On Friday, December 28, 2007, I resigned from my position as Vice Speaker of the House because I felt badly about my mistake in my DUI incident and out of respect to the institution (House of Representatives).
Entries from December 2007
December 29, 2007
Mochi
I spent the whole day helping to make mochi at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. We used machines to make the mochi, but we did two batches the old fasioned way by pounding the rice with a mallet in a carved out stone. It was my first time ever to pound mochi.
December 20, 2007
Text From 2007 Holiday Mailer
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
As you may know, I made a serious error in judgment by driving under the influence of alcohol this past October, for which I am taking full responsibility and am cooperating with the courts. I was extremely fortunate not to have caused any harm to anyone. I am deeply grateful that [...]
December 16, 2007
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
I attended our monthly Jodo Mission of Hawaii board of directors meeting where I serve as Vice President. It was our last meeting of the year.
December 16, 2007
Painters’ Union
Yesterday, I brought my mom to the Painters’ Union’s Christmas party held during lunchtime at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Coral Ballroom. The performance by Willie K. was really good. I enjoyed seeing all the families enjoy themselves.
December 16, 2007
Hanging out with my friend and her psychiatric residents
Last night I enjoyed hanging out with my friend and her psychiatric residents she is chief resident over. She is a great person and has a very good heart.
December 14, 2007
Friends of All Walks of Life
In my 32 years of life, I have met so many nice people. Sure, most of my friends are professionals in business, law, and politics. However, I am fortunate to have made friends from all walks of life.
I have a lot of friends who work in various trades and labor. When I was seventeen years old, my [...]
December 14, 2007
Carpenters Union and meeting Democratic National Party Chairman, Governor Howard Dean
Today, I enjoyed attending the Carpenters Union's Christmas party. There was a lot of people and great food. The carpenters are doing a great job in building our homes and buildings.
A handful of us in the Hawaii State Legislature, including House Speaker Calvin K.Y. Say and Senate President Colleen Hanabusa attended a meeting with Democratic [...]
December 14, 2007
Meetings with members of the agriculture and renewable energy industries
On Thursday, December 13, 2007, I had meetings with members of the agriculture industries and renewable industries.
In regards to agriculture, I am supporting research to make our agriculture produce competitive in the global market. Research helps produce have a longer shelf life, get protected from diseases, and have better taste. I am also working [...]
