nisced about classmates, sports, club activities, and events from the 1960s. Each member shared a mini-narrative about careers, fami- lies, and what has transpired in the last 56 years since they graduated. They also honored classmates who have passed and how teachers, coaches, and Rev. David Coon left a positive and indelible mark on their lives. The consensus from everyone is to gather again sometime soon with a hope that more alumni can attend future events. ’ 69 Class Representative RUSSELL YAMAMOTO Russell@rmyconstruction.com (B) 808-596-8003 ’ 70 Class Representative ERNEST CHOY kauyuk7@gmail.com (H) 808-235-6837 ’ 71 From Lloyd Nishikawa: On October 20, 2024, we held our Class of 1971 71st birthday dinner at O‘ahu Country Club in Nu‘uanu Valley, accompanied by the beautiful background music of Jim Howard on piano setting the perfect tone for the evening. The dinner was the creative idea of Leslie Oshita, who suggested we should celebrate the Class of 1971 turning 71 years old in 2024. Leslie greeted everyone as they arrived, Class Representative LLOYD NISHIMOTO iolani71@gmail.com (C) 808-226-2082
was 41° F there. Bill Daniels in Minnesota, whom we would expect to normally have the coldest weather, reported that it was 50° F, evidence, perhaps, of global warming, even though some have told him there’s no such thing. Lawson Horner in Arizona, with tongue in cheek, agreed there’s no such thing despite temperatures there being 10° higher than normal. Bob Phifer in Massachusetts won coldest-temperature bragging rights, reporting a low of 26° F with a photo of a snow-covered evergreen as proof. Calbert Lum light-heartedly told us he was glad the weather here wasn’t teeth-chattering cold enough to make his fillings fall out since his dentist was on vacation. In contrast, Bill Crittenden and Don Fujimoto on the Island of Hawai‘i claimed the highest temperature bragging rights irrespective of global warming as Kīlauea volcano had erupted. Don also reminded us that we had lost Father Coon the year before, prompting a flood of memories from Geoff Lau and many others of how fortunate we were to have known him. Clyde Matsui was moved to quote from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and shared a passage from a letter Dave Coon had sent him. Bill Doar , Herb Hong, and Milton Lau sent beautiful photos of peaceful Christmas mornings along with their holiday greetings. And Paul Taniyama , Stu Kaneko , Gerry Wong , and Alvin Onaka all agreed that we in Hawai‘i are fortunate to have our Christmas weather.
’ 66 Class Representative DALE W. LEE tsudodean@gmail.com (C) 808-341-1399
Clyde Kusatsu plays Grant, Pacific View’s resident snob, on Netflix’s “A Man on the Inside,” and has a staggering 300-plus credits on his acting resume, including “Paradise Road,” “The Interpreter,” and “Midway,” as well as recent work in “Blue Eye Samurai,” “Days of Our Lives,” “Young Rock,” and “Never Have I Ever.”
’ 67 Class Representative GEORGE NORCROSS George@tc-11.com ’ 68 Class Representative CALVIN INOUYE inouyeck@gmail.com (C) 808-226-9017
On a late summer evening in August 2024, the Class of 1968 gathered for a reunion at Natsunoya Tea House to talk story and recapture memories. Over dinner, the men and their spouses shared laughter and remi-
Olympian wedding (L-R) Wesley, Barbara and Madison Chock, Evan Bates
Wes Chock sent the happiest of Christmas greetings as he told us of his daughter Madison’s marriage in June to her ice-dancing partner, Evan Bates and the awarding of the couple’s Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics gold medals at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics in August.The wedding took place in Kapolei. Being married didn’t slow Madison and Evan down. They went on to win their fourth-consecutive and sixth-overall USA ice dancing championship.
Front row: Wayne Yakuma, Brian Chang, Ed Yee, Gary Kaneshiro, Roy Hirohama, and Jeff Kuwada. Second row: Wes Chong, Dave Carlson, Scott Harvey, Roger Kondo, Sanford Young, Gerald Brown, Richard Maxfield, Bruce Kugiya, and Michael Wong
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