Thank you for your support at our August 26, 2009 Fundraiser at Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Thank you for your support at our August 26, 2009 fundraiser at Royal Hawaiian Hotel and also to those of you who could not make it but sent your positive energy to us!  Mahalo to Luella Costales for coordinating the event and all our volunteers.  Pictures and video of this event will be available in the near [...]

Maui Fukushima Kenjinkai Picnic

I attended the Maui Fukushima Kenjinkai Picnic on Sunday, August 23, 2009 from 9:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. at Paia Mantokuji Mission Fellowship Hall.  I saw Maui Councilman Mike Victorino there.

Paia Rinzai Zen Bon Dance in Maui

I attended the Paia Rinzai Zen Bon Dance (Okinawan Bon Dance) in Maui on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 7:00 P.M.  The food was delicious.  I got to meet a lot of new friends and some of Rep. Bob Nakasone’s friends.  Rep. Kyle Yamashita and his family attended the event.  I saw Rep. Gil Agaran [...]

JustIce – A Mixer by Hawaii Legal Aid Society

On Thursday, August 20, 2009 from 6:30 P.M. I attended the JustIce – A Mixer by Hawaii Legal Aid Society held at Bar 35.

Ginowan (Okinawa) Kenjinkai Picnic

I greeted members of Ginowan (Okinawa) Kenjinkai at their picnic at Ala Moana Beach Park on Sunday, August 16, 2009.  I saw friends, friends of my father, and Rep. Ryan Yamane and his family, and Arnold Wong and his family.

Urasoe (Okinawa) Kenjinkai Picnic

I greeted members of Urasoe (Okinawa) Kenjinkai at their picnic at Ala Moana Beach park on Sunday, August 16, 2009.  I saw Rep. Maile Shimabukuro and her family there as well.

Hiroshima (Japan) Kenjinkai Picnic

I attended the Hiroshima (Japan) Kenjinkai Picnic on Sunday, August 16, 2009 from 11:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. at Ala Moana Beach Park.  I have ancestors from Hiroshima, Japan through my grandma Bessie Karamatsu’s family or the Okubo family.

Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bon Dance Day 2 – August 15, 2009

I attended Jodo Mission of Hawaii’s Bon Dance on August 15, 2009 from 6:15 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.  I greeted as many people as I could and helped clean up.  Fourteen friends and family in my campaign team cooked barbecue sticks or helped the bon dance in other areas.  Ian Kitajima, Brandon Mistuda, Scott Murakami, and I [...]

Tom Gill’s Memorial Service

I attended Tom Gill’s Memorial Service on Saturday, August 15 from 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.  He was a veteran, attroney, community activist, U.S. Congressman, and Lt. Governor.  He had two attempts at governor in 1970 and 1974 but lost.  Although Gill was a maverick that wasn’t taken well by a number of leaders in the [...]

Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bon Dance – Friday, August 14

I attended the Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bon Dance on Friday, August 14 from 6:00 P.M.  I did a little bit of MC work for the bon dance and then I greeted as much people as I could.  My campaign team helped to cook barbecue beef, which we have done for the past several years.  I saw [...]