Spring 2014, PDF - Hawaii Army Museum Society

HAWAII ARMY MUSEUM SOCIETY
www.hiarmymuseumsoc.org
Spring 2014
Inside This Issue:
The 2013 HAMS
Golf Tournament
 Prize Winners
 Photos
Page 2
The 2013 HAMS
Golf Tournament
 Sponsors List
 Prize Donors List
Page 3
The 2013 HAMS
Golf Tournament
 More Photos
Page 4-5
2013 Ihe Honoree:
Alan S. Hayashi
 Event Recap
 Sponsor List
Page 6
Photo Gallery
 Pierre Moulin
 25th ID Band
 Paul Lister
Page 7
Photo Gallery
 Officer/Board List
 Schedule of Events
 Museum Store
Info
Page 8
From the Executive Director: Vicki Olson
Aloha! After a long search and help from Mike Egami,
we have a new newsletter editor. Mahalo to Susan
Oshiro for taking on the position!
Speaking of Mike Egami—his retirement from federal
service is on 31 March. He most recently carried the title
of “Museum Curator”, but he turned that position into
much more. Upon his arrival at the US Army Museum of
Hawaii, Mike used his skills gained from years of experience as an Army
Public Affairs Officer, to increase the number of museum volunteers,
make certain that they each received proper training, and always made
sure that they were properly recognized for their efforts. HAMS was a
very willing partner in hosting these events to show our volunteers how
treasured they really are!
Mike also began an outreach program for military units on how they might
use a visit to the museum for professional development. Your Society
contributed $250,000 towards the parapet completion which now has a
multi-purpose classroom within the Diamondhead parapet. It was HAMS’
goal to increase educational outreach and Mike Egami, the late Frank Boas, and now our Education Chair, Les Bise have worked tirelessly with
towards this goal. The classroom is constantly in use.
From service in the Army to his days at the US Army Museum, Mike has
had an enormous positive impact. HAMS and the volunteers will bid
Mike farewell on Thursday, 10 March at a breakfast in his honor. We
wish Mike and his wife Judy, all the best as they begin a new chapter in
their lives.
Golf Chair, Les Bise and I hope all of you will be able to join us at the
33rd Annual General Herbert E. Wollf Memorial Fundraiser on 20 June
2014 at Leilehua Golf Course. Please call 808-941-3900 for more
information.
Vicki Olson
HAWAII ARMY MUSEUM SOCIETY
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Hawaii Army Museum Society 2013 Benefit Golf Tournament
Toby Kosaka and Deems Narimatsu at the starting line
We held our 32nd Annual General Herbert E. Wolff
Memorial Golf Tournament on June 21, 2013 at the
Leilehua Golf Course. 126 players, including 44
Patriot sponsored soldiers enjoyed a great day of
golf, food, prizes, food and more prizes. Mahalo to
all our wonderful volunteers—many of whom are
members of the Aloha Chapter of MOAA.
Here’s a list of our prize winners:
Closet to the Pin:
Hole #2 Rick Richardson
Hole #5 Gary Onishi
Hole #12 Drake Tanabe
Hole #17 Kristina Merkle
5’ 2”
7’ 9-1/3”
8’ 5”
Putting Contest:
1st
Bryan Dean
2nd
Mark Katsarsky
3rd
Paul Lewis
Longest Drive:
Male Winner:
Brystan Manintin
Female Winner: Billie Grimes-Watson
Patriot Golfers
David and Rose Lee in front of the Tawani Foundation banner
iPad winner drawn from hitting the green
on #5, #12, or #17:
William L. McInnis: 3rd BDE, 25th ID
Team Prizes:
Flight A:
1st: Bulanow and McWethy
2nd: Hirata and Soto
3rd: Katsarsky and Katsarsky
Flight B:
1st Ahn and Ching
2nd: Chang and Kobatake
3rd: Parilla and Wolfe
Flight Patriot:
1st: Manintin and Marrero
2nd: Clayson and Frankecevic
3rd: Henson and Ranabarger
Grand Prize #1: Jerry Schmitz
Grand Prize #2: Dennis Miyashiro
Congratulations to all our prize winners!
Harriet Aoki and Rick Wolff on the wild side
HAWAII ARMY MUSEUM SOCIETY
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MAHALO to our Generous Golf Tournament Sponsors & Donors!
Title Sponsor:
Tawani Foundation, Pritzker Military Library
Dinner & Lunch Sponsor:
Island Palms Communities, LLC
Silver Sponsors:
David & Nora Bramlett
go! Airlines
Kemo’o Farms
HEW Limited Partnership
Matson Navigation Company
Meadow Gold Dairies
Mokulele Hawaii
Pacific Commercial Services LLC
Royal Aloha Vacation Club
Patriot Sponsors:
Harriet Aoki
BAE Systems
David &Nora Bramlett
Ann Carroll &Miguel Vasquez
First Canoe Strategies & Consulting, Inc.
HEW Limited Partnership
Leilani & Ed Keough
Henry & Rose Lee (2 teams)
Pasha Hawaii
Charles B. Salmon, Jr.
David & Sue Shanahan
United Laundry Services, Inc.
Bronze Sponsor:
First Hawaiian Bank
Donors:
Joan S. Bellinger
COL (Ret) Charles N. Cardinal
Mary Ceccarelli
BG (Ret) Paul Y. Chinen
COL (Ret) & Mrs. Gordon W. Cho
Mike Culkin
Bobbee Mills Diaz & John Diaz
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle M. Du Pont
Donald Hasenyager
COL (Ret) & Mrs. Les S. Ihara
Island Network Solutions
Mr. & Mrs. Howard H. Karr
Carole Kai - Great Aloha Run
LTC (Ret) Darrell Large
MG (Ret) Robert Lee
Dudley Makahanaloa
Samuel A. Maratea
John F. Nielsen
CW4 (Ret) Howard S. Okada
Outrigger Enterprises Group
Richard E. Tanaka
COL (Ret) Albert F. Turner
The Islander Group
COL (Ret) Richard E. Van Ness, Jr.
Glenn M. Winterbottom
MAHALO to our Generous Prize Donors!
GRAND PRIZE: 2 Roundtrip Tickets on go! Airlines
Two Nights at Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Ka’anapali
Two Rounds of Golf at a Ka’anapali Golf Courses, Lahaina, Maui
Mr. & Mrs. Christian R. Beddow
Big Island Candies
Robert J. Clancey, LTD
Dole Food Company, Hawaii
Germaine’s Luau Hawaii
BGen (Ret) Jerome T. Hagan
Halekulani
Dr. Nara Harmsen, DDS
Hawaii Kai Golf Course
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki
Beach Resort
Hilton Waikoloa Village
Gerald P. Joering
Ka’anapali Golf Resort
LTC (Ret) Leonard Katsarsky
Maj (Ret) &Mrs. Rodney Kimura
Ko Olina Golf Club
KOP Distributors, LLC
Makalei Golf Club
Maui Divers
McKinley Motor Services, Inc.
Menehune Water Company
Michele’s at the Colony Surf
Mid-Pacific Country Club
Missouri Memorial Association, Inc.
Murphy’s Bar and Grill
Outrigger Enterprise Group
Plantation Bay Course, Kapalua
Poipu Bay Golf Course
Pukalani Country Club
SONY Hawaii Company
James D. Swoish, Inc.
Turtle Bay Golf
U.S. Army Garrison Golf Courses
Zippy’s Restaurant
A very special Mahalo to
our event MC Joe Teipel!
HAWAII ARMY MUSEUM SOCIETY
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More Photos
from the 2013
Benefit Golf
Tournament...
Cacti Golf team pictured with CSM (R)
Henry and Rose Lee
BAE Systems Hawaii Team
Alan Hayashi and Rick Richardson with soldiers
Toshi examines the offerings at the refreshment tent
HAWAII ARMY MUSEUM SOCIETY
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More Photos
from the 2013
Benefit Golf
Tournament...
The Wolff Silver Team
Miguel Vasquez by his sponsored hole
Vicki Olson and Judy Egami assist MC Joe Teipel
Jerry Schmitz wins the grand prize —
a fabulous trip to Lanai with airfare, hotel and
golf. He was very happy as his wedding
anniversary was the next day!
HAWAII ARMY MUSEUM SOCIETY
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Our 2013 Ihe Honoree: Alan S. Hayashi
On November 15, 2013, we celebrated the contributions of Alan S. Hayashi
at the 2013 Ihe Award Breakfast at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. In ancient
Hawai’i, the warrior who was honored by service to the Chief kept himself
in readiness to meet every challenge. Perfect physical condition and mental
alertness allowed him to respond quickly to any demand. One symbol of
this readiness was the spear, or Ihe, which was always at the warrior’s side.
Alan’s association with the Army goes back to his college days as a
member of the Stanford University ROTC program. Alan was appointed as
a Tactical (TAC) Officer at the Aberdeen Proving Ground and also served
with Hawaii’s 25th Infantry Division (725th Ordinance Battalion) and the
US Army Reserve (Hawaii Training Center Infantry). Alan left military
service to join his father’s contracting business where he was employed for
28 years. Prior to his current position at BAE Systems Support Solutions’ (S2) as its Director of Public Relations
and Policy Advocacy in Hawaii, Alan also worked for Amfac and the Waikiki Convention Center Authority.
If he’s not golfing or traveling with his wife Karen, Alan serves, or has served on the boards of directors of the
Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation, Military Affairs Council (MAC) of the Chamber of Commerce of
Hawaii, Army Hawaii Housing Foundation, Stanford Alumni Association, and the University of Hawaii, Manoa,
Shidler College of Business Alumni, along with many others. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of
Metropolitan Honolulu, Friends of Hickam, the Navy League, the Hawaii Society of Business Professionals, and
Soroptimist International of Waikiki.
Mahalo to Our Major Sponsors!
Gold Table Sponsors
Harriet Aoki
BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards, Inc.
GEN (Ret) David A. Bramlett
Island Palms Communities
Meadow Gold Dairies (2)
Ambassador Charles B. Salmon, Jr.
Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu
Silver Table Sponsor
Matson Navigation Company
Bronze Table Sponsors
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Hawaii News Now
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
Kaneohe Rotary Club
Outrigger Enterprises Group
COL (Ret) Walter M. Ozawa
Donors
ADM Thomas B. Fargo
Great Aloha Run
CAPT John Mihlbauer
Vaughn Vasconcellos
Alan has been unstinting in his support of our wounded
warriors in many ways including the annual Wounded Warrior Outrigger Regatta. Alan and BAE have been steadfast
supporters of the Hawaii Army Museum Society by participating or sponsoring a wounded warrior team at the annual
MG Herbert E. Wolff Memorial Golf
tournament and our annual Ihe Award ceremony.
The first Ihe award was presented in 1998. Past Ihe awardees included: Dr. Richard Kelley, Outrigger Hotels (2000),
the late GEN Fred C. Weyand, USA, Ret., Former Chief of
Staff of the Army (2003), Ms. Christina Kemmer, Civilian
Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Hawaii (2007), Dr.
Lawrence K.W. Tseu, DDS, FADG (2009), and Linda Coble and Kirk Matthews (2010), just to name a few.
We would like to thank our many generous table sponsors
and donors for helping to make this event possible. A
|special Mahalo is extended to the HAMS Special Events
Committee chaired by COL (Ret) Walter M. Ozawa and to
COL (Ret) Gerry Silva for his work with Don Kozono of
the University of Hawaii Journalism Department who produced the video shown during the event honoring Alan S.
Hayashi. We also extend our thanks to Susan Smith and
the staff of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort &
Spa for their continuing support and excellent service.
Congratulations to our 2013 Ihe Honoree, Alan S. Hayashi!
HAWAII ARMY MUSEUM SOCIETY
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HAMS President David
Bramlett with Author Pierre
Moulin at a book signing at
HAMS
The 25th ID Band tours the U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii
New Board Member Paul Lister
with HAMS President, David
Bramlett and Executive Director,
Vicki Olson
Hawaii Army Museum Society
P. O. 8064
Honolulu, HI 96830-0064
To:
Hawaii Army Museum Society (HAMS) News
HAMS’ 2014 Officers and Board of Trustees
PRESIDENT:
David A. Bramlett
1st VICE PRESIDENT:
Jimmie R. Lackey
VICE PRESIDENTS:
Mildred Courtney
Francis I. Mossman
Walter M. Ozawa
Gerry Silva
SECRETARY:
Albert F. Turner
TREASURER:
Ronald T.Y. Choo
INTERNAL AUDITOR:
David M. Shanahan
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
Victoria W. Olson
TRUSTEES:
Leslie Bise
Charles N. Cardinal
Irwin K. Cockett
Edward Y. Hirata
Leonard G. Katsarsky
Darrell R. Large
Paul R. Lister
Victoria W. Olson
Edward V. Richardson
Charles B. Salmon, Jr.
Frank D. Slocum
Thomas M. Ushijima
Philip M. Whitney, Jr.
Francis J. Wiercinski
TRUSTEES
EMERITUS:
Jack R. Corteway
Henry S. Kuniyuki
Barbara F. Mills
John F. Nielsen
William W. Paty, Jr.
Arthur T. Yamamoto
HAMS Schedule of Events
Meetings for 2014
HAMS Board of Trustees:
Golf Tournament
20 June 2014
15 Jan, 16 Apr, 16 July, & 15 Oct
HAMS Executive Committee:
Ihe Award
14 November 2014
19 Feb, 19 Mar, 21 May, 18 June,
20 Aug, 17 Sep, 19 Nov, & 17 Dec
The U. S. Army Museum of Hawaii will be CLOSED
from April 1st until June 9th for renovation work.
The Museum Store will be OPEN
Monday through Friday from 9 AM until 3:30 PM
Museum Store: 808-955-9552