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September/October Issue #6
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT MEMORY TEST
TREASURER’S REPORT ALOHA ROLL CALL OF OHANA MEMBERS
REMEMBERING KENNY WONG KENNY WONG & FLASHBACK PHOTOS
TEST ANSWERS
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
President Gervin Miyamoto Vice President Henry Ah Loo
Secretary Alice Ome Treasurer Hope Ah Loo
Director Bryant Carvalho Director Chester Hughes
AHA HUI O NA MAKA`I HAUOLA
The Association of the Police
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MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESIDENT
Aloha Aha Hui O Na Maka`i
(Hauola) Hui Members:
Your Aha Hui O Na Maka’i Hauola Board of
Directors have been meeting by Zoom, telephone
and email during these trying times of COVID. We
ask for your patience and want you to know we are
attempting to plan events in a safe environment
within COVID Protocols. Please pray that there
will be no “Breakthrough Cases” amongst our
vaccinated members. I know you understand that
your Health and Safety are our primary
concern. Until then, we will keep in touch and hope
you stay safe.
Here is a tentative schedule of an upcoming event:
On Friday, October 29, 2021, we will celebrate the
75th Anniversary of Aha Hui O Na Maka’i Hauola-
--HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Our history, “On October 29, 1947, forty-five
members of the Honolulu Police Department met at
3:00 p.m. in the police station annex, located at 842
Bethel Street. They met with acting chairman
Detective Jack BOTELHO on a proposal to start an
association to honor all men (and women) in the
department with at least 14 1⁄2 years of service, and
especially Officer Thomas PHILLIPS for his
present service of over 20 years” HPD Newsletter
Police Chief Dan Liu then incepted the Old Timers
Club, now known as Aha Hui O Na Maka’i Hauola.
In honor of that we want to celebrate the
75th Anniversary of Aha Hui O Na Maka’i
Hauola---HAPPY BIRTHDAY Hui!!!
We are hoping to host a Hui Birthday Luncheon
(site to be announced) on October 29, 2021 Friday,
provided the Covid protocols permit. We will be
notifying you via our email and newsletter. Until
then, take care and stay safe.
MEMORY TEST…SLOGANS & JINGLES OF
THE PAST
1. Plop plop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is.
2. Think outside the box.
3. The quicker picker-upper.
4. The king of beers.
5. American by birth. Rebel by choice.
6. Must see TV.
7. The taste of a new generation.
8. How do you spell relief?
9. Ingredients for life.
10. Obey your thirst.
11. Eat fresh.
12. We’re looking for a few good men
13. It’s everywhere you want to be.
14. What’s in your wallet?
15. Don’t leave home without it.
16. The most trusted name in news.
17. It keeps going, and going, and going...”
18. Fair and balanced.
19. “Strong enough for a man, but made for a
woman.”
20. Give me a break! Give me a break!
21. Zoom, zoom, zoom.
22. Be all that you can be.
23. I’m lovin’ it.
24. M’m! M’m! Good!
25. “Silly rabbit…
If you have something you would like to share (a
memory/memories, joke, quiz, recipe, photo, etc.) or
something you would like to see featured, please feel
free to reach out to the Newsletter staff at
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TREASURER’S REPORT
July 2021 financial summary showed a
checking account beginning balance of
$5,649.93 no transactions occurred.
leaving an ending balance of
$5,649.93, and a balance of $2,709.68
in the savings account.
The August 2021 financial report showed a
checking account beginning balance of $5,649.93
with income of $445 and Clock & Trophy Shop
expense of $88.90, leaving an ending balance of
$6,006.03 and a balance of $2,709.68 in the savings
account.
REMINDER: Don’t forget to pay your annual
dues! Send to Hope Ah Loo at P.O. Box 822339
Pearl City, Hi 96782. Make checks payable to Aha
Hui O Na Maka’i Hauola. Dues are $15 dollars per
year. If your dues are not current and you are
unsure of the amount of dues that are payable,
contact Hope at Ph. 808-258-4868.
Deacon’s Corner
This morning’s gospel reading is from
St. John. We hear Jesus talking about
real friendship. Real friendship involves
love. Many of us use the word love, too
freely. Rarely do we actually think
about what real love means. Love is hard to describe
because when we do try to explain what it is, we give
examples of what love looks like. Some examples of
love are in St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians and gives
us a list of what love should be.
Love is actually something that we show others by the
way we think, talk and act in our daily lives. It is almost
impossible to give love a dictionary kind of definition of
the word.
Love makes us happy, so we are to love others like the
way God the Father and Jesus do. Their love is truly a
great example. It is only when we love like them that
we will be truly happy and have joy and peace in our
hearts.
Jesus calls us His friends and tells us everything about
His Father. Why? Because He loves us so much, Jesus
wants us to be kind and loving to everyone, even our
enemies. This is one command that He wants us to
follow: Love one another as I love you.
A question for all of you, “Is loving people easy to do all
the time?” No, it’s not. Jesus realizes that fact. But He
wants us to always think about how much He loves us
and then try to love others in the same way, even when it
is hard. We can always ask Jesus for his help because
He is always with us and will give us the courage and
strength to love not just the nice people but the difficult
people too.
Today, let us try to remember how much you are loved
by God the Father and His Son Jesus and then try to love
others in the same way. Our prayer for today is, “Lord
God, I am happy to be with You.”
ALOHA ROLL CALL TO OHANA MEMBERS
It is a sad occasion when someone who is so dear
and so close to our hearts has passed on in this life.
In celebration of their life for those who have
recently been called back to our Father’s grace, our
condolences and prayers go out to their families. In
loving memory, the following have been recently
added to the honor roll:
Preston Ota passed away on June 5,
2021. He retired as a Sargent.
Alapai Dickson left HPD early in career.
He passed away on July 6, 2021.
Greg Bentosino retired D8-CID passed
away on July 7, 2021.
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Retired Lt. Kenneth Chang D6, passed
away on July 15, 2001.
Retired Det. D3 James Kawai passed
away on July14, 2021.
Edwin Awakuni passed away on
August 19, 2021. He retired as a Lt.
in Community Relations.
FEATURE STORY
The past year and a half have been very stressful for
everyone. Just when we think we are heading in the
right direction in terms of this pandemic, BAM! We
seem to be worse off than when we started in 2020.
We know we should try to be positive and not dwell
on negative things and at times it can be difficult.
So, to try and help put a smile on your face or a
chuckle in your heart, we thought we would reflect
on someone who always looked at life with a
cheerful attitude in spite of the difficulties he faced.
KENNETH S.Y. WONG By Joseph Aveiro
Kenny Wong worked for the City of Honolulu as a
Custodian. He was assigned to HPD in 1970.
Kenny was born with Cerebral Palsy, but that was
not a hindrance to him coming into work every day.
His attendance record was awe inspiring.
Kenny was well liked by almost everyone at HPD,
from the Chief on down to the rank and file and
civilian personnel.
Kenny and I attended Kawananakoa Intermediate
School in the 1950s. Kenny was very close to the
Vice Principal at the time, Mr. Au. Kenny helped
create the position of “Hall Monitor” for himself
and proudly wore a yellow JPO type sash over one
of his shoulders with the title “Hall Monitor”
printed in broad letters. After completing 9th grade,
we lost touch as Kenny attended McKinley High
and I attended Kaimuki High. However, as the
Good Lord would have it, we met up again in 1970
at HPD.
In 1987, Columnist Bob Krauss of the Honolulu
Advertiser featured an article about Kenny and his
effervescent outlook on life. He was always the
prankster and putting a smile on even the gruffest
personnel at HPD.
Here are a few pranks done by Kenny and done to
Kenny that will definitely make you laugh.
At a few of the staff meetings, he would come in
early and sit on the chair that the Chief would sit in
with his feet on the desk. He would greet all of the
commanders as they came in to the meeting. When
the Chief (Francis Keala and later Doug Gibb) came
in, he would then leave. The Chief(s) took his
antics in stride and would have a smile on their
face.
There was one memorable encounter with Kenny,
retired Major Robert (Bobby) Thomas and myself.
Bobby and I were in the elevator along with a few
civilian personnel. The elevator stopped on a floor
and Kenny was standing there waiting to board, he
looked at Bobby and I and asked, “Where you two
Mahus going?” Nobody in the elevator said a word,
including Bobby and myself and we could sense
that the civilian personnel were feeling
uncomfortable. The elevator stops on the next floor
and Kenny attempts to get out before the door
closes, but because of the Cerebral Palsy, just as he
exited, he hits the wall just outside of the elevator
and falls on the bench and then to the ground. He
looks up at Bobby and I and had the nerve to ask us
to help him after calling us Mahus, needless to say
we told him “Go screw yourself” as the elevator
door closes. The civilians in the elevator couldn’t
wait for us to get off on our floor.
He was made the personal bodyguard of myself
when I was head of SSD. Some of the SSD officers
equipped him with a bullet proof vest, a riot helmet
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and allowed him to hold an AR-15 at port arms and
snapped a photo of him that was posted on the SSD
bulletin board.
He would walk around the 3rd floor with his large
rubbish container on wheels and would give us the
“bird” on many occasions as we walked by him.
One day, he did it again and me and another SSD
officer lifted him up and put him in the rubbish
container and left him there in the middle of the
floor. Other officers walked by as he asked for help
to get out, but no one assisted as he pranked them
numerous times. Finally, a few civilian personnel
assisted him in getting out of the container.
Back to when Kenny and I were at Kawananakoa.
My two good friends, Kenneth “Black” Nakanishi
and William “ Antelope” Solomon and I would cut
class often to swim at nearby Kapena Falls. One
day, we were called in by the Vice Principal Mr. Au
and were told that he knew we cut class to swim at
Kapena Falls and for that we were made to dig
weeds (100 weeds from each of us) during the 5th
and 6th periods as the students in the classrooms
facing the grassy area watched and laughed at our
punishment. Well, Kenny confessed that it was he
who told Mr. Au about our cutting class. Yes, he
had it in for me, even in our younger days.
Most don’t know, but Kenny was very religious and
attended church on a regular basis in Nuuanu. He
would catch the bus from his home in Alewa
Heights and get off at Nuuanu Ave. and Judd St.
and walk to church. As you may know, my son
Kurt passed in 1984 and is resting at Oahu
Cemetery near the church Kenny attended. I visit
my son’s grave on a weekly basis and would
occasionally find flowers placed there. One
Sunday, as I was walking to my son’s grave, I saw
Kenny put flowers in the vase and after walked to
his church. He was a prankster with a very kind
heart and I will always hold him close and never
forget him.
MAHALO FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN THE PRINTING
OF OUR NEWSLETTER
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FLASHBACK PHOTOS
Front row: Gordon Moore, Harold Falk
Back row: Harold Kawasaki, Chester Hughes, Robert Kane,
Eddie Ross, Jimmy Femia, Jeremy Postmus, Ersel Kilburn.
MEMORY TEST ANSWERS
1. Alka Seltzer
2. Apple Computer
3. Bounty Paper Towels
4. Budweiser
5. Harley Davidson
6. NBC TV
7. Pepsi
8. Rolaids
9. Safeway
10. Sprite
11. Subway
12. US Marines
13. Visa
14. Capital One
15. American Express
16. CNN
17. Energizer Batteries
18. Fox News
19. Secret Deodorant
20. Kit Kat Bar
21. Mazda
22. US Army
23. McDonald’s
24. Campbell Soup
25. Trix Cereal
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Aha Hui O Na Maka`i Hauola
P.O. Box 822339
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782
SHOPO MAHALO FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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