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Extending the Reach Learning from the LandLetters from New York

A Kamehameha EducationExtending the Reach Learning from the LandLetters from New York

A Kamehameha Education

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Beginning in October 1999,Kamehameha Schools Strategic

Planning process began a journey withthe Hawaiian community to define wherewe, as a community, want our people tobe a generation from now.

The result of our collective labor was Kamehameha Schools Strategic Plan 2000-2015. In it we reaffirmed our identity as an educational institutionand re-committed our focus to extend the reach of ourprograms and services to improve the well-being of theHawaiian community through education.

In June 2001, a chief executive officer/trustee retreatreviewed the input, research and ideas contributed by across-section of Kamehameha’s leadership and the widercommunity. From this data, retreat participants defined thestrategies, critical audience targets, priority outcomes,process and timeline for implementing the Strategic Plan.

Their work ultimately yielded Phase II ofKamehameha’s Strategic Implementation Plan. Approvedby the Board of Trustees on Oct. 23, 2001, Phase II is ourroadmap; it guides the implementation of the first fiveyears of our 15-year Strategic Plan and it is little short of aparadigm shift at Kamehameha. The implementation plancharges us with reaching beyond the seven percent weserve and to strive to reach as many of our growingHawaiian population as possible.

There are many exciting details and sub-strategies toPhase II, but its key directives are discussed on page eightof this issue of I Mua.

As an alumnus, parent, or member of Kamehameha’sfaculty or staff, you have been a part of this process sinceits inception. Your input remains invaluable to its successand it is our hope that you will continue to be a part ofthis evolving process.

Today, we are poised as never before to extendPauahi’s legacy. We welcome you to join us in thisimportant undertaking.

I Mua Kamehameha!

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

J. Douglas Ing ’62Chairman

Robert K.U. Kihune ’55

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

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-Kapalama Campus

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

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

Suzanne RamosDean-Early Childhood Education

KE ALI‘I PAUAHI FOUNDATION

Rockne Freitas, Ed.D. ’63Vice President and Executive Director

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

O Communications

Making the Effort to Reach More Hawaiiansby Hamilton I. McCubbin, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer

Vol. 2002, Issue 1

I Mua is published quarterlyby the Kamehameha SchoolsCommunications Division, 567 S. King St. #301,Honolulu, HI 96813.

I Mua exists to inform alumni,parents, students and friendsof Kamehameha Schools ofcurrent educational andendowment programs, togenerate interest in andsupport for those programs,and to help alumni maintainclose ties to the institutionand to each other.

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

SubmissionsIf you have 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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Catch “KS Talk Story” Interested in the latest happenings at Kamehameha Schools? Well, tune in to “KS Talk Story,” a live radio show featuringChief Executive Officer Hamilton McCubbin, every otherThursday at 3:05 p.m on KCCN 1420 AM, KPUA 670 in Hilo,KAOI 1110 AM in Maui and Kona, KQNG 570 in Lihue orlive streaming audio on www.kccn.1420am.com. Here are thenext four show dates and topics.

Feb. 14 – New Board of Trustees Chairman Douglas Ing

Feb. 28 – ATP Ho‘olaule‘a

Mar. 14 – Song Contest

Mar. 28 – KS Extension Programs

Cover StoryLike these Kapälama Campuskindergartners, Chief Education Officer Dr. “Skip” Hare is making his way through his first year atKamehameha Schools.

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4 A Kamehameha EducationChief Education Officer Dr. “Skip” Hare is leading the effort to builda new educational system at Kamehameha Schools.

8 Extending the ReachPhase II of the Strategic Implementation Plan mandatesKamehameha Schools to expand the reach of its programs andservices.

10 Learning from the LandUsing an innovative approach, Kamehameha Schools is finding thatlearning doesn’t always take place inside the classroom.

12 Planting the SeedInspired by the success of a fourth-grade garden, KamehamehaSchools is using native Hawaiian plants to help educate studentsand beautify its campuses.

14 Letters from New YorkLiving and working just a few blocks from the World Trade Center,Allen Hanaike ’85 and Kalei Kekuna ’95 wake up to a Sept. 11 theworld will never forget.

16 Hitting the BooksWith a new director and a new direction, the Kamehameha SchoolsPress is gearing up for expansion.

Published for the Kamehameha Schools ‘Ohana

Departments

17 KS in the News

18 Life at Kamehameha

20 Alumni Class News

25 College Close-Up

26 Milestones

28 Regional Alumni Associations

31 I Remember When

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“Our primary goal is to have every

youngster challenged, working hard,

enjoying what they’re doing, loving

learning and achieving at the highest

level that they possibly can. That’s what

we want to have them do.”

– DR. DUDLEY “SKIP” HARE JR.

Its proud history and traditions are still there, but as 2002 dawns, it’s really not the sameKamehameha Schools that we may remember.

“Kamehameha is changing in a very basic way,”said Dr. Dudley “Skip” Hare Jr., who assumed thenewly created position of Chief Education Officer in July 2001. “It’s changing from a one campus,kindergarten through grade 12 program into aneducational system which will include threecampuses, more than 30 preschools and extensionservices throughout the islands.”

With that basic shift taking place, KamehamehaSchools is now engaged in planning just how toprovide quality educational services while main-taining a system-wide perspective. And that’s whereHare comes in.

“We need to begin to reflect the fact that thereare now three separate campuses, and we need to be

able to answer one criticalquestion: What does aKamehameha diploma reallymean? Does it mean the samething on Maui as it does onHawaiÿi, or on Oÿahu?” Hareasked.

“There’s a realizationthat we need to be planningon a system-wide basis,looking at our standards and

developing a philosophy of education and individualcurriculum that brings everything together in termsof all the services that are provided.”

With K-12 campuses now on threeislands and preschool and extensionservices expanding, Chief EducationOfficer Dr. “Skip” Hare is leading theeffort to build a new educationalsystem at Kamehameha Schools

A Kamehameha Education

Dr. Dudley “Skip” Hare Jr.

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“What does a

Kamehameha

diploma really

mean?”

Toward that end, Kamehameha has establishedan Educational Planning Council, comprised ofcampus headmasters from Kapälama, Maui andHawaiÿi, and the deans of Extension Education andEarly Childhood Education. Hare heads the councilwhich meets weekly.

“There’s a wonderful synergy that takes placewhen you get three headmasters together with twodeans and you begin to talk about important educa-tional issues,” Hare said. “That chemistry raises thequality level of our decisions and we’re doing ourplanning in such a way that we’re bringing the wholesystem together.”

Hare said the council’s principal goal is todevelop a philosophy of education based onKamehameha’s Strategic Plan, which emphasizes,among other things, lifelong learning and knowledgeof all things Hawaiian – history, culture and language.

Work groups – consisting of Kamehameha’sprofessional staff and teachers and principals on eachisland – will be formed and asked to craft a system-wide educational philosophy.

“We also need to spend time on contentstandards and performance standards,” Hare added.“The question is, what do we really want our studentsto know – what’s the content that we should bedelivering to them? And how well do we want themto know that?”

Although the final policies will be formed byconsensus, Hare does have some personal feelingsabout how Kamehameha’s educational system shouldbe designed.

“When we look across the three campuses,Kamehameha needs common standards,” he said.“Primary objectives in each of the academic areas ateach grade level – things we want the students toknow and be able to do – and it should be clearlyarticulated.

“But when you go to the campus level, we needto look at things from the perspective of that campus.So, each campus could have the same institutionalstandards, but look to address them with a differentcurriculum.”

Hare said Kamehameha would be foolish to not take advantage of where each campus isgeographically located. For example, the HawaiÿiCampus could benefit from the observatories on theisland to study astronomy or from the volcanoes tostudy vulcanology.

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“A really good curriculum is one that connectsto the child,” Hare said. “And if curriculum isorganized in a way where students can look out the window and see things that relate to their science experiment or social studies project, it’s going to make learning more relevant and moreinteresting, and it’s going to make the connection a stronger one.”

Once content and performance standards areestablished system-wide – a planning process whichmay take up to two years to accomplish – Hare has an ultimate wish for the students ofKamehameha Schools.

“Our primary goal is to have every youngsterchallenged, working hard, enjoying what they’redoing, loving learning and achieving at the highestlevel that they possibly can. That’s what we want tohave them do.”

Hare also wants Kamehameha graduates to beskilled in the art of human relations, and not justreading, writing and arithmetic. “Young people needto go out there knowing how to read, write andcompute – that needs to be the bedrock,” he said.“But they also need to know how to work effectivelywith other people, to relate and work as part of ateam. There are very few jobs that you can accom-plish well if you don’t know how to do that.

“I also hope that every Kamehameha studentwould leave, if not with a passion for some particularacademic or curriculum area, maybe at least begin tolean toward a passion. I think all of our lives areenriched if there’s something, that as we move intoadulthood, we really enjoy or love or we just can’tlearn enough about, whether it’s history or photog-raphy or genetics. I would hope the seed for thatpassion can be established at Kamehameha.”

As a career educator, Hare respects the fact thatKamehameha Schools is expanding its preschool andextension education services.

“Spending on early childhood education isprobably the best invested education dollar there is,”he said. “As more research is done on the humanbrain and the learning process, we’re learning moreabout the fact that the most critical time for learningtakes place from birth to age 5.

“I’m really proud of what Kamehameha hasdone with more than 30 preschools serving morethan 1,000 students. Those aren’t huge numbersstatewide, but it’s a very fine program that’s growingand will continue to grow.

“Spending on early childhood

education is probably the

best invested education dollar

there is.”

“I’ve spent 35 years in

this business and seen

education in a lot of

different settings, and

there is no place in

the world quite like

Kamehameha Schools.”

– DR. DUDLEY “SKIP” HARE JR.

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“As for extension services, we’re still kind ofregrouping on that. We had really wonderfulextension services back in the mid-90s. Now, with ournew dean, Dr. Juvenna Chang, we’re going full steamahead. We’re going back once again to the StrategicPlan and its commitment to the community. We’relooking at extending services to adults so that theycan have access to course work in their communities.”

And Kamehameha has plans to do more. Much more.

With the recent approval of Phase II of theStrategic Implementation Plan, Hare said he expectsto play a large role in Kamehameha’s efforts to extendits reach to more Hawaiians.

“Our preschools and three campuses provideservices to about 5,000 of the 75,000 eligibleHawaiians and we are looking for new ways to build these numbers up significantly in the next fewyears,” he said.

Hare said that by collaborating with otherentities, such as the state Department of Education(DOE), foundations and universities, Kamehamehacan provide educational services to Hawaiianswithout the huge expense of funding new buildingconstruction.

“We’re exploring ways that we can work withselected DOE schools to bring some of the educa-tional quality associated with Kamehameha to thoseDOE students,” Hare said.

“We’re also looking for ways to deliver moreservices to preschool youngsters by providingsupport to existing accredited non-KS early childhoodcenters so that they can deliver higher quality servicesto more students.”

Hare said he’s come to Kamehameha because its uniqueness and complexity offer a great challengefor him.

“I’ve spent 35 years in this business and seeneducation in a lot of different settings, and there is noplace in the world quite like Kamehameha Schools. Itis truly a unique educational setting that bringstogether some incredibly interesting things.

“The commitment to Hawaiian culture, tradition,history and language is just a wonderful thing to see.The resources that are available here are significant,and with wise decisions and careful planning canreally have a strong impact on children’s lives.”

“What do we

really want

our students

to know?”

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On Oct. 23, 2001 Kamehameha Schoolstrustees approved Phase II of theStrategic Implementation Plan. The

approval marks the beginning of a new anddynamic future for Kamehameha Schools.

Phase II, which outlines the direction theinstitution will take for the next five years, isnothing less than a paradigm shift in institutionalfocus. In Phase II, Kamehameha returns to itsfoundation, to the Will of Ke Aliÿi Bernice PauahiBishop, and to her dream that her legacy wouldbenefit Hawaiian children – many Hawaiianchildren, not just a select few.

Phase II’s directive to implement mandatesKS to reach beyond the seven percent of theHawaiian population currently served and tostrive to reach as many Hawaiians as possible.

Some BackgroundIn October 1999, Kamehameha Schools began astrategic planning journey with the Hawaiiancommunity.

Detailed in Kamehameha Schools Strategic Plan2000-2015 was a mandate to extend the reach ofKS’ educational programs and services toimprove the well-being of a growing Hawaiiancommunity, a community that today numbersnearly 240,000 in Hawaiÿi and more than 400,000throughout the United States.

The Strategic Plan became the kuleana ofKamehameha Schools’ leadership, faculty andstaff to implement and make operational.

Phase ITransforming Kamehameha into a system capableof meeting this commitment to serve more peopleof Hawaiian ancestry through education becamea year-long process. The research and planningportion of implementing the Strategic Planbecame known as the Strategic ImplementationPlan – Phase I.

In June 2001, a chief executive officer/trusteeretreat reviewed research, staff and stakeholderinput and ideas and from this data, a guide to KS’Strategic Implementation Plan was determined.

Phase IIPhase II seeks to promote the well-being of peopleof Hawaiian ancestry by maximizing the reach,efficiency and impact of Kamehameha’seducational programs, services and resources. It is

EXTENDINGTHE REACH

Phase II of the Strategic Implementation Plan mandates Kamehameha Schoolsto expand the reach of its educational programs and services

“Phase II seeksto promote

the well-beingof people of

Hawaiianancestry bymaximizing

the reach,efficiency and

impact ofKamehameha’s

educationalprograms,

services andresources.”

CEO

OSP/SPEG*

StakeholderInput/

PlanningProcess

Strategic Plan

2000-2015

Trustees

adopted

September

2000

Historical Overview ofImplementation Process

September 2000-October 2001

*OSP – Office of Strategic PlanningSPEG – Strategic Planning Enchancement Group

StrategicImplementation PlanPhase I:

• Education Leaders

• K-12 Maui

• K-12 Hawaii

• K-3 Literacy

• Extension Programsand Partnerships

• Careers -HighTechnology

• Internships

• Policy Analysis

• Program Assessment

• Ecocultural Programs

• Cost Analysis

• Reorganization

• Maintain currentprograms

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a roadmap to the development of programs andinitiatives designed to achieve KS’ strategic goals.

“Included in the implementation plan arestrategies for community collaborations andpartnerships that will expand Kamehameha’sability to reach individuals throughout their lifecycle,” said Chief Executive Officer Dr. HamiltonMcCubbin. “These initiatives will build on thecompetencies, strengths, capacities and wisdomof Hawaiian individuals, families andcommunities.”

Looking AheadKamehameha Schools’ Strategic ImplementationPlan is a living document. It is flexible and willgrow with the creativity, vision and capacities KS leadership, staff and a devoted communitybring to the process.

“What the trustees have set before us isnothing short of a revolutionary opportunity atKamehameha,” McCubbin said. “And ourrevolution is one in favor of expanding educationand opportunities for more Hawaiians than wehave ever served before. We can and will meetthis challenge.”

COMMUNITY MEETINGS –– Phase II

Date Day Site Time

Jan. 28, 2002 Mon. Nanaikapono Elementary 5:30-7:30 pm

Feb. 7, 2002 Thurs. Kea‘au Multi Purpose 5:30-7:30 pm

Feb. 8, 2002 Fri. Waimea Middle School 5:30-7:30 pm

Feb. 9, 2002 Sat. Keauhou Shopping Center 10 am- noon

Feb. 19, 2002 Tues. King Kaumuali‘i Elem. School 5:30-7:30 pm

Expand EducationLeadership

C o m m i t m e n t

“What thetrustees have set before us is nothing short of arevolutionaryopportunity atKamehameha.”

– Dr. Hamilton I. McCubbin

StakeholderInput/

PlanningProcess

Phase II Trustee

adopted –October 2001

• Extend KS early childhood programs• Assist non-KS programs to achieve accreditation• Offer needs-based scholarships to non-KS accredited schools

• Collaborate with DOE to expand K-12 reach• Partner with others serving Native Hawaiian communities• Utilize distance learning technology to enable access to education

• Partner to increase number of career education opportunities• Scholarships to support entering fields needed by the Hawaiian community• Establish institution/world-wide internships & on-the-job training network

• Offer enrichment and leadership educational opportunities year round• Develop educational opportunities based on our cultural & natural resources• Establish or expand KS learning centers in the Hawaiian community

• Involve parents/families in all KS programs and collaborations• Commit to continuous assessment & improvement informed by data• Partner with community to define the capabilities & critical elements of

well-being in the Hawaiian community

• Increase resources to meet the educational needs of the Hawaiian community• Seek greater operational efficiency throughout the institution• Involve parents, families, community in sharing the cost of education

• Develop and disseminate materials and curriculum• Support Hawaiian cultural centers on each KS campus• Utilize distance learning technology to enable access to cultural materials

KS Five-year Strategic Implementation Plan–Phase II

Phase II:

• Maintain excellence and reach of current programs

• Extend reach in earlychildhood education, 0-4 yearolds-target 1/3 of eligible pop.

• Extend educational reachthrough new K-12collaborations with DOE-target 1,000 new students

• Extend career opportunities-target 1,350 options

• Expand lifelong educationaloptions through ExtensionEducation-target 4,200students

• Develop Eco-culturalcollaborations-target 8,200participants

• Establish database to extendthe reach and support families

• Develop and reallocateresources to supportexpanded educational reach

• Collaborate with others tosupport and perpetuate ‘IkeHawai‘i

Kamehameha

Schools is

committed to

extending

educational

reach in

collaboration

with others

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Six Kapaÿa High School studentsexperienced a distinctive 2001summer. They mapped anancient loÿi system, andcalculated taro yield based on loÿisize, density of planted huli andavailability of water. They pulledtaro, pounded poi and figuredout that six teenagers could eat63 pounds of poi per week or3,276 pounds in one year. Theyalso tested water salinity andbacterial counts of the river thatirrigated the loÿi, and learned toidentify the plant sources ofnitrogen and carbon which createcompost to enrich the soil.

Clearing He’eia of hau and mangrovewas a combined project of Kamehamehaand University of Hawai‘i students.

Waipa students work in the lo’i.

T his unique six-weeksummer experience took place in Waipä,an intact 1,600 acre ahupuaÿa owned by

Kamehameha Schools on the North Shore of Kauaÿi. The projectwas sponsored by the Waipä Foundation in partnership withKamehameha, Alu Like and other community donors and volunteers.

“The pilot project’s purpose was to utilize KS land to provide hands-on educational experiences and opportunities to steward natural andcultural resources,” said Kamehameha Schools Land Assets Director andÿÄina Ulu Programs Coordinator Neil Hannahs ‘69. The program alsoprovided opportunities for the students to apply their reading, writingand math skills to practical situations and exposed them to Hawaiiancultural perspectives on conservation and utilization of resources.

The Waipä program is typical of eco-cultural education projects inwhich the KS Land Assets Division partners with other communityentities to fulfill Kamehameha’s Strategic Plan objective to “mälama i kaÿäina: practice ethical, prudent and culturally appropriate stewardshipof lands and resources.”

KS Hawaiian Historical and Cultural Advisor Lurline Näone-Salvador ‘69 offered the name ÿÄina Ulu, growing lands or inspirationallands, for these efforts to use KS land as an integrating context foreducation. The name suggests that the productivity of Kamehameha’slegacy lands – 364,000 acres of Hawaiÿi land with agricultural orconservation zoning – will grow through uses and programs that alsopromote the reciprocal growth of participants in these activities.

Using an innovative approach, Kamehameha Schools is finding thatlearning doesn’t always take place inside the classroom

Learning from the Land

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KS legacy lands encompass 63 miles of ocean frontage, historicfishponds, 100 miles of streams, tropical and dryland forests, lava fields and watersheds, with some areas containing endangered endemicanimal and plant species.

The philosophy behind projects like Waipä is to use these richlyendowed natural resources as an emotionally appealing environmentfor teaching and learning science, social studies, math, Hawaiianculture, conservation, leadership and interpersonal skills.

“It’s invigorating and rewarding for teachers and students to getoutside the classroom and learn academics in living systems,” Hannahssaid. “And while our beneficiaries learn, KS lands increase in educational,social, economic and cultural value through their efforts to improve soiland water quality, eradicate harmful alien species, and propagate andharvest beneficial species for food, medicine, clothing, arts and crafts.”

Other ÿÄina Ulu projects include the Heÿeia Fishpond restorationin Windward Oÿahu; Kawailoa Ahupuaÿa oppportunities in conjunctionwith Waialua High School; Kaÿü Forestry Education Center on Hawaiÿi;the Keawanui Aquaculture Education Center on Molokaÿi and morethan a dozen other projects currently being planned.

Hannahs said these types of programs offer a myriad of benefits.“ ÿÄina Ulu is a way to use KS legacy lands as a means to educate moreHawaiian children, actively engage them in their culture and history,instill in them a sense of pride in their heritage and connect them totheir communities in a meaningful way.”

“It’s invigorating and rewarding for teachers and

students to get outside the classroom and learn

academics in living systems.”

– NEIL HANNAHS

‘A ina Ulu Programs Coordinator Neil Hannahs (right)discusses a cleanup of He‘eia with Jim Bassett ofKamehameha’s Land Assets Division.

Waipa students enjoy an archaeological dig, and (at left) package poi.

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Some Kamehameha Schools students and teachers havediscovered that once a garden is planted, the harvest justmight exceed all expectations.

It all began some four years ago, when the Class of 2006 – then fourth-graders – together with several of their teachers createda simple garden on the Kapälama Campus featuring endemic andindigenous Hawaiian plants.

Kapälama Campus elementary school teacher Sandra Tuitelesaid the garden was planted to teach students about native plantssuch as sweet potatoes and kalo, foods that helped sustain the earlyHawaiians. Those lessons tie in with the fourth-grade social studiescurriculum, which centers around the study of Hawaiian history,including the formation of the islands, and the arrival andevolution of plants and animals.

The hands-on learning experience generated such interest andattention from students, teachers and administrators that Kamehamehahired its first full-time landscape architect in September 2000.

Greg Lee ’84 is now a driving force behind Kamehameha’sefforts to propagate native plants and establish learning gardensthat are sprouting up institution-wide.

Kamehameha fourth-graders still care for the garden locatednear Kalama Dining Hall, seventh- and eighth-graders have beguntheir own plantings near Keawe Gymnasium and KS alumni andKapaläma Campus high school students have staked out groundnear Konia for yet another garden.

Lee is hoping to expand the program to Maui and Hawaiÿi andhas even offered cuttings to a state Department of Education classat Jarrett Middle School taught by David Dunaway ‘85 so that theytoo can start their own Hawaiian gardens.

“Part of the curriculum will be to learn about these plants,propagate them and finally plant and nurture them,” Lee said. “Tothis day, students have to go to off-campus sources – gardens – tosee these native species. I think Kamehameha should have the bestnative gardens in this entire state.”

Lee, a state-certified expert on native plant species, served as aspecial consultant to the school during the planning of the fourth-grade garden. He said the benefits to students who participated inthe project were infinite, from cultural understanding and

Inspired by the success of a fourth-grade garden, Kamehameha Schools is usingnative Hawaiian plants to help educate students and beautify its campuses

Planting the Seed

“The group unwittingly planted the seeds

for a vast learning opportunity for all

Kamehameha students and a

beautification effort that could be the

Schools’ largest ever.”

Greg Lee is Kamehameha’s first full-time landscape architect.

‘Ohai

Pili

Nanu

‘Uki ‘uki (Iris)

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Thanks to the efforts of Greg Lee and these Kapalama students, Bishop Hall is looking a lot better these days.

knowledge to the scientific aspects of plant life.And Lee wants students to remain the focus of

future endeavors.“Students are a key part of the whole process of

building the gardens,” he said. “They plan it, touch it and experience it. The gardens tie into other things they’re learningbecause teachers are making them part of the learning experience.”

Lee is also working on landscape master plans for each ofKamehameha’s three campuses. Ideally, the plans will meeteveryone’s needs: offer educational opportunities to students andteachers; provide a supply of native plants for cultural events andperformances; and respond to requests to plant trees in honor ofclass anniversaries and special occasions.

The vision is that each campus will be a unique setting ofnative and tropical beauty rich in plants that are indigenous totheir respective regions.

Lee said the Hawaiÿi Campus will have many varieties ofÿöhiÿa lehua and maile, while wiliwili will flourish in its idealenvironment on the Maui Campus along with koai‘e, kauwila, ‘iliahi(sandalwood), ‘ulu (breadfruit), maile and mai‘a (banana). The goalfor the Kapälama Campus is to add many more plant species to theexisting mix, including red and white hala, and white lehua. Allthree campuses will have a collection of kalo (taro).

There are many costs associated with propagating, plantingand maintaining immense landscapes, and labor is the highest.Native plants also cost three times that of most other plants andtheir care requires additional time and special knowledge.

Lee said propagation is essential. “We need to stockpile plants so that we can create more

cuttings and seeds. We’re building up our supply of plantingmaterial, extending our nursery to other areas of the KapälamaCampus and developing nurseries on the other campuses.”

Lee said he needs help from Kamehameha alumni and friendswho have green thumbs. He’s looking for cuttings and seeds ofplumeria, ginger, gardenia, heliconia, ti, various colors of lehua, kö (various types of sugar cane), mai‘a, wauke (paper mulberry),ölena (turmeric), kukui, pü hala (pandanus) and ‘ulu.

Lee can be reached at 842-8958.

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LETTERS FROM NEW YORK

L ike everyone else in America, life changed for Kamehameha

Schools alumni on Sept. 11, 2001. In fact, some were lucky

to escape with their lives.

Chester Char ’80, an Army captain, works in the section of the

Pentagon just to the left of where a hijacked airplane crashed, killing

nearly 100 people. He was attending a meeting in the section that

took the hit and left the area only minutes before tragedy struck.

Kirk Durante ’70, an Army Lt. Col. also assigned to the

Pentagon, was late for work that morning. He had stopped at the

post office to pick up a package sent to him by Kamehameha’s

Alumni Relations staff and then decided to have breakfast with

his wife.

Gail Agas ’00, a student at NYU, heard the explosion when one

of the planes hit the World Trade Center and saw debris flying in the

air. “She is fine but in shock,” her mother reported to I Mua.

Two Kamehameha graduates, Allen Hanaike and Kalei Kekuna,

live and work in Manhattan and experienced the horror of Sept. 11

firsthand. Allen is a telecommunications manager with AT&T and

Kalei is an account executive with MTV. The following articles,

reprinted with their permission, are e-mails sent from the two to

loved ones in the hours and days succeeding the attack.

“Needless to

say, we’ve all

been having

trouble

sleeping.”

– KALEI KEKUNA

Living and working just a few blocks from the World Trade Center, Allen Hanaike ’85 and Kalei Kekuna ’95 wake up to a Sept. 11 that the world will never forget

I’M OKAY - MY STORYBy Kalei Kekuna

(Sept. 13): Hi everyone. I’m doing okay, but stillshaken up.

Even today, on Thursday, there are copseverywhere, on every street corner. There are stillhuge Air Force F-16s flying over Manhattan,circling to protect us. Smoke is still coming infrom downtown and sometimes it’s toooverwhelming to be outside – you can smell theputrid remains of the burning buildings.

It’s amazing to see the footage of the WorldTrade Center now. I was just down there a monthor so ago with my parents, walking around theshops, milling around outside as we boughtsunglasses and postcards. Now it is gone –completely obliterated. When I see the newsreelof the rubble and debris, this does not look likedowntown Manhattan. I feel like I’m looking at awar zone in another part of the world.

On Tuesday, I had gotten into work a littlelate due to a slow subway car. (I work in the

MTV Viacom building on 44th and Broadway in midtown.) As soon as I got out of the subway,there were ambulances and police cars racingpast us on Broadway, rushing toward downtown.I ran to my floor and saw all of my co-workerscrowded around the television, watching thesecond plane crash into the tower. We realized we were under attack.

We were told by managers to evacuate thebuilding, most likely figuring Times Squarewould be a good future target. We tried to get as far north as possible, away from midtown. By this time, all bridges, tunnels and subwayswere closed. We were confused, frustrated,scared. There were enormous lines around thepay phones – our cell phones were all dead. We were all crying and felt so helpless.

I was supposed to send this out yesterday,but at about noon, we received a bomb threat inour building. I was on the phone to my dad whenthe announcement came: “Daddy, I have to go,we’re evacuating,” and hung up. We ran down

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“Minutes ago,

I felt the air

pressure blast

of what

Bloomberg

Radio is

referring to as

the collapse

of the top on

one of the

trade

centers.”

– ALLEN HANAIKE

the stairs, 14 flights, which seemed like aneternity, and it made me wonder how people gotdown 90 flights of stairs in the World TradeCenter. We ran to Broadway, where buildings upand down the street had also been evacuated.

We are not the same. Strong, tough New Yorkers are a different

people. But even when their faces say ‘I’mdefiant,’ you can see in their eyes that they arefrightened. A woman on the subway this morningwas reading her newspaper, crying. Soon othersfollowed suit. I’ve received and given many pitysmiles as I pass people who normally don’t giveyou the time of day. I’m scared to be at work now.

About 1 a.m. last night as I tried to sleep, I woke up to a large boom and looked up to see a bright orange light flash across the sky.

I screamed. It turned out to be lightning, athunderstorm that I, for a second, thought wasanother attack. Needless to say, we’ve all beenhaving trouble sleeping.

I hate this feeling. It is a helpless feeling that I’ve never felt

before in my life, especially as an American. Somany friends and co-workers have been affected:my boss has lost five friends; another co-worker’scousin; a friend’s uncle; and many more are stillmissing.

In any case, this e-mail wasn’t meant todepress anyone. I just wanted to let you knowhow I’ve been feeling and what’s been going on.

I love you.Kalei

ALOHA FROM NEW YORKby Allen Hanaike

(Sept. 11): Thanks to so many of you for checkingup on me. Communication will be difficult, butI’m okay. I’m fine. Don’t worry.

I’m still at home, and will hang out here forthe time being. Power and water are still running.

Minutes ago, I felt the air pressure blast ofwhat Bloomberg Radio is referring to as thecollapse of the top on one of the trade centers. I can even smell the smoke/concrete from here.My nerves, needless to say, are a shudder.

The air is thick with concrete-like smoke. I can hardly see the building across the streetfrom me. For now, I’m packing a bag andplanning on heading up town some time. DeanMachado ’85, if you read this, I’m heading toyour place. I have all of my communicationdevices with me – pager and cell. Please refrainfrom checking up on me, they need to keep thelines open. Of course, all this is subject to change.

(Sept. 12): I’m still doing well, and like everyonethroughout the world, still shaken. I’ve countedmy blessings numerous times today.

I’ve left my apartment, located on JohnStreet, in the financial district of Manhattan. It’sabout five blocks from where the World TradeCenter once stood.

At 5:19 p.m. the power in my apartmentwent off. I had remained in my apartmentthroughout the day, as officials were wanting tokeep people off the streets. I thought it best toleave at this point, as the sun would be setting ina couple of hours and I didn’t want to sleep in anapartment without power…by myself.

I already had my bag packed and headeddown the 14 flights of stairs to the street. Thestreet was still covered in the grayish-white dust.The air was not as heavily saturated with the

dust as I had thought it was, but I still needed ahandkerchief over my mouth and nose to breathewithout coughing.

Police were directing people East and North.I was going to be walking to 48th street, abouttwo miles away. Suprisingly, I didn’t detect anypanic in the streets. There were people, themajority of whom with cloths, surgical masks, or other things protecting their mouths and noses,also heading out of our area, but everyone wascalm, no one was running, people were providingassistance and directions to those who needed it.

I passed the New York University DowntownMedical Hospital on my way up. You may haveheard reports that this is the place where a numberof the casualties were brought. Medical personnelwere milling about, in and out of the building. I didn’t pay too much attention to what was goingon, as I didn’t really want to deal with it all.

I met a guy, Patrick Foley, from GrandRapids, Mich., who was in town for work. Hewas making his way up to stay with a cousin, ashis hotel didn’t have power either. We walkedtogether uptown and chatted about this and that,taking in the sights of others heading to whereverthey needed to go. It was comforting to talk face-to-face with someone else. I had spent the day inmy apartment, pretty much by myself.

By the time we reached Canal Street, thedust was gone, and we were able to remove ourmouth/nose coverings and breathe normally. It was actually a very pleasant evening. The sunwas setting, there was a light breeze and peopleon the street, despite all that may have happenedto them that day, were greeting us with smiles.Smiling because they knew, as we knew, theworst was over and that we were all okay.

Aloha,Allen

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Hitting the Books

T here’s good news on the horizon forstudents, authors and readers with aninterest in Hawaiian topics.

Taking aim at two key Strategic Planinitiatives, the Kamehameha Schools Press hasbeen established as a separate division withinKamehameha Schools, has a new director to leadit and is in the process of increasing its staff.

The changes are in response to recom-mendations from the 1999-2000 “President’s Task Force on Kamehameha Schools Academicand Scholarly Publishing,” initiated by KSPresident and Kapälama Campus Headmaster Dr. Michael Chun.

“In defining the press as a separate division,Chief Executive Officer Dr. Hamilton McCubbinhas followed long-established academic modelsfor scholarly and educational publishing,” saidHenry Bennett, who was named director of KS Press in August. “KS Press both serves andrepresents the entire institution, all campuses andall elements.”

The newly revamped operation is expectedto help address two points within Kamehameha’sStrategic Plan – serving more people of Hawaiianancestry and supporting education in ÿIke Hawaiÿi(Hawaiian history, culture, language andliterature, collectively).

“In many ways, KS Press is the most effectiveway for Kamehameha to reach the largest numbersof our target audience in the Hawaiian communi-ty and share ÿIke Hawaiÿi,” Bennett said.

With just one dedicated staff position overabout the last decade, KS Press has issued roughlyfive new, revised or reprinted publications annual-ly. These include reference books on Hawaiianhistory, adult- and student-level biographies ofkey figures in Hawaiian history, collections ofHawaiian folklore, and curriculum materials forthe teaching of Hawaiian history and studies atvarious grade levels.

“Substantially adding to the present limitednumber of culturally relevant publications in both English and Hawaiian is critical to thesuccess of all Kamehameha Schools concerns forHawaiian literacy,” Bennett said. “With the press,Kamehameha can vastly broaden its support ofeducation for Hawaiians and the community at large.”

Kamehameha Schools Press traces its rootsto the School’s early years, when students learnedprinting as a craft, producing publications such asnewspapers and manuals. The first book

identified as a Kamehameha Schools Presspublication was Ancient Hawaiian Civilization,published in 1933.

In-house printing ended in the 1970s whenKamehameha’s curriculum shifted fromvocational to college preparatory.

“The challenge for KS Press is to broaden thescope of our culturally relevant materials to reachboth the very youngest of would-be readers to theadvanced students of Hawaiian culture – allwithout losing our dedicated support of thecentral kindergarten through grade 12 years,”Bennett said.

“We have every reason to expect that thepress has only just begun to fulfill its publishingpurpose by playing a leading role in thecontinuing renaissance of the Hawaiian culture,the Hawaiian language and the Hawaiiancommunity at large.”

With a new director and a new direction, the Kamehameha Schools Press is gearing upfor expansion

“The challenge for KS Pressis to broaden the scope of our culturally relevantmaterials to reach both the very youngest ofwould-be readers to theadvanced students ofHawaiian culture…”

– Henry Bennett

Alumni, staff or others interested in contacting the

Kamehameha Schools Press may e-mail kspress@ksbe.edu

or write to KS Press, 1887 Makuakane Street,

Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817.

Kamehameha and HisWarrior Kekuhaupi‘onamed Book of the YearPublished by theKamehameha Schools Press,written by Stephen L. Deshaand translated by Frances N.Frazier, Kamehameha and HisWarrior Kekuhaupi‘o hasbeen recognized by theHawai‘i Book PublishersAssociation as the 2001“Samuel ManaiakalaniKamakau Hawai‘i Book of theYear” and as the Ka PalapalaPo‘okela winner forExcellence in GeneralHawaiian Culture.The book also received KaPalapala Po‘okela honorablemention in the Excellence inNonfiction Books category.In addition, Frazier won theExcellence in WritingLiterature award for herEnglish translation of Desha’sHawaiian language text whileDesha was individuallyhonored with the Excellencein Writing Nonfiction award.

From left, Mary Desha Namahoe ’47, John Rollin Desha ’41 andElizabeth Hawea Waiau, grandchildren of the late Stephen L.Desha, accept the Excellence in Writing Nonfiction award from theHawai‘i Book Publishers Association.

Frances N. Frazier poses with a host of awards fromthe Hawai‘i Book PublishersAssociation for her work on Kamehameha and HisWarrior Kekuhaupi‘o.

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bachelor’s degree in businessadministration. He received hismaster’s in divinity fromInternational College andGraduate School in Nuÿuanu.

Kekoa had been serving asa religious instructor for theKapälama Campus middleschool.

“I am privileged andhonored,” Kahu Kekoa said.“Kamehameha Schools hasdeveloped me into the chaplainthat I am.”

KS on KCCN 1420 AMKamehameha Schools is takingthe concept of “talking story” toa whole new level with a radiotalk show that allows opendiscussion on important topicsand issues with stakeholdersand the community.

The bi-weekly (everyother Thursday) 30-minuteshow airs at 3 p.m. and iscurrently scheduled throughJune 2002. It is broadcast onOÿahu on KCCN-1420 AM, onthe Internet at kccn1420am.com,and on the following neighborisland stations: KPUA-670 AM,Hilo; KAOI-1110 AM, Kïheiand Kona; and KQNG-570 AM,Lïhu‘e, Kauaÿi.

Chief Executive Officer Dr.Hamilton McCubbin is a regularparticipant on the show and isjoined by various KS executivesand staff. So far, AdmissionsDirector Wayne Chang ’69,Early Childhood Education.Dean Suzanne Ramos and

KS Admissions DirectorWayne Chang (left) “TalksStory” with CEO McCubbin.

Paula Akana ’80 (right) works withAwapuhi Ohelo ’02 on a “Hawaiian

Word of the Day” spot for KITV-4.

KS In The News

“Imua TV” Shows Available forPublic Access BroadcastKamehameha Schools islooking for alumni who areinterested in sharing the newhalf-hour television magazineshow, “Imua TV,” in yourcommunities via public accesstelevision.

Throughout the UnitedStates, public access televisionchannels are available tobroadcast programs of localinterest free of charge.Community members simplyneed to request the showing,and provide the tape.

If you are willing to makethat connection with your localpublic access station, KS willprovide you with a tape of eachshow within two weeks of itsairing here in Hawaiÿi. At theconclusion of the public accessairing, the tape may be kept forpersonal use.

A new show is producedevery two months, and alsofeatures a companion websiteat www.imua.tv.

December’s show featuredsegments on Kamehameha’sWarrior Marching Band andColor Guard, the new MauiCampus, an advertising andeducational arrangementbetween KITV Channel 4 andKamehameha Hawaiianlanguage and advancedtelevision students, a tribute toBernice Pauahi Bishop, andKamehameha’s newesteducational program, ÿÄina Ulu.

Please call Marsha Bolson’70, KS Communications Directorat 1 (800) 842-4682, ext. 6306, oremail mabolson@ksbe.edu if youare interested. Mahalo nui loa!

Kekoa selected Kapalama Campus KahuKordell Kekoa ’80 has beennamed the new KapälamaCampus Kahu, replacing theretired David Kaÿupu ’51.

Kekoa is a graduate ofPoint Loma College in SanDiego where he earned a

ÿÄina Ulu Programs DirectorNeil Hannahs ’69 have madeguest appearances.

For the latest schedulinginformation, call theCommunications Division at523-6380.

KS Students co-host on KITVIn an advertising deal that alsoreaps educational benefits,Kapälama Campus Hawaiianlanguage students will appearwith KITV anchor PaulaAkana ’80 in the HawaiianWord of the Day spots whichair during the station’s “GoodMorning Hawaiÿi” program.

Segments debuted on Dec.31 and will air Mondaythrough Friday at 6:15 a.m.

Students, under thedirection of instructor MelePang ’87, research the wordsand work with Akana toprepare the scripts.

Iosepa Sets SailWilliam K. Wallace III ’66 shares a moment with some Kamehameha preschoolers before theofficial launching ceremonies in November of theIosepa, BYU-Hawaiÿi’s 57-foot double-hulledteaching canoe. Wallace is the director of theuniversity’s Jonathan Napela Center for HawaiianLanguage and Cultural Studies. Wallace said thecanoe will sail every spring to neighbor islanddestinations, teaching students navigation,wayfinding and Hawaiian cultural values.

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The Lion Sings Tonight Kapälama Campus Drama Club“Keaka Kamehameha” present-ed Androcles and the Lion tomore than 3,000 students fromtwo dozen elementary schoolsin November. The story followsthe brave slave Androcles whoremoves a thorn from the pawof a fierce lion and makes afriend for life. Pictured here(front from left) are high schoolstudents Leÿa Schaumburg ’02(Androcles),Charity Kaina ’03(as the Lion) and (back) KaleiScoggins ’02 (the Captain),Dawn Crowell ’02 (Pantalone),Kristen Taitague ’04 (Isabella)and Kelani Feliciano ’04 (Lelio).

Drill Time The JROTC Drill Team showsoff its moves to an appreciativeaudience at Kekühaupiÿo Gymas part of Veteran’s Dayceremonies on the KapälamaCampus. Guest speaker at theevent was Vietnam veteranGerald Coffee, who spokeabout the sacrifices of America’smilitary men and women andabout the importance of ournation’s commitment tofreedom around the world.

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Life at KamehamehaLife at Kamehameha

“Look Ma, No Hands”Kapälama Campus high-schoolers race to gobble downJell-O at the wacky OlympicGames during I mua Weekfestivities in October. Studentsdisplayed school and classspirit in a variety of funactivities.

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Read to MeCampus Security Officer JohnCluney ’68 reads to KS-Mauithird-graders as part ofNational Reading Day inNovember. Volunteers fromKamehameha Schools staff andthe community read favoritestories to elementary schoolstudents in an effort to helpfoster a love for reading.

Student TeacherWith instruction from hisdaughter Lesley, Chuck Robertsgets a special lesson on how toplay the violin. In October theKapälama Campus middleschool held “Back to SchoolDays” with hundreds ofparents returning to theclassroom to get a taste of whattheir children experience asKamehameha Schools students.

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Welcome to Kea‘auFrom left, Hawaiÿi CountyMayor Harry Kim, KS-HawaiÿiK-8 Principal BarbaraRobertson and KamehamehaSchools President andKapälama CampusHeadmaster Dr. Michael Chunget an up-close view ofstudents welcoming them toofficial opening ceremonies atthe Hawaiÿi Campus in Keaÿauon Sept. 7. More than 1,000people attended the event.

Remembering Sept. 11 In a showing of unity andresolve following the Sept. 11terrorist attacks on New Yorkand Washington, students andstaff of the Kapälama Campushigh school marched fromupper campus to an assemblyat Kekühaupiÿo Gym. At theassembly, prayers were offeredon behalf of the victims of theattack.

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Naipo. Other classmates attendingthe event were: Alexander “Blackie”Bell, Ramona Silva Cabral, Irwin“Yoka” Cockett, William andMiriam Kalehua Cockett Deering,Wond Hart, Clifford Heu, JanetAleong Holokai, Lorna Chu Kaeck,George Kekoolani, Douglas Kai,Stanley Lum Jr., Elmer Manley,Larry Mehau, Albert “Cowboy”Silva, and Edward Wong. (Classrepresentative: Elmer Manley,phone: 1-808-734-7459).

Flashing lights, clanging bells,and shouts of joy greeted KS ’49classmates at their recent 52ndreunion in Las Vegas, Nev., at theMain Street Station Casino. LeinaalaKahoiwai Owen, Ellenmae ParkerSelu, James Awana, Donald Dias,Charles Roy, Kuulei SafferyMcClung, Esther Bell Marrs,Joseph Hall, Elizabeth MahuikiChandler, and Francis Willingham’48. The group was hosted by JohnFrancis Colburn, Benjamin Yinand wife, Muriel Ho ’50.

On an overcast, slightly fog-shrouded early morning,Kamehameha alumni and theirÿohana straggled into the SanFrancisco International Airport’sUnited Airlines lobby. Thegraduates were there from otherparts of the mainland and Hawaiÿito fly to Seattle, Wash., the final

1940sMonthly luncheons continue forthe women of KS ’44 with Augustand September months at the YumYum Tree Restaurant and Buzz’sOriginal Steak House in Pearl Cityrespectively. Birthdays are celebrat-ed and good fun while “talkingstory” is shared by classmates.(Class representative: Vesta ParkerWill, phone: 1-808-941-1231).

Dr. Elmer K. Chu ’48 and hislovely wife Marion were specialguests at the “Great 48” annualCelebration of Life dinner at theHale Koa Hotel in October. Dr. Chuwas raised on Molokaÿi and nowresides in Rolling Hills, Calif. Aftera delicious dinner, class presidentGene Naipo led classmates andspouses in several hilarious gamesthat literally had people “tied up”in knots and crying with laughter.Spiritual leader Aletha GoodwinKaohi, who came down fromKauaÿi for the celebration, giftedeveryone with a special hoÿokupuconsisting of a kukui nut, fishingnet and puka shell. The kukuirepresents the past, present andfuture enlightenment, the netconnects all classmates togetherand the puka shell represents thepiko which holds us, the class,together. Beautiful bamboo center-pieces were created by Lee AnnNaipo Binkauski, daughter of Gene

destination before beginning anAlaskan Cruise on the NorwegianSky. Classmates represented werefrom KS ’49, ’50, ’52, ’71 and ’75.As each group arrived, the airportlobby resounded with strummedÿukulele and uplifting voices singing“I Mua Kamehameha.” Uponarrival in Seattle, the group sawtourist sights, including LakeWashington, the film site of“Sleepless in Seattle,” University of Puget Sound, University ofWashington, Boeing AircraftFacility, and the newly completedMariner’s Stadium. Before depart-ing on their cruise, the group had a chance to visit with Seattleresidents and KS ’50 graduatesDaniel Kaopuiki and JamesNapoleon. “All Aboard” greetedpassengers from KS ’50: AdelineKamai Bright, Elaine AhMaiWhite, Muriel Ho and BenjaminYin ’49, Beverly Lum, MyraKaiona Oliveira, Ethel WhitfordAlmadova, Jeanette “Kaui”Mahikoa Brandt, Roberta Silva,and Charles Makanui. KS ’49swere Alfred Doo, Joseph Hall,Howard Fuller, Annette MagitNewhouse, Ellen Mae Parker Selu,Leinaala Kahoiwai Owen andBeverly Piilani Ellis Kinimaka.Joining the group were OrietteLum Vegas ’71 and Melanie YinEngleman ’75. Everyone had agreat time renewing friendships,

By Gerry VintaJohansen ’60, AlumniRelations

Alumni Class News

KS ’44 August birthday gals: Marian LakeBoyd (left) and Eloise Benham Pavich.

KS ’48 Celebration of Life participants

KS Alumni WomenWanted for Glee Club

Singers wanted. Practicesevery Monday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Ke‘elikolaniPerforming Arts Centerwith Les Ceballos directing.All ages accepted, noformal training necessary.Contact Ernette KawehiCockett Bright ’55 at 845-0020 or Les Ceballos at842-8356.

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and re-living and creating newmemories of the Kamehamehafamily. Mahalo to all who made theAlaskan Cruise an unforgettableexperience.

Report by class representativeBeverly Piilani Ellis Kinimaka,phone: 1-808-822-1108.

1950sKS ’53 celebrated its 48th reunionin Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 6-12. Benjamin Kahalekulu and wifeBetty served as hosts. In attendancewere Edward Aki, FrancisBurrows, Fred Cachola, PeterKama, Ronald Kim, John Lincoln,Curtis Mahoe, Reidar Smith,Joseph Travis, Diane “Lovey”Kukahiko, Adeline KeohukapuMandac, Kathryn Ching Novack,Madeline Koanui McKeague, JoanWilhelm Raymond, Heather RoyMinton, Ethel Pelekai Smith, InezKaiona Stevens, KulumanuRobinson Varnell, and finally, after48 years, Henry Kekoanui’s firstattendance at a class function sincegraduation. We were honored tohave Harold Lyau represented byhis wife Loke, daughter Laurie andmo‘opuna Alika. One of the high-lights of our visit to New Mexicowas touring the Acoma Indian

Pueblo, also known as the “SkyCity.” Located an hour and twentyminutes west of Albuquerque,Acoma Indian Pueblo is the oldest,continuously inhabited city in theUnited States. A breathtaking rideon the Sandia Peak Tram, theworld’s longest free span cable,offered magnificent views from amountaintop elevation of 10,300feet. After each tour the groupreturned to the Holiday Inn forsong practice under the direction ofFred Cachola. A concert ofHawaiian songs and hula for thetown of Cochiti Lake (home of theBen Kahalekula’s) was performedby the class. Ti leaf lei were givento people in the audience whileKathryn Ching Novack performedthe hula of “For You A Lei.” Theclass is looking forward to Molokaÿifor its 2002 reunion.

Meanwhile, back on O‘ahu,the class meets every thirdWednesday of the month for lunchat the Silver Dragon Restaurant inthe Kapälama Shopping Center.

On the island of Hawaiÿi, theclass wahine in Kona periodicallytakes the Senior Citizens’ bus andpicks up classmates along the wayto their Hilo destination. There,they meet with the gals in Hilo tohave lunch and talk story. KS ’53looks forward to these free-flowing

fun get-togethers and encouragesclassmates to stay connected.

Report by Lavena “Lovey”Kukahiko; e-mail: Beakuki@aol.com.

Harris Okashige ’53 and wifeJudy visited the Kapälama Campusin September. This was Harris’ firstvisit back to Kamehameha aftergraduating 48 years ago. Whilethere are many physical changeson campus, Harris said his thoughtstook him back to when he was aKS cadet in the early 1950s. Thepride that Harris felt as a studentat Kamehameha still exists today –in his heart and in his mind. Harrisand his family reside in Las Vegas,Nev., where he works for the LasVegas Valley Water District.

KS ‘49 sharing snacks and smiles on their Alaskan Cruise.

Members of KS ’53 at an Indian village in Albuquerque, N.M.

Harris Okashige ’53, with wife Judy, visitsKS after nearly 50 years.

Alumni E-Mail List

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Members of KS ’55 gatheredfor lunch at Natsunoya Teahouseon Sept. 29 to welcome RonaldMichael Cecil, Anita LouiseMoore Jones and Manuel M.Sardinha as the newest honorarymembers of the class. Ronald isretired from the U.S. Marine Corpsand presently a sports volunteerworking with Hawaiÿi’s youth.Anita is a retired nurse and residesin Yucca Valley, Calif. Manuel is aretired merchant seaman who nowfarms land on Molokaÿi where he isalso active in the community.

In August, KS ’59 gathered atHonolulu’s Airport Inn for a dualcelebration to welcome homeclassmate Henry Lee and hisdaughter Napua and to celebratehis 60th birthday. Surprise guestswere Rose Lehua SantiagoCarpentier and her husbandRichard, who moved back toHawaiÿi a year ago, and IwalaniNaipo Tsai from Kona. Classmatestaking the opportunity to reminisceand bring each other up to datewere Harold Johnston, GwenMeyer Higgins, William Wong,Winona Ebinger Anzalone, ClaraMahoe Motta, Ellarene AsingYasuhara, Richard Yamamoto,James Saffery, Nancy Han Kaneand Antoinette Gomes Lee. (Classrepresentative: Antoinette “Toni”Gomes Lee, phone: 1-808-455-3985;e-mail: leea030@hawaii.rr.com)

1960sTrue dedication, diligence, determi-nation and commitment are someof the main ingredients in puttingtogether any successful event. TheThird Annual Waialua Taro Festival,with its core group of planners,organizers and worker bees at thehelm, was no exception. In chargeof the day’s events was Lloyd O ‘Sullivan ’60, a director with theproject. The festival was held inSeptember on the grounds ofHaleÿiwa’s Liliÿuokalani Church. A total of 45 KS alumni worked thefestival as vendors, exhibitors,entertainers or cultural presentersor as members of the support crew.Kamehameha was one of severalsponsors of the festival. (Classrepresentative: Gerry VintaJohansen, phone: 1-808-842-8445; e-mail: gejohans@ksbe.edu)

Congratulations to KS ’64sWilliam Bennet Lovell, PastorTuzon, Wayne Silva and BeckyAnn Foo Sum Suzuki, recentretirees from Verizon Hawai‘i.

(Class representative: PatriciaBlake-Silva, phone: 1-808-221-5292).

KS ’67 classmates HaunaniKay Trask (UH-Mänoa) and Dr.Samuel Ka‘ahanui (AntiochUniversity, Seattle) were featuredfaculty at the Washington StateHigher Education Congress ofFaculty of Color annual conference,held in late October 2001. HaunaniKay, the conference’s featured

plenary speaker, addressed 150delegates from universities andcolleges throughout the PacificNorthwest. Samuel served on apanel of educators responding toHaunani’s presentation, whichhighlighted issues surrounding thefuture of diversity and multi-culturalism in higher education.After the conference, both class-mates relaxed and enjoyed a mini-reunion in Seattle’s historic CapitolHill district. Sam is counting onHaunani to join him and otherclassmates as they celebrate their35th reunion year during AlumniWeek 2002 scheduled for June 2-9on the Kapälama Campus.

Aileen Sanborn Trout ’67 andhusband Bob have moved backhome to Lahaina, Maui after nearly30 years living in Columbia, Md.She and classmate Melani ParesaAbihai had a chance meetingrecently and were able to “catchup” on lost time and discuss thelatest happenings. (Class represen-tative: Kathie Ann Reis, phone: 1-808-842-8712; e-mail:kareis@ksbe.edu).

1970sCongratulations to Tomi DowneyChong ’71 in her new position asproject coordinator of HawaiÿiMaoli, an 83-year-old organizationfounded by Prince Jonah KühiöKalanianaÿole. The job entailsoverseeing the retrieving, archiving,and recording of küpuna oralhistories. (Class representative:Teresa Makuakane-Drechsel,phone: 1-808-842-8668; e-mail:temakuak@ksbe.edu).

Mervlyn Swain Kitashima ’71is now the Parent Coordinator ofthe Parents and Alumni Relationsoffice at Kamehameha Schools.Mervlyn previously worked as a Parent Facilitator with theDepartment of Education’s ParentCommunity Networking Centers.She replaces Steve Reelitz ’73, who now works as a communityrelations specialist withKamehameha’s CommunicationsDivision.

Alumni Class News

From left, Ronald Kama, Trustee Robert Kihune, Ronald Cecil, Anita Louise Moore Jones,Manuel Sardinha and Dr. Michael Chun ’61 celebrate with the Class of ’55 at NatsunoyaTeahouse.

I Mua Submissions

Kamehameha Schoolsalumni who would like to announce Births,Weddings, Class News or College Close-Upinformation in anupcoming issue of I Muashould please write to: I Mua Alumni Editor, 1887 Makuakane Street,Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817-1887 or e-mailgejohans@ksbe.edu. Filmphotos are preferred.Electronic photos must be tiff files, at least 300dpi and at least 4” by 6”in size.

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KS ’77s Class Reunion No. 25 is headed by: Jocelyn Furtado,chair; Kekoa Paulsen, co-chair;and the following representatives:Lawrence Mau, Cindy Rasmussen,and Kori Kanaiaupuni Gibson,Oÿahu; Debbie Cairme Revilla,Cara Atay Duarte, Ilona Cluney,Maui; and Moses Crabbe, SharonGoodman, Hawaiÿi. Activities areplanned throughout the year andclassmates are urged to attend and“groove with the group.” An islandbus tour and paniolo BBQ isplanned for February on the islandof Hawaiÿi. In April, a possible funrun and relay with an overnighteris tentatively being planned forHana, Maui. Call Jocelyn at 263-0072 for more information. (Classrepresentative: Kekoa Paulsen,phone: 1-808-523-6369; e-mail:kepaulse@ksbe.edu).

Congratulations to DeniseHill Tsukayama ’78 honored as the Honolulu City and CountyManager of the Year. Denise worksfor the Department of HumanResources as an equal opportunityofficer. She was praised for herefforts dealing with access for thedisabled and for leading a compre-hensive training program for citymanagers. Denise is married toJohn Tsukayama ’78 and they havethree children: Mari Lynn, 15;Leslie, 7; and Kenneth, 6. (Classrepresentative: Robin MakuaNakamura, phone: 1-808-843-3475;e-mail: rbnakamu@ksbe.edu).

1980sCongratulations to KS ’80 members:Danielle Ornellas, member of thefirst-place women’s Pipe TappingTeam of Honolulu; Allen Park andThomas Laÿanui Akana, on theirrecent promotion to Firefighter 3with the Honolulu FireDepartment; James MitchellSmith, promoted to Sergeant withthe Honolulu Police Department;Herbert Nuÿuanu, on winning thedoubles tennis event of the AlohaState Games in June, 2001;Maureen-Michele Kaili Chun, agrant recipient from the StateFoundation of Culture and Arts,which will enable her to continueher apprentice work with masterkoa wood carver Wright BowmanSr. ’28; and Darlene-Inez KeliikipiKekoolani, promoted to vicepresident at Bank of Hawaiÿi,Human Resources division. (Classrepresentative: Ellen PohaiGrambusch Ryan, phone: 1-808-262-1379).

Scott Alani Apio ’83 isdirector of civic affairs andcommunity building group withCommunications-Pacific, Inc.Karen Wong ’81 is a Maui PoliceOfficer currently assigned to theCommunity Relations section. Herprimary assignment since Februaryhas been instructing the DARE(Drug Abuse Resistance Education)Program to fifth-graders both inpublic and private schools. Among

Karen’s achievements have beenEmployee of the Year as the policedepartment’s representative for allcounty employees, Police Officer ofthe Year recognized by Veterans ofForeign Wars, DARE Officer of theYear, and Officer of the Year forMaui County. Karen’s dad TimothyK. Wong Jr. ’57 is an officer withthe Honolulu Police Department(40 years and still working). SaysKaren, “I believe if I am recognizedfor something I did well, it’s mainlybecause of the guidance I was givenfrom my parents, my family, andmy teachers at Kamehameha.” HPDDetective Earl Koanui ’81 recentlyreceived the City Employee of theYear award from Mayor JeremyHarris in ceremonies at HonoluluHale. Earl is a 17-year veteran whodistinguished himself during anundercover gambling investigationinvolving organized crime. KS ’81classmates recently celebrated withfour separate tailgate parties pre-ceeding the Kamehameha Schoolsvarsity football games. Please visitthe Class of 1981 web site at:http://www.puka.net/ks1981 forpictures from some of the tailgateparties and other class events.(Class representative is Lee AnnSheldon DeMello, phone: 1-808-259-0509; e-mail:ldemello@hawaii.edu).

Devin Lai ’87 is an architect-ural show set designer for WaltDisney in Anaheim, Calif. One ofhis projects was working with anarchitectural firm in designinghotels like the Venetian Hotel inLas Vegas. (Class representative:Tracy Ann Silva Damitio, phone: 1-808-522-3529; e-mail:Tracydmich@aol.com).

Mason Chock ’89 survived ahelicopter crash during a rescuemission in June on Kauaÿi. Mason,a member of the Kauaÿi FireDepartment rescue squad, wasresponding to a call to assist aninjured hiker on the Napali Coasttrail. “We were going really fastwhen the engine failed. We dropped500 feet in 15 seconds,” Masonsaid. He credits the pilot’s skill,luck and the forward speed of thehelicopter that enabled the crew toautorotate and glide into the southside of the Hanalei ridge.(Reported by Sabra Kauka ’63)

Waialua Taro Festival Director Lloyd O ‘Sullivan ‘60 (second from left) with vendors, fromleft: Betty Ellis Jenkins ’45, Jennie Kau Kaleikini ’60, Francis Forsythe ‘54 and Wailani WrightCamp ’60.

KS ’67 classmates: AileenSanborn Trout (left) andMelani Paresa Abihai“catching up” after 34 years.

Alumni Glee Club Golf Tournament

The Fourth Annual KSAlumni Glee Club GolfTournament will be heldon March 22, 2002 at thePearl Country Club.Shotgun start begins at12:15 p.m. Four-personteams. Cost is $90 pergolfer and includes lunch.For more information,contact Roy Spencer ‘71at 396-9303.

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Scott Kalehuawehe ’89 works at the Four Seasons Hotel inKihei, Maui with utility support. In addition, he is a student at theUniversity of Phoenix. Scott andwife Rachelle have three children:Kelton, age 11; Kalawena, age 3;and Kauwila, 21 months.

1990sRobert Jonick ’91 recently joinedFinancial Standards Group, Inc.FSG provides professionalauditing, accounting and relatedservices exclusively to credit unionsin Hawaiÿi and on the mainland.

Matthew Kala‘i Stern ’92recently performed in ManoaTheatre’s Smokey Joe’s Café. Set inthe 1950s and 1960s, the showfeatured songs of Leiber andStroller. Also featured as a dancerand a singer was Noel KaohinaniYojo ’92. Kala‘i is a former memberof the musical group Aleÿa andcurrently a student at theUniversity of Hawaiÿi at Mänoa.Kaohi is a dance instructor andentertainer. Jessi Lynn Hall ’92 isan associate attorney with the lawfirm of Coates & Frey. The firm isthe largest in Hawaiÿi and was

voted Best Divorce Lawyers in alocal publication. (Class represen-tative: Paul K. Lyman, phone: 1-808-306-1346).

Christopher Jonick ’95 isemployed with the design firm ofCooper, Robertson & Partners(architects) in New York City. CRPhas recently been hired byKamehameha Schools, VictoriaWard, Ltd., and the University ofHawaiÿi to develop a general planfor their Kakaÿako properties.

Lokelani Mitchell ’99,husband Cory Oliveros and friendTravis perform in a band calledCory, Lokelani & Travis. The bandplays at various venues and atnumerous community events inand out of Waikïkï and around theisland of Oÿahu. Loke and Cory aretalented artists who write andcompose their own music. In thefuture they plan to travel andinspire people with their uniquemusical sounds.

Alumni Class News

Scott Kalehauwehe ’89 andwife, Rachelle.

Lokelani Mitchell ’99 withhusband and music partnerCory Oliveros.

Wanted: Memories and Photos of Pop DiamondFor over fifty years Luryier “Pop” Diamond has been a well-loved fixture atKamehameha Schools.

For over thirty years Pop, who is still working for Kamehameha Schools, shot the photos that told the stories of Kamehameha students – and he shared hisknowledge and love of photography (and travel and opera and living pono) withmany of these students.

Now Kamehameha Schools Press is planning a retrospective publication of Pop’s photos. Expect to see again the images that will bring back so many memories.The book should be out in the fall of 2002. We should be able to offer more detailedinformation and ordering opportunities in late spring/early summer of this year.

But, right now we have a question for the alumni who remember Pop – whichmeans most of our living alumni. Who among you have special stories about Pop that you’d be willing toshare with others?

And, most importantly, who among you shot photos of the man shooting photos of you? Mostphotographers, and Pop is no exception to this rule, are notoriously difficult people to get in front of acamera. KS Press would be grateful to learn if there are alumni photographers who are still holding, andwould be willing to share for possible publication, photos (and/or negatives) of the man behind the camera.

Please write, e-mail, fax, or phone KS Press (at the contacts given below) if you have stories or photosto share. Of course we won’t be able to include all of the material we’re likely to get – but we do lookforward to adding some of the best to this very special remembrance of the man who gave you the picturesyou best remember. Mahalo for your kökua.

Please contact:Kamehameha Schools Press, attn: Henry Bennett1887 Makuakäne Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817e-mail: kspress@ksbe.edu • tel: (808) 842-8880 • fax: (808) 842-8895

The cast of Smokey Joe’s Café includes Matthew Kalai Stern ’92 (third from left) and NoelKaohinani Yojo ’92 (second from right).

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Recent College GraduatesCongratulations to Sean Jonick’96, who graduated from theUniversity of Puget Sound in May2001 with a bachelor of sciencedegree in occupational therapy.Sean interned at GrossmontHospital in La Mesa, Calif., and ispresently doing an internship atREHAB Hospital of the Pacific inHonolulu.

Staton Ann Masue KeanuenueMineshima ’95 received a mastersof science degree in marriage andfamily therapy in August 2001from Brigham Young University inProvo, Utah.

Jana Smith ’97 graduated inAugust 2001 from West PointMilitary Academy.

College Student SupportProgram (Host Families)Many KS alumni “give back” totheir alma mater by serving as hostfamilies for our students away atcollege on the mainland. Having a“home away from home” helps inmaking the transition from highschool to college a smoother oneand keeps our young collegestudents connected toKamehameha.

During the 2000-2001 schoolyear, 48 KS college freshmenattending schools on the mainlandwere placed with host families.Alumni wishing to serve as hostfamilies on the mainland as well asin Hawaiÿi should contact GerryJohansen of Parents and AlumniRelations at 1-800-842-4682,extension 8445 or e-mail her atgejohans@ksbe.edu.

Some of the alumni and theirspouses serving as host familiesare: Bernard Hite ’71, Cheryl YinWilson ’84, Richert Kamaiopili’78, Stanley Dahlin ’61, EllenKalama Clark ’74, Laureen Kim’72, Clarence Maluo ’71, WynneNakamoto ’71, Adriane StenderGoddard ’74, Rodney Hoopai ’65,Jamy Albo ’91, Rhoda Lum Garth’70, Stephanie Dang Bell ’68,James Ahia ’60, Faith Tam andGabriel Shiroma ’60, PamelaCook DeChenne ’61, Todd Olsen’84, Jane Burge Terry ’65, JudyBurge Enszer ’65, JamaeKawauchi ’91, Laura Yim ’86,Deanna Ebinger McFadden ’62,Michelle Apo Duchateau ’75,Anita Range Camarillo ’67,Kaihehau Uahinui ’75, MicheleGillett ’68, Heather Roy Minton’53, Margaret Eborn Stanley ’76and Andrew Lau ’58.

College CapersEvery school year in August, KSalumni attending colleges on themainland and in Hawaiÿi take partin a panel discussion for the seniorclass. Participating this year were’00 graduates T.J. Auld (OregonState University), Jordan Lee(Stanford University), GrantHaitsuka (University of Redlands),Keka Ichinose (University ofWashington) and Paul Dunlap ’99(Hawai‘i Pacific University).

On Oct. 13, 2001 the OregonState University Beavers hostedthe Arizona Wildcats in a Pac-10football showdown. While theseasons for both teams was lessthan glorious, it ended on a highnote when some former KS gradu-ates were able to reunite once thegridiron battle was over. For Steven

Grace ’97 and Makoa Freitas ’98 atUniversity of Arizona, it was theirlast game against the Beavers. For Dr. Rockne Freitas ’63 it wasanother chance to visit his almamater (OSU) as well as see his sonMakoa play. For Colin Kealoha’99, a back-up offensive guard forOSU and Blaize Seto-Mook ’00, itwas one final chance to watch twoof their high school mentors inaction at the collegiate level.

KS ’99 classmates TaraDePonte and Keely Silva arejuniors at the University of Oregon.Tara is a landscape architecturemajor and Keely is a businessmajor. Tara will be traveling toNew Zealand in February 2002 fora semester as an exchange student.Keely has enjoyed working in thelocker room at Autzen Stadium oncampus for three years.

Kealani Kimball ’00 movedfrom outside hitter to middleblocker for Loyola MarymountUniversity’s wahine volleyballteam. She ranked third in hittingwith a .355 average in the WestCoast Conference and was recentlyrunner-up for WCC Player of theWeek. Uila Crabbe ’00 continuesto showcase her volleyball talentson the courts of BYU, ProvoCampus. She started the first 19matches this year as a back rowspecialist, is the backup setter andleads BYU in service aces. CaseyCastillo ’00 was in the volleyballstarting lineup at RutgersUniversity. A defensive specialist,she worked her way up the ladderwith determination and diligencein becoming an outside hitter. In10 games, Casey racked up a totalof 43 kills and 36 digs.

Cadet Jana Smith ’97

Host family Stanley ‘61 and Priscilla Dahlinwith KS UW freshmen: B. Pookela Hansen(left) and Wendell Kalani Kam (right)

Senior class assembly panelists: from left: T. J. Auld ’00, Jordan Lee ’00, GrantHaitsuka ’00, Paul Dunlap ’99 and KekaIchinose ’00. From left, Blaize Seto-Mook ’00, Makoa Freitas ’98, Dr. Rockne Freitas ’63,

Colin Kealoha ’99 and Steven Grace ’97.

Tara DePonte (left) and KeelySilva of KS ’99

College Close-Up

Adult EducationWorkshop for Non-Traditional Students. KS Alumni and parentswho wish to enroll orreturn to college andneed a refresher course inhow to get started – markyour calendars:

Jan. 30, 2002 at 5:30 pm KS Pauahi Administration

Building Lanai Conference Room

Financial aid informationwill be available. CallGerry Johansen at 842-8445 if you’re interestedin attending.

2001 with Rev. Curtis Kekunapresiding. Ushers included MichaelJuarez ’97 and Kevin Murata ’97.

Pelehonuamea N.G.Suganuma ’97 and Kekoa LloydHarman ’95 were married Sept. 2,2001 with Sherman Thompsonpresiding. Maid of honor wasKawena S. M. Suganuma ’95.Bridesmaids included TevaiWorthington ’97, Kawehi Punua’97 and Leslie Kimura ’96. Bestman was Kailoa Clay Harman ’96.Ushers included Monte McComber’94, Ryan Nobriga ’95 and PuniMakaimoku ’97. Entertainment atthe wedding reception was provid-ed by Les Ceballos, SnowbirdBento ’93, Kaleo Trinidad ’93,Aaron Sala ’94 and Malia Stender’95. Father of the bride is LeightonLaÿakea K. I. Suganuma ’67.

2000sTiana Konanalei Mei Ling AkiuKane ’00 and Kellen Kekoa Brede’00 were married Aug. 18, 2001with Sherman Thompson presid-ing. Bridesmaids included AlohiAntone ’00, Pili Gaison ’01,Cory Brede ’98 and Nani Poa-Kekuawela ’00. Ushers includedMikilani Souza ’99 and JustinAkuna ’00.

1990sKirsten Ford ’91 and AlexanderMawyer were married Aug. 4, 2001with Rev. Kordell Kekoa presiding.Maid of honor was Malia Ford ’90.Ushers included Keola Ford ’95.

Kathy U‘ilani Kaea ’91 andScott Makaena II were marriedSept. 8, 2001 with Rev. CurtisKekuna ’66 presiding. Ushersincluded Matthew Ioane Kaea ’94.

Keenan Kamae ’93 andRebekeh Bostrom were marriedDec. 30, 2000 at the Latter DaySaints Temple in Chicago, Ill.Keenan is with United Airlines andRebekeh is a nanny.

Persimae Kawaihae ’94 andDonny Kadokawa were marriedSept. 1, 2001 with ShermanThompson presiding. Bridesmaidsincluded Lauren Kanae ’94.

Anthony Kaleo-Aliÿi Castro’95 and Carrie Ann Miyamura were married Aug. 11, 2001 withSherman Thompson presiding. Bestman was Shannon Castro ’02.

Kehaulani Howard ’95 andCharles A. Volhein Jr. were marriedAug. 25, 2001 with Rev. CurtisKekuna presiding. Bridesmaidsincluded Melissa Inman ’95.

Shanette KananimauloaNakaÿahiki ’95 and Jason ElliottDias were married July 24, 2001with Sherman Thompson presid-ing. Maid of honor was ErinKawena Kaaea ’95. Bridesmaidswere Ashley Nakaÿahiki ’01,Brandi Cummings ’98 andCassandra Chang ’95.

Tyson Lum ’97 and AprilAtkinson were married Aug. 18,

1960sSamuel Tollefson ’69 and TheoneOtsuka ’69 were married April 21,2001 with Rev. David Kaupu ’51presiding.

1970sTaylor M. Kaaina ’75 andCatherine Taylor were marriedSept. 8, 2001 with ShermanThompson ’74 presiding.

1980sHoward P. Chee ’81 and JayleneSarcedo were married Aug. 25,2001 with Rev. Kordell Kekoa ’80presiding. Best man was GregoryChee ’74.

Jeanelle H. Lee ’84 andLolomanaia Vea were married Aug.11, 2001 with Rev. Kordell Kekoapresiding.

Rose A. Hiu ’87 and Peter A.Meisenzahl Jr. were married Aug.26, 2001 with Sherman Thompsonpresiding. Bridesmaids includedCheryl Hiu ’91 and Brandy Hiu ’96.

Paul K. Suyat ’89 and KristiAnn Hewlett were married Sept. 1,2001 with Rev. Kordell Kekoapresiding. Ushers included TannerHenderson ’89.

Lance Keoni Ming ’89 andKristie Kiyomi Uyeda weremarried Sept. 2, 2001 with ShermanThompson presiding. Best man was Keith Chang ’89. Ushersincluded the groom’s classmatesScott Abrigo, Roy Machida andFrank Bailey.

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Lance Keoni Ming ’89and Kristie Kiyomi Uyeda

Jeanelle H. Lee ’84 andLolomanaia Vea

Kirsten Ford ’91 andAlexander Mawyer

Samuel Tollefson ’69and Theone Otsuka ’69

Howard P. Chee ’81 andJaylene Sarcedo

Keenan Kamae ’93 andRebekeh Bostrom

Shanette KananimauloaNaka‘ahiki ’95 andJason Elliott Dias

Pelehonuamea N.G.Suganuma ’97 andKekoa Lloyd Harman ’95

WeddingsBest wishes to the newlyweds. All weddings were performed at the Bishop Memorial Chapel on Kamehameha’sKapälama Campus unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

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M/M Alan Kahanu ’85, a daughterAyla Kamakanikaÿilialoha, Sept. 30,2001.

M/M Marcus Baricuatro ’88,a daughter Kamähie Kayley, May12, 2001.

M/M Scott Kalehuawehe’89, a son Kauwila, Feb. 11, 2000.Kauwila joins older brother Kelton,age 11 and sister Kalawena, age 3.

M/M Harry (CharmaineHara ’90) Lyons, a daughter ThaliaMei-Ying Makanalani Chiemi,Nov. 27, 2000. Thalia joins oldersister Tiare, age 4.

M/M Elliott S. Garma(Jennifer K. Nakamoto ’92), adaughter Jenna Kaimana Hsiao-wen, Oct. 4, 2001.

M/M Kekoa L. Harman ’95(Pelehonuamea Suganuma ’97),a daughter Kalämanamana Ka‘aimahu‘i Nälehuaolïhau Hihi‘o,June 13, 2001.

M/M Kalena Kila (MichelChow ’98), a son Kaikoa TengKealiÿimaikaÿi Pham, August 14,2001. Kaikoa joins older brotherKaÿiliÿohu, age 2.

BirthsCongratulations to the proud parents!

Thalia Mei-YingMakanalani Chiemi andTiare Lyons

Jenna Kaimana Hsiao-wen Garma

KalamanamanaKa‘aimahu‘i Nalehu-aolıhau Hihi‘o Harman

Kaikoa Teng Keali‘i-maika‘i Pham andKa‘ili‘ohu Kila

Kamahie KayleyBaricuatro

Kauwila Kalehuawehewith older brother Keltonand sister Kalawena.

1928Mary Kalihilihikula Sproat Satterlee of Kailua, Oÿahudied Sept. 7, 2001. She was born in Waimea, Hawaiÿi.

1930John Stanley Ralston of Wailuku, Maui died Oct. 3,2001. He was born in Lahaina, Maui.

1952Joseph Hanohano Jr. of Waiÿanae, Oÿahu died Oct. 6,2001. He was born on Molokaÿi.

1955Harold Kalani Kepaa of Hauÿula, Oÿahu died Sept. 27,2001. He was born in Honolulu.

1956Arthur Donald Keawe of Kailua, Oÿahu died Oct. 29,2001. He was born in Honolulu.

1958Louis Awaa Aveiro of Mililani, Oÿahu died Sept. 29,2001. He was born in Kohala, Hawaiÿi.

1965Margaret Kamakaholoi Kanawaliwali Miyashiro ofKalaupapa, Molokaÿi died Oct. 4, 2001. She was bornin Hoÿolehua, Molokaÿi.

1977Tammy Bell of Käneÿohe, Oÿahu died Sept. 1, 2001. She was born in Honolulu.

1985Reginald Kaleo Acasio of Pearl City, Oÿahu died Oct. 7, 2001. He was born in Honolulu.

2001Waipaokalani Nishimura of ÿÄina Haina, Oÿahu died Oct. 27. He was born in Molokaÿi and was a student at the University of Hawaiÿi at Mänoa.

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

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Busy Months for BOP by Kirk L.K. Durante ’70Ka Pelekikena, KSAA Board of Presidents

Aloha käkou:Mahalo nui loa to all of thealumni, families,volunteers andsupporters whocontinue tosupport all of the projects,

programs and fundraising events.All of your continued help andsupport are very much appreciated.

The October Board ofPresidents meeting was co-hostedby the East and West Hawaiÿiregions on the Big Island. TheBoard sends a special thanks to the University of Hawaiÿi Institutefor Astronomy at the Hilo Campusfor allowing the Board to meet oncampus at their facilities. A “BigMahalo” to Dr. Stan Fortuna for theopportunity to visit the Hawai‘icampus and allowing Herb Wilson’61 to conduct a very informativeorientation and tour.

The Board received an updatefrom Kawika Eyre and GavinDawes on the status of their bookproject on Kamehameha Schoolsand subsequently reiterated oursupport for their efforts.

The Board approved apetition for the creation of a newMidwest Region comprised of thefollowing 12 States: North Dakota,South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,and Michigan.

The Kamehameha SchoolsAlumni Association has 14 activeregions.

Planning for Alumni Week2002 began with an initial meetingat the end of October.

As a part of the CollegeStudent Support Program, Parentand Alumni Relations is lookingfor volunteer alumni families toexpand the host family network forcollege students away from home.

I strongly encourage allalumni to join KSAA as a regularor lifetime member. Lifetimemembers are recognized in allregions and can transfer their life-time membership to the region inwhich they reside.

On behalf of the Board, I wishall of you a very safe and HappyNew Year! Feel free to contact meat 703-426-4921 orKirkLKDurante@aol.com.

A hui hou!

East Hawai‘i Island RegionMämalahoe ChapterP. O. Box 5845; Hilo, HI 96720President: Nathan Chang ’69Phone: 1-808-933-3331E-Mail: nchang69@hotmail.com

The Kamehameha Schools AlumniAssociation-East Hawai‘i Region,Mämalahoe Chapter is pleased to announce that four scholarshipawards were given to Hawaiianstudents attending HawaiÿiCommunity College or theUniversity of Hawaiÿi-HiloCampus.

Students received $500 towardtheir educational expenses.

The recipients are: DarissaEtrata, a 1999 graduate of Hilo HighSchool. She is a junior attendingthe University of Hawaiÿi-HiloCampus and majoring inpsychology; Rebecca Kaili, a 1998graduate of Baldwin High Schoolon Maui. She is a senior at theUniversity of Hawaiÿi-HiloCampus and is pursuing a bachelorof arts degree in Hawaiian studiesand communications; SheanaKahana ’91, pursuing an associatesdegree in accounting from HawaiÿiCommunity College; and LokelaniKaili ’99, a junior at the Universityof Hawaiÿi-Hilo Campus working

Regional Alumni Associations

toward a degree in businessadministration.

From the snow-cappedmountains of Mauna Kea andMauna Loa, the lush, green forestsof Panaÿewa, and the cool, shimmer-ing waters of Hilo Bay, KSAA-EastHawai‘i Region extends to ourKamehameha ‘ohana a multitude ofpeace, goodwill and Aloha Ke Akua.

O‘ahu RegionP. O. Box 2138Honolulu, HI 96805-2138President: Antoinette Gomes Lee ’59Phone: 1-808-455-3985E-Mail: leea030@hawaii.rr.com

Kamehameha Alumni Association,Oÿahu Region conducted an instal-lation of new officers “HoÿokauÿOihana” at a general membershipmeeting on Sept. 26, 2001. CharlesManu Boyd ’80 installed the newly-elected officers and WayneKaneaiakala ’64 offered theinvocation.

Hoÿailona (symbols) associatedwith the respective offices were:kupukupu (fern), immediate past-president Roy Benham ’41; kalolehua (red stalked taro), presidentAntoinette “Toni” Gomes Lee ’59;kai (seawater with bamboo), lst vice-president Tomi Downey Chong ’71;‘ulu (fruit with leaf), 2nd vice-president Kekoa Kaluhiwa ’94;kukui (part of branch), recordingsecretary Patti Blake-Silva ’64; kö ‘ula (red sugar cane), correspond-ing secretary Monte McComber II’94; pa ‘akai (red salt), treasurerBlaise Bissen ’77; koa, directorsKalei Stern Kahaulelio ’89,Harryson “Gabriel” Nicholas ’71,Carole Campbell Paulsen ’55, Ellen“Pohai” Grambusch Ryan ’80, andRichard Soo ’69. The Board isrepresented by members of theKamehameha ‘ohana from the 1940sthrough the 1990s.

Other happenings at themeeting included Dr. HamiltonMcCubbin, CEO of KamehamehaSchools, who presented an updateon changes and challenges withinthe organization. Kehau Gerard Yap ’82, Director of AlumniDevelopment, gave an overview of the Ke Ali‘i Pauahi Foundation.Roy Benham gave an update on theAkaka Bill and President Leepresented the constitution and by-laws of KSAA-O‘ahu Region. The

Newest members of KSAA-East Hawai‘i, Mamalahoe Chapter: from left:Ruth Hong Binyan ‘67, Alice Kawakami ’67 and Lucia Ozaki Stewart ’67.

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Regional Alumni Associations

O‘ahu Region has always operatedaccording to the Constitution and By-Laws of the KSAA Board of Presidents. However, O‘ahuRegion’s Board decided theywould write their own constitutionand by-laws as specifically relatedto them. The constitution and by-laws were ratified at the generalmembership meeting.

Committee chairpersons forKSAA-O‘ahu Region are: KaleiStern Kahaulelio, scholarships;Kekoa Kaluhiwa, memberships;Pohai Grambusch Ryan, newsletter;Carole Campbell Paulsen, nomina-tions and elections; Blaise Bissen,finance; Richard Soo, communityservice; Tomi Downey Chong,special events and programs; andGabe Nicholas, King KamehamehaDay Celebration.

KSAA-O‘ahu Region willonce again sponsor a carcade in theKamehameha Day Parade forcelebrating reunion classes duringAlumni Week 2002.

A craft fair is planned forsometime in July or August, 2002at the Bishop Museum grounds.More to come later.

The following offices andpositions will be available for thenext fiscal year which runs fromJuly 1, 2002 through June 30, 2004(2 year terms): 1st vice president,treasurer, and two directors.Interested alumni should contactCarole Campbell Paulsen at 623-9336 or Patrick Sniffen ’55 at 422-9835 before March 31, 2002.

Maui Region264 Elilani StreetPukalani, HI 96768President: Boyd P. Mossman ’61Phone: 1-808-572-9192E-Mail: boydpm@aloha.net

KSAA-Maui Region held its first ever Alumni ÿAhaÿaina onSept. 15, 2001 at the KS MauiCampus. The region welcomed toMaui the school’s new headmasterDr. D. Rodney Chamberlain,honored two of its exemplarymembers, John Ralston ’30 andJames “Kimo” Apana ’80 with theHo‘okele Imua Alumni Award andrecognized outgoing principalCordy MacLaughlin as the firstrecipient of the Pauahi’s PrideAward. The event filled thecampus’ Nämähana Cafeteria withmore than 400 attendees who wereentertained with a homegrownshow by Samuel Ako ’68, Leslyn“Alaka‘i” Peleka ’74, WilliamChang ’63, Allen Pokipala, DennisPavao (a parent), Jaye Nakasone’s’92 halau, and Maui Campus’student choir under the directionof Ivalee Kamalu ’84. The eventwas a scholarship fundraiser andthe first of a long term goal ofraising $100,000.

The Maui County Fair wasanother successful event to add tothe scholarship fund and washeaded by the tireless and ever-ready team of Marilyn Wong Hill’55 and husband, Bob. Their effortsand commitment to the fair andKSAA-Maui Region over the years

Newly installed KSAA-O‘ahu Region Officers: front, from left: Monte McComber, Manu Boyd.Standing: Tomi Downey Chong, Bernadine Akiona Kaluhiwa, Patti Blake-Silva, Richard Soo, KaleiStern Kahaulelio, Blaise Bissen, Harryson “Gabe” Nicholas, Ellen “Pohai” Grambusch Ryan,Antoinette “Toni” Gomes Lee, Roy Benham, Carole Campbell Paulsen.

are commendable and appreciated.Gerry Vinta Johansen ’60 led asmall contingent of classmates toMaui to volunteer their servicesworking the fair along with otherMaui alumni. The group was soexcited and couldn’t get over the“fast-paced challenge” in workingthe script booths that they plan toreturn next year with more classvolunteers. We welcome classes,families, etc., to join us nextOctober, first weekend.

From our region to all regionsin the world, we wish each andeveryone a blessed, safe andglorious New Year filled with goodcheer, peace and happiness.

Washington Region16538 Beach Drive N.E.Lake Forest Park, Wash. 98155President: Heather Roy Minton ’53Phone: 1-206-409-1456E-Mail: HeatherKMinton@aol.com

Seattle area KS grads bring theirsun to Puget Sound: From ourpotluck icebreaker, we found thatnone of the 17 Kamehameha grad-uates attending colleges in theSeattle area have tattoos. That bitof trivia drew wide smiles andflashing teeth, bright enough tohold back the fast fading sun onOct. 21.

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KSAA-Maui members at first Alumni lu‘au: from left, Jerilyn Asam,Marilyn and Bob Hill.

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Regional Alumni Associations

KSAA-Washington Regionhosted the potluck at the NorthSeaTac Community Center andattracted the KS grads with onoand local style food. Students camefrom Seattle University, Universityof Washington and University ofPuget Sound. Everyone wasrequired to have dinner next tosomeone they didn’t know andlater gave three facts about thatperson – an introduction to Speech 101?

Guests included LaurieYoung ’99, Tandi Robinson ’00and “Sponsor Mom” Faith TomShiroma ’60. The only collegesenior in the group, NoelaniCastillo ’98, did the honors bysaying the opening and closingpule. Our most senior graduate,Daniel Kaopuiki ’50 providedmusical accompaniment, served ascheerleader, and kept the wholeevent on schedule.

Region President HeatherRoy Minton thanked all for attend-ing and reminded students that thealumni chapter is here to help themsucceed in their careers. Beforeleaving with ziplock bags of foodin hand, our students paused onemore time for a group photo beforeheading back to “hit the books.”

Greetings from the EvergreenState!

– Report by Stanley Dahlin ’61.

Southern California Region16424 S. Denker AvenueGardena, Calif. 90247President: John Kaulukukui ’71Phone: 1-310-532-8889 (H);

1-562-982-0888 (W)E-Mail: KS71@AOL.COM

Aloha from Southern California! The regional board is working onideas to increase involvement ofour KS alumni. The following is alist of ideas the Board is puttingout to our region’s alumni lookingfor commitment and involvement.Please call John Kaulukukui at anyof the numbers listed above if youare interested in helping out:• Looking for someone who would

be interested in running theWebsite for the region.

• Looking for alumni in variouslocations of California to host a“local” get-together in your area.Purpose is to identify, introduceand network KS alumni. Thiswould also be the basis of analumni phone tree to canvass thearea when events suddenly arise.The region would sponsor suchevents. Locale or counties areNorth/South San Diego, SanBernardino, San Fernando, SanGabriel, Orange and SantaBarbara.

• Anyone interested in providing a“home away from dorm” for acollege student? Please providename and contact information.

Do you have ideas that youwould like the Southern CaliforniaRegional Board to consider? Again,give us a call as we would love tohear what they are.

To all KS alumni in SouthernCalifornia and the KS ‘ohana world-wide, peace, joy and happiness beyours during the New Year 2002!

East Coast Region13291-C Kalmia Lane, #104Fairfax, Va. 22033President: Kirk Durante ’70Phone: 1-703-961-1265E-Mail: KirkLKDurante@aol.com

Members of the KSAA-East CoastRegion prepared and servedHawaiian food for a weddingrehearsal dinner lü‘au in BurkeCenter, Va., on Sept. 14, 2001.KSAA-East was joined by HulaHälau Ho‘omau to deliver a tasteof the “aloha spirit” to the EastCoast. The evening was filled withono Hawaiian food, chants, danceand music with the weddingfollowing the next day. Mahalo toDavid Burge ’63 and wife Marilyn,Robert Lum Ho ’64, James Wong’71, R. Kauaonapali BaileyRuttencutter ’72, James Bacon ’71and wife Mary-ElizabethWeatherwax Bacon ’72, PhyllisCampbell Durante ’73, and AprilNakaima ’78 for all their kökuaand hard work during thisfundraising event.

Wishing all a safe and happyNew Year!

Intermountain Region1351 Swinton LaneFarmington, Utah 84025President: Ronald Yasukawa ’63Phone: 1-801-451-7312E-Mail: rny@utah-inter.net

We are making terrific strides inproviding structure to our Eight-State Region. Sub-Regions havebeen formed in Arizona, Coloradoand Nevada. This means that moreof our alumni now have oppor-tunities to participate in AlumniAssociation-sponsored activities.

Our Sub-Region Presidents are:Arizona: Michelle Kekuewa Fiaui’90 of Mesa. Phone: 1-480-668-7203; E-Mail: kaehuokalani@yahoo.com.Colorado: Toni Kaui ’89 ofLakewood. Phone: 1-303-238-5517; E-Mail: ksaaim.colorado@home.com.Nevada: Margaret Eborn Stanley ’76 of Las Vegas. Phone: 1-702-871-4014; E-Mail: mleihulus@lvcm.com.

Michelle reports that Arizona hadan incredible turnout at its “Beat theHeat Retreat” in Sedona; manythanks go to Wayne Johnson ’68 forsponsoring the event. Arizona sub-region also recently enjoyed theirfirst Christmas party. Michelle isworking to set up a workshop onscholarship and financial aid foreveryone within the sub-regionplanning to attend to attend collegein Fall 2002.

Toni is planning a hula show to get KS Colorado alumni workingtogether and to raise funds for theirnew sub-region. Their most recentget-together was a Halloween party.

Special recognition goes out to Kalani OÿSullivan ’63. Whenmost alumni are thinking aboutretirement, Kalani and his wife Yoon recently opened their owntwo-classroom school in KunsanCity, Korea. The school is named“Kalani Yongau Hagwon” (Kalani’sEnglish Institute). Kalani is alsoIntermountain Region’s Webmaster;he continues to work magic withour website atwww.geocities.com/ksaaim.

Best wishes to all for a HappyNew Year!

KSAA-Maui President BoydMossman ’61 with Alama Ayers ’42

O n Dec. 7, 1941, I saw Japan attack Pearl Harborfrom Kına‘u Hale, the junior-senior dormitory on

the Kapälama Girls’ School campus.That was 60 years ago. I was 14 and a sophomore in

school. I was the Class Counselor and, with othersophomore officers and honor students,was assigned to Kına‘u Hale becausethe freshmen-sophomore dormitorywas full. Kına‘u Hale also had the bestview of Honolulu and Pearl Harbor.

It was around 7 a.m. that Sundaymorning. We had just finished breakfastand were back in the dormitory waitingto take our showers and get ready forchurch. While waiting for an empty

shower stall, I stood by the bathroom window lookingout at the city and Pearl Harbor.

That’s when I saw airplanes flying over PearlHarbor and black puffs of smoke in the sky from anti-aircraft guns at Pearl Harbor. The girls in the dormthought it was the military on practice maneuvers untilwe saw a couple of the battleships blow up and columnsof dark black smoke pouring out of them. We had neverseen this before. Something was terribly wrong.

I remember planes flying over our school. Just aboutthis time, someone came running down the dorm hallshouting for everyone to go to the dorm lounge immedi-ately. Miss Nellie Word, our housemother, was calling ameeting. We pounded on the shower doors and told thegirls to get out and go to the lounge right away. We allarrived in our bath robes and towels. The radio was on.The news reporters were announcing that Pearl Harborwas being attacked by Japanese aircraft and there weremany American military and civilian casualties.

All of Hawaiÿi was placed under martial law. I didn’t know what that meant at first. All I know is thatall military leaves were cancelled and the men had toreport back to their duty stations immediately. Allcivilians, except for emergency hospital, ambulance andfiremen personnel, were to remain inside their homes;civilians away from their homes were to seek shelterimmediately. No one was to use the phones. The lineswere to be kept open for use by the military andemergency-type civilian personnel.

Miss Word told us that churchwas cancelled and to “remain calm.” I was so frightened. We went back to our rooms to get dressed and to

return to the lounge. The radio was kept on continu-ously to keep us updated on the news. It was rumoredthat someone saw “parachutists” dropping downbehind the Girls’ School Campus, probably from theplanes I saw flying over us. Miss Word informed us thatsome of our senior boys were to guard the water tanks.They would be working in shifts and our dorm loungewould be used as temporary quarters for them. Foldingcots were brought into the lounge and we provided thepillows and blankets.

The first night, all of Hawai‘i was on “blackout”and a curfew was imposed. All windows and glassdoors had to be covered by curtains, drapery, or heavycardboard. No one could be outdoors after 6 p.m. Allflashlights and car lights had to be covered with bluecellophane paper like themilitary and emergency-typepersonnel used.

Miss Word informed us that all civilian hospitalsin Honolulu were filled tooverflowing with casualtiesfrom the Pearl Harbor attack.The military was usingFarrington High School as a hospital and was consider-ing taking over our Girls’ School dormitories to be usedas a hospital.

The “take-over” procedures were being workedout between the Kamehameha Schools administrationand the military. In the meantime,we were asked to strip our bedsof all linens, to wash them andplace them back on our beds forthe wounded.

Our parents were notified tocome and pick us up and take ushome. Those who lived on theoutside islands would be flownhome. I slept that night on top ofmy bed with my clothes on. Myparents picked me up the next day. On the way homewe passed many military trucks loaded with red coffins.That’s when I knew my life would be changed forever!

Vesta Parker Will is Class Representative for KS ’44. She is very active with her class and

resides on O‘ahu.

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“ It was rumored that

someone saw ‘parachutists’

dropping down behind the

Girls’ School Campus,

probably from the planes

I saw flying over us.”

– VESTA PARKER WILL

Vesta Parker ’44

Vesta Parker Will today

“I RememberWhen...”Vesta Parker Will ’44 views the attack on Pearl Harbor

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Hosted and moderated by Aaron Mersberg ’86,of Kamehameha’s Distance Learning Department, ÿIke Pono is a multi-episode series featuring 30-minutesegments taped in the Midkiff television studio on theKapälama Campus and distributed statewide viaeducational public access channels on each island –Channel 56 on Oÿahu, Channel 52 on Maui, Channel 53on Hawaiÿi and Channel 10 on Kauaÿi.

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Showtime is 5 p.m. on the following dates.

FEB. 4, 2002Literacy: The importance of literacy as a foundationfor learning, and strategies that can be used withHawaiian youth. Replays on Feb. 6, 2002

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FEB. 25, 2002Hawaiian Immersion: A discussion of the benefits thatcan be derived from instruction in the native language,as well as the challenges that must be overcome totransition these youth successfully into contemporarysociety. Replays on Feb. 27, 2002

MARCH 18, 2002Hawaiian Culture-Based Charter Schools: A discus-sion of the vision upon which these charter schools havebeen created, the educational reform impact they hopeto achieve, and the challenges they face to successfullyimplement these visions. Replays on Mar. 20, 2002

APRIL 8, 2002Lifelong Learning: Programs and services available toassist Hawaiians interested in continuing to pursuelearning (formal and informal). Replays on Apr. 10, 2002

APRIL 29, 2002Early Childhood Education: The importance of earlychildhood education, especially in the Native Hawaiiancommunity. Replays on May 1, 2002

Left, Director Mike Racoma operates behind the scenes at ‘Ike Pono while in photo at right, recent guest Kawehi Bright Yim ’79 is joined byModerator Aaron Mersberg ’86 and David Tome of Kamehameha‘s Audio Visual Department.