40th Reunion Committee Meeting
October 31, 2001
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Minutes of Hilo High School 40th Reunion Committee Meeting October 31, 2001 |
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Wednesday, October 31, 2001, Ralston Nagata's Residence, 1821 Laukahi Place, Honolulu, HI, 96821, phone 373-9357. Attendees: Ralston and Pauline Nagata, Naomi (Nakayama) and Melvin Matsumoto, Donna (Saito) and Les Hoshide, Beryl (Kam) and Dick Lau, Aloha (Makaimoku) and Hank Gellert, Matt and Val Daog, Herbert Hamada, Byron Muramatsu, Ida Mae (Fong) Hamasaki, Irene (Akiyama) Yamamoto, Bobo Claveria, Ainsley AhSing, Peter Yanagihara, Arlene (Yanagihara) Yoshizumi, Charlyn (Nakamoto) Chang. Click here for meeting pictures. The spirit of Halloween prevailed throughout Ralston's house. Thanks to the creativity of Ralston's daughter and wife, furniture was cleverly draped in spider webs, carved pumpkins decorated the tables, Halloween banners greeted costumed guests and plumes of "smoke" drifted amidst the great variety of pot-luck dishes. If you would like to read more about the good fun we had at Ralston's, log onto the Hilo high school website and read Beryl's chat note under "talk back" � general discussion. In honor of Matt Daog's birthday, he was presented with a Halloween-themed cake and serenaded by his classmates. Call to order: Meeting was called to order at 8:11 p.m. by Matt Daog. Minutes of the September 26 meeting were approved as read. 1. Committee Reports: a. Finance The following treasurer's report was submitted in writing by Mel Matsumoto: ******************** Date: Oct. 31, 2001 1962 Hilo High Class Reunion Treasury Report by Treasurers Dennis Ueyama (Ph: 487-6905), Byron Muramatsu (Ph; 623-6520), and Mel Matsumoto (Ph: 395-6778) 1. Class Reunion Fund (Start): $6,884.98 2. Interest to Date: $11.87
3. Expenses to Date: $1,121.65
Total to Date: $5,775.20 ******************** b. Grads Nite: The committee approved hiring the EbbTides at a discounted rate of $675 to entertain from 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. at Waialae Country Club on Grads Nite, July 26, 2002. Approval was given to Donna Hoshide to put down a deposit of $50 to secure our reservations with the EbbTides. Michael Nakasone will provide entertainment from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. c. Banquet: Aloha and Ida Mae checked out the Garden Lanai Room at the Ala Moana Hotel and were pleased with the facilities. A question arose regarding parking for attendees. Free parking is available at the Ala Moana Shopping Center however be aware that certain areas of the shopping center become "chained" during the night. Ala Moana Hotel charges a nominal fee for parking, however space is limited. d. Hospitality: Bobo reconfirmed the Hospitality Suite will be open for three nights beginning Thursday, July 25th. A car pool sign-up sheet will be available in the Hospitality Suite for attendees needing transportation between Ala Moana Hotel and Waialae Country Club. e. Golf Tournament: Les Hoshide reported there may be a change in plans regarding the location of the golf tournament due to the beefed up security at Hickam following the September 11 terrorist attack. The golf committee will keep interested parties abreast of any changes. f. Prizes/Donations: Nani reported Russell Okata has removed himself from this committee due to other commitments. g. Reception: June Takahashi Iki has recruited Albert Kauwe to join her committee. h. Souvenirs: Byron showed everyone a copy of the Viking logo being used for the shirt. The logo will be silk screened onto the left pocket of the polo shirt. i. Newsletter: Ralston personally thanked volunteers Nani, Irene, Patsy and Beryl for spending a weekend day compiling all the information included in the newsletter, which was mailed to all classmates following the October 31st meeting. j. Phone Tree: Beryl reported that the need for a phone tree is nearly obsolete considering most classmates are connected to the internet and receive information regarding meetings, etc. via computer. Ralston encouraged us to use the chat room to communicate with our classmates around the country. k. Public Relations : No report, as Craig was out of town. l. Registration: All committee members and spouses present at the meeting helped to fold, address and stamp the newsletter which was mailed to all classmates following this meeting. We were encouraged to include a personal note to classmates we knew to encourage them to attend the reunion. 2. Next meeting: Friday, November 30th, 2001, 6:00 p.m. 3. Meeting adjourned: 8:48 p.m. Respectfully submitted, |