(left to right): JCCH President and Executive Director Carole Hayashino, Kurt Osaki <strong>of</strong> Osaki Creative Group, Jennifer Goto Sabas <strong>of</strong> the Daniel K. Inouye LegacyFund, Patricia Okami and Alvin Okami <strong>of</strong> KoAloha Ukulele, Doug Goto <strong>of</strong> Pacific Guardian Life, Kosuke Nick Nakajima <strong>of</strong> Pacific Guardian Life, John Okutani,and JCCH Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Board Tyler Tokioka.Photo by Ray TabataSharing<strong>Japanese</strong> <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Center</strong>the<strong>of</strong> Hawai‘iSpiritAnnual Gala June 29, 2013<strong>of</strong> AlohaIt was an evening <strong>of</strong> laughter, surprise, inspiration and aloha, as Jennifer Goto Sabas <strong>of</strong> theDaniel K. Inouye Legacy Fund, Kurt Osaki <strong>of</strong> Osaki Creative Group, Alvin Okami and theOkami Family <strong>of</strong> KoAloha Ukulele, Pacific Guardian Life and John Okutani were celebratedfor Sharing the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Aloha by the <strong>Japanese</strong> <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hawai‘i on June 29 at theHilton <strong>Hawaii</strong>an Village.The evening was highlighted by performances by Ryusei Taiko, Walt Keale, and a surpriseperformance by honoree Alvin Okami. Local personalities Steve Uyehara and Grace Lee fromSunrise <strong>Hawaii</strong> News Now served as emcees for the evening.JCCH thanks the many gala sponsors, donors and volunteers who helped to pay tribute to the2013 honorees and make the event a huge success! Thank you all for Sharing the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Aloha!Mahalo to our Sponsors!ShogunBig Island Candies & aioIrene Hirano InouyeIsland Insurance Company, Ltd.Pacific Guardian Life InsuranceCo. Ltd.DaimyoAtlas Insurance AgencyBank <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong>Ben Franklin CraftsFirst <strong>Hawaii</strong>an BankLance MizumotoMonsanto <strong>Hawaii</strong>The Pacific Bridge CompaniesR.M. Towill CorporationDr. Genshitsu Sen/UrasenkeBushiABC StoresAlexander & Baldwin, Inc.Howard & Lynn ArimotoBowers + Kubota ConsultingBusiness Insurance Services, Inc.Carlsmith Ball LLPCentral Pacific BankDavid & Dawn DunbarEnterprise Rent-A-Car/Alamo Rent-A-CarEsaki Surveying & Mapping Inc./Project Design Inc.Ed MurakamiFriends <strong>of</strong> JCCHGoodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel<strong>Hawaii</strong>an Building Maintenance<strong>Hawaii</strong>an Electric Company<strong>Hawaii</strong>an Host<strong>Hawaii</strong>an Properties, Ltd.<strong>Hawaii</strong>an TelcomHawktree International, Inc.HMSAHoyt Zia & Leigh-Ann MiyasatoIQ PRK. Taniguchi Ltd.Kaimana HilaKamehameha SchoolsKoAloha UkuleleKobayashi, Sugita & GodaManoa Grand Ballroom/Marian’s CateringMatsukawa Insurance AgencyMeadow Gold DairiesMorioka ‘OhanaNippon Golden Network, Inc.Occidental Underwriters <strong>of</strong><strong>Hawaii</strong>, Ltd.Kip & Shannon OkinakaJohn OkutaniOsaki Creative GroupPacific Guardian <strong>Center</strong>PICHTRRonald N.S. Ho & Associates, Inc.S3Brian Sterling & Joel Comer atSandler O’NeillSecuritasServco FoundationServco Insurance ServicesSSFM InternationalUrasenke Foundation8
Special mahalo to oursilent auction donorsfor making this one<strong>of</strong> the biggest silentauctions in JCCH history:A Little Bit <strong>of</strong> EverythingAkira SatoAlan Wong’s RestaurantsAmy YoungAnn AsakuraAnne Namba DesignsAnnette MasutaniAssaggio Ristorante ItalianoBarbara Edelstein—Handwoven Jewelry DesignsBCBG MaxazriaBead it! A Bead GalleryBen Franklin CraftsBetty TotokiBig City Diner: Kaimuki-Kailua-Ward <strong>Center</strong>-Waipio-PearlridgeBishop MuseumBliss Online BoutiqueBrennon MoriokaBrian Y. SatoButterfly TwistsCalifornia Hotel and CasinoLas VegasCaraMiaCarol NaganoCarole HayashinoCarole TokiokaCAS Crafts & CollectiblesCatherine IwamiChoco Le’aClifford & Naomi ClarkCook Space <strong>Hawaii</strong>Danette Maruyama/MikinolaDanny KagehiroDave & BustersDeborah K. NakagawaDenise ParkDesigns by AiDiamond Head TheaterDK RestaurantsDole PlantationDon MurphyDon SumadaDoraku SushiDoubletree by Hilton Alana WaikikiDown to EarthDuane K. KurisuDuckie BrownEd MurakamiEmme Tomimbang, EMME, Inc.Enterprise Rent-A-Car &Alamo Rent-A-CarFCH Enterprises Inc.Fiber BalletFiftytwo Showroom/Taylor OkataFirst Class FlyerFriends <strong>of</strong> JCCHGary ReedGilbert M. HoritaGlenn K. InouyeGlobal VillageGo! AirlinesGrove Farm Company, Inc.Hakuyosha International, Inc.HalekulaniHamilton Kobayashi “KobayashiArt Enterprise”Hanafuda <strong>Hawaii</strong>, LLCHanayo SasakiHASR Wine Co.<strong>Hawaii</strong> Nature <strong>Center</strong><strong>Hawaii</strong> Opera Theatre<strong>Hawaii</strong> Prince Hotel Waikiki<strong>Hawaii</strong>an Airlines<strong>Hawaii</strong>an Chip Company<strong>Hawaii</strong>an Host, Inc.Hertz Rent-A-CarHiLife Clothing Co.Hilo HattieHilton <strong>Hawaii</strong>an Village WaikikiBeach ResortHilton San Diego Bay FrontHilton San Francisco Union SquareHiromi PetersonHoakalei Country ClubHonolulu Theatre for YouthHonolulu Zoo SocietyHosoda & Morikone, LLCHotel Wailea MauiHula Moon PressIce Palacein4mation / Ryan ArakakiIolani SportswearIpanemaIshiharayaIsland Snow <strong>Hawaii</strong>JACL Honolulu ChapterJake ShimabukuroJason HijiridaJCCH Gift ShopJCCH MembershipJohn KogaJoseph MolinaKeiko HatanoKHON2 newsKing Photo Service, Inc.King’s <strong>Hawaii</strong>anKirin Restaurant, Inc.Ko Olina Golf ClubKoAloha UkuleleKobayashi, Kanetoku, Doi, Lum,Yasuda CPAs, LLCKreative ImagesKristie Fujiyama KosmidesKualoa Ranch <strong>Hawaii</strong>, Inc.Kumu Kahua TheatreKurt OsakiKyo-ya Management Co., LLCLance MizumotoLarry Goeas/Stifel NicholasLeo JavarLes TomitaLions GateLisa Wiemken “PITACUS”M. Miura Store, Inc.Maggie CoulombeMaile Way Products, Inc.Manoa Grand Ballroom/Marian’s CateringManuheali’iMary KamiyaMaui Beach HotelMaui DiversMcDonald’s Restaurants<strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong>, Inc.Meleana HandbagsMelonsMichael FuruyaMichel’s at the Colony SurfMountain Apple CompanyMr. & Mrs. Blaine KimuraMutual PublishingMystic ArtNaokiNeiman MarcusNew City NissanNippon Golden Network, Inc.Occidental Underwriters<strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong>, Ltd.Pacific Gallery and FramesPacific Links <strong>Hawaii</strong>Pacific Paradise PotteryParke and RonenPaul BrownPearl ArashiroPerry Ellis MenswearPrimo PopcornPrince Resorts <strong>Hawaii</strong>/Donn J. TakahashiPure Joy Day SpaRaoulRattana SoubandithRoberts <strong>Hawaii</strong>Robyn Buntin <strong>of</strong> HonoluluRoger Dunn Golf ShopRoy Sakuma Productions, Inc.Royal <strong>Hawaii</strong>an <strong>Center</strong>Ruth OnoSand People—Water SportsKauai, Inc.Satoru AbeSeattle MarinersSeikichi Takara (Takara Art Studio)Servco <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong>Shane Victorino FoundationShannon OkinakaSheraton <strong>Hawaii</strong> BowlSide Order PillowsSky AmimotoSony Electronics, Inc.,Sony <strong>Hawaii</strong> CompanySpanos Family—San Diego ChargersStan ZiskStar <strong>of</strong> Honolulu Cruisesand EventsStyle West - Cia MaritimaSumako CohnSusan HiraokaThe Friends <strong>of</strong> Iolani PalaceThe Joy <strong>of</strong> SakeThe News ShowroomThe Oahu ClubThe PaperieThe Royal <strong>Hawaii</strong>an,A Luxury Collection ResortThe Sake ShopThe Willows RestaurantToday’s Thought (Norman Osumi)Todd SnyderTori Richard, Ltd.Tsukazaki & AssociatesTyler TokiokaUmbrellas <strong>Hawaii</strong>University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong> ManoaBookstoreUniversity <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong> Office<strong>of</strong> Intercollegiate AthleticsUniversity <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong> PressUshijima Architects, Inc.Vested InterestVirgo USAVivienne TamWaikoloa Beach & KingsWailea Golf ClubWatanabe Floral, Inc.Wayne AkizakiWet Okole <strong>Hawaii</strong>Yvonne ToyoshimaZippy’s RestaurantsSpecial DonorsBen Franklin Crafts<strong>Hawaii</strong>an HostObun <strong>Hawaii</strong> Inc.Gala DonorsAnonymousAmerican Savings BankArmstrong ProduceEnviro Services & Training<strong>Center</strong> LLCFirst Insurance Co. <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong>, Ltd.Grove Farm Company Inc.Howard R. & Sheri HanadaGail Ann M. HondaKAI <strong>Hawaii</strong>Karen KaisanBrandon L. KimRobert N. KinoshitaGladys & Masao KurosuLyon & Associates, Inc.Shirley & Ray MiyamotoCatherine MorishigeSadaichi MurakamiValerie OkiharaShizuye NishiokaJohn & Nancy OshiroJane T. SagawaMichael & Akane ShimokoT. Iida Contracting, Ltd.Eric TeragawchiAllen T. YamashitaMahalo to programparticipants andvolunteers!Roy Amemiya/Jonathan WongOlelo Community MediaSteven R. CrockerGyotaku <strong>Japanese</strong> RestaurantsRandy Higa, Heartland SystemsIsland ManapuaWalt KealeGrace Lee & Steve Uyehara,<strong>Hawaii</strong> News NowNate Gyotoku/Brice Ueda,Honolulu <strong>Japanese</strong> JuniorChamber <strong>of</strong> CommerceBishop Eric Matsumoto,Honpa Hongwanji<strong>Hawaii</strong> BetsuinRyusei TaikoVolunteersBrandon AndoToi BabaArnold “A.J.” BactistaWendy ChangNina DanielsAlex FanaleLeah FukuyamaMichael GonhataNate GyotokuLiway HattalAshley HigaLori HigashiSydette HiguchiSusan HiraokaJaymie HoJulie HoStephany HoLauren HonboYong HuangDebbie IshiiCrystine ItoAndrea IwamotoKinsly JosephDerek KamigakiDavid KanekoEryn KawamotoTaylor KiriharaBrent KitsuEric KobayashiNeil KuiokaShari KunimuraChalei MaduliMisha MalettaRussell MatsumuraZhanna McAtecAmber McClureLeila MitsunagaCourtney MizunoBrad MotookaMatthew MoyJon MuraiDylan MurakamiDane NakagawaCelise NakakuraJeff NishiharaBev NomiNadine OgataChase OgoshiMillie Okada MiuraLori OkazakiRobbie OmuraDarren OtaAndrew PangKari SakudaDavid SandenKellene SasanoJennifer SekiLily ShaoRoshan SuehiroDina SuyemotoRay TabataCheryl TagawaYoshi TakahashiGeorge TakaseYulie TjahjadiEric TsukamotoBrice UedaKent WaltherBrian WataseShasta YamadaCharlene YamamotoMyles YamamotoLinda YarashinaStaci YoshiharaGail Yuen99
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