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The next "First Wednesday of the Month" is scheduled for January 4, 2012 at "Club New Nigori" starting at 7pm. The "Club New Nigori" is located at 535 Ward Ave. (Universal Bldg), one block ocean side of Kapiolani Blvd. Come on down to New Nigori to help celebrate the "Year of the Dragon".
Anne Ku'82 with her mother will be in Honolulu from January 5-10, 2012. Anne would like to get together with her classmates and friends so interested personnel should contact her on her Facebook site.
2012 Kubasaki High School All-Class Reunion - San Diego, CA Masami (Ciola'72) Jenkins and her staff are hosting an All-Class Reunion to be held in San Diego, CA, October 11-14, 2012. The reunion website will be posted in the near future. Email Masami for more information.
Rudy Cooper'69 sends a 9th grade class photo (see below) from 1965. If anyone recognizes a student, please leave a message on the Hawaii Dragons' "Dream Book".
Kubasaki High School gets nation exposure!!!!! Number of students were at the right place and the right time to be on NBC Today Show on April 12, 2011. Click on this link to view this video: "Students on Today Show".
Erwin Uehara'69 passed away due to illness on March 18, 2011 at Seattle, WA. Private service for family members and friends was held at Honolulu, HI. By the way, Erwin is in the above photo (2nd row down of students, 2nd from the left) that Rudy Cooper sent. Condolence can be sent to: FLORENCE UEHARA 91-884 OANIANI ST KAPOLEI, HI 96707 Click on photo for a larger image. Ishikawa Beach 1964 Ishikawa Beach 1964 Band 1969 Band 1969 On Saturday July 3, 2010 George Fujimoto'66 and his spouse Susan held a get together at their home in Kaneohe for Dean Tsukayama'68, his spouse Flora and daughter. The Tsukayamas were in town visiting family and friends before heading back to Minneapolis. The folks who attending this gathering were Grant Kagimoto and his spouse Janet, Rinsei Haimoto and his spouse Sue, Irene Ross, Robert Higa and Stan Yamada. Grant showed two interesting photos, one dated back to the mid 1950s and the other one was dated in 1960. To celebrate the upcoming "Parent's Day", I posted this mid 1950s photo of the young mothers in Okinawa. Some of them have been identified but other are still not known. If you know any of these young mothers, please email Rinsei with their names and where they are located in this photo. The other photo is the 6th grade class of 1960 at Sukiran Elementary School. Grant Kagimoto is in this photo. Do you know where he is at? Also if you know any of these other students, please email Rinsei with their names and where they are located in this photo. Rinsei's email address: cuttery2k@yahoo.com Click on photo for a larger image. Get Together at George Fujimoto's Home Young Mothers in Okinawa 6th Grade 1960 Sukiran Richard Varble passed away due to illness on the afternoon of February 10, 2010 at the VA Center for Aging located near the Tripler Medical Center. Scattering of ashes was held at Section J of the Punchbowl Cemetery on Friday March 5, 2010 at 1:00p.m. Family members, friends, co-workers and Hawaii Dragon alumni were in attendance to pay their respect to Richard. Please click on this photo website of the photos taken at this service: "Richard Varble's Service" Photo on the left was recently taken by Marian Oshiro at the VA Center for Aging. Happy New Year's Message from Auntie Jessie Varble May all you Dragons enjoy the blessings of The Year of The Rabbit. Mahalo to all for having welcomed my son, Richard Varble, into your ohana. Mahalo also for keeping alive the spirit of our Camelot -- unforgettable Okinawa, about which Ron Thomas so aptly described ".....we will all be 16 and carefree together once more in the place of all our dreams." I greatly appreciate and thank you for the love and assistance you gave me during his illness and upon his final sayonara. Love, Auntie Jessie 2009 Deja Vu Reunion Photo Websites Well the reunion is over but the memories of these events and the attendees will live on and on forever. Click on these photo websites for the initial reunion photos: Renee Richardson's Reunion Photos Hirome Fujio's Reunion Photos Rinsei Haimoto's Reunion Photos Jim Price's Reunion Photos
Condolence can be sent to: FLORENCE UEHARA 91-884 OANIANI ST KAPOLEI, HI 96707
FLORENCE UEHARA 91-884 OANIANI ST KAPOLEI, HI 96707
Click on photo for a larger image.
Ishikawa Beach 1964 Ishikawa Beach 1964 Band 1969 Band 1969
On Saturday July 3, 2010 George Fujimoto'66 and his spouse Susan held a get together at their home in Kaneohe for Dean Tsukayama'68, his spouse Flora and daughter. The Tsukayamas were in town visiting family and friends before heading back to Minneapolis. The folks who attending this gathering were Grant Kagimoto and his spouse Janet, Rinsei Haimoto and his spouse Sue, Irene Ross, Robert Higa and Stan Yamada. Grant showed two interesting photos, one dated back to the mid 1950s and the other one was dated in 1960. To celebrate the upcoming "Parent's Day", I posted this mid 1950s photo of the young mothers in Okinawa. Some of them have been identified but other are still not known. If you know any of these young mothers, please email Rinsei with their names and where they are located in this photo. The other photo is the 6th grade class of 1960 at Sukiran Elementary School. Grant Kagimoto is in this photo. Do you know where he is at? Also if you know any of these other students, please email Rinsei with their names and where they are located in this photo. Rinsei's email address: cuttery2k@yahoo.com
Get Together at George Fujimoto's Home Young Mothers in Okinawa 6th Grade 1960 Sukiran
Richard Varble passed away due to illness on the afternoon of February 10, 2010 at the VA Center for Aging located near the Tripler Medical Center. Scattering of ashes was held at Section J of the Punchbowl Cemetery on Friday March 5, 2010 at 1:00p.m. Family members, friends, co-workers and Hawaii Dragon alumni were in attendance to pay their respect to Richard. Please click on this photo website of the photos taken at this service: "Richard Varble's Service" Photo on the left was recently taken by Marian Oshiro at the VA Center for Aging.
Happy New Year's Message from Auntie Jessie Varble May all you Dragons enjoy the blessings of The Year of The Rabbit. Mahalo to all for having welcomed my son, Richard Varble, into your ohana. Mahalo also for keeping alive the spirit of our Camelot -- unforgettable Okinawa, about which Ron Thomas so aptly described ".....we will all be 16 and carefree together once more in the place of all our dreams." I greatly appreciate and thank you for the love and assistance you gave me during his illness and upon his final sayonara. Love, Auntie Jessie
May all you Dragons enjoy the blessings of The Year of The Rabbit.
Mahalo to all for having welcomed my son, Richard Varble, into your ohana. Mahalo also for keeping alive the spirit of our Camelot -- unforgettable Okinawa, about which Ron Thomas so aptly described ".....we will all be 16 and carefree together once more in the place of all our dreams."
I greatly appreciate and thank you for the love and assistance you gave me during his illness and upon his final sayonara.
Love, Auntie Jessie
2009 Deja Vu Reunion Photo Websites
Well the reunion is over but the memories of these events and the attendees will live on and on forever. Click on these photo websites for the initial reunion photos: Renee Richardson's Reunion Photos Hirome Fujio's Reunion Photos Rinsei Haimoto's Reunion Photos Jim Price's Reunion Photos
Kirk Uechi'67 who was one of the attendees at George Higa'67 "Murasaki" performance during the recent Okinawa Studies Conference 2009 provided this information. George Higa didn't perform, only played a portion of the piece he's working on via a cd. Mostly lectured about himself, his music and the music scene on Okinawa. Kirk used to do light shows and promote some of George's outdoor concerts back in the early '70s. The Kubasaki grads that showed up are in the photo: Grant Kagimoto'66, Kirk Uechi'67, George Higa'67, Melinda Wood'69 and Linda Angst '73.
June Kamisato'67 who travels frequently to Okinawa recommends this Okinawa travel agency: Okinawa Keystone Travel which is owned by Kazuyoshi Nakada who graduated from Naha High School and participated in various activities with Kubasaki High School in 1967. He attended University of Hawaii travel management school and subsequently he has been working in the travel industry in Okinawa ever since. Kazuyoshi speaks fluent English and is an expert about travel in Okinawa and mainland Japan. His contact information is: Kazuyoshi Nakada Okinawa Keystone Travel 3-1-9 Chuo Okinawa City Okinawa, Japan 904-0004 Phone: 011-81-098-989-0606 Email: okinawakeystonetrvl@heart.ocn.ne.jp Fax: 011-81-098-989-0621 A nonprofit organization, The Ryukyu America Historical Research Society is searching for photos taken during the Battle of Okinawa and postwar period. These photos will be displayed at a photo exhibit in Okinawa which is held primarily to educate and insure that Okinawa`s unfortunate period of its long history is not forgotten. To view the organization's website, click on: "R y u b e i". Anyone interested should contact Alex Kishaba at kishaba@ryubei.com. Note: Majority of the "underlined word(s)" and "images" on this web site will take you to another page or web site. The secret is when you move the cursor over the "underlined word(s)", the cursor turns to a "HAND image", then you can click on the mouse which will take you to another page or web site.
Okinawa Keystone Travel which is owned by Kazuyoshi Nakada who graduated from Naha High School and participated in various activities with Kubasaki High School in 1967. He attended University of Hawaii travel management school and subsequently he has been working in the travel industry in Okinawa ever since. Kazuyoshi speaks fluent English and is an expert about travel in Okinawa and mainland Japan. His contact information is: Kazuyoshi Nakada Okinawa Keystone Travel 3-1-9 Chuo Okinawa City Okinawa, Japan 904-0004 Phone: 011-81-098-989-0606 Email: okinawakeystonetrvl@heart.ocn.ne.jp Fax: 011-81-098-989-0621
His contact information is: Kazuyoshi Nakada Okinawa Keystone Travel 3-1-9 Chuo Okinawa City Okinawa, Japan 904-0004 Phone: 011-81-098-989-0606 Email: okinawakeystonetrvl@heart.ocn.ne.jp Fax: 011-81-098-989-0621
Kazuyoshi Nakada Okinawa Keystone Travel 3-1-9 Chuo Okinawa City Okinawa, Japan 904-0004 Phone: 011-81-098-989-0606 Email: okinawakeystonetrvl@heart.ocn.ne.jp Fax: 011-81-098-989-0621
A nonprofit organization, The Ryukyu America Historical Research Society is searching for photos taken during the Battle of Okinawa and postwar period. These photos will be displayed at a photo exhibit in Okinawa which is held primarily to educate and insure that Okinawa`s unfortunate period of its long history is not forgotten. To view the organization's website, click on: "R y u b e i". Anyone interested should contact Alex Kishaba at kishaba@ryubei.com.
Note: Majority of the "underlined word(s)" and "images" on this web site will take you to another page or web site. The secret is when you move the cursor over the "underlined word(s)", the cursor turns to a "HAND image", then you can click on the mouse which will take you to another page or web site.
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New Nigori and the current/previous Photo Albums "Kubasaki Dragons Summer Bash Seven in 2011" "2011 Kubasaki High School All-Class Reunion" Recent Events Reunions & Other Links Kubasaki High School Alumni Association website Okinawa Revisted (April 12-16, 2002) Message Center
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