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On June 2, 2000, amid children andchanting, and with the ÿöÿö digging

tools of our ancestors in our hands,Kamehameha students, teachers and staffunited with Hawaiÿi island parents,alumni and community members indedicating ourselves to a major expansion

of Pauahi’s vision. As ÿöÿö turned the soil – and construction was begun

on our third permanent Kamehameha Schools campus –the long promise of Kamehameha Schools’ commitmentto the children and families of the Hawaiÿi islandcommunity was firmly planted in the earth at Keaÿau.

On Sept. 7, 2001, when opening ceremonies wereofficially held, as we once again gathered among thechildren and chanting of the people of Keaÿau, the firstphase of that long ago promise was kept.

The Trustees’ decision to build permanent K-12campuses at Keaÿau and on Maui set Kamehameha on anirreversible course of building an educational system thatis second to none and designed to reach more and moreNative Hawaiians in ways never before imagined.

By working with communities, our campuses willbecome focal points in increasing Kamehameha’s capacityto serve by accentuating the learning environment,maximizing facility usage, and nurturing communitycapacity for learning.

We welcome and encourage our campuscommunities throughout our Kamehameha system, tounite their rich community heritage with the legacy of ourPrincess, so that together we may serve more and morepeople of Hawaiian ancestry through education.

I Mua Kamehameha!

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Robert K. U. Kihune ’55Chairman

J. Douglas Ing ’62

Constance H. Lau

Diane J. Plotts

Nainoa Thompson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Hamilton I. McCubbin Ph.D. ’59

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Dudley Hare Jr., Ed.D.Chief Education Officer

Wendell F. Brooks Jr.Chief Investment Officer

Gerald MoriharaChief Administrative Officer

Colleen I. Wong ’75Chief Legal Officer

Eric K. YeamanChief Financial Officer

EDUCATION GROUP

D. Rodney Chamberlain, Ed.D.Headmaster-Maui Campus

Michael J. Chun, Ph.D. ’61Headmaster-O‘ahu Campus

Stan Fortuna Jr., Ed.D.Headmaster-Hawai‘i Campus

Juvenna Chang, Ed.D. ’60Dean-Extension Education

Suzanne RamosDean-Early Childhood Education

I MUA STAFF

Lesley Agard ’68Executive Editor

Ed Kalama ’76Editor

Gerry Johansen ’60Alumni Editor

Michael YoungPhotography

CONTRIBUTORS

Marsha Bolson ’70

Ellen Kazama

Lurline Naone Salvador ’69

Ellen Pelissero

Michelle Yamaguchi

I MUA DESIGN

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Permanent Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i Campus Will Extend Pauahi’s Visionby Hamilton I. McCubbin, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer

Vol. 2001, Issue 3

I Mua is published quarterlyby the KamehamehaSchools CommunicationsDivision, 567 S. King St.#301, Honolulu, HI 96813.

I Mua exists to informalumni, parents, studentsand friends of KamehamehaSchools of current educa-tional and endowmentprograms, to generateinterest in and support forthose programs, and to help alumni maintain closeties to the institution and to each other.

Change of AddressKamehameha Schools alumniwho have a change ofaddress please notify theAlumni Development Office at567 South King Street, Suite190, Honolulu, HI 96813, e-mail: alumni@ksbe.edu, fax 808-534-3890 or call808-534-3939.

SubmissionsIf you’ve got a story idea or a comment for us, pleasewrite to I Mua Editor, Kamehameha Schools, 1887 Makuakane Street,Honolulu, HI, 96817-1887or e-mail imua@ksbe.edu.

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Kamehameha Schools unveils the first phase of its planned $200 million, 300-acre Hawaiÿi campus.

8 Roses for the KS BandAfter celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Tournament of Bands,the Kamehameha Schools Warrior Marching Band and Color Guardis heading for the Rose Bowl Parade.

12 High School StyleCoordinated attire is expected to help keep the focus on educationat Kamehameha Schools.

13 Hawaiians in AlaskaAs part of an exchange program involving the Bishop Museum,members of the Kamehameha Schools ÿohana experience the cultureof Native Alaskans.

16 Service AwardsKamehameha Schools honors its 2001 Service Award Honorees.

24 Alumni Week 2001Class representatives offer their take on Alumni Week festivities.

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18 KS in the News

21 Life at Kamehameha

32 Alumni Class News

38 College Close-Up

40 Milestones

43 Regional Alumni Associations

48 I Remember When

Cover StoryThe Kamehameha Schools HawaiÿiCampus now serves 144 students ingrades six through eight.

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The Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i Campus is expected to have an enrollment of 1,120 students by 2005.

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Another chapter in the growing legacy of Princess BernicePauahi Bishop was written in August when 144 studentsof Hawaiian ancestry took their places on a permanent

Kamehameha Schools campus on the island of Hawaiÿi.Located roughly seven miles south of Hilo, in Keaÿau just off

the Volcano Highway, Kamehameha Schools Hawaiÿi Campus nowserves students in grades six through eight.

The completed $30 million, 15-acre first phase of a plannedfive-stage development houses the first two buildings of the middleschool. Phase I includes six standard classrooms, two specialtyscience rooms, a teacher planning center, an art and ceramics lab,teen health center, industrial arts drafting lab, computer lab andfacilities for Hawaiian cultural and language studies.

Hawaiÿi Headmaster Stan Fortuna said reaction to the facilitieshas been tremendous. “The community is thrilled with the school.It’s so special and so close to the heart of literally thousands ofpeople,” he said.

“The response from the community has been very positive,”added Vice-Principal Eva Bogue. “I think there’s great respect forKamehameha Schools and the people here are very happy we’re apart of their community.”

Kamehameha Schools unveils the first phase of itsplanned $200 million, 300-acre Hawaiÿi campus

“I’ve had a chance to oversee more

than $100 million in school

construction during my career, and

I can very honestly say that I have

never seen such wonderful facilities

for children.”

– STAN FORTUNA

A School forHawai‘i

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The campus has a spacious, airy feel about itwhich Kamehameha Schools architect PeterUchiyama describes as Hilo plantation style. “Weactually went through a process to develop thestyle – be it contemporary, Hawaiian or whateverit was going to be,” Uchiyama said.

“The original architect, AM Partners, devel-oped what we called a Hilo contemporary, orHilo style, which is similar to a plantation style. Ituses the local vernacular – the building types andbuilding materials – to develop the appearance.”

Temporary classroom facilities, opened inKeaukaha in 1996, continue to house 128 elemen-tary school students under the supervision ofPrincipal Barbara Robertson.

But with phase two of the campus scheduledfor completion in August 2002, the next schoolyear is expected to see enrollment reach 688kindergarten through grade nine students at theKamehameha Schools Hawaiÿi Campus.

Phase II construction, now underway withan estimated cost of $65 million, will completeboth middle and elementary school facilities.

Phase II includes two K-5 classroom buildings, aK-5 specialty building, K-8 cafeteria, K-8administration building and middle schoolgymnasium and library facilities.

In addition, a portion of the $53 million third phase of the development, scheduled tobegin in January 2002, will be completed byAugust 2002 to allow for students entering ninthgrade next fall.

This third phase that includes the highschool portion of the campus is scheduled forcompletion in August 2003. Phase III includesthree classroom buildings, a swimming pool, thehigh school gymnasium, a football/track field,and baseball, soccer and softball fields.

Three more high school classroom buildings,a high school cafeteria and media center willhighlight phase four of the project while a campusadministration center, chapel, performing artscenter, music facility, tennis courts and a riflerange are slated for the final phase, anticipatedby 2005.

“Everything is still fairly fluid at this point,” Uchiyama said. “Some buildings maycome in earlier than scheduled. It’s just hard totell right now.”

Fortuna, a former school superintendentfrom Michigan, assumed his duties in July. “I’mvery, very excited about what I’ve seen to thispoint,” he said. “I’ve had a chance to overseemore than $100 million in school constructionduring my career, and I can very honestly saythat I have never seen such wonderful facilitiesfor children.”

“I think there’s great respect

for Kamehameha Schools

and the people here are

very happy we’re a part of

their community.”

– EVA BOGUE

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Robertson, who has supervised the island’stemporary school campus since being namedprincipal in 1996, said she was happy to seeFortuna come aboard.

“I think we’ve made a good decision withStan,” she said. “He’s eager to learn, easy to talkto, he has a nice sense of humor and he’s verymuch interested in people – children andteachers.”

“Stan’s been wonderful to work with,”added Bogue, who earlier in her career teamedwith Robertson to help establish a Kona campusfor Hawaiÿi Prep. “He, Barbara and I really feellike a team. He’s very supportive and I think he’llbe a real strong leader for us.”

Robertson said no group has shown moreappreciation for the new school than parents. “As I meet our parents, they are just so happy,”she said. “It’s not unusual for them to come upand hug me and tell me how thankful they arefor the new middle school and how delightedthey are that their children don’t have to go away anymore to attend Kamehameha.

“This has been a long journey for me. It’skind of overwhelming, but the reality is setting inthat what we’ve all been working for all theseyears is really here.”

The uniqueness of the island of Hawaiÿi isexpected to open opportunities for Kamehamehastudents in the fields of aquaculture, astronomy,agriculture and tourism, to name a few.

“There are other areas, too, like thevolcanoes and marine biology, that are for themost part specific to this island,” Fortuna said.“That is a huge advantage to providing directeducation services on this island because there isso much here to take advantage of. Our childrencan someday be leaders in these areas.”

“The uniqueness of this island is really itsresources,” Robertson said. “Resources in thesciences, resources in the ocean and resources inHawaiian culture and language. I think it’s allpart of what our school stands for – it’seducation not only in the narrow view, buteducation in a very broad sense.”

Although the school is being built for aneventual enrollment of 1,120 kindergartenthrough grade 12 students by the 2005-2006school year, Uchiyama said the campus has beenplanned for eventual expansion should trusteesdecide to do so.

“It’s all been planned where we can just adda few buildings and double the enrollment,” hesaid. “It’s going to be a very, very nice school.”

“It’s kind of overwhelming,

but the reality is setting in

that what we’ve all been

working for all these years

is really here.”

– BARBARA ROBERTSON

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Even though they’ve played to worldwideacclaim in Switzerland, Austria, France,Germany, Italy, England, Monaco and across

the continental United States, there’s still one per-formance that holds special meaning for theKamehameha Schools Warrior Marching Band andColor Guard.

And that’s the Rose Bowl Parade.Considered the “granddaddy” of all parades,

the KS Band will make its third appearance in thelast 25 years in the Tournament of Roses Parade inPasadena, Calif., on Jan. 1, 2002.

Band Director John Riggle couldn’t be happier. “You have to have a program that’s worthy,”

Riggle said. “They only take 20 bands fromaround the world, so it’s kind of a narrow process.It’s the best parade in the United States.”

Named by the National Band Association as one the Top Ten Marching Bands in the UnitedStates in 1980 and winners of the Mililani HighSchool BandFest the last nine years running(signifying the top band in Hawaiÿi), theKamehameha band has proven its worth locally,nationally and internationally.

In 2000, they were the only band in theUnited States to have the distinct honor to receivean invitation to perform at the Royal Palace ofMonaco.

ROSES FOR THE KS BANDAfter celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Tournament of Bands, the KamehamehaSchools Warrior Marching Band and Color Guard is heading for the Rose Bowl Parade

“It’s the bestparade in theUnited States.”

– JOHN R IGGLE

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The KS Band will precede its Rose BowlParade appearance with a performance in the SanDiego Chargers halftime show Dec. 30. In order tosecure a spot in Pasadena, Riggle said he sent inaudio and video tapes, pictures of the group andnewspaper clips.

“You have to apply, and hundreds maybethousands of bands apply,” Riggle said. “Then, aselection committee names the bands two years inadvance in order to allow time for fundraising forthe trip. We try to go when it means something.”

The significance to Kamehameha this year is the 25th anniversary of the Tournament ofBands, a festival hosted annually by the Warriorsand begun during Riggle’s first year with theschool in 1976.

The festival provides a means to assembleHawaiÿi’s high school marching bands for inter-action and exposure to the latest trends, promotesmarching bands as a creative art form and helpsto substantiate the idea that a marching band is aworthy vehicle for music education.

Typically, 13-15 public and private schoolbands participate. This year’s festival is set forNov. 17.

Although the tournament is a “competition,”scores are not announced to the public – thefestival is seen as a way to help bands improvethemselves.

“It’s a different type of competition,” Rigglesaid. “Every band strives to do its best out there,and they are judged and evaluated by profession-al judges that we bring in. But it’s not like first,second or third is the whole object.

“The tournament gives the bands recognitionand gives students something to work toward. Afestival, or a competition – just like with athletics– gives a band something to strive for and attain.”

Riggle said a combination of forces have ledto Kamehameha’s peerless excellence as amarching band and color guard.

“We’re lucky to have all three pieces of whatwe call ‘the pie’ at work here at Kamehameha,”Riggle said.

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KS BANDPERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

2002 Tournament of Roses Parade

2001 San Diego Chargers Halftime

2000 Royal Palace of Monaco

1997 Sugar Bowl Halftime

1996 Baltimore Ravens Halftime

1994 London New Years Day Parade

1993 San Francisco 49ers Halftime

1993 President Clinton Inaugural Parade

1991 Orange Bowl Parade

1989 Tournament of Roses Parade

1987 Royal Tournament in London

1984 Fiesta Bowl Parade

1982 Portland Rose Festival Parade

“We have an outstanding parent group –our booster club is just amazing. They support

the kids and they are involved in every facet ofour program.

“Second, is the school administration. A lotof schools, the first thing they cut out is music.They can’t afford it, or they think it’s tooexpensive.

“Here, the administration says, ‘Yes, music isvaluable and we want the kids to learn music as apart of the core curriculum at Kamehameha.’That’s a strong influence and it’s very unusual.Arts and culture are well-respected andencouraged here.

“The third part is the kids. They want towork and succeed. Our kids, there’s justsomething about them. They have this bond aboutworking together. They don’t like to be singledout, but as a group they tend to work togetherbeautifully. And that’s the whole band function –it’s not ‘me,’ it’s ‘we’ – always.

“Our kids really work hard as a group, andthe experience is really a valuable lesson for them.They never come to class not wanting to excel.They’re always ‘What can we do to get better?’

“It’s just a wonderful way to teach.”

“Arts and cultureare well-respectedand encouragedhere”

– JOHN R IGGLE

ON KAMEHAMEHA

SCHOOLS

The first time he took in Kamehameha’s O‘ahuCampus, a job-hunting John Riggle wasimpressed. Almost too impressed.“I came here and looked at the campus and told

myself ‘No way.’ I didn’t even have a master’s degree,and I figured this was way above me. I knew I was agood teacher, but I thought I could never keep upwith what I saw here.”

Since 1976, Riggle has kept up enough to lead theWarrior Marching Band to international acclaim and aplace alongside the top high school bands in thenation.

Riggle is a former professional drummer whoused the sticks to pound his way through San JoseState. For him, working his way through school meantplaying rock, jazz and country and western five to sixnights a week.

Riggle combines the laid back temperament of amusician with the intensity of a top-flight teacher, andthe combination is one Kamehameha students havefound immensely appealing.

“He’s a father, an uncle, an instructor, a counselor,a babysitter and a friend to these kids, and not in any

order” said AristotleSanta Cruz, the assis-tant band director atKamehameha since1978. “He just has away of relating at manydifferent levels.”

It’s easy to see that Riggle has a specialfondness for hisstudents. “It neverceases to amaze mehow much the kids canaccomplish,” he said.

“There is an ‘X’ factor here. People say there’s a‘Hawaiian mystique’ about performing arts and thatthese kids have this ‘thing’ about them. And they do.

“We step back and watch the show when thesekids are under pressure in a concert or a competition,and for some reason it just goes up a notch. You can’tfigure out how that happens. They have this magic.

“When they’re done, you can see it in their facesand you can just feel it. It’s mana. It’s real mana and it’ssomething unique.

“I’ve worked with other bands and they don’tever get that extra bond. It’s that Hawaiian thing andthere really is such a thing.

“It’s been a fabulous experience for me.”

“He’s a father, an uncle, an instructor, a counselor, a babysitterand a friend to these kids.”

– ARISTOTLE SANTA CRUZ

LEADER OF THE BANDAs he marks his 25th year with Kamehameha Schools, Band Director John Riggle has discovered the true meaning of mana

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“Kamehamehahas had a longtradition ofstudents being properlydressed forschool.”

– TONY RAMOS

They may not be the starched-stiff ROTCuniforms of years past, but Kamehamehahigh school students are sporting a new

“coordinated attire” look this fall.Boys have a choice of polo shirts in three

different colors or an aloha shirt and shorts ortrousers. Girls can choose from two polo shirts,shorts and slacks or aloha attire in either a longdress or short dress and blouse.

“The decision to go to uniforms was relatedto wanting to take the focus off of dress codeenforcement issues,” said Julian Ako ’61, Dean ofStudent Activities. “We felt that teachers andadministrators were having to focus too much ondress code violations, and that distracted us fromfocusing on the education of our students.”

Ako admitted that the school faced somedifficulties implementing the program this fall andoffered his apologies to parents. “I acknowledgein a very, very empathetic and sympathetic waythat there were challenges and frustrations forparents when they went to Liberty House andfound items they wanted were not available,” he said.

“This first year, I think, was bound to be achallenge because of the sheer numbers involvedin implementation – we were outfitting 1800students and had to bring in 28,700 pieces ofclothing. In future years, the numbers are goingto be less.”

A special committee comprised of parents,

HIGH SCHOOL STYLECoordinated attire is expected to help keep the focus on education at Kamehameha Schools

students and staff helped select the attire,including the aloha print clothing which wasmanufactured under an exclusive Kamehamehalabel and designed by school illustrator/designerRobin Racoma.

“The design depicts a kukui leaf/nut lei,”Racoma said. “Kukui was used because of itssymbolic significance to knowledge and learning.”

“Kamehameha has had a long tradition ofstudents being properly dressed for school,although girls haven’t been in a uniform or coor-dinated attire for as long as I can recall and thatgoes back at least 50 years,” said Kamehamehahigh school Principal Tony Ramos ’58.

“In recent years, with the changing societalmores and designer apparel, it has become muchmore difficult to maintain a dress standard –especially with the girls,” Ramos added.

“We have always expected our students to dress for the ‘business of school’ and not forthe beach or a party. The coordinated attire thisyear is an effort to standardize these expectationswith the least amount of staff and student timespent in this endeavor.”

Ramos had words of appreciation for parents and students. “We do want to thank all of our parents and students for their patience andunderstanding as we go through this time oftransition. We realize that without their support,we could not implement this new component toour program.”

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Since March of 2000, the Bernice PauahiBishop Museum and Kamehameha Schoolshave been working together to revive a

student volunteer program called the MuseumWorkshop.

The program, originally created byKamehameha Schools teacher Dr. Donald Mitchelland Bishop Museum director Dr. AlexanderSpoehr, was conducted at the museum from 1952through 1964.

Students who participated in the programworked on carpentry projects, classified insects,acted as tour guides, and provided a variety ofother services for the museum. Current BishopMuseum Education Specialist Kealoha Kelekolio’65 participated in the workshop in 1963.

The purpose of the student volunteer trainingprogram is to teach Kamehameha students tointerpret Hawaiian culture while introducing them to the array of academic and professionaloccupations that are required for the operation of the museum.

In March of 2001, Mehana Ka‘iama ’01,Robert Baptiste III ’01, Brandi Galdeira ’01,Rachel Akau ’02, Sarah Kaopuiki ’03 andAlexander Baltazar-Quizon ’04 completed thetraining program and volunteered at the museumin April and May.

In June, Ka‘iama, Baptiste and Baltazar-Quizon traveled to Anchorage, Homer andNanwalek to participate in the Bishop Musuem’s

Alaska Cultural Exchange. Also making the trip were Kealoha

Kelekolio ’65, Kawika Makanani ’66, ShirleyYojo Swinney ’67 and Guy Kaulukukui ’78.

Kaÿiama and Baptiste share their experienceswith Native Alaskans in the following essays.

Between Native Peoplesby Mehana Ka‘iama ’01

On June 12, 2001 a group of sixteen küpuna, mäkua,and ‘öpio traveled to Alaska to embark on acultural exchange.

For me, the trip was an opportunity to learnmore about my Hawaiian culture and about theNative Alaskan culture.

Preparation for the trip included late nightchant and hula practices, song memorizing andlearning protocol, as well as assembling costumes.

We also participated in making and collectingof gifts to present to the people of Alaska. Theseincluded a number of Hawaiian flutes made outof bamboo, games for the children to play madefrom the midribs of coconut leaves and husk, t-shirts detailing a chant regarding the search for ‘awa, and various Hawaiian foods such as poi,kulolo and laulau, which were taken up to Alaskaand presented to the natives.

As part of an exchange program involving the Bishop Museum, members of the Kamehameha Schoolsÿohana experience the culture of Native Alaskans

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We arrived in Alaska on the morning of June13th, and headed to the Native Alaskan HeritageCenter. Although I had not slept at all on theplane and my head and body were sore withfatigue, the center inspired and revived me. It wastruly inspirational to see so many people workingtogether in efforts to practice their culture andeducate outsiders.

At the Heritage Center there were children,teenagers, adults and elders dancing and teaching.The beautiful mixture of Athabascans, Inupiaqs,Aleuts, Yup’iks and Tlingits made the centerextremely appealing to me. Indigenous peopleproud of their own culture is a beautiful thing! Itmade me realize that Hawaiians are not alone.

You hear about the struggles that othercultures endure and how they live and work, butuntil you see it first hand you can’t really appreci-ate and realize the similarities.

Like Hawaiians, Alaskans dance to tellstories, they embrace the family unit, they enjoyeating various seafoods and they have enduredsimilar oppression in their homeland. And theyare making a huge effort to hold on to their culture.

I never realized how rich in culture Alaskawas until I took the trip and I believe that whenpeople come to Hawaiÿi, knowing very little aboutour history, they also feel this way.

My experiences at the Heritage Center haveforever given me a new outlook on Alaska. Now,Alaska is not just a name of another place, but acousin land to Hawai‘i. A place where similaritesconnect us and differences educate us.

It is wonderful to know that indigenouspeople all over the world are proud of theirculture and not afraid to practice and love it.

Visiting a Native Alaskan Villageby Robert Baptiste III ’01

The expansive Pacific Ocean reaches many shores.The waters that embrace Hawai‘i’s sands are thesame waters that caress the shores of Nanwalek,Alaska.

This summer, natives of these lands united as one.

I was awed by the majestic mountains andglassy water as our boats pulled into the bay.Buildings were few – Nanwalek’s population isunder 200.

On shore, we met our Alutiiq “cousins,” thenatives of Nanwalek, and asked permission toenter their land by chanting an oli kähea.

The Alutiiq responded with song and danceof their own culture.

Indigenous people proud

of their own culture

is a beautiful thing!

– Mehana Ka‘iama

From left, Alexander Baltazar-Quizon, Robert Baptiste III andMehana Ka‘iama are joined by Kumu Kawika Makanani ’66 at theNative Alaskan Heritage Center.

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Kamehameha student volunteers enjoythe beauty of Nanwalek. From left,Mehana Ka‘iama, Alexander Baltazar-Quizon and Robert Baptiste III.

“Talking story” with my

Alutiiq peers helped me recognize

the similarities of our people.

– Robert Baptiste III

In doing so, the Alutiiq showed their love andrespect for us, because they were honoring not onlyus, but also our küpuna who came before.

Although we were on a sort of vacation, thepeople of Nanwalek were not. But they went outof their way to make time for us, and to welcomeus with no reservations. We were welcomed asfamily into their homes with generosity andselflessness.

We enjoyed a feast that blended Hawaiianand Alaskan food and were served delicacies suchas frybread, salmon eggs, mukluk (whale) andsalmon served in various dishes.

Each member of our group brought their ownmaterial makana for our cousins, and things rangedfrom lei hulu, pa‘akai, and even things like t-shirts.

Representatives from the museum had alsobrought some makana up for exchange, like an‘umeke and a koko, and also kıhei that was given toEmilie Swenning, chief of Nanwalek.

In return, we received commemoration t-shirts with graphics designed by Nancy Radke, a native artist of Nanwalek, jewelry, and evenEagle feathers, which in Alaska, can only beowned by natives. We also received native fibers,salmon skin, and shells from Nanwalek.

“Talking story” with my Alutiiq peers helpedme recognize the similarities of our people. Weshare the same love for the land and love for ourancestors.

Although called Alutiiq nowadays, theytraditionally called themselves Sugpiaq. Similarly,Hawaiian is also a new ethnic identification, asour ancestors called themselves kanaka maoli.

In each of our languages, these words mean

“real people.” And as real people, we becameeach other’s best teachers.

Another traveler, Kamalu DuPreez-Aiavao,and myself had grown so close with Aunty Bettyand her family that we were offered hideaway inher home in case we didn’t want to leave, andwere also given an open invitation to return tovisit them at anytime.

Leaving the village was less difficult know-ing my family had grown to include the peopleof Nanwalek. My last view of Nanwalek wasSparry Ash and Aunty Betty dancing from theshore, wishing us a safe return.

Back in Hawai‘i, the Pacific continues toconnect me to Nanwalek and my family acrossthe ocean.

¬ahalo a Nui Loa…to the following Kamehameha Schools employees for their years of dedicated service

toward fulfilling the vision of Ke Ali‘i Bernice Pauahi Bishop.

Mary Carvalho Sarah Keahi Momi Maunakea Judy Naniole

Gary Obrecht

Beatrice Canario

Donna Orr Herman Saniatan

35 YEARS OF SERVICE

45 YEARS OF SERVICE 40 YEARS OF SERVICE

Lewis Hubbard

Service Awards

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20 Years of ServiceJoyce Ahuna-KaaiaiBryant AsaoMarsha BolsonErnestine BrennonBlossom BurdettDoyal DavisPatricia GillespieP. Denise JohnsonHiram Kaikaina Jr.Wendel KamJanis KaneA. Pua KangMoana LaneMoana LeongLollita MartinesAlice MatsukawaRosanna MatsuyamaHeather MaughanAnnette PaganEstrella PeraltaWendell PihoEugenia StenderEditha TalioagaDiane Tanner-CazinhaAlbertha TavaresCarolyn WatadaLeslie YoungVelma Young

15 Years of ServiceMahina Ah YuenOakleigh AkakaJennifer AndersonPraxedes BilogJoyce BowerLana CarrollDavid ChungReggie CoatsLynn DeMelloJeanette DuranteRose EnosSharmaine EnosL. Pua Fernandez-AkamineEloise HaakeRobert HamiltonPaula Hartley-ForsythRonald HirataCharlene HoeDeborah HoopaiGail IshimotoLinda JacobsKeala KaupuCarol KozaLeonard Kwan Jr.Judy LayfieldJanice LumDiane MaherTeresa Makuakane-

DrechselSheree MendonsaDonna NakaharaGuy Nishimura

Elaine NuuhiwaKekoa PaulsenJudy PearceColleen RodriguesDoreen SeguirantFalicia SlavikJerry SpragueCynthia SuzukiPamela TakahashiKathy TibbettsSandra TuiteleColleen WongAllen YoungLyn Sue Young

10 Years of ServiceLaurie ApikiPamela ArbitrarioT. Moana BalazS. Haunani BennettAntoinette BiranoLucille CabanillaHawley-Ann CappoBrenda ChangLorna ChunThomas ChunCeleste DzigasG. Kala EllisMark EwaldLola FuCheryl FunaiJanice FurutoSheri Lyn GalarzaEufemia GubatanSteve HayamotoRoxanne HoohuliConnie HunningsArlene HusseyRosemary InouyeLydia KaohiCharlene KawamotoJimmy KeaniniKordell KekoaRebecca KekunaDarLynda KimRonell KoppCarrie KowalskiAlan KurodaTricia LasconiaVernal LillyJacob LonoBrenda MendiolaSean MokiaoDiana MontezBunny NgRobyn Nu’uhiwaFrances OhtaMiu Lan OmanAngeles PaclebCoranne Park ChunDesiree PavaoCeleste PilialohaPamela Punihaole

Richard RapozaRonald SamoriRobert Stender Sr.Cheryl SueyoshiWanette TanakaAnjanette Thomas ChangKimberly ThomasLehua UahinuiDominador UlepLiane VierraKaren WilkinsonSusan WillingLynn Yuen

5 Years of ServiceSonya Ah ChongWilliam Apisa Jr.Rodolfo CabatoChristine ChunConan DonahueS. Nani EspindaCynthia FernandezNolia FernandezPeter GrachCatherine HondaRachel IhaPatricia IidaNathan JavellanaMargaret JohnsonThomas Kaaiai Jr.Annette KaapanaSheryl KahueAlbert KakaliaColleen KaweluJoann KayDavid KeoRene KirschEric KusudaBrian LearyYu-Chun LeeT. Pono MaaT. Kanani ManoaCary MasukoCarol MaunakeaLois NishikawaE. Ann NishimotoElise Parraga-SilvaNalani PollockMiles SakaiPhyllis SoneW. Kanani SouzaDean TakazawaColleen TanoWalter Thoemmes IIILawrence UchimaLisa UrbshotCarol ValantSamuel ValdezPerry VictoriaK. Palani WilliamsGlenn YabikuL. Kehau Yap

Gail Aoki Jean Cachola WayneChang

WendellDavis

F. KaheleKukea

Vivian Little MichaelMiyake

Eli Nahulu

AnnetteOkimoto

Ronald Todd

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Halawe Bohreer Rosaline Doo

Donald Harvey Ruby Lowe Gail Woliver

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Wai‘anae Preschools BlessedCeremonies were held on July30 blessing Kamehameha’srenovation of its Waiÿanae IIpreschool and the opening ofits Puÿu Kähea preschool,located at adjacent sites on AlaHema Street.

Kamehameha spent morethan $190,000 renovating twobuildings and a garage at theschools, allowing for the addi-tion of four classrooms and 68students. The sites serve a totalof 108 3- and 4-year-oldstudents in six classrooms.

Chang Named Dean of Extension EducationDr. Juvenna Chang ’60 has beennamed Dean of KamehamehaSchools Extension EducationDivision.

Chang comes back toKamehameha from PacificResources for Education andLearning (PREL), where sheheld the position of SeniorScholar. She had previouslyserved as PREL’s Director of the Regional EducationalLaboratory and Director ofApplied Research andDevelopment.

She also previously servednine years as associate directorof Kamehameha’s outreachdivision, then known as the

Community Education andExtension Education Division.

Chang holds a masters anddoctorate in education adminis-tration from the University ofHawaiÿi and also has a mastersin elementary education fromBoston University.

Best-Ever Finish forKamehameha Math TeamKamehameha Schools MathTeam placed sixth out of 68schools at the 2001 Mu AlphaTheta National Conventionheld in Denver, Colo., in July.This was the best finish forKamehameha in more than 25years of participation and theschool’s third consecutive yearin the Top Ten.

Leading the team weresenior Alika Ah New andjuniors Jessica Chong,Anderson Dun and JenniferFitzgerald.

KS Math Team Advisor isCalvin Fukuhara.

Strategic PlanImplementation Retreat HeldIn June, 36 leaders ofKamehameha Schools, includingtrustees and chief executives,met at a two-day Strategic PlanImplementation Retreat toidentify and reach agreementon key targets and measurableoutcomes for meeting the needs

of Native Hawaiians over life-long stages of learning.

The Strategic PlanImplementation Council iscomprised of KS leaders fromall three campuses, preschooldivision, extension education,admissions, financial aid,endowment, finance, legal,administration, Hawaiianculture, communications,development and the internalauditor.

The retreat was directedunder the guidance of Office of Strategic Planning DirectorCharlene Hoe and consultantDr. Phyllis Horner. Dr. HamiltonMcCubbin served as moderator.

“It was important for awide spectrum of our leader-ship to be there because I amcommitted to ensuring thatKamehameha’s future is guidedby an inclusive process,”McCubbin said. “The two dayswere extraordinarily valuableand necessary not only todefine specific outcomes, but toreaffirm and coalesce a processof collaboration that will becritical to our success.”

The council met again in September and a draftimplementation plan, expectedto be completed in October, willbe shared broadly with KSstakeholders.

Kalen Spencer, left, and buddy Chad Souza celebrate the openingof Kamehameha’s Pu‘u Kahea preschool. Their moms, ShannonSpencer and Nicole Souza, are teachers at the school.

Dr. Juvenna Chang ’60

Facilitator Dr. Phyllis Horner makes a point during the June StrategicPlan Implementation Retreat.

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Hawai‘i International FilmFestival to Feature KS SongContest PreshowKamehameha’s 2001 SongContest Preshow, “Nä HïmeniO Ka ÿEkalesia,” will earn KSadditional recognition when itis featured in the 21st HawaiÿiInternational Film Festival.

The hour-long, pre-tapedvideo program, designed as aprelude to the live broadcast ofthe 2001 Kamehameha SchoolsSong Contest, will be shown in selected theaters on Oÿahu,Nov. 2-9, 2001 as part of thestatewide festival. Viewing onthe neighbor islands will takeplace Nov. 9-11.

The program, co-producedby Performing Arts DepartmentHead Randie Fong and SpecialEvents Coordinator Liz Hansen,provides background infor-mation on the theme of SongContest and a context for themusical competition.

“The show takes viewerson a statewide journey to select-ed United Church of Christ(UCC) churches to explore theirmusical traditions,” Fong said.

The video excursion,hosted by Mia Evaimalo ’01,also shares the diversity andrichness of both urban andrural neighbor island churchcommunities where Hawaiianfamilies have lived, worked andworshipped for generations.

Some 15 Hawaiianchurches are visited, includingseveral that were established150 years ago, and kahu (pastors)and küpuna (elders) share thehistory of their churches, child-hood memories of worship,personal commentaries on faith,and their favorite Hawaiianhymns, or hïmeni.

In addition to visitingKamehameha’s own BishopMemorial Church on Oÿahuand several neighbor island

churches, the show features avisit to Waimea CongregationalChurch in Kauaÿi with speakersof the seldom-heard Ni‘ihaudialect (English subtitles fortranslation).

In the last three months,the one-hour special has beenrebroadcast on KHON-TV andpublic access channels onOÿahu, Maui and Hawaiÿi.

In addition to the 25 per-cent share the broadcastgarnered during the live airing,some 46,000 viewers fromaround the world clicked on the live webcast of the show on the Kamehameha Schoolswebsite.

Deja View

If you missed the first half-dozen broadcasts of “Nä HïmeniO Ka ÿEkalesia” be sure youdon’t miss the special KSshowing on Nov. 1, 2001, theeve of the Hawaiÿi InternationalFilm Festival debut.

Admission will be free to the 5:30 p.m. showing in thePrincess KeÿelikölaniAuditorium, and moviegoerswill be treated to refreshmentsas part of the gala event. Formore information, call (808) 523-6348.

Children’s Chorus Performs for Ehime Maru FamiliesIn June, the KamehamehaSchools Children’s Chorusmade a special stop during its“Japan Tour 2001” to performfor the families of the EhimeMaru tragedy. The students sang“We Send this Aloha, To You,”composed especially for thefamilies by chorus directorLynell Bright.

“Children’s singing cancreate a profound emotionalimpact,” Bright said. “Whenchildren sing, adults let theirguard down. We just wanted toshare with them and show themthat we cared.”

Morihara Selected ChiefAdministrative OfficerA graduate of the StanfordManagement Institute, GeraldMorihara has been named theChief Administrative Officer atKamehameha Schools.

Morihara, who holds abachelor of business adminis-tration degree in businesseconomics and a master’sdegree in business adminis-tration in management, beganhis service to education in 1969as a management analyst at theUniversity of Hawaiÿi.

During his tenure at UH,he served as associate dean andlater dean of the College ofContinuing Education for atotal of 20 years. Morihara alsoserved in the U.S. Air ForceReserve from 1969-1993 withthe rank of Lt. Col.

At Kamehameha, he willoversee the InformationTechnology, Human Resources,Facilities Development andRecords Management divisions.

The Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus sings in Japan for the familiesof the Ehime Maru tragedy.

Gerald Morihara

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K-3 Reading Director HonoredKamehameha Schools K-3Reading Program Director AnnaSumida was recently honoredwith the 2001 Broadcast MediaAward for Television – AdultPrograms.

Sumida received the awardfor producing “Help Your ChildLearn to Read: Kindergartenand First Grade.” The video,directed by Distance LearningDepartment’s Mike Racoma,was aired by the Corporationfor Community Television.

The Broadcast MediaAwards for Television recognizeoutstanding reporting and pro-gramming on television andcable television that deal withreading and literacy.

Imua TV debuts in October onOceanic Channel 53First there was radio, then therewas television and computers.Now there is “Imua TV” and“imua.tv” – an innovativeelectronic and digital dynamicduo of home entertainment.

On Oct. 5, 2001,Kamehameha Schools debuted“Imua TV,” a half-hour televi-sion magazine show on OceanicChannel 53, Oÿahu’s publicaccess channel. Neighbor islandairdates are pending, as well aspossible broadcasts on mainlandpublic access channels, courtesyof Kamehameha SchoolsAlumni Association regionalpresidents.

The pilot project, producedby Kamehameha’sCommunications Division, will feature six shows throughJune 2002 that will highlightinteresting and exciting people,programs, special events andmore, all with some connectionto Kamehameha.

A value-added twistinvolves a companion website,“imua.tv (http:\\www.imua.tv)” where previews of future shows

will be posted, along with placesto comment on current or pastshows, request coverage of afavorite person, program oractivity, and tell the directorsand producers what is good andwhat is not.

“We have been fairlysuccessful in reaching ouraudiences through print,”explained CommunicationsDirector Marsha Bolson. “Publicaccess television offers us anaffordable way to expand thatexposure, to share good newsand interesting stories andconnect one-by-one withthousands of channel surfers.”

Each show will featurefour or five different segments,and will be hosted byKamehameha Hawaiian lan-guage teacher Lilinoe Kaÿahanui’82. The inaugural show features:• Strategic Plan Implementation:

Where to next? Making theplan a reality – the challengesand the opportunities.

• Hawai‘i Campus: What is instore for this newest KScampus? What are the hopesand dreams of students,families and alumni?

• Waimanalo Preschool: The mostrecent of three KS-ownedpreschools built and dedi-cated to bring early educationto Hawaiian communities.

• Wright Bowman and apprenticeKa‘ili Chun: TwoKamehameha graduates (KS ’28 and ’80) work togetherin the time-honored traditionof master teacher andapprentice.

• Ale‘a: A truly phenomenalstory of four KS graduateswho have made the Hawaiianmusic community sit-up andtake notice. Where did theycome from, and where arethey going?

For more information, call (808) 523-6380.

Anna Sumida

Keawe Renovation CompleteO‘ahu Campus middle-schoolers strike their best bodybuildingposes in front of the newly renovated Keawe Gymnasiumlocker room facilities. Opened this fall, the locker roomrenovation was a $3.2 million project.

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Life at KamehamehaLife at Kamehameha

Honoring Kupuna Kamehameha Schools’ entry in the 2001 King KamehamehaDay Celebration Floral Paradewas entitled “Aloha E Na HuluKüpuna – Generations ofTradition.” The theme recog-nized Hawaiÿi’s kanaka maolias our greatest native resource.Shown here, from left, are GussieBento ’50, Wright Bowman ’28and Kaili Chun ’80.

Mahalo, OzKamehameha Schools Presidentand O‘ahu Campus HeadmasterDr. Michael Chun ’61 presentsthe Order of Ke Aliÿi Pauahimedal to former Trustee OswaldStender ’50 during commence-ment ceremonies at the NealBlaisdell Center on May 27. “Hisdedicated support of theinstitution’s educational missionhas led to a stronger, morecohesive organization withrenewed spirit and purpose,”read Stender’s certificate. TheOrder of Ke Aliÿi Pauahi medalis the highest honor conferredby Kamehameha Schools.

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Tooting Their HornsNearly 200 Kamehamehastudents spent a week thissummer polishing their skills atBand Camp. The week ofintensive clinician training ishighlighted by the visit of up to 10 experts (brass and wood-wind specialists, color guardadvisors, marching technicians,show designers, etc.) who keepKamehameha performers ontop of the latest trends.

Chefs-In-TrainingKamehameha high schoolstudents learned to chop, diceand slice as part of a newCulinary Arts summer schoolprogram presented in partner-ship with Kapi‘olaniCommunity College. Highlightof the course was a “finals”presentation for parents andfriends that included a scrump-tious buffet of pasta, quiche,caesar salad, club sandwichesand a variety of deliciousdesserts.

Swing TimeThe beautiful smile of KelseyWhitman (second from right)leads Kamehameha students as they move and groove to thesounds of a swing beat duringa dance session at this summer’sPerforming Arts Academy. Theacademy is a six-week summerprogram which offers instructionin band, choir, orchestra, drama,ensemble and dance to studentsin grades six to 11.

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Demonstrating Their Skills Student scientists TrevorColandrea, left, and Steven Doodemonstrate research tech-niques to a group of parentsduring the feature event of theKamehameha Summer ScienceInstitute. During the six-weekaccelerated course, studentschoose from two researchstrands – one focusing on thechemical properties of Hawaiianmedicinal plants and marineorganisms used in traditionalHawaiian healing, while theother focuses on DNA research.

Computer WhizKurtis Javinar is surrounded by admirers as he displays histalents in the computer lab on“Parent Night,” the highlight of this summer’s KamehamehaComputer Camp. The camp,which includes classroominstruction and hands-onexperience with computertechnology, is a week-longboarding experience for selectednon-KS Hawaiian students whohave just completed grades sixor seven.

New DigsKamehameha Schools HawaiÿiCampus middle school studentsare full of smiles and seemeager to learn as they enjoytheir new spacious facilities inKeaÿau. From left, are seventh-graders Makana Mattos,Jasmine Santos, BrandonDumlao and eighth-graderKanoe Koanu-Solmerin.

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The opening ceremony tostart the week’s celebration was the assembling of all at the BishopMemorial Chapel where a wel-coming address by Kahu DavidKaupu ’51 was solemnly given,and the singing of the Doxologygave the sanctioning feeling thatwe were heartily welcomed andblessed by our dearly belovedPrincess Bernice Pauahi Bishop,whose presence was deeply felt.

The planned events for theweek were exceptional: a tour ofthe ‘Iolani Palace, a visit to theRoyal Mausoleum, a GolfTournament, a Fashion Show, a“Talk Story” meeting with CEO Dr. Hamilton McCubbin, TalentNight, and the Super ‘Aha‘aina toend the week’s reunion.

What touched my heartdeeply was the drawing of thecords of love and aloha that boundeach of us together. The binding ofcomradeship with those in whosehands carefully “carted” us to andfrom each daily event was superb.We shared some very funnystories. There was politeness andconsideration, kindness and loveand respect for all, and anespecially large portion, thank you,for the KS Class of 1931: JanetHopkins Richards, Lillian KaaaDu Pont and yours truly. Therewas such a wholesome atmosphereof fun, laughter, music and lots ofaloha – complete and lasting.

Mahalo a nui loa to the AlumniStaff and support people whomade the week so memorable.Mahalo a nui loa for a successfuland unsurpassed event.

’31KS Class of 1931by Tamar Mookini Tavares ’31

Impressions of Reunion Week June3-10, 2001: My calendar for the firstweek of June was red-inked inBOLD letters: KSG REUNIONWEEK – ATTEND! It was my 70thyear since I graduated from theGirls School, the last graduatingclass from the campus in Kalihiduring the year 1931.

My sister Beatrice Mookini’33 was visiting with me and Iextended the invitation for her toaccompany me to the reunion.Upon her graduation from KSG,she was employed as secretary toDr. Pauline Frederick, principal ofthe girls’ school at the KapälamaHeights campus, from 1930-50.

On Sunday afternoon, June 3,we were welcomed with warmaloha by our dorm hostess ErinMattson Wright ’76, who escortedus to our rooms where we settledas boarders.

From the very entrance to theheights, the cool breezes and thequietness of the hills, my heart wastouched with the feeling of beingback at school once again. Oh! Yes,only one who at the age of 13,leaving home in Lahaina to go toschool in Honolulu can know thatfeeling: terrible loneliness, home-sickness…yet glad enough to “goout into the world!” Such youthfuldesires!

Members of KS ’31: seated from left: Frances Townsend Lucas, right: Helen YoungLind. Seated back, from left: Lillian Kaaa Du Pont, Ernest Cockett, Janet HopkinsRichards and Tamar Mookini Tavares

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KS ’36: from left, Katherine Spencer Letson, Mikihala Cockett Turner, WilliamToomey, Harriet Awana O‘Sullivan and William Stern

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Letwell Duvauchelle, Ellen MillerBloede and Ethel went to AmeliaKaopua Bailey’s home to makehaku lei for our classmates. Mahaloto Amelia for sharing her talent andso many varieties of flowers. Theactivity was very enjoyable for allof us. Letwell brought melia andmade lei for all of the boys.

Wednesday was the KSPresident’s reception and again wemet so many of our Kamehamehafamily.

Talent night on Thursdaynight featured classmate WinonaDesha Beamer singing her songsand the class singing LeopoldWaiau’s dad’s song Ka Ili Lau ‘oKekoa.

Friday evening our classjoined KS ’71 at a ranch-stylecookout. Everyone participated inline dancing. And then onSaturday, our class was representedin the Kamehameha Day Parade byBernhardt Alama, Hazel and Ellenas they rode in the carcade.

At the ÿAha‘aina our class hadan early appointment for picturetaking – it’s too bad not everyonein the class was included. I mustsay that our group still looks goodafter 60 years.

The ÿAha‘aina was stupendous!So much food and all of us had achance to chat with everyone. Inaddition to classmates listed above,others attending the event wereJennie Stewart Carmack, VioletKuulei Palama Ihara, Nyna HamicRalston, Elvin Mailekini LindseyLee, David and Mary Awai Peters’52, William Amona, HarryAkahane, Herbert Warner, RobertFountain, John Desha and OliverTyriel Evensen. We highlycommend the KS Class of 1972 fora most wonderful party. We evenreceived wooden food trays as asouvenir.

Sunday’s memorial service atthe school chapel honored ourdeparted classmates. After leavingKSG and KSB 60 years ago, all of uswill cherish the special andheartwarming moments of beingtogether as a class and having hadthe opportunity to attend ourbeloved alma mater, Kamehameha.Special recognition is given to themanpower group during the week,and especially to the shuttle busdrivers for their great service andaccommodating ways.

’46KS Class of 1946by Julia Stewart Williams ’46

The 55th reunion celebration forthe Class of 1946 was launched onthe island of Hawaiÿi with awonderful tour led by EdwinMahiai Beamer and Gaye Beamer.Twenty-two 46ers visited the placesfor which Helen Desha Beamer,Class of 1900, composed herbeautiful music. Two in the groupof 22 reside on the Big Island. Theyare Keaolani Paoa Miller andJoshua Akana. This trip wasinspired by the Hoike of the 2000Kamehameha Schools SongContest which featured HelenDesha Beamer’s music.

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’36KS Class of 1936by Harriet Awana O’Sullivan ’36

For classmates William Toomey,Mikahala White Turner, KatherineSpencer Letson, Harriet AwanaO’Sullivan and William Stern, itwas a time to reminisce and goback to our years in school whenwe were students at our belovedKamehameha School for Girls andKamehameha School for Boys.

As we celebrated our 65thclass reunion, we gave thanks to Ke Akua for bringing us togetherduring the golden years of ourlives. Mahalo to all who made itpossible to celebrate Alumni Weekin a grand fashion as onlyKamehameha knows how to do.

’41KS Class of 1941by Ethel Chang Au ’41

The Class of 1941 had planningmeetings for our 60th Class ReunionAnniversary throughout the years2000-2001. Mahalo to Roy Benhamfor having our group meetings atthe Elks Club.

We started our reunion weekJune 3-11. The Sunday sessionbegan with prayer service at BishopMemorial Chapel followed by abuffet dinner at ‘Akahi Dining Hall.In attendance were GodfreidaHatori Muller, Momi Awana Calles,Wai Wing Seto and wife Elsen,Herman Ludloff and Ethel Au. Itwas just wonderful seeing so manyof our Kamehameha family again.

On June 5, Freida, Momi,Hazel Chalmers Stephenson, Paul

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ment and aloha for sharing in NaLei Ha‘aheo O Kamehameha – a life-time of memories at Kamehameha!

Approximately 35 membersand spouses of KS ’51 participatedin Kahu David Kaupu’s retirementcelebration on Aug. 10, 2001 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village CoralBallroom.

’56KS Class of 1956by Haliimaile Chu ’56

Our 45th reunion celebrationended with those in attendancefeeling blessed to have seen oldfriends and classmates, and also tohave made new friends amongmembers of other reunion classes.

Another wonderful thingabout Kamehameha reunions isthat each participant has an oppor-tunity to reconnect withKamehameha and its traditions.Yes, we love seeing old friends, butthere are those many magicalmoments throughout the week,such as when on Talent Night threeladies from the Class of 1931 tookto the stage and performed withsuch elegance and aloha that every-one responded with a standingovation and free flowing tears. Youjust had to be there. It was chicken-skin time.

Although a full week ofactivities is offered, one need notattend every single event (althoughthe ladies of 1931 did attend everyevent). For those able to devote afull week to reunion activities, thedorm offers an excellent oppor-tunity to bond with classmates andother classes assigned to the samedorm. Those who board serve asour unofficial hosts, because they

Gatherings on Oÿahu includeda potluck dinner on campus, partic-ipation in the Talent Night programwith a singing group and a solo hulaby Mahiai Beamer, a chop sueydinner at Wah Kung restaurant, theclimaxing event of a great lu‘au, andthe memorial chapel service onSunday, June 10.

Of the 40 participants, ninewere from the mainland: HerbertCox (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Williamand Gail Wright (San Diego, Calif.),Bernhardt and Ida Jones (Eugene,Ore.), Samuel and Rose Pokini(Provo, Utah), and Ahoi andHarriet “Billie” Hurley Simeona(Federal Way, Wash.) Two werefrom Köloa Kauaÿi, Raymond andJo Duvauchelle.

It seems that the greater thenumber of years since graduation,the closer and dearer we become toone another at class reunion time.But had this opportunity not beenprovided for us, many heartwarm-ing experiences would have beenmissed. And so, to Dr. MichaelChun and Gerry Johansen and thePAR staff, the KS Class of 1946sends a grateful Mahalo a nui loa!

’51KS Class of 1951by Roselle Sam Soon ’51

“Friends are for sharing good oldmemories and making new ones…they’re for listening, encouragingand helping…Friends are formaking our world a brighter,happier place to live…”

For more than 50 years wehave been friends. Mahalo,Kamehameha, for helping uscelebrate our friendships. Mahaloto PAR for all the planning andculmination of Alumni Week 2001.Mahalo to our 50th reunioncommittee: Pua Lau Choy, EliKawai, Betsy Porter Park, andLawrence Wong. The committeewas especially helpful with ourclass night which we shared withMr. Thomas Mountain, formerKSB football coach, counselor andteacher; Ms. Elizabeth Powers,KSG class advisor; and ThomasKalikaimana Akana, our seniorcottage baby. Mahalo to KSAA-Oÿahu Region for making itpossible for us to participate in the Kamehameha Day Parade.

Out-of-state classmatesattending Alumni Week were:Francis Mundon (Maryland),Sylvia McGuire Ching (Virginia),Kiha Kinney and Philip Akeo(Washington), Monte Carpenterand Wilhelm Bartels (Oregon),Francis Pinho, Mynnette LeongSentinella, Alfred Farias, andWilmer Flazer McGregor fromCalifornia.

Everyone from the mainlandand Hawaiÿi returned home toKamehameha for a week of fellow-ship, lots of ono food, and to justplain “talk story.” Mahalo KS ’51for your participation, commit-

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KS ’51: Betsy Porter Park (holding umbrella) and escortsLarry Wong and Eli Kawai

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give us a place to visit betweenactivities, and also a place to holdour rehearsals for Talent Night. Anono poi and stew supper waslovingly prepared by ClaudetteKapahua Naauao, Ulu Sang,Creighton Kamana, and Robertand Priscilla Corpuz Mossman.Mahalo to Patricia Freitas Wong,Nathalie Kawai Kaiu, MaydelKawahigashi Louie, LeonardChow, Hobron and Bobbie VanGieson, Andrew and BrucellaHopkins Berard, and AllanSchoening and wife Rosa for theirwonderful hospitality in the dorm.

We were proud of Joel Nake‘uAwai as he showed his collection atthe fashion show on June 7 atKalama Dining Hall. Class night atCEO Dr. Hamilton McCubbin’s’59 home was a treat. Mahalo toRoselle Pua Kalama and CarolMcCubbin Makahanaloa forarranging this very special night.Thanks to generous and talentedclassmates, there were flowerseverywhere. The evening was mademagical by vocal renderings fromLillian Kaaa DuPont ’31; ArthurKeawe, Nathalie and Roselle,Brucella, and our men of ’56.Mahalo for sharing your specialtalents with us. One surprise Fridayevening was when Alvin Battadwalked in on the arm of a lovelylady. He wore a black shirt tuckedin and a white sportscoat with apink carnation on the lapel. Evenwith graying hair Alvin wasstrikingly handsome, and he didcause some women to turn theirheads; just like when TommyPruett showed up at our 30threunion ruggedly handsome in redsweater and gorgeous smile.

We were happy that ElaineWong, Solomon Wong andKennard Apaka joined us at theÿAhaÿaina; the food was tasty, theentertainment lively, and theservice superb.

Memorial service on Sundaywas chicken-skin time again withsinging of songs from long agoFounder’s Days. The deceased werememorialized by reading theirnames in a solemn but beautifulservice led by Kahu David Kaupu’51 and Dr. Michael J. Chun ’61delivering the message. MahiBeamer ’46 accompanied thesinging with his piano playing.This was the conclusion of a perfectreunion week.

As with all successful events,

planning and preparation iscrucial. Your reunion committeewelcomes suggestions andcomments. Five years will go byquickly and before we realize itwe’ll be facing our 50th classreunion. We loved seeing everysingle one of you who attendedAlumni Week 2001 and we lookforward to having moreclassmates in 2006. Keep healthy,stay positive and don’t sweat thesmall stuff, nurture your innerpeace and Aloha Ke Akua.

’61KS Class of 1961by Yvonne “Pee Wee” Sai Ryan ’61

We celebrated our 40th reunionduring Alumni Week 2001. Eighty-two classmates as well as Ms. JeanScarborough (KSG’s class advisor)attended and participated eitherby visiting at ‘Iolani dormitory or attending a planned activity. Itwas great “being” with classmateswe haven’t seen in a number ofyears… from decorating ‘Iolanidorm with floral and mea ‘onobaskets as a welcome for our‘boarders,’ to deciding what to dofor talent competition, to creatinga lei to drape onto theKamehameha Statue, to cleaning-up (giving back) at the HeÿeiaFishpond, to a sunset dinner on thebeach at Hale‘iwa, to doing ‘well’at Talent Night with our OliverKinney designed tee shirts (which,by the way, are all SOLD OUT…),to cruising outside of Waikïkï on the Navatek, to cocktailing aswe enjoyed a ‘younger’ Society of Seven.

And who can forget the canoecompetition with Punahou’s Classof 1961 and KS Class of 1971, andthe mixing of more classmates atthe ÿAhaÿaina.

We remembered our class-mates who have passed on atBishop Memorial Chapel services,followed by a pule as we recalledthose who were not able to ‘play’with us this year (either due toillness or otherwise).

Everyone had a wonderfultime – it was suggested that wereturn in two years to celebrateour 60th birthdays. Mark yourcalendars for June 2003. Mahalo toall who participated and helped tomake Alumni Week 2001 a warmand memorable time together.

’66KS Class of 1966by Barbara Ann Chang Rico ’66

Kaleiopapa dormitory at the end of Boys’ Road on campus was theplace to be for Kamehameha’sAlumni Week 2001. The Class of1966 boarded, practiced andsocialized at the dorm for the entireweek. For Nathan Kalama, thiswas truly a “homecoming” sinceKaleiopapa was his high schooldorm. Dorm lunas Ku‘ulei EnosStockman and Diane Torresgreeted us on Sunday with warmaloha. They installed a curtain for the second floor communitybathroom and stocked liquid soap,kleenex, listerine, bath soap andgels for those who forgot theseitems. Deborah Kam Chang’s mom quickly sewed a curtain forour shower area to allow the girlsmore privacy.

The class held a service atMaunaÿala to honor Bernice PauahiBishop at the beginning of AlumniWeek. During our senior year, wedid not go to Maunaÿala forFounder’s Day. MomialaKamahele’s oli led the class fromoutside the gates to the chapel.Wayne Kaho‘onei Panoke recog-nized Bernice Pauahi Bishop andadorned her portrait with maile andpıkake lei. Rinda Sabas Fernandesand Gilbert Tam recalled fondmemories of our years atKamehameha. The positive impactof our education was apparent bythe path that classmates havetraveled since graduation.

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Our class ÿohana dinner atHale ‘Ikena was a night to socializeand enjoy renewed and newfriendships. Joyce Roberts Weiscopfalong with helpers Lynn Stafford,Diane Torres and others arrangedfor this wonderful event.

Eric Enos’ Kaÿala Farms wasa visit truly enjoyed by those whoattended. Clara Gilbert Diasarranged for this cultural experi-ence. Sharing stories of ourselvesbrought the group closer. JoanBarclay Ullin, Lynn KaululaauStafford, Clara Dias, Doloris AkiSheldon, and others braved the mudin the lo‘i to plant the taro keiki.

The song “Lei Hiwahiwa ‘oPauahi” was composed by NathanKalama and Kaho‘onei Panoke. On Sunday, June 3 we learned thewords and hula motions to thesong. After many creative changesfor the better, we performed to perfection at Talent Night. Theclass won Best Traditional and BestOverall honors with our singingand hula dancing.

A fun day of golf started June 9 with Louella InouyeSimeona chairing the event. Golfersincluded Stephanie Lindsey,Norma Asuncion Vann, CherilynKauhane Moloney, LokelaniRosehill, and Louella along withour many male classmates. Watchout guys, our number of ladygolfers might soon be equal toyours. Friday evening we had ourClass Night at Honolulu CountryClub. This was chaired by Testaand Pua Ku along with their help-ers Leticia Ignacio Holt, HarveyKim, Gayla Goo-Todd, and CurtisKekuna. Classmates could viewpictures from KamehamehaSchools past reunions. This wasalso a great time to socialize, eatlocal food and enjoy the comrade-ship of everyone. Many door

prizes were available from thegenerous donations of classmates.The grand prize was a trip for twoto Las Vegas during our October2001 class trip. The prize was wonby Nathan Kalama.

Lu‘au night was a great timeto enjoy Hawaiian food and takehome your very own wooden tray.Our socializing led all of us back toKaleiopapa to enjoy more drinks,pupus and Joseph Anakalea’sfamous jook.

Sunday was a day to say fondfarewells until we meet again. Atthe memorial service, Stanley Lum announced the names of ourseventeen classmates who havedied. After the service at BishopMemorial Church, we gatherednext door at the Heritage Center tosing and share our songs. I MuaKamehameha!

’71KS Class of 1971by Tomi Downy Chong ’71

Day l of Alumni Reunion Week2001 began with a tennis tourna-ment chaired by Anthony LeBron.Classmates playing in the tourna-ment were Rodney Maile, JamesK. Noa Jr., Alma “Budgie”Medeiros Souki, Joseph and Susan

Kapuniai Kahiapo, DeniseKekuna and H. Gabriel Nicholas.

KS ’71 was well representedat the 12th Annual GolfTournament by: David Perkins,Kenneth Marciel, Peter Soberano,Valerie Vares, VaughnVasconcellos, Donald Apa,Andrew Agard, Abraham Lota III,Alvin Parker, Brenda Chong Lee,Clayton Hee, Douglas Gilman,David Mortensen and KawikaMortensen ’01, William N. Villa,and Tomi Downey Chong, VaunAndrus, Rodney Allan Maile,Clancy and Shelley Maluo, FredConant, Roy Spencer, SamuelMai‘i, Joseph and Pat Au, JamesD. H. Bacon, James Wong, BudPeterson, Francis Pekelo and H.Gabriel Nicholas. The rest of theclass joined KS ’76 on an excursionto Chai’s Bistro to enjoy the won-derful music of Robert Cazimero’67. Then it was back to the dormfor Talent Night rehearsal withAaron Mahi and Nola Nahulu.

On Tuesday, June 12, DenysChow Davidson organized a tourfor class members to Mount Ka‘alain Wai‘anae Valley. Opening withthe Doxology in Hawaiian, thegroup hiked a quarter of a mile tothe lo‘i where they learned aboutdaily living of residents in thevalley. Back at Kına‘u Hale dorm,preparations were underway for“Surf and Turf Night.” Keepingwith the theme, classmates showed

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Members of KS ’71 show off their style at the Fashion Show.

KS ’71 Sam Maii (right) and friends prepare “grinds” for ClassNight barbecue.

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up wearing surf shorts, aloha wearand pareos and danced to themusic of the 60’s and 70’s. A greattime was had by all, includingAlexander Akana, Rowan Young,Wainwright “Bueno” Piena, MarkCrawford, Nelson Park, ClintonChee and Kanoe Bright.

Thursday was filled withanxiety as class members preparedfor the Fashion Show luncheon andTalent Night. Nola and Dr. LindaNahulu ’73, owners of Bete, Inc.,invited classmates to serve asmodels at the Fashion Show. Theclass presentation at Talent Nightincluded Keawaiki, our welcomesong; He U’I, our signature song,and Kealaula, our theme song.Daniel Akaka and Alma Soukiended our performance by chantingall our Hawaiian ÿohana names as a finale. A highlight of theevening was when Nola Nahulureceived the Frank P. Kernohanaward for her years of musiccontribution to Hawai‘i.

Friday morning welcomed anew day and an early morning busride to Hälona Point at SandyBeach for a memorial servicehonoring 12 deceased classmates.Kahu Wendell Davis and Gabepresided. Class Night Fridayevening was chaired by Sam andDebby Ralston Maiÿi. The eventwas held at Bishop Hall field. KS’71 hosted KS ’41 who were dressedin their western wear to keep withthe theme of the evening.

Saturday morning beganearly with classmates participatingin a canoe race with KS ’61, lei-draping ceremonies at the KingKamehameha statue and theKamehameha Day floral parade. At the evening ÿAhaÿaina, it wasgreat to see Melvin Paoa, RalphMelemai, Bonnie Seto, Dr. AbelynLum Ho Morton, Marvel Makekau,Lorene Ashimine and others.

At a memorial service onSunday, June 10, we honored ourdeceased classmates with Gabereading their names.

Mahalo nui loa to Dr. MichaelChun and his staff for facilitatingAlumni Week and to the outstand-ing facilities people for their kökuaat events. Mahalo to the many class-mates who contributed to makingthis year a success and especiallyto our reunion committee for their

outstanding performance, executionand labor of love: Debby RalstonMai‘i, H. Gabriel Nicholas, Rodneyand Lonna Kam Maile, Wendy-Ann K. Nary, Margaret “Poni”Morgan Daines, Dr. TeresaMakuakane-Drechsel, KanoeBright, Charlene “Charlie”Rodenhurst Hoopii, Leona WongSeto-Mook, Roy and JaniceBranigan Spencer, Denys ChowDavidson, Sam Mai‘i, Joseph Au,Patrick Young, Clinton Chee andNoa and Tomi Downey Chong.And last by not least, mahalo toPrincess Pauahi and Charles ReedBishop for their legacy. I mua Käkou!

’76KS Class of 1976by Erin Mattson Waiblinger ’76

Our 25th Alumni Week reunionstarted with a spiritual welcome atthe chapel. The night culminatedwith Auntie “Georgie” serenadingKyle “Bowdie” Paishon at theboarders reception held in ÿAkahiDining Hall.

Monday night the boardersheaded to Chai’s Island Bistrowhere they were joined by the Classof 1971. All present were treated toan evening of nahenahe music anddance hosted by none other thanRobert Cazimero ’67. It was anevening never to be duplicatedagain. Tuesday night we celebratedour 43rd birthdays at Kekäuluohidormitory. It was well attended byour classmates. “How you gonnaact …even Keolu Bento showedup!” Wednesday we all cametogether for the radio luncheon andfor Dr. Michael Chun’s receptionthat evening. Back at the dorm wewere joined by KS Trustee NainoaThompson and the free-flowingsounds of music led by David“Kawika” Trask. Thursday we tookin the Fashion Show at KalamaDining Hall and that eveningparticipated in Talent Night. KS ’76emerged victorious once again,capturing the Most Contemporaryaward. “Eh, who was that fat, ugly,white-faced lady in a red muu-muuand blond wig kissing Don Ho?”

Class Night on Friday atKalama was truly a magicalevening where old friendshipswere renewed; most importantly,new friendships were made thatwill last forever. We were happy tohave Sandy Young, principal of KS’O‘ahu Middle School join us atClass Night. The evening culmin-ated with the awesome powerpoint presentation which KennethAlagan put together…”chickenskin, yeah?”

KS ’76 Talent Night winners

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Saturday the class got togetherat the ÿAhaÿaina and had a mah-ve-lous time. KS ’72 did a fabulous jobon the delicious Hawaiian food.

Sunday arrived much tooquickly…none of us wanted theweek to end. The memorial servicebrought tears to our eyes andsadness in our hearts as we remem-bered our deceased classmates. Itwas difficult to say our goodbyes…so we didn’t. We are still having afun time partying, enjoying eachother’s company and planning formore quality “class” time togetherin the future.

’81KS Class of 1981by Lee Ann Sheldon DeMello ’81

What a Blast! KS ‘81’s 20th reunionwas a truly phenomenal celebrationof wonderful classmates and cher-ished high school memories. Theclass theme, Ha‘aheo, embodies thepride and spirit of all members ofthe Class of 1981.

Classmates from Oÿahu,Hawaiÿi, Maui, Kauaÿi, Lanaÿi,California, Texas, Utah, Washington,and as far away as Australia collec-tively celebrated. Class headquarterswas on the Kapälama Campus at‘Iolani dorm where classmatesreveled in “Happy Hour” everyevening throughout reunion week.

There was no end to the weekof fun and festivities as celebratesparticipated in the golf tournamentand 19th hole at Pearl CountryClub, ÿIolani Palace and Mauna‘ala

tour, KS President’s reception,Fashion Show and luncheon, KingKamehameha floral parade, andthe ÿAhaÿaina. PAR did an incrediblejob in putting the events togetherwhich were greatly enjoyed by all.

The class event on June 7 was a magical evening for 100 plusclass members and their spousesas they delighted in the uniqueexperience of a Progressive Dinnerorchestrated by Dirk Soma.Chartered buses transported class-mates to Sam Choy’s Breakfast,Lunch and Crab for the first courseof appetizers, to the Willows for ascrumptious prime rib dinner, tothe elegant Diamond Head Grillfor exquisite desserts, and on topartying at the VIP Room of theBlue Tropix. The evening was trulyan exceptional and unequalledexperience.

Grad night at 3660 on theRise on June 8 was another extra-ordinary class event. Over 150classmates were treated to exquisitefood, lively entertainment by Nanea,a nostalgic video presentation byFaye Manuel Jones and MichaelHiggins, an endless stream of doorprizes, fond reconnecting withdear friends, loads of laughter, and bountiful bonding to last alifetime. The non-stop celebrationcontinued at the VIP Room atRumour’s Nightclub. The magicalmoments of the evening will beforever engrained in the heartsand minds of all classmates whoattended grad night.

Alumni Week closed withmemorial services at BishopMemorial Chapel. A family picnicfollowed at Magic Island on Sunday,June 10. I am truly honored to be

your class representative andwould like to express my heartfeltthanks and aloha to each andevery member of the Class of l981who contributed in the planning,execution and success of the week’sactivities and events.

A memory album of photosof the 20th reunion will be avail-able for purchase very soon andplanning has started for the Classof 1981’s 40th birthday celebrationin Las Vegas during September2003. Please e-mail Lee AnnSheldon DeMello atidemello@hawaii.edu or Ian AhMook Sang atianahmooksang@msn.com if youhave any questions or concerns forthe Class of l981. You may alsovisit the class website athttp://www.puka.nest/ks1981. I MUA!

’86KS Class of 1986by Robert K. R. Quartero ’86

The Kamehameha Schools Class of1986 would like to thank all thosewho made this year’s 15th reuniona wonderful success. There were somany who contributed their timeand talents, dating as far back as1996, to make this year’s classreunion as special as it was.

The many combinedactivities during reunion weekcontinue to draw together alumni,family, and friends of all ages. Weespecially enjoyed the ÿAhaÿaina onSaturday night with the combined

KS ’81 20th Reunion Planning Committee: from left: Lee AnnSheldon DeMello, Sheryl Ching Arakaki, Rene Canto and Jeri SpainLee Loy

KS ’81 clowning around at Willows Restaurant: from left: ShannonRobello, Martin Heirakuji, Rollin Rabara, Dirk Soma and WilliamAsing

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celebrating classes. As a class, andthrough a few challenges, we wereable to enjoy old friends and tomeet new ones. Mahalo to all whoparticipated and especially to thosewho were able to make it to theOcean Club and Big Island SteakHouse on Tuesday night. Specialmahalo to David Maeva, KennethKahahawai, and David Soong forsecuring a last minute section atBig Island Steak House and also tothe management staff at both placesfor their service and generousaccommodations. It was greatseeing everyone again. Althoughthere were clusters of boarders andday students reminiscing abouttheir own unique past memories,everyone enjoyed each other’saloha and manaÿo. Friday night wascapped by a pier side concert atKapono’s with entertainmentprovided by Kapono and friends. As class representative, I wouldlike to thank all who helped withthe reunion activities, includingthose who offered to help but werenot called upon. Lastly, I wouldlike to thank KamehamehaSchools, the Board of Trustees, andthe Parents & Alumni Relationsstaff (Aunty Gerry, mahalo for beinga patient mentor) for their support,guidance and leadership in theplanning and execution of AlumniWeek 2001. A hui hou, mälama pono!

KS ’86 at Class Night, Aloha Tower Marketplace

KS ’91: Marlene Kanehailua, Shannon Enos, Keala Losch and KekoaBeaupre (driver) in Kamehameha Day Parade.

’91KS Class of 1991by Michelle Malia Park ’91

The Class of 1991 had a 10-yeartime of our lives celebration duringAlumni Week, from the impromptupresentation at Talent Night toClass Night and the ÿAhaÿaina. Atthe last minute, brave classmatesAgenhardt Ellis, Crayn KauahiAkina, Keala Losch and thetalented Marlene Kanehailua puttogether a hilarious skit of “theother kine.” Class Night proved tobe a night of fun, catching up, andcasino cruising. KS ’91 convergedupon the Dole Cannery ballroomfor dinner and dancing, thenmoved to the Spy Bar at JohnDominis Restaurant to continue theparty. On Saturday night, June 9,classmates once again got togetheron the O‘ahu campus for theannual alumni ÿAhaÿaina.

Sunday, June 10, classmatesand significant others plus thechildren gathered for a picnic atAla Moana Beach Park. There wasfood, games, a Winnie the Poohbouncer for the kids (and some ofthe adults) and loads of fun. Wehad such a great time that we areplanning another event before theyear is over. If you have any classnews you wish to share or need toupdate your mailing address,please e-mail me atmpark@hpu.edu.

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knows how to throw a party, andthe class’ annual Fourth of Julycelebration at Elmer and MaryManley’s Waialua home on O‘ahu’sNorth Shore was no exception.Chief cook Gene Naipo was in trueform, and his talents are so far-reaching that he was electedpresident of the “Great 48” for thenext two years. Other officers areStanley Lum, vice president;Aletha Goodwin Kaohi, secretary,and Dorothy “Dolly” PhillipsManley, treasurer. A fun-filled daywas enjoyed by all who attendedthe beachfront gathering, includingmembers of KS Class of 1978.

1950sGloriann Moikeha Akau ’52 wasrecently awarded the first NaupakaAward granted by the WaikoloaFoundation for her work inexpanding the Aloha Festivals on

1940sTwenty KS ’44 classmates metrecently at Treetops Restaurant inMänoa to bid a fond farewell toDuncan Thompson, who has sincemoved to Lake Tahoe, Nev.

Off-island guests includedRose-Vivian Kinney Chai fromMountain View, Hawai‘i andHarold Aiona from Citrus Heights,Calif. Vollmar Crabbe and ClarenceSelf, rarely seen members of theclass, made a surprise appearance.Mahalo to Tommy Chung whomade all the arrangements for theluncheon.

For a group of 14 Class of1945 Ohana “Cruisers”, it was onceagain the joy of camaraderie,laughter, exciting entertainment,good food and exposure to loads of educational and historical expe-riences that were enjoyed duringvisits to various ports. Fromdifferent regions, members of thegroup flew to New York’s JFKAirport, and then took a charteredOMNI flight to Barcelona, Spain,where they boarded the RenaissanceVessel “R-2”. The cruise began onApril 5, 2001 and ended on April21. Ports of call included Palma DeMallorca, Spain; Marseille, Niceand Ajaccio, France; Livorno,Florence, Civitavecchia, Naples,Messina and Venice, Italy; Valetta,Malta; Corfu, Greece; andDubrovnik, Croatia. Plans arebeing made for the class’ 57threunion next year. Plans are beingdirected toward an interislandcruise around the Hawaiianislands.

The KS Class of 1948 really

the island of Hawai‘i. Gloriann’sinvolvement with the festivals datesback to 1991, when it was a small-scale event. Through her diligenceand dedication, the festival expand-ed into a five-week series of dailyevents and activities which beginin late August and continuethrough September. With a budgetof $265,000, the Aloha Festivalsgenerate approximately $3 millionfor the island’s economy. A home-based operation, Gloriann goesbeyond the call by putting incountless hours directing a crew of115 volunteers.

KS ’52 hosted Alumni Week2001’s Memorial Chapel Service on June 10. Fourteen classmatesresponded to the call for kokua, andserved as ushers, candle lightersand greeters. This event kicks offreunion activities for the class’s50th reunion celebration slatedfrom June 2-9, 2002.

By Gerry VintaJohansen ’60,Alumni Relations

From left, KS ‘44’s Duncan Thompson,Rose-Vivian Kinney Chai and Fred Kamaka.

KS ’45 Cruisers - front row, from left: Audrey Hong, Frances Murakami, Joanna Agard,Addie Henry and DeDe Awana. Back row, from left: Christopher Hong, Melvin Murakami,John Agard, Leslie Henry, and John Awana.

KS ’78 guests with KS ’48 host Elmer Manley at Kawela Bay 4th of July picnic.

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KS ’55 gathered in Las Vegason June 13 for four days of cele-brating its 46th anniversary withfamily and friends. Enjoying the funand camaraderie were classmatesJames Brown, Charles Bush,Clifford Carpenter, Ernest Dias,Donald Foster, John Kaniaupio,Julian and Momilani Soong Kau,Patrick Sniffen, Robert Stewart,Frances Ahn Torngren, CaroleCampbell Paulsen, Ernette CockettBright, Vivian Fish Ahmad, PeolaKaaina Ching, WilhelminaKanaiaupuni Dods, Louise “Nani”Kapu Chan, J. Hinano KeliikoaLee, Barbara Kepaa Keliikuli,Sybilann Kinimaka Lukela,Roselani Kupahu Timtim, JessicaKupau Kirk, Danette MahiHanohano, Phyllis MinerLonokapu, Muriel MorganGehrman, Beulah Putnam Arakaki,Ilima Souza Kanaiaupuni, MarvisSuzuki Harada, Ednette TamChandler, Claire Vida Pinto,Patricia Whittle Baker, MarilynWong Hill and Loulukea Wong-Leong Finney.The classtook in theLas VegasCity Lightstour but

the highlight of the trip was theclass dinner held at the home ofEdnette and Ted Chandler in theRed Rock Canyon area of Las Vegas.A memorial service was held inhonor of the 26 classmates whohave passed on. Next adventurefor KS ’55 is a cruise around-the-state in 2002.

Richard Uahinui ’59 and hisfamily returned to Hawai‘i afterbeing away for 10 years. Classmatesgathered for a luncheon with theUahinui family at the Airport Innon July 10, 2001. The get-togetherwas also a way to see and be withclassmates who couldn’t make the60th class birthday celebration heldin Las Vegas in February. Class-mates in attendance at the airportluncheon were Clifford and JillAwai Kaneaiakala, WinonaEbinger Anzalone, Nancy HunKane, Roman Chai, KennethChang, Ellarene Asing Yasuhara,Kathy Kaaihue Kimi, John Keala,William Kaoihana, RichardYamamoto, Robyn Ing Boehm,

James Kahue,William Wong,Toni Gomes Lee,Vicky Amasiu

Freitas, retired Brigadier GeneralDavid Cooper and Dr. HamiltonMcCubbin.

1960sKS ’60 continues to “give back” toKamehameha by helping studentspursue their post-secondary educa-tion through scholarships. At theAcademic Awards Ceremony heldon May 20, 2001 at Ke‘elikolaniAuditorium, Nohealani Cambra’01 and Ian O’Sullivan ’01 becamethe recipients of the 11th AnnualKS Class of 1960 ScholarshipGrants. Nohealani will pursue herstudies at the University ofSouthern California while Ian willattend the University of Hawai‘i atMänoa. Nohealani is the daughterof William and Kelcey Reeves ’78Cambra. Ian is the son of M/MLloyd O’Sullivan ’60. During theweekend of July 20-22, members ofKS ’60’s Women’s Investment Clubvisited Kalaupapa on Moloka‘i. On a community service mission,members of the group CynthiaLuana Tong Chong, Alberta BakerChong, Rebecca Paresa Blakeley,Edith Kahaulelio Almeida, WailaniKaina Camp, Frances EspindaLaybon, Mary Ann Hueu Aloy, JanJoy Ching, Maxine Smith-Sullivan,Rosebelle Yorkman Murayama,Aileen Panee, and Gerry VintaJohansen shared stories, songs anddances with the residents andpatients of the small community.

Naupaka AwardWinner GloriannMoikeha Akau ’52.

“The Fabulous 5”, from left: Mary Awai Peters, Liane Stewart, Paulette Pua‘a Moore,Leina‘ala Naipo-Akamine and Barbara Thomas Pua‘a, ushers at Bishop Memorial Serviceduring Alumni Week 2001.

Smiling ’55 Warriorettes at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, sitting from left:Carole Campbell Paulsen and Ednette “Eddie Girl” Tam Chandler. Standingfrom left: Aulani Fish Ahmad, Muriel Morgan Gehrman, Peola Ching, RoselaniKupahu Timtim, Beulah Putnam Arakaki and Hinano Keliikoa Lee.

Renewed ’55 friendships in Las Vegas, from left: Robert Stewart, Ernest K. Dias,and Clifford Carpenter.

A humbling experience to say theleast, the group was embraced by the place, the people, and thepower of an unseen presence. The group sang at Siloama and St. Philomena churches at Kalawaoand as the voices lifted in song, itwas as though the pages of historywere turned back in time andFather Damien and his patientswere there in person listening tothe hymns being sung. Each in thegroup was “touched” by thebeauty, serenity, and tranquilitythat is Kalaupapa. Dr. JuvennaChang is now Dean of ExtensionEducation at Kamehameha. Dr. Chang previously worked atPacific Resources for Educationand Learning (PREL) as Director of the Regional EducationalLaboratory and most recently as aPREL Scholar. She and husband,Charles, are parents of McCloudKale Chang ’91 and Jenna KanoeChang ’99. We say Aloha to ourown Claire Uilani WilmingtonPruet who retired fromKamehameha after 26 years ofdedicated and loyal service. Claireworked as Data SystemsCoordinator and Interim Directorof Financial Aid. She will berelocating to Washington, D. C.,where she will be Director ofStudent Services/Financial Aid forthe Organization of ChineseAmericans (OCA) with the GatesMillennium Scholars Program.Coming out of retirement andgoing back into the classroom isPearl Kiilau Kailimai who nowteaches at Pahoa High School.Class hula sisters Edith KahaulelioAlmeida and Eleanor CashmanStevens performed at the Ka HulaLe‘a competition at the Outrigger

Waikoloa Hotel on Aug. 10, 2001.Among the judges at the hulacompetition were Charles Kaupu’75, Michelle Sin Amaral ’76,Aaron Kilohana Hirano ’94, andAkoni Akana. Former Warriorswho played in a statewide slowpitch baseball tournament atHickam Air Force Base on Aug. 7-9, 2001 were Jackie Yates,William “Billy” Lyman andGordon Botelho. Jackie played onthe Kohala team, Billy for a Hiloteam and Gordon on the Hawaiiansteam from Honolulu. The WaimeaPaniolo Seniors Softball Team onthe island of Hawai‘i pride them-selves on KS alumni Rowell Yim’48, George Montgomery Jr. ’50,Joseph Huddy ’55, Douglas Akau’55, Elmo Lincoln ’57 and EarleJack Dye ’59. The guys agreed thatplaying in the tournament broughttogether friends from high schooldays to share stories of past sportsvictories and defeats. Says Joseph,“At our age, we must ‘seize themoment’ and be thankful for eachnew day the good Lord has given

us.” Waimea won the champi-onship in its division and Kohalacame in second in its division. TheKS ’60 at 60 Birthday Bonanza willtake place March 23 – 31, 2002. So,mark your calendars; more infor-mation will be sent via the classnewsletter. You may also check theclass webpage athttp://akgco.net/ks60.htm andprovide Alfred Gonzales withinformation you’d like to include onthe site. His e-mail is al@akgco.net.

Seventeen members of KS ’62,along with spouses, friends, onemo‘opuna and one Mama, gatheredfor lunch at La Mariana Restauranton Sand Island Road on Aug. 11,2001 to celebrate their 57th birthday.The restaurant, with its Polynesiandécor reminiscent of the 50’s and60’s, transported the birthdaycelebrants back to a time when theword “karaoke” meant singingalong with the crowd at Duke’s.With Moana Akana and DutchyJudd strumming their ever present“ukulele,” celebrants BarbaraMowat Angelo and husband

KS ’60 women’s clubmembers, front row, fromleft: Audrey Kahakui,Gerry Vinta Johansen,Cynthia Luana TongChong, RosebelleYorkman Murayama,Aileen Panee, FrancesEspinda Laybon, EdithKahaulelio Almeida, andMary Ann Hueu Aloy;back row, from left:Rebecca Paresa Blakeley,Maxine Smith-Sullivan,Wailani Kaina Camp, JanJoy Ching, and AlbertaBaker.

Halau sisters EdithKahaulelio Almeida (left)and Eleanor CashmanStevens

Warrior senior softball athletes: kneeling from left, George Montgomery ’50, Jackie Yates’60 and Gordon Botelho ‘60. Standing from left, Rowell Yim ’48, Joseph Huddy ’55, EarleJack Dye ’59, Elmo Lincoln ’57 and Timothy Wong ’57.

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Norman, Gayle Desha Aiona fromKona, Yolanda Madolora Bryd,Rosemary Ahina Eberhardt, DannaHano Lyman, Pearl “Momi”McGregor Hall, Allan Dupontfrom Texas, Nyna “Scrappy”Oliveira Lipton, WayneWahineokai and wife Nancy,William Ornellas, PatriciaHarbottle and Joseph Machado,George Manu and wife Brookefrom Waimea, Lopaka Mansfieldand his Mama from Kauai andNellie Eugenio Lam, had awonderful time singing along withthe crowd. The “Reunion-4-0”committee has planned year-longevents for 2002 when the classcelebrates its 40th class reunion.Trips to the neighbor islands willhighlight the year. Moloka‘i class-mates will welcome the class Feb.22-24. Maui classmates willwelcome the class April 13-15.O‘ahu classmates will host the classduring Alumni Week June 2-9.Kaua‘i classmates will welcome‘62’s Aug. 13-15 for the annualBirthday Bash, and the island ofHawaiÿi will round things out Oct.25-27. So, mark your calendarsnow, and wait for the nextnewsletter with more information.

KS ’64 held its annual minireunion on Molokaÿi in June. Class-mates picked limu kohu and ogo,enjoyed a “Molokaÿi Diet” lunch ofpoi, lomi ÿo‘io and steamed chickenlü‘au packets, visited HälawaValley, and gathered items for ascavenger hunt. The bravest or

most foolhardy enjoyed the muleride (mahalo bruddah Roy Horner’69) for all the help in coordinatingthis “once of a lifetime” experienceto Kalaupapa and back. One coura-geous classmate hiked the route toand from Kalaupapa. The final daythe class hiked to ‘Ili‘ili‘öpae Heiauin Mapulehu and visited withanother alumnus, Walter Ritte ’63,who took us to a fishpond in theprocess of being restored and toKahinapöhaku Fishpond, whichhas been successfully restored.Each evening after the day’s eventsthe class gathered at Miller’sMoloka‘i Vacation Hale onPäpöhaku Beach to wala‘au, eatsumptuous dinners, learnHawaiian crafts, and sing in trueKamehameha Schools tradition.Classmates attending the Molokaÿireunion were Gary Aiwohi, ClaireKlask Alfiler, Maile Burgess, Fredna“Sandy” Yim Cobb-Adams, LindaLanihuli Brandle Friedenburg,Georgiana Leinaala Wong Gaines,Kauilani Boyd James, AllenKaauwai, Merle Kalani, WayneKaneaiakala, Charline KamaiKema, Marcia AzevedoLangandoen, Ilona WrightMendonca, Nalani KaakimakaO’Brien, Wilma Lucas Putt, PhilipSharp, Janice Machado Silva,Melvin Silva, Wilfred Spencer,Marjorie Roldan Tote, GeraldineLavilla Valiakas, Helene PuananiKovasic Warnke. The class saysthey are indebted to the ClassCoordinating Committee chairedby Nalani O’Brien and their onlyclassmate on the island, WilfredSpencer.

KS ’67 had a mini reunion onthe island of Maui. The four-dayevent was hosted by Norman andMelani Paresa Abihai at theirPukalani home. Classmates arrivedon July 20 and spent the day swim-ming in Iao Stream and visitingheiau. On Friday evening the groupattended the play “Ulalena” at theMaui Myth and Magic Theater inLähaina and had dinner at theSilkwood Restaurant. On Saturdaymorning, classmates golfed atPukalani Golf Course and later thatevening drove to Pukalani for abackyard dinner at the Abihai’s.Alika Desha flew in from Kailua-Kona to cater the event for class-

mates. Melani welcomed BarbaraCox, Betsy Kahoopii Medina,Kaleponi Simeona Ventura, VivienGoodwin Tamashiro, Sheila BrownBertram, Anita Range Camarillo,Leila Doong Silva, Donna BrandlQuindica, Frank Pestana, Anthonyand Irene Strohlin Ho, Clay andVana Arquette-Leong, James andEmerald Wainee Winchester,Connie Dupio Tanaka and JohnCluney ’68. On Saturday, Oct. 13the class will have a planning partyto schedule events for the 2002Alumni Week scheduled for June 2-9, 2002. Invitations will be mailedto classmates in September. Formore information call Kathie Reis(808-247-6452 or e-mail her:kareis@ksbe.edu).

Congratulations KS Class of1969 for what may have been thebest class event ever as they cele-brated their 50th birthdays in HiloAug. 9-12. An important highlightof the birthday celebration was thepresentation by Nathan Chang of apainting done by classmate RickeyPa to Kamehameha SchoolsHawai‘i Campus Headmaster StanFortuna. As the class sang schoolsongs led by George Kahumokuand Roy Horner, the painting ofheleconia done in different shadesof orange, red, green and gold wasunveiled.

KS ’60 Scholarship winners: NohealaniCambra and Ian O’Sullivan with Dr. MichaelChun ’61.

Rickey Pa with class gift presented to KS Hawai‘i Campus.

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The class also gave the schoolkoa tree seedlings which will beplanted alongside the main roadleading to the campus. In the wordsof Simeon Alo, “Our ’69 class get-together was awesome and beauti-ful, filled with aloha; a blast fromthe past, full of caring and specialmoments shared with long-missedbuddies and girlfriends, funny tothe max – the kind of laughter thatbrings tears to your eyes. It was awonderful time from long agobrought magically back for tooshort a precious time spent in Hilo.”

Out-of-state classmates attendingthe birthday celebration includedWayne Wong, Joslyn KalaulaniNoa Donlin, Darryl-Jean MarkPatin, Theone Otsuka Tollefson,and Donnette Paishon fromWashington State, Kirk Whittleand Yvonne Naeole Nihipali fromLas Vegas, Nev., Williet SanbornAnthony from Palmetto, Fla., DebraMatsu Wall from Pennsylvania,Warren Dennison fromConnecticut, Sonya Kintaro Skylesfrom Utah, Bobby Lu Nary

Kniskern from Oregon, and PennyParker Emmons from Simi Valley,Calif. Many mahalos and congrat-ulations to the Hilo classmates whoworked long hours and did yeomanduty to make the 50th BirthdayBash one of the best celebrationsever: Chairpersons Nathan Changand David Lovell; Co-chairMelissa Ha‘a Moniz and commit-tee members Julie-Ellen Hugo-Melrose, Kale Gumapac and LyronWaltjen Lee.

1970sKS ’70 news: Class members wererelieved to hear that Kirk Durantewas not in his office in the Pentagonon Sept. 11 when it was hit by ahijacked airplane. God was watch-ing over Kirk that day as his arrivalat the office was delayed by break-fast with wife Phyllis Campbell’73 and a stop at the Post Office topickup a package that had beensent by the KS Alumni RelationsOffice. If anyone knows the statusof other classmates in the New Yorkarea, please call class represen-tative Marsha Heu Bolson at 523-6306 or 1(800)842-4682, ext. 6306.

Congratulations to Sgt. Maj.Curt Lam Ho, who re-enlisted forhis last tour of duty in the U.S.Army on Sept. 7, his birthday.Decked out in full dress uniform,Curt was joined by wife Danette,several classmates and members ofhis unit for the short ceremony atthe Navy Marine Golf Course.Curt, the Senior Enlisted Advisorfor Joint Intelligence Center Pacific(JICPAC), will have 30 years in the

Army when he finally retires inAugust 2004. Wife Danette is anAir Force Technical Sgt., also inJICPAC. Several classmates signedup to golf and help Curt celebratethat day, including Joy Aipoalani,Elijah Ahsing, Marshall Joy, DavidYoung, Kapena Kim, Noella Kong,Ted Kesaji, Johnny Wong, KathyPerkins Pickering, Bobby Yamada,Darrell Ing, Vernal Pratt, BoTannehill, John Afong, AinsleyAhlo, Lorraine Haili Alo andhusband Simeon Alo, Class of 1969.Georgia Wong was the officialphotographer. Everyone enjoyedthemselves at the 19th holeafterwards.

The Class of 1970 will becelebrating its 50th birthday nextyear with an Alaska Cruise, Aug.10-17. The cruise, leaving andreturning from Vancouver, is opento all classmates, friends and familymembers. For more information,call Linda Nishimura at 523-4249.More information will be forthcom-ing about a Maui weekend nextJuly, to be hosted by Maui class-mates led by Ted Kesaji.

Congratulations to GarettCosner ’71 named regional vicepresident at American SavingsBank. He was previously an assis-tant vice president and branchsales manager of American SavingsBank Bishop Square branch.Congratulations also to Dr. TeresaMakuakane-Drechsel, recentlynamed Director of Financial Aidand Post-High Counseling andScholarship Services with the Ke Ali‘i Pauahi Foundation.

KS ’73 is off and running.With the offer of FREE food, cobblerwith hard sauce and haole brown-ies, planning has begun in earnestfor the Alumni Reunion Lü‘au2002. The first official meeting washeld in mid-June with a fantasticturnout and lots of kökua offers.Leading the way for this veryenthusiastic bunch are SteveReelitz and Tamar Panee Nite.“We’re working on a theme and aphilosophy that will drive theevent. We want this to be fun for usand the celebrating alumni,” Stevesaid. The class is still looking for afew good people to round out thelineup of “chairman” volunteersneeded to make the event asuccess. As always, tons of helpwill be needed during the week of

KS ’73 ‘Aha‘aina 2002 Planning Committee

Lt. j.g. Dorothy Smith

administersthe oath of

allegiance toSgt. Maj. Curt

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Christopher Nary ’01, DouglasChung Memorial ScholarshipAward winner, with sponsor,Mrs. Janet Aoki.

June 2-8, 2002 to prep food, preparedecorations, setup and more. Ifyou’d like to volunteer, call Tamarat 239-2888 or Steve at 523-6261(work) or 247-4330 (home).Meetings are held monthly on thethird Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in theAdministration Building, down-stairs länai. Meetings include apotluck dinner…it’s a Käkou Thing!

KS ’74, where will you bespending the summer of 2003?With your classmates, of course!The class is looking for A LOT OFGOOD MEN (AND WOMEN)! Ifyou would like to participate inplanning the Alumni Lü‘au in 2003call and get ready for the ride ofyour life! Randy Fukino can bereached at 226-2323, Henry AhLooat 479-1142 or Coreene ChoyZablan at 371-8781. You may also e-mail Coreene atcoreene@koolina.com The classwould also like to say “aloha” toHazelyn Mahukona, who movedto Los Angeles to pursue her careerin sales and marketing. Hazel hasbeen an important member of thereunion committee and she will bemissed.

Aloha to all members of KS’75. Time to get together and makeplans for the future. Bernice HuihuiPreston and Albert Kam haveagreed to take on the role of classrepresentatives. A class meetingwas recently held to discuss waysof giving back to Kamehameha.The ‘Aha‘aina during Alumni Week2004 will be a major class under-taking and although the event isthree years away, it is never tooearly to start making plans now.Mahalo to Kathy Enos Thurston,who previously served as class

representative, for stepping to theplate when no one else would.Kudos to Cynthia Aona for herwillingness to create the class webpage, http://KS75.com. The pagehas photos and information fromour last reunion and the January2001 class newsletter entitled, Ka LaHulali, done by our own RichardKamanu…mahalo, Richard. Pleasesubmit any change of address andtelephone number to Bernie atrbahi@lava.net or call 808-387-8973.

Hans Bruhn ’76 is employedby The Doctors Company, a medi-cal malpractice insurance companyin California. He is currently themarketing director working primar-ily with research and trackingissues. Hans, his wife Margo andtheir 10-year-old daughter Laurencall Baypoint, Calif., home.

Congratulations to SanfordN. Sato ’79 who has graduatedfrom the U.S. Navy Dive School inPanama City, Fla. He was selectedas an Honor Man recipient. He wasalso recognized for 20 years ofservice at Pearl Harbor NavalShipyard. Sanford was instrumentalin the repairs made to the U.S.S.Greenville. Sanford and wifeCatherine live in Waimanalo withdaughter Lydia, age 6 and sonCheyne, age 3.

1980sCongratulations to Lawrence M.Brede ’84 on being the firstAmerican to finish the 16th annualMarathon des Sables (“Marathonof the Sands”) in the Sahara Desertin Morocco. The marathon is billedas the toughest footrace on Earthand involves 700 competitors from

30 countries. The race is run oversix days (roughly a marathon perday) and crosses the Sahara Desertof Morocco. Each runner mustcarry all of their food and gear ontheir back. Temperatures rangedfrom 40 degrees at night to 138degrees at mid-day. Larry runsultramarathons as a hobby and is aformer Army Airborne Ranger. Heis now an engineer working at anuclear weapons facility in OakRidge, Tenn.

1990sJennifer Konaluhiole Carmack ’94is now studying film and cinema at the University of SouthernCalifornia in Los Angeles, Calif.She calls Marina Del Rey, Calif., her home.

2000sChristopher Nary ’01 was the 2001 Douglas Chung MemorialScholarship’s Male Athlete of theYear. The award was presented toChris at the May 2001 AwardsAssembly at Këkuhaupi‘o by Mrs.Janet Aoki, mother of Douglas,who was killed in the Vietnam War.Chris is attending the Air ForceAcademy in Boulder, Colo. He isthe son of Mr. and Mrs. Benny C.Nary ’71.

Other awards honoring ’01graduates were: Joan UmiokalaniJensen, Scholar Athlete; RaineArndt, U.S. Army Scholar Athlete;D. Tomotsu Iwaishi Jr., U. S. ArmyScholar; and Tai Soo, FemaleAthlete.

Lawrence M. Brede ’84 (left) with dad Dr. Lawrence Brede Jr. ’61 atthe Marathon des Sables.

Athletic Award winners 2001, from left: Joan Umiokalani Jensen,Raine Arndt, Christopher Nary, D. Tomotsu Iwaishi Jr. and Tai Soo.

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Recent GraduatesCongratulations to the recentcollege graduates:

Robert Keoni Aki ’89 graduated inJune with a doctorate in podiatrymedicine from the CaliforniaCollege of Podiatry Medicine. Hegraduated with honors and is listedin Who’s Who Among Students inAmerican Universities andColleges. Robert will be complet-ing his two-year residency at LosAngeles Metropolitan Hospital. Heis married to the former SoniaSugai and they have two daughters.

Rona Denyse Lai Schmidt ’91graduated in May with a degree in veterinary medicine fromColorado State University in FortCollins, Colo.

Naomi Lai Wah Aki Nakasone ’93received a masters degree in edu-cation from Chaminade University.Naomi is an elementary schoolteacher with the Department ofEducation at Leihoku ElementarySchool.

Ryan Frasco ’93 earned a degree in dental surgery from theUniversity of Southern Californiain Los Angeles, Calif. He is present-ly working in a residency programat the Queen’s Dental Clinic inHonolulu.

Jonathan Cooper Malulani Aki’95 received a bachelor’s degree inAsian Studies from Brigham YoungUniversity in Provo, Utah. He ispresently studying for a doctoratein osteopathic medicine atMidwestern University in Glendale,Ariz. He and his wife Sonia have a9-month-old son.

Marc C. K. Naval ’96 and TorreyKailiehu ‘96 have both graduatedfrom Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity in Phoenix, Ariz., withdegrees in aeronautical science.Both are currently flight instructorsat Embry-Riddle.

Raenelle Kwock ’97 graduatedfrom Drake University in DesMoines, Iowa, with a bachelorsdegree in journalism. During hersenior year, Raenelle worked at theDes Moines Register, the localnewspaper.

Kinohi Nishikawa ’97 graduatedsumma cum laude with highhonors from Dartmouth College inHanover, N.H. Besides beinginducted into the Phi Beta KappaNational Honor Society, he earnedthe English Department’s ArthurFeinstein 1955 Memorial Prize forbest thesis as well as the NativeAmerican Program’s StaceyCoverdale Memorial Award forAcademic Excellence. To celebratehis graduation, Kinohi spent thesummer living with a friend inBerlin, Germany, and teachingEnglish at the American LanguageAcademy. He continues his studiesin critical theory and Americanculture in the doctorate program inliterature at Duke University. Forhis promise as a graduate scholar,Kinohi received the nationallycompetitive Andrew W. MellonFellowship in Humanistic Studiesas well as the James B. DukeFellowship.

Raenelle Kwock ’97, graduate of DrakeUniversity

Levi Hookano ’97, graduate of LoyolaMarymount University

Matthew Taum ’97 (third from left) with friends, at the Santa ClaraUniversity graduation.

Levi Hookano ’97 graduated fromLoyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Calif. He continueshis education at the University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa where he ispursuing a masters degree inpublic administration.

Matthew Taum ’97 graduated from Santa Clara University inSanta Clara, Calif., where hereceived bachelor degrees incomputer science mathematics and economics.

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College CapersKS College Counselor HerbertWilson ’61 attended CollegeBoard’s National College Forum in New York City this past springand had a chance to visit with afew Kamehameha alumni attend-ing colleges in the area. They were’98 grads Ashley Byrd and CarlyBolson, Jess Kaneshiro ’00 andJenny Leong ’00 (ColumbiaUniversity), Amanda Donlin ’99,Gail Agas ’00, and Kehau Ahu ’00(New York University), JoyaAhonui Ragsac ’00 (SarahLawrence University), and RachelFujita ’00 (Fordham University).

KS ’98’s Andrea Keao Dang,Owen Quon and ’00’s NicoleCabral and Heather Weaver wereplanners and participants at theannual Occidental College lü‘auheld in April 2001.

College ConnectionThe sixth annual CollegeConnection was held at MidkiffCenter on July 28. KS graduates atvarious mainland colleges metwith new invitees to theircampuses to share information andgive helpful hints in making thetransition from high school tocollege a smoother one. Parentsparticipated in the session as well.Representing their colleges were:Jon Mikimiki Souza ’99, OregonState University; Garrett Carpio’99, University of Nevada at LasVegas; Lyle Bronson KaneakilaLucrisia ’98, Embry-RiddleAeronautical University;Stephanie Hilo ’99, University ofthe Pacific; Wainani Hansen ’00,Chapman University; ShandaLasconia ’00, Whitworth College;Jordan K.Y.F. Lee ’00, StanfordUniversity; Malia Hecomovich ’98,University of Washington; ShelbyDeCosta-Galdeira ‘99, and ChadMahoe ’99 and Amanda Josiah‘99, University of Puget Sound.

Occidental College partygoers, from left: Andrea KeaoDang ’98, Owen Quon ’98, Nicole Cabral ’00 andHeather Weaver ’00.

Lyle Bronson “Akila” Lucrisia ‘98 (second from left with shaka sign) with ERAU’s KS studentsattending school this fall.

KS grads at East Coast colleges, front row, from left: Ashley Byrd ’98, CarlyBolson ’98, Rachel Fujita ’00 and Kehau Ahu ’00. Back row, Jess Kaneshiro’00, Amanda Donlin ’99, Gail Agas ’00, Joya Ragsac ’00 and Jenny Leong ’00.

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Kanoe K. Chun ’85 andKim Taylor Reece

Troy F. K. Shimasaki ’85and Jonalyn Y. Dela Vega

Teena Marie Melo ’87and Steven Paul Silulu

Ululani Gayle Cagle ’89and Eric W. K. Akiona

Brenda MahealaniFurtado ’90 and WilliamEsteban

Donna H.H. Lukela ’90and Lawrence W.Mahuna

Puaokahaukea Bairos ’97and Brandon AllenDuffield

Michel Huey Ling Chow’98 and Kalena KaiSoren Makakauali‘iThuyet Thien Kila

1980sKanoe K. Chun ’85 and Kim TaylorReece were married Sept. 18, 1999at Aloha Ke Akua Chapel inKahuluÿu, Oÿahu. A receptionfollowed at former Sen. HiramFong’s Plantation. Bridesmaidsincluded the bride’s sistersKaleonani Chun Kia ’88 andKu‘uleialoha Chun ’94. Kanoe andher artist husband manage the KimTaylor Reece galleries.

Troy F. K. Shimasaki ’85 andJonalyn Y. Dela Vega were marriedMarch 14 in Lake Tahoe, Nev. A renewal of vows ceremony washeld on April 7 at Bishop MemorialChapel with Nolan Dela Cruz andRev. Curtis Kekuna ’66 presiding.Brother of the bride is Darryn DelaVega ’86.

Teena Marie Melo ’87 andSteven Paul Silulu were marriedJuly 7, 2001 at Ala Moana BeachPark. Maid of honor was Susan K.Thoemmes ’87. Attending thewedding were sisters of the brideMaria Guia Melo ’82 and Liza

Melo Parr ’84 and brother of thebride Jose Nilo Melo ’85. Thecouple resides in Las Vegas, Nev.

Ululani Gayle Cagle ’89 andEric W.K. Akiona were marriedOct. 21, 2000 at Shriner’s BeachPavilion at Waimanalo. Kahu BillyMitchell ’63 presided. Bridesmaidswere Renee Akiona Ostrem andCherilyn Domingo ’89. Best manwas Moki Fernandez and grooms-men included father of the groomWarren Akiona and Kanoa Ostrem.Bella Finau ’89, Delia Parker Ulima’90 and Amy Ono ’92 sang theHawaiian Wedding Song for thebridal procession. Cheryl Hiu Hibbs’91 was the wedding coordinator.Father of the bride is Donald Cagle’63. Ululani is a graduate of theWilliam S. Richardson School ofLaw and Eric is a sales accountexecutive with NBC’s local affiliateKHNL-8 and KFVE.

1990sBrenda Mahealani Furtado ’90 andWilliam Esteban were married

March 10, 2001 at the MGM GrandeHotel in Las Vegas, Nev. Maid ofhonor was Tiare Barclay ’90.

Donna H. H. Lukela ’90 andLawrence W. Mahuna weremarried on June 24, 2000 at BishopMemorial Chapel with Rev. DavidKaupu ’51 presiding. Bridesmaidsincluded Debbie Lukela ’87 andKatherine Lukela ’03. Best man wasDarryl Ng ’81.

Puaokahaukea Bairos ’97 andBrandon Allen Duffield weremarried April 14, 2001 at BishopMemorial Chapel with Rev. CurtisKekuna ’66 presiding. Maid ofhonor was Summer Moana Marti-Kini ’97.

Michel Huey Ling Chow ’98and Kalena Kai Soren Makakauali‘iThuyet Thien Kila were marriedApril 14, 2001 at ‘Iolani Palace withKahu Kimo Saffery presiding. Maidof honor was sister of the brideSandy Sturm ’92. Best man wasbrother of the groom Kala‘au Kila.The couple reside in Wai‘anae,Hawai‘i.

WeddingsBest wishes to the newlyweds.

Milestones

E Kala MaiThe date of Tracie Farias’ ’89 wedding (I Mua Summer 2001) to Keawe Lopes wasMarch 27, 1999.

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Tracy-Ann Greig ’83 and TonyStull, a son Simon Ka‘imiaina,March 7, 2001. Proud grandparentsare M/M William (MargaretEllsworth Freitas ’58) Greig ’55.

Lehua Kalima ’84 andKalama Heine ’84, a daughterMäliekalaheaikala‘akeaolaMakamae, Nov. 3, 2000.

Micah Kane ’87 and JoelleSegawa, a daughter Kaohu, Aug.12, 2000. Kaohu joins sistersKailihiwa, age 4 and Sunny, age 3.

Donna H. H. Lukela ’90 andLawrence W. Mahuna, a daughterMekenna Kalehuamakamaemili-ka‘aikauanoe Aiko, Nov. 20, 2000.

Proud grandparents are M/MHenry Lukela ’45. Godmother isDebbie Lukela ’87 and godfatheris Darryl Ng ’81.

Lisa Jack ’91 and Kelii Tilton,a daughter Kahuaka‘ihele La‘amai-kahikiwahine, Sept. 18, 2000.

Jessica H. L. Medeiros ’93and Bradfrey G. Ashley Jr., adaughter Journey-Bleu NarikoKananionaonaealaÿumeikapuÿuwaiamekaÿuhane, Feb. 22, 2001.Journey-Bleu joins older sister,Jada-Lyric Tsuma Kakaÿikahiika-makaokananiÿolilimaoli, age 2.

Melanie Keanini ’95 andJames Kawai IV, a daughter

BirthsCongratulations to the proud parents!

Simon Ka‘imiaina Stull

Maliekalaheaikala‘akea-ola Makamae Heine

Kahuaka‘iheleLa‘amaikahikiwahineTilton-Jack

Journey-Bleu NarikoKananionaonaeala‘ume-ikapu‘uwaiameka‘uhaneAshley

Ilihiakameai‘omakamaeo-nalani Jordan Kawai

Ilihiakameai‘omakamaeonalaniJordan, Dec. 25, 2000. Proud grand-father is James Keanini ’69.

Michelle Kaleonahe Kong’97 and Homer O. KeliiwaiwaioleJr., a son Tyson Akoni Koali‘i-Konapiliahi, May 27, 2001.

Moana Forbes ’99 and JohnWooten, a son Seth Alin Kekoa,Nov. 14, 2000. Proud grandmotheris Laurie Morris Forbes ’74,grandaunt Grace MorrisRasbornick ’74, and aunt LahelaForbes ’02.

Mekenna Kalehuamaka-maemilika‘akauanoeAiko Mahuna

Tyson Akoni Koali‘I-Konapiliahi Keliiwaiwai-ole

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1929Edith Peterson Tucker of Petaluna,Calif., died March 10.

1932Samuel Amina Wong of Wailuku,Maui died Aug. 20. He was born inSpreckelsville, Maui. He was aretired business manager for theCounty of Maui.

1935Madeline Awaalia MahoeVasconcellos of Honolulu diedMay 27. She was born in Honolulu.

1936Leilehua Stephen Naumu ofHanapepe, Kaua‘i died Aug. 11.

1941Edmund Chee You Young of

Honolulu died April 23. He wasborn in Honolulu.

DeathsIt is with sincere regret that we note the passing of the following graduates:

1945William L. E. Huddy of Kapa‘a,Kaua‘i died July 6. He was born inHonolulu.

Myrtlemae N. Prendergast Brownof Honolulu died June 3. She wasborn in Honolulu.

Arthur S. St. Germain of SuisunCity, Calif., died April 6. He wasborn in Honolulu.

William Richard HelepololeiStewart of Honolulu and Chicago,Ill., died April 21. He was born inHonolulu and was a retiredNortheastern University professorand a Chicago Veteran’s Hospitalspeech pathologist.

1949Joseph Pokini of Salinas, Calif.,died June 11. He was born inLahaina, Maui and lived on theMonterey Peninsula for more than30 years before moving to Salinas.He was a retired Army staffsergeant and former federal policeofficer.

George Fern Leialoha of Hilo,Hawai‘i died May 7. He was bornin Hilo. He was a retired statedeputy sheriff and former inspectorfor Firestone Tire and RubberCompany.

1951Clifford Duck Yeu Chee of Kailua,O‘ahu died Aug. 4. He was born inHonolulu.

1952Vernon Earl Young of Anaheim,Calif., died Aug. 20. He was bornin Honolulu.

1954Lynette Yuk Lin Fong of Honoluludied Aug. 31, 2001. She was bornin Honolulu.

1958Daniel Kekuhaupio Kamalani ofLas Vegas, Nev., died April 25. Hewas born in Honolulu.

Moses M. Alohikea Jr. of Wai‘anae,O‘ahu died July 15, 2001. He wasborn in Honolulu.

1960Tuila Kamakaokalani Greig ofLahaina, Maui died on Sept. 4,2001. She was born in Lahaina andworked for AmFac Properties inKä‘anapali, Maui.

1967Patrick Charles Kekoa of Honoluludied July 16. He was born inHonolulu.

1988Rene E. Koahou-Fearing of Kailua,O‘ahu died June 15. She was bornin Honolulu.

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Alumni Week a Great Success by Kirk L. K. Durante ’70Ka Pelekikena, KSAA Board of Presidents

Aloha käkou.Mahalo nui loa toall of the alumni,class leaders,volunteers andKamehamehaSchools staff whocontributed to anextremely

successful Alumni Week this year.Although the adverse weather wasa challenge this year, the weekcontinues to be the premier alumnievent of the year.

I would like to give specialrecognition and thanks to co-chair-person Gerry Johansen, to SteveReelitz, Alumni Week project officer and logistical support coor-dinator, the Alumni Week 2001Coordination Committee members,and Kamehameha’s Food Service,Transportation, Security, PhysicalPlant and Custodial staff personnelfor their “beyond the call of duty”support.

The July 27-28, 2001 Board ofPresidents meeting was held at theKapälama Campus. Dr. HamiltonMcCubbin and members of hisstaff updated the Board at anevening reception at his home.Following dinner, Dr. RockneFreitas updated the Board on theKe Ali‘i Pauahi Foundation (KAPF)and the Policy and Analysis andSystems Evaluation group (PASE)presented a collaborative proposalfor consideration by the Board.

Earlier that day, Dr. MichaelChun updated the Board onactivities on the Kapälama Campusand his plans for the upcomingschool year. Bob Ramsay ofFacilities Management escortedBoard members on a tour of thenew athletic complex scheduled toopen sometime in late fall.

Annual elections werecompleted with new officers anddirectors installed during themeeting. Officers include: KirkDurante ’70, President; Boyd P.Mossman ’61, 1st Vice President,Ronald Yasukawa ’63, 2nd Vice

President, John Kaulukukui ’71,Secretary; and Toni Gomes Lee ’59,Treasurer. Directors include:William Fernandez ’49, MichelleApo Duchateau ’75, Heather K.Roy Minton ’53, Nathan Chang’69, Rodney Ferreira ’52, KathleenDuPont ’66 and Gregory Enos ’65.BOP Administrative Assistant isAnnette Contrades Manaday ’70.Mahalo nui loa to those presidentswho have completed their termand are leaving the BOP.

The Board reorganizedregions in the continental UnitedStates to include all states (see mapon page 44) as well as reviewedand approved the petition for theestablishment of an East HawaiÿiRegion. In addition, the Boardredesignated a West Hawaiÿi Regionon the island of Hawaiÿi. KSAA has13 active regions.

I strongly encourage allalumni to join KSAA as a regularor lifetime member. The mostrecent graduating class are auto-matic members for their first yearas alumni. Lifetime members arerecognized in all regions and cantransfer their membership to theregion in which they reside.

Again, mahalo for yourencouragement and support. Feel free to contact me at 703-426-4921 or KirkLKDurante@aol.com.A hui hou!

Hawai‘i Island RegionEast Hawai‘i, Mämalahoe ChapterP. O. Box 5845; Hilo, HI 96720President: Nathan Chang ’69Phone: 1-808-981-0115E-Mail: nchang69@hotmail.comAs part of the on-going Adopt-a-Highway community serviceproject, members of MämalahoeChapter volunteer to pick up litterat various locations in Hilo.Recently, a group of volunteersworked the Kea‘au bypass roadlocated one mile from the newKamehameha Schools HawaiÿiCampus now under construction.

KSAA-Mämalahoe Chapterpresented a check in the amount of $100 to the Parent-TeacherÿOhana (PTO) of the new KSHawaiÿi Campus in support of theMay 6 Ho‘olaule‘a. Funds raised at the Ho‘olaule‘a are used to helpsupport student activities duringthe school year.

On June 10, officers ofMämalahoe Chapter participatedin the draping of lei at theKamehameha Statue at Hilo Bay. It was the Mämalahoe Chapter thatwas instrumental in having theKamehameha Statue erected morethan five years ago. The chapteralso cleans and maintains thestatue and surrounding area.

Members of KSAA Mamalahoe Chapter help keep the highways clean.

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Kaua‘i RegionP. O. Box 818Waimea, HI 96796President: Gregory Enos ’65KSAA-Kauaÿi Region announcedfour scholarship awards to Kauaÿiresidents for the school year 2001-2002.

Recipients of the La‘auScholarships for Kauaÿi 2001 seniorsgraduating from KamehamehaSchools are Isaac Miller andMichael Cummings.

Isaac is the son of DonnaMiller of Kalaheo. He plans to earna degree in chemistry at WhitworthCollege in Spokane, Wash.

Michael is the son ofAbraham and Carol Cummings ofKapaÿa. He plans to attend LoyolaMarymount University in LosAngeles, Calif., and pursue studiesin engineering.

Recipients of the Pili La‘auScholarships for Kauaÿi residents

of part-Hawaiian ancestry areKathleen Wilson and Harriet“Tweety” Juarez.

Kathleen is the daughter ofHerman and Arcenia Wilson ofLihuÿe. She is a graduate of KauaÿiHigh School and attends HawaiÿiPacific University in Honolulu.

Harriet, a well-known musi-cian and lei maker, attends theUniversity of Hawaiÿi at Mänoa. Sheis majoring in Hawaiian Studies.

Maui Region264 Elilani StreetPukalani, HI 96768President: Boyd P. Mossman ’61Phone: 1-808-572-9192E-Mail: boydpm@aloha.netThe Maui Region has elected newofficers: Richard Buddy Haake ’64,vice president; Dottie Aganos ’64,secretary; Sienna Yoshida ’86,treasurer, and directors Kirkland

Members of KSAA Mamalahoe Chapter donate lei for the KamehamehaStatue in Hilo.

Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association Regions2001-2002

Texas RegionKathleen DuPont, Pres.(318) 746-4101kdupont@worldnet.att.net

Maui RegionBoyd Mossman, Pres.(808) 572-9192boydpm@aloha.net

East Coast Region Kirk Durante, Pres.(703) 426-4921KirkLKDurante@aol.com

Intermountain RegionRonald Yasukawa, Pres.(801) 451-7312rny@utah-inter.net

Northwestern RegionHeather Minton, Pres.(206) 362-7641heatherminton@aol.com

Oregon RegionMichelle Duchateau, Pres.(503) 393-4481mduchate@williamette.edu

N. California RegionWilliam Fernandez, Pres.(650) 561-9725jdgnjudi@cs.com

S. California RegionJohn Kaulukukui, Pres.(310) 532-8889John.Kaulukukui@West.Boeing.com

Kaua‘i RegionGreg Enos, Pres.(808) 246-0247genos@mail.kauaicc.hawaii.edu

O‘ahu RegionToni Lee, Pres.(808) 455-3985leea030@hawaii.rr.com

Moloka‘i RegionRoy Horner, Pres.(808) 567-6400muleman@aloha.net

West Hawai‘i RegionRod Ferreira, Pres.(808) 775-0898hulaadams@aol.com

East Hawai‘i RegionNathan Chang, Pres.(808) 982-5752nchang69@hotmail.com

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Whittle Sr. ’48, Jamie WhittleWagner ’81, Haunani Lemn ’80,and Cynthia Kanoholani Wong’86. These new officers join Boyd P.Mossman ’61, president; FeadoraSequeira Alcomindras ’65, andGeorge Lee ’61 on the board.

Plans are underway onceagain for the region to participatein the Maui County Fair the firstweekend in October at BaldwinPark. This is a money-makingproject to help raise scholarshipfunds for Hawaiian students fromMaui. Two service projects headedby Mr. and Mrs. Edwin (PuananiDoong ’61) Lindsey ’57 in July andAugust at the KS Maui Campusresulted in a large area of landscapebeing rid of unsightly weeds.Mahalo also to the parents (offormer KS students) who helpedwith the Kamehameha footballteam when they came to playBaldwin High School in August.

We recently updated ourroster of KS graduates and nowhave identified 750 or so living on Maui. Our hope is to geteveryone on the roster to “Returnto Kamehameha” by joining withour region and participating inactivities scheduled for the year.The Maui Region welcomes thechallenge to become more involvedwith the school and will continueto work towards perpetuating thelegacy of our Princess BernicePauahi Bishop here on Maui.

Intermountain Region1351 Swinton LaneFarmington, Utah 84025President: Ronald Yasukawa ’63Phone: 1-801-451-7312E-Mail: rny@utah-inter.netThe KSAA-Intermountain Regionhosted a booth at the annualPolynesian Day Festival on Aug. 15at the Franklin Covey Field in SaltLake City. Several alumni volun-teers worked hard scooping icecream and preparing root beerfloats far into the evening. Proceedswill go toward scholarships to high school seniors within theIntermountain Region. Mahalo anui loa to all of those who workedin the booth, alumni ÿohana whovisited and purchased ice cream

cones and root beer floats, and tofellow alumni who served on thePolynesian Day Festival committee.

The Arizona sub-region helda meeting on July 28 in Sedona,Ariz. Michelle Kekuewa Fiaui ’90reports that the meeting was asuccess with a great turnout, onofood, good times “talking story”and the beautiful surroundings,compliments of Wayne Johnson’68. The sub-region plans to holdanother meeting in September.Discussion of fund-raising concertsin 2002 will continue between the sub-regions within the nextseveral months.

If anyone has alumni news orupdates within the IntermountainRegion for publication in our fallnewsletter, please e-mail them toCharmaigne Costley ’74 atccostley@uswest.net.

Oregon Region5042 Hayesville Drive NESalem, Ore. 97305-3329President: Michelle L.Y.L. Apo

Duchateau ’75Phone: 1-503-393-4481E-Mail: mduchate@williamette.eduOn June 23, KSAA-Oregon Regionheld its annual fundraising lü‘au atthe picturesque town of Mt. Angel,Ore. The feast was held in theOktoberfest Biergarten Hall.Alumni, family and friendsgathered for an evening of pureenjoyment as regional memberstook care of everything frombeginning to end.

Such alumni team spiritabounded – members getting lastminute instructions while practicingtheir hula steps and hand move-ments in one corner before guestsarrived; cooks and food preparersdarting back and forth undermakeshift tents in the parking lotmaking sure all was in order; mealservers checking and double check-ing paper supplies and utensils onthe serving tables; sound systemchecks on stage for the musicians;vendors getting help setting uptheir wares; and security makingsure that everyone who attendedthe event was there to have agrand time.

KSAA Oregon Region Ladies of Hula, from left: Julie Pacarro, Lisa Chang‘79, Loke Cole, Rowena Ipo Whittle Cole ‘63, Diane Lindo Kintz ’74,Michelle Apo Duchateau ’75, Leilani Wilson, Xann Wilson Kuenzli ’84,Mary Jane Kekahuna Coila ’66, Anita Range Camarillo ’67.

KSAA Maui Region members at a general membership meeting in Augustat the KS Maui Campus.

KSAA Intermountain Region members, from left: Leolani Kaona ’92,Charmaigne Makanui Costley ’74 and Eileen Tarr ’93

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All considered, the guests hada great time (good food, entertain-ment and fellowship), the eventwas a success and most of all, thealumni had a chance to be togetherand share their Kamehameha andHawaiian roots. Plans are alreadybeing made for next year’s event.Mahalo to all the volunteers whomade this year’s lü‘au a success.

The banks of the serene SandyRiver in Corbett, Ore., was the siteof our annual Camp ÿOhana heldthe weekend of Aug. 17-19. LianaIaea Honda ’77, a Hawaiianlanguage instructor withKamehameha Schools, was ourcultural immersion resource guest.She shared her talents and skills in the areas of Hawaiian language,hula, song and dance. For thosewho attended the camp, they can-not wait to come back again nextsummer. Mahalo a nui loa, Liana,for sharing with us your manaÿo.

N. California Region1335 Trinity DriveMenlo, Calif. 94025Phone: 650-561-9725 Fax: 650-561-9912The Northern California Regionheld its 7th Annual Explorationson Aug. 4 in Palo Alto, Calif.“Polynesia, Polynesia!,” a culturalheritage society, joined with theregion to make the event aHawaiian community happening.This year’s program, “BeholdHawaii,”was an interactiveHawaiian cultural workshop forfamilies and was modeled after the

explorations summer program atKamehameha. The program wasvery successful and was attendedby 250 people, including 70 chil-dren. Several families attendedwith three generations.

The star presenters wereAunties Mahela Rosehill, JuliaStewart Williams ’46 and CarinthiaHarbottle. Auntie Mahela was thehöküpaÿa. The t-shirts and poloshirts with the Hoÿomau logo werevery popular. Lunch, as usual, was ono chili donated by Zippy’sRestaurant. This year’s programwas extra special because it is partof the new Ho‘omau I ka Ho‘oilinalecture series provided byKamehameha Schools to assist thealumni regions in their efforts toperpetuate the Hawaiian culture.

East Coast RegionPresident: Kirk Durante ’70Phone: 1-703-426-4921E-Mail: Kirkdurante@aol.comKSAA-East Coast Region executedits fourth annual La ‘Ohana FamilyCultural Experience with the themeof Ho‘omau I ka Ho‘oilina - Perpetuatethe Legacy. We are very grateful toKamehameha Schools and the teamof Randy Fong ’78, Holoua Stender,Dr. Carolyn Kehaunani CacholaAbad ’82 and Sharlene Chun-Lum’68, who did a super job withpresentations for the Hawaiiancommunity on the East Coast. Theevent was conducted in Fairfax, Va.,on May 13, 2001.

On May 26, 2001, the PacificAmerican Foundation held a cere-mony in remembrance of those

Asian Pacific Islanders who haveserved in the Armed Forces andcontinue to serve our great nation at the Arlington NationalCemetery, the Old Amphitheater in Washington, D.C., and theNational Military Cemetery of thePacific. KSAA-East Coast Regionparticipated in the ceremony heldin Washington, D.C. by represent-ing the Hawaiian members of thePacific American community.

On June 10, 2001, KSAA-EastCoast Region joined the HawaiÿiState Society of Washington, D.C.,at the annual King KamehamehaStatue Lei Draping Ceremony atStatuary Hall, U. S. Capitol,Washington, D.C. Sen. Daniel K.Akaka ’42 gave the keynote addressand joined alumni present in sing-ing our school song and I MuaKamehameha for all in attendance.

KSAA-East Coast Regionpartnered with the HawaiÿiCultural Foundation of New YorkCity as well as the Kai MakanaFoundation to support the arrivalof international and distance canoepaddling champion DonnaKahiwaokawailani Kahakui. OnJune 23, 2001, Donna paddled downthe Hudson River from West Pointto Manhattan. The effort was under-taken to educate and mobilize thepublic to better understand andpreserve our ocean environmentand marine life.

KSAA East Coast Region’s Ho‘omau participants and facilitators.

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Maui Region264 Elilani StreetPukalani, HI 96768

Moloka‘i RegionP.O. Box 230Kualapu‘u, HI 96757

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KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS

by John S. Ralston ’30

A s a student, I got up at 6:30 in the morning and exercised by runningaround the block near Bishop Museum. Classes were held at Bishop Hall

on the museum grounds. There were about 15 of us boys in the classroom and we had to also work

while attending school. We packed our own lunches and rode the streetcar to ourjobs. I worked for the Oÿahu Railway Company (ORC), earning 15 cents a day.

After I graduated from Kamehameha, I was recommended by ORC to workwith Matson Freighters as a storekeeper and deck engineer. I loved my job.

I remember how great it was going to footballgames because the girls and boys were able to betogether. Living apart from the girls was no fun.However, living in the dormitory we had lots ofcompany with the other boys and open space withlockers to store our belongings.

Looking back over 70 years, I remember someof my most cherished moments as thoseexperienced as a student at Kamehameha Schoolfor Boys. Those were certainly happy days.

– Mr. Ralston, formerly of Wailuku, Maui, passed away

on Oct. 3. Our prayers are with his family.

“Looking back

over 70 years,

I remember some

of my most

cherished moments

as those experi-

enced as a student

at Kamehameha.”

– JOHN RALSTON

John S. Ralston ’30

John S. Ralston today

“I RememberWhen...”