"It was a
perfect weekend and we are all so pleased that things went well. Each
event was flawless and it seemed as if folks appreciated things and enjoyed
100% and that they felt special and that was our goal. Must admit to
being exhausted Sunday afternoon - cried on the way home as I was soooo
tired and also frustrated that the days were so fleeting and my touch points
with class mates was so fleeting - I missed so many. We had approx. 135 classmates in attendance with more than 1/2 from mainland
and 16 from neighbor islands. A terrific turn out and with guests, we
were at.... 115 for Thursday, 185
Friday, 175 Saturday reception, 145 for the luau, and 140 for the picnic
Sunday.
And, oh, for fun I
counted up the participants (incl. golf of 20 & 27 in 2 days and 60 Iliahi
outplanting Friday) and came up with about
920 participants to all
Oahu activities!!
So - for a 45th,
those are good numbers in anyone's book.
.....The reunion weekend
was incredible for me. Our committees worked flawlessly with lots of effort
which made it all look easy. Not one hitch anywhere. We are a blessed class.
Thank you all for participating in each and every way that you did. .......
Any ideas on how to make it better next time??? Let us know along the
way..... Laters. Aunty K."
Teddie and
Chauncey Ching have made available to us their entire set of over 600
reunion photos. You can view a slide show or select and
print individual photos yourself (free) or have them printed and mailed to
you (cost). You must sign up to become a member
(free) first to view/print photos. Click here -->>
Sony Imagestation.
PhotoPrint web site.
Special Mahalo to the
following who have sent their reunion photos for inclusion on this web site:
Helen Larson, Teddie
Lam, Frank Young, Judy Kleene, Nancy Newberg, Jan Collins, Tek Yoon, Dianne
Helbush, and Midgi Weidnicht
Please email or mail your photos on a CD in .jpg format to be published on our class web site to.
jon_larson @ hotmail.com
4 Mateo Drive Tiburon, CA 94920
Please designate your photos by the event
categories listed above. Mahalo!
Golf Outing at Makaha
Left to right: Bob Hons, Lindsey
Kinney, Clinton Jamile,Bob Wilkinson, Denis Leong, Ben Samson, Roy Imai, Alex
Jamile ('58), Stan Dzura, John Hoxie, Nancy Schoenke, Rick Eveleth, Cynnie
Belle, Lael Prock, Kalei Cadinha ('61), Ray Schoenke, Duke Chung, Gwen Akutagawa
Kometani ('58) Mike O'Malley, Aka Hodgins, Barb Chapman Norfleet ('61), Harlan Cadinha,
and Dickie Furtado.
Rik Eveleth, Dick Furtado, Roy Imai and our own "Dr. Bob" Wilkinson
on the 1st tee.
Big
Island
The view
from Dick and Sandy's beach house at Puako.
Folks arrived Monday
at noon in Kona. Kathleen Kangun and Ben, Judy Kleene and Enrique,
Ellen Peterson, Joy Hudson and Pete, and Jon Larson. We had a
great lunch at Huggo's Restaurant on the water in Kona with local residents
Kelly Greenwell, John Moore, Cynnie Belle Ames, Stan Dzura and Robby
Robertson who all came down to join us. Then we drove up to Dick and
Sandy Ednie's beach house in Puako where we spent the afternoon, evening and
the next morning kayaking and swimming in the incredibly clear deep blue
local waters, and snorkeled and swam with the turtles. Some of us
stayed at Robby's Ohana House nearby which he built himself out of an
incredible variety of local and imported woods. Tuesday afternoon Dick and
Sandy led us all on a hike to the rim of the Waipio Valley from Waimea along
the famous Hamakua irrigation ditch trail, through the rain forest with all
its incredible beauty. Late afternoon we drove to Hilo where we were
hosted by Hugh and Mary Willocks to a late evening dinner and get together
at the legendary Hilo Yacht Club where local residents Steve Yamashiro and
Phoebe Matsuura joined us with their spouses. We stayed over at Uncle
Billie's Hotel, the only locally owned hotel on the Island, and the next
morning we drove to the Volcano House and met Linda Jane Irwin and her
grand-daughter for a wonderful breakfast overlooking the entire Kilauea
Crater. and a visit after to her new home nearby. Then we drove down
the Chain of Craters road and hiked over the recent lava flows to see up
close the lava flowing through underground lava tubes into the ocean at two
places releasing giant columns of steam and fumes. Our timing was
perfect as the lava flow activity increased three days before we arrived on
Island. The heat emanating from the lava rock under our feet was
incredible and eventually forced us back. We then returned to the cool
Volcano Park area and walked through the Thurston Lava Tube and hiked the
trail back through the rain forest in the rain, an incredible change
of scenery and temperature in a short time. We had dinner at the #1
rated local restaurant Ken's Diner in Hilo, and caught the last flight back
to Honolulu. We left many activities undone in the short three days,
so the group is already planning a five day repeat trip before our 50th.
Others are welcome to join us.
Molokai
Thursday
- OUT-OF-TOWNERS RECEPTION
Friday
– Native Trees out-planting in the Waianae Mountains
Click here
<<-- to see more photos of the Punahou 1959 EkahaNui
native Hawaiian trees grove in the Honouliuli Nature Preserve in the Waianae
Mountains.
Friday
- ALOHA RECEPTION AT THE PACIFIC CLUB
Saturday
- PRE-LUAU PARTY
Saturday
- ALUMNI LUAU
" Strawberry shortcake, Huckleberry pie,
V I C T O R Y.
Are we in it? Well I guess.
Punahou Punahou YES! YES!
YES! "
Oahu'a
Oahu'a....
Sunday
- IN MEMORIAM SERVICE
"Parson" Larson presides at the In Memoriam Ceremony
which included the reading of
prayers taken
from memorial services of our four most recently departed classmates; Henry Ayau, Alethea
Akioka, Dick MacMillan and Mary Liz Cornell. A special rainbow
colored homing pigeon was released as the name of each departed
classmate was read. The sprits of each of our classmates
so honored disappeared into the sky high over the Koolau Mountains.
Click here
to link to the In Memoriam section
of our class web site to
read the prayers and to see the names of all of our classmates honored in this
ceremony.
Sunday
- FAMILY PICNIC
MORE
REUNION PHOTOS
Shared Beach House
Comments on our 45th Reunion
"Wasn't the reunion wonderful. I truly enjoyed myself and seeing
everyone so happy and talkative. We as a class seem to know how to
party and enjoy each others company. Five years from now we will all be
together again for more fun and laughter. What a wonderful way to
celebrate four days.
All the committees did a great job making this reunion a success. Now
to see the pictures everyone has taken will be a constant reminder of a
great reunion."
Love and Aloha, Helen Larson Dalton
"Our very special mahalo to all the
Committee members who did such
a wonderful job organizing each of the key events. The hard work
and planning were much appreciated by ALL of us. Everything went
perfectly as planned. In many ways this was our best reunion yet.
The Big Island and Molokai pre-reunion get-togethers and the popular
Golf outing set the stage for a wonderful four days together on Oahu.
The hospitality of our Big Island hosts was beyond all expectation.
And the intimacy of our shared beach house in Honolulu provided further
opportunities to talk and hang out together. The overall
participation numbers were huge. I tried to get around and talk
with everyone although it is difficult. It was wonderful seeing
some of our classmates for the first time since 1959. The weather
was perfect. There is so much love and respect for each other
among our class members. We are truly unique and blessed. I
am already looking forward to our 50th."
Me ke aloha pumehana, Jon Larson
"Rob, We can't thank you enough for
the wonderful hospitality you showed us on the Big Island. Arranging the
group lunch Monday at Huggo's, meeting us at the airport, leading the way up
to Puako, and providing your Ohana house for Ellen and Kathleen's stay over
that night. Your hospitality made us all feel welcome and right at home from
the start. Mahalo for your generosity. Take care. I hope we can
do it all again in 5 years for our 50th. Aloha nui,
Jon and the gang...."
"The 50th it will be.
It was a pleasure to kokua da gang while in God's country. Aloha
no, Rob ---"
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