly all places, fl ags f1 ymg at rught are often li ghted. the ho te ls in L a s V ega s . 6. A fl ag should be taken down if the weather is so bad it could be badly damaged. Dining o ut in L a s V ega s has ta ke n o n a c Olnpiete iy new meaning ! The c it y of g li tz a n d g lamo ur h as turned into the 7. A fl ag fl ying at half-staff, or halfway up the pole, stands di ning M ecca o f the world. w ith m a ste r c he fs as W Olfga ng for mourning. Puck and E m eril La g a sse bring ing c ul inary deli g hts. T he Dining G uide is eq uipped w ith many features to make selecting a re sta ura nt eas y a nd info rmati ve fo r e veryone. Users can searc h the s ite fo r a quic k li sti ng of Las Vegas' restaura nts o r b rowse re s ta ura nts by food catego ry, metro area hotel o r price ra n g e. by Pm Ka "oliO; Of Co urse a fte r dinne r, the re' s a lways time for a show in he Hawaiian Las Vegas ! Las ve gas .conl s e nte rta inme nt sectio n has Flag was com- detail ed informa tio n o n w hat to do and w here to go fo r a T missioned by fabulo us nig ht o ut o n the town . F ind a lit a b o ut all of the Ka mehameha the shows o n the S tri p , w here to g o for the best e nte rt ainment, Great in 1816 during and how to g e t s h ow t ickets. A n d if a day of shopping is the Hawaiia n reli­ on the to p o f your li s t, lasvegas .com has a com p le te li st of g io us kapu (sacred , the hottest s h ops o n the S trip in the S ho pping G uide. f o rb i d d e n )s y s t e m . The eight alternating To find o ut m o re about trave ling . d ining and e nte rtain­ ona cllV. ana sna. white, red and blue me nt, sh oppin g a nd every thing e lse in Las Vegas, c heck stripes re present the out lasvegas.com, w he re o ve r 15 millio n annual visito rs The sweet click of a sweet shot. eight major isla nds of log o n fo r the best so urce of in fo rmatio n o n visiting, You 're invited to take a swing with us Hawai' i. The British moving to o r liv ing in Las V ega s. There's 110 hard way to make our point, Uni on Jack represents Hawaii 's hi stori cal relationship it's easy. cOllie out a!ld be a ~ h ooter. around the beautiful and enchanting with Great Britain as its protectorate as well as suggest­ /11 Isles we call Hawaii. in g a styli zed repreSentati on of a puela - a triangle stan­ .Dts onll[ when we t>,ull[ know emJ unJe>'stanJ One click puts you the mIddle of the Entertainment Capital Of The World. dard layin g across two crossed spears called an ali a - the that we haue a limiteJ time on ea>'th -- anJ symbol of HawaII an chief. The representati on is clearl y HOTELS • RECRE ATIO N • SHOPPING ill ustrated at th e center of the royal Seal of Hawai' i. that we haue no wal[ 06 knowinfJ I(}hen ou>, time ENTERTAINMENT • LIFESTYLES . TOURISM HOTElS. RECREATION· SHOPPING On July 26, 1990 then Gov. John Waihe'e of Hawai' i is up -- that we will 6efJin to liue each Jail to HOMES • TRANSPORTATION • TRAVE L TIPS ENTERTAINMENT· LIFESTYLES • TO URISM proclaimed July 31 as La Hae Hawai' i - Hawaii a n Flag the 6ullest, as i6 it was the onll[ one we ha". HOMES. TRANSPORTATION · TR AVEL TIPS Day. '-JCc.ss 16 ' O HANA .. I U LAE / ' AU K AKE 200t 37 ~.II ...II.II_lkI>lI .. 1I011 ..11011<611"'1I ... 1I011 ...1I"'1I·1I<6I1 ... U... I. - •· t • ho'ohul a ho'opa'a ! j • i to bring together. unite. t •'$ free email and horne page !t i t '$ howollon style web directory t • t -'$ t j .~ j ~ 1• ~;:t" •- = t J· -• J l J '"\71 - !J 1• www.ohana.com &r "L ~ • The 'Ohana Network I HawaII', Preml", Online Community • ~ = J t .! & ~ J Iray t J Informotlon archlleclur. , www .lroy. c:om I Intern"preMnCeprovld... !l ~I.II-II.II.II.II-II.II.II.II-II.I~II.II-II.II-II-II-II.&

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