06 Oct 2011 No Comments
Okay, so he was in no way related to me. But to those of us in the Apple Hawaii team, Steve Jobs was a part of our ohana. So we half-jokingly called him our uncle. I learned of his passing through the speed of Twitter. Although I knew it was coming, I was still in [...] [ Read More → ]
03 Mar 2009 No Comments
I finally gathered the courage to look through my high school yearbooks and hunt for the message Mrs. Yamashita left me. Here’s what she wrote.
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02 May 2008 No Comments
On Sunday, my sister and I were on the bus, on our way to the join HPU-HCC band concert at McKinley High School. (My sister’s boyfriend plays drums for the HCC band.) We get word from him that his dad was having a heart attack. By the time we get to Tripler Hospital, he had passed away. What was supposed to be a day of music appreciation, joy, and celebration turned into a day of shock, grief, and sorrow. It’s times like these when you realize how fragile life really is.
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02 Aug 2007 No Comments
I didn’t know who Michael Tongg was until I had to help put together a video in his honor. He was an exceptional waterman who had a special connection with the sea. He won various canoe paddling championships, helped establish canoe paddling internationally, and played a vital role on the Hokule’a. He gave his time and energy to helping his community, through the Waikiki Community Center. And as a family lawyer, he represented hundreds of children and parents, and fostered over 50 children throughout his life.
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