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Class of '88: 2007 Iolani Fair - Fri., April 20th

Hi ‘88ers-

Yes, it’s Iolani Fair time again. For the uninitiated, our class prepares and sells “huli beef” sandwiches, a delicacy found nowhere else. Fans of the huli beef sandwich return every year to say that it’s their favorite, even ordering 10 at a time to take home and freeze.

The class needs the following kokua:

1) Class Captain – attend a hosted dinner meeting at Sam Choy’s Breakfast Lunch and Crab on Wed., March 13^th @ 6 pm to receive important information regarding our booth and overall food operations, then relay that information to our classmates and others working our booth. I cannot attend this year.

2) Tues., April 17^th @ 6 pm – meat cutting at Iolani cafeteria (Touch of Iolani planning committee meeting at same time).

3) Fri., April 20^th from 11:15 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. – FAIR TIME! Shifts set by the Fair are as follows:

11:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Hope to see everyone for a few hours in our class booth. Please let me know what time you can be there.

Lots of help is needed for both Tuesday and Friday, especially this year. In addition to our Fair duties, our Touch of Iolani planning committee is hard at work. Because that committee will be meeting at the same time as the meat cutting and some folks will be spending time selling Touch tickets at the Fair, the huli beef effort will need extra help.

Due to some personal scheduling conflicts at Fair time with work, non-profit boards, Touch of Iolani, and Iolani parent duties, I am desperately looking for someone to serve as Class Captain (or co-Captain) for this year’s Fair. I have found that it is a great way to get better reacquainted with the school, connect with our class, and network with other alums. Please let me know.

Thanks for your kokua to our class and our school!

Scott

722-3422 (cel)

543-4775 (w)

Go Iolani!

raiders win ilh baseball season opener over warriors, 5-4, originally uploaded by Watari Goro 渡五郎.

Iolani baseball off to a great start beating defending ILH champions, Kamehameha.

Read more in the Honolulu Advertiser.

Iolani and the 1st President of the Republic of China

On November 12, 2006, China celebrated the 140th birthday of Sun Yat-Sen. 1st President and regarded as the "father of modern China". Leigh Wai-Doo (a former Honolulu City Councilman, was the founding president of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Foundation) has written a commentary in the March 3, 2007 Honolulu Star Bulletin describing Sun Yat-Sen and her coverage of the celebrations in China. Sun Yat-Sen, while born in China (in the village of Cuiheng in Guangdong), spent his most formative years in Hawaii, and often called Ewa Beach his birth place.

Of course, we all remember that it was at Iolani that Sun Yat-Sen received his early education, and excelled in a number of subjects. Upon arriving in Honolulu at the age of 13, he spoke no English, however, within a few years at Iolani, he was awarded a prize in outstanding achievement in English by King David Kalakuaua. He eventually ended up at Punahou (then Oahu College), after completing his education at Iolani. He eventually returned to Hong Kong and studied medicine and earned his license from the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese (which later became the University of Hong Kong) and became Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Soon, however, Dr. Sun Yat Sen became a revolutionary, due to his desire to see China move more vigorously to modernization, and his perception that the current government was more interested in maintaining the status quo. He was disenchanted by how much the government seemed to be exploiting her people through heavy taxes and levies.

Leaving his medical practice, he became instrumental in the Qing Dynasty rebellion, which upon completion ended the Qing Dynasty. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's influence would continue far after his death. Not just in the continuation of his politics but in the people and organizations that he influenced and help found. One of his proteges during the rebellion was a young Chiang Kai Shek, and the organization that Dr. Sun led during this time (which Chiang Kai Shek was also a member) was Tiandihui, which precursor to the modern Triad groups.

Read more about Dr. Sun Yat Sen in:
Honolulu Star Bulletin
Iolani School
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Foundation in Hawaii
Wikipedia

Hawaii Business: 25 People for the Next 25 Years

According to Hawaii Business Magazine, 3 Iolani alums are listed among 25 people that will shape the next 25 years. Two of the three are from our very own Class of 1988.

- Maile Shimabukuro - State House of Representatives, District 45 (Waianae, Makaha, Makua)

- R. Scott Simon (aka. Rog) - Associate General Counsel with Hawaiian Electric Co.

and also class of '94 Adam Wong was also included in the list.

Read the article in Hawaii Business Magazine, "25 People for the Next 25 Years"

Congratulations Scott and Maile on your recognition in Hawaii Business Magazine!