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Judy Emmett with Bridgette, her female English bulldog all dressed in her Sunday best for the animal blessing

The Blessing of the Animals Photos by Anne E. O’Malley All was peaceful in the animal kingdom at St. Michael and All Angels as the church rang with the voices of children singing Jesus Loves All the Creatures in the World, accompanied by the children’s choir director, Hank Curtis, on piano, with only an arf or a meow here or there. A combination of about 130 people and animals attended this annual event with a hot dog reception, petting zoo, blessing certificates and pet goodie bags.

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Two Kaua‘i Veterans Co-Grand Marshal Veterans Day Parade Two veterans will be the co-Grand Marshals of this year’s November 5 Veterans Day Parade in Kapa‘a that will honor Vietnam War Veterans.

JQ. Smith, a veteran of three wars and Johnny Rabasa, a Vietnam War Veteran, will share the honor Technically, the U.S. has not declared war since 1941, and so the battles comprised of U.S. intervention in Vietnam are called the Vietnam Conflict.

But don’t bother trying to digest that rhetoric. The veterans who fought know the

real deal, and Kaua‘i honors them for their sacrifice in service of our country.

J.Q. Smith

J.Q. Smith, 85, says of his appointment as one of the two Grand Marshals, “They’re citing me as the oldest Vietnam veteran on Kaua‘i. I couldn’t believe that they would want to recommend me for that. It’s a great honor and a privilege to represent the people of my generation.”

Smith knows a lot about war. He was in aviation in WWII, fly-

ing in dive-bombers, then in transports, also in transports in the Korean War. He was on Hill 22 in Vietnam, one of the first battles in 1965, he says.

“We lost 13 people, 18 wounded, me one of them. I stayed in the hospital for three months, and the day I was supposed to come home, they transferred me back for nine months.”

Smith, born on the same day as the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, November 10, joined the U.S. Marine Corps at age 17.

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J.Q. Smith. Photo by Johnny Rabasa

enough, so he filled up on bananas, popcorn and water to meet the weight requirement for the navy (120 lb.) and then jumped from that

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Bruyeres, Biffontaine and Kaua‘i Celebrating freedom

WWII veterans welcomed approximately 40 guests from Bruyeres and Biffontaine, two cities in France, at a luncheon held in the Kaua‘i Veterans Center recently. The two cities and the 442nd have something in common.

During the war, Bruyeres and Biffontaine, in the Vosges Valley, were occupied by Germans. Members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team including the 100th Battalion liberated the towns in 1944, and there grew a deep connection between the Nisei and the French.

The cities of Honolulu and Bruyeres struck a sister-city relationship, and this year marks the 50th anniversary.

Kaua‘i was the first stop on the group’s 13 day tour of Hawai‘i.

The French keep alive their grateful memory of liberation with an association they call Le Chemin de la Paix et Liberte which means, literally, path of peace and freedom.

It honors the 442nd and 101th Battalion.

At the luncheon, both French and Kaua‘i dignitaries gave speeches, plaques, ribbons, medallions, key chains and citations in a convivial mood.

In their jointly issued invitation to the visitors on behalf of the veterans, Whitey Kurasaki, president of the 442nd Veterans Club and Ken Muri-

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W W I I Ve t e ra n s G e t t h e G old

Congressional Gold Medal for 442nd, 100th and MIS

In November, when we traditionally honor veterans, a group of the dwindling numbers of those from WWII, members of the 442nd “Go for Broke” Regimental Combat Team, the 100th Infantry Battalion and the Military Intelligence Service—MIS— will head to Washington, D.C. to receive an enormous honor.

They are to collectively receive the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their dedicated service in WWII. It is the highest award that our country grants to civilians.

President Obama signed the legislation for it a little over a year ago. This year, the veterans will attend a number of events in Washington, D.C. paying tribute to them—and among those tributes will be a presentation of the gold medal hosted by the U.S. Congress.

One medal has been minted and will ultimately reside in the Smithsonian Institution. The honor has been a long time coming for these men whao, in the face of race discrimination, proved themselves over

the top in their loyalty to the U.S. J ust a side note on the 100th Infantry Battalion: it was made up of predominantly of Nisei members of the Hawaii Provisional Infantry Battalion, and was later incorporated into the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Historical data from several sources cite that the 442nd/100th became the most decorated unit in United States military history for its size and length of service. Combined, the 100th Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team received 7 Presidential Unit Citations, 21 Medals of Honor, 29 Distinguished Service Crosses, 560 Silver Stars, 4,000 Bronze Stars, 22 Legion of Merit Medals, 15 Soldier’s Medal, and over 4,000 Purple Hearts.

Over the years, the public knew little about the role that soldiers in the MIS played; related documents were kept classified until 1972.

In these pages, For Kaua‘i highlights a few of these veterans, some of whom will travel to D.C. for the events

Whitey Kurasaki: Helping veterans Whitey Kurasaki did a European tour for three years and some months—the hard way.

He was a private in the U.S. Army in WWII, volunteering in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Wounded three times and awarded the Purple Heart three times, he joined up because he says, “In our young days, get plenty discrimination and all this and that. When they called for volunteers for 442, I figure it’s a good time to join the Army, figure we might prove something.”

He and others of the 442nd with him—Kaua‘i’s Turk Tokita was there—

proved plenty somethings.

Bruyeres, France was one instance. Germans held the town and the Americans needed to take it and move onward.

Kurasaki was the scout. He saw flat land everywhere.

His Captain told the men it was a suicide mission to go in there and that they should leave their personal effects behind. Everyone knew what that meant.

Kurasaki took a road less traveled, a dirt path that led past the sides of houses where they could approach a square.

What they found was an unmanned machine

gun—and nothing else.

A French woman told him the Germans were in a cellar, fooling around with some ladies.

“They were lax.

It just happened we caught them,” says Kurasaki.

Their 442nd captured those men and about half dozen more who came into town, not realizing the Americans had liberated it.

Bruyere’s relatively easy liberation contrasted greatly with what awaited the 442nd next.

Whitey Kurasaki

The 442nd was sent in to rescue the Lost Battalion, a unit from Texas that had become encircled by the enemy in the Vosges Mountains.

After six days of battle, the 442nd rescued the see Kurasaki page 25

Turk Tetsuo Tokita

Fought for his country and against discrimination

Emi and Turk Tokita are going to D.C. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

Veteran Turk Tetsuo Tokita, 91, is headed to D.C. It’s a welcome day for him to see this recognition come to the Nisei after the discrimination he and others experienced.

Tokita enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army in 1942, determined, he says, “To prove our loyalty to the U.S. A.” Volunteering for the 442nd, he shipped out to Camp Shelby, Mississippi for combat training and went on to Italy, where the 442nd engaged in several battles against the Germans.

“The 100th Battalion had already been in Italy, in Anzio and Casino, and had taken huge losses and were about to be decommissioned,” says Tokita.

“But General [Mark] Clark heard about

the 442nd training in Mississippi and asked that all the 1st Battalion, 442nd Regiment be shipped to Italy as replacements, so 660 men from Camp Shelby 1st Battalion shipped over as replacements for the 100th Battalion.”

From Rome to Pisa, and on to Florence, Tokita’s group chased the Germans and went on to Bologna, where he saw the city was bombed almost flat. Next destination: Bruyeres, France.

“When we got to the outskirts, the 36th Division had been trying for four months to liberate the city,” says Tokita. “We did it in one day.”

Following the liberation of Bruyeres, see Tokita page 25

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W W I I Ve t e ra n s G e t t h e G old Jiro Yukimura

In the end, who suffers?

When WWII broke out, Jiro Yukimura was at UH, living in a dormitory with other neighbor island fellows. Asked to volunteer, he and his classmates stood guard against a potential Japanese occupation.

that recruiters wanted 1,500 to volunteer from Hawai‘i and the same from the mainland, but recruiting on the mainland didn’t go that easily.

“The mainland had a hard time, as the Japanese were in con-

Norman Yukio Hashisaka: We all deserve peace Some months after graduating from McKinley High School, Norman Hashisaka learned that the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) was recruiting. In January 1944, he enlisted.

After nine months of military intelligence and basic combat training, he headed to the Philippines, where he was assigned to the

Allied Translator Interpreter Section, ATIS. “My job at ATIS was

to translate captured documents which contained informa-

Mabel and Norman Hashisaka. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

tion of military value and send them up the chain of command,” says Hashisaka.

His transfer to Japan and the Yokahama war crimes trials followed.

He had to call on inner strength as he faced the horrors revealed there.

Each day, he interpreted for U.S and British majors and see Hashisaka page 26

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“I was stationed down around Ala Wai boat harbor,” says Yukimura. “They gave us old weapons with one round.

The experience didn’t last.

“When they discharged us because of our race and classified us as enemy aliens, that was the biggest blow of my life,” he says. “We gathered and practically cried.

“When the time came in early 1943 to volunteer,” he continues, “they said we will accept the Japanese to fight for the country.”

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centration camps and it was difficult to get volunteers from that situation,” he says. “No problem in Hawai‘i— we didn’t want anything special; we wanted to be treated like anyone else.

“They only needed 3,000—10,000 signed up.”

Yukimura was among them, members of the now famous Regimental 442nd Combat Team—and he was swiftly pulled out from the group to form a core of about 250 others who had some experience with the Japanese language. see Yukimura page 26

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Judy and Stanley Segawa are going to D.C. Photo by Anne E. O’Malley

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Koke‘e Weeds: KRCP “whups ‘em” with Disney help

By Joan Conrow Back in 1998, Katie Cassel noticed that a lot of people were talking about how weeds were taking over the native forest at Koke‘e, but nobody was doing much about it.

So she started.

Thirteen years later, she and the hundreds of “weedbuster” volunteers she’s marshaled locally and internationally have given over 121,500 hours of service to preserve native species, killing some 9.4 million weeds on thousands of acres in Koke‘e State Park and the Alaka‘i

Wilderness Preserve.

But statistics, however impressive, tell only part of the story, which is more about the power of passion than it is about snuffing out weeds.

“A lot of people were pretty pessimistic that you really couldn’t make a difference,” Cassel says, recalling the reaction of folks when she formed the Koke‘e Resource Conservation Program (KRCP) to battle forest weeds. “But I always have a lot of faith. If people can find what their passion is and just start doing it,

they’ll go forward with it.”

Cassel’s passion isn’t weeding, though that’s been an ongoing part of her life since age 6, when she joined her two sisters in weeding 20 acres of pasture on her family’s Pennsylvania dairy farm. Her true passion is saving the native forest, and that calls for eradicating the kahili ginger, blackberry, strawberry guava, Australian tree fern and other invasive weeds that are trying to consume it.

What she has found is that many others see Koke‘e page 9

The KRCP summer crew relaxes in Koke‘e back country on a work trip requiring camping in a remote area of the forest. L-R: Tess Tarling, an AmeriCorps intern; Nic Barca of The Nature Conservancy; Christine Alevizos, an AmeriCorps Year-round Intern; and volunteers David Cook and Justin Ohara. Photo courtesy of KRCP

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share her passion, to the point where they are willing to spend days, weeks, even months in the forest killing weeds. They come from as close as Kekaha and Kamehameha Schools— some 78 percent of her volunteers are lo-

cals—and as far away as Maine and Spain.

Among them are Gemma Worswick, a resident of Dorset, England, who is spending six weeks as a “weedbuster” before returning home to her new job as a science teacher. A self-described “plant person,” she’s done similar volunteer projects in

England, and was enticed by the thought of spending time in Hawai‘i.

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4 dogs, 21 children: A recipe for love

Every day playful, social, well-behaved dogs arrive at our shelter in Puhi.

And every single day, colorful kittens and robust adult cats join our family. We welcome them all with a meal, behavior assessment, health check and big dreams of matching them with their perfect family.

Apana (far left in photo) is a prime example of the caliber of animal showing up here. This willowy Airedale mix walks nicely on leash, can sit, lay and shake. She adores children and was one of the star students in last month’s Critter Camp dog training class.

Garden Island Range & Food Festival The 3rd annual Garden Island Range & Food Locavore Festival with the theme “A Family Affair” Will take place on Sunday, November 13. See the Calendar section for details.

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L-R: Duane Shimogawa, Sr. and Valerie Kaneshiro, range co-chairs of the Garden Island Range & Food Festival and Aaron Leikam, chef de cuisine at 22º North Restaurant. Photo by Robert Kennedy

Koa, the Brittany mix closest to Apana is another great family dog. Hugs from a dozen children couldn’t deter him. He lapped up the attention like a true gentleman.

Ivan was the shyest of the four dogs pictured here. His gentle nature encouraged the students to be compassionate. Their patience brought out the student in Ivan and he eagerly learned all the commands presented.

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I look forward to their presence around our property, not so much for the honey, but for the potential pollination.

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both saving the swarm and moving them to a hive box that would remain. We would be taking up their care on our property.

That sounded interesting. If we could get them to stay.

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did have a lot of larval bees. The bee folks call them brood combs, which is where queen bees lay their eggs.

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of bees with them.

Most declined the first transfer, and we had to move them a second time, a few days later.

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They flew in with pollen, began cleaning the hive of dead bees, and behaved in what I believe is normal beeness.

Among the things I’ve learned, though, is that I know very little about normal bee-ness.

Bees are amazingly complex creatures.

There is the whole business of building hives, with hundreds of those perfect waxen hexagonal cavities.

There are the multiple tasks, like cleaning the hive, tending the brood, making a new queen and going out to forage. And the navi-

gation thing—how they communicate the location of a new food source.

And finally all the products.

Honey, wax, a bee glue called propolis. And when they collect pollen, it is mixed with nectar and bee-produced compounds to form an edible compound called bee bread.

The most amazing thing of all, to me, is that the bees actually let me move them, and to this day, have not responded with any angry swarming, stinging or otherwise unsocial behavior.

Pretty good neighbors, after all.

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MEMBER BENEFITS & SERVICES Legislative Advocacy: Legislative efforts on behalf of the business community. Work toward a better business climate, workers compensation reform, privatization, taxation and health care regulation are some of our priorities.

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It’s fun to peek behind the screenery and greenery of semirural Kaua‘i. All sorts of things are poppin’, hoppin’, gamboling, growing and just waiting

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At Kaua‘i Kunana Dairy & Family Farm in Kilauea, for example, you can see not only gamboling goats, but tour of micro-dairy famed for its artisan goat-milk cheeses, have a light breakfast of seasonal fruits grown on the farm, with juices and baked goods hot from the oven and sample cheeses.

Guided tours are from two to three hours, cost $35/ adult; children under 12 free; and require reservations. Call 808-651-5046 or email ryan@ kauaikunanadairy.com. Visit the dairy online at www.kauaikunanadairy.com.

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Steelgrass Chocolate Farm tours operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and cost $60/ person, with children ages 12 and younger free. Reservations are a must. Call 8221857, email info@steelgrass. org; and visit online at www. steelgrass.org/chocolate

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Koke‘e from page 9

history, she welcomed the chance to gain the fieldwork experience that could help her land a job.

Like Worswick, Tarling appreciates both the tropical locale and the camaraderie. “It’s definitely a nice way to meet people,” she says, “and I’ve learned a lot, too.”

While KRCP is able to attract ample volunteers without any Page 20

active recruitment, it wasn’t always that way. Initially, Cassel says, she would call her friends and offer to make them lunch if they helped. It wasn’t long, however, before the fruits of her labors, which included grant writing, began to attract donations of vehicles, supplies and enough money to pay for three fulltime employees, among other operating expenses.

Most recently, KRCP was among such no-

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table organizations as the Jane Goodall Institute and World Wildlife Fund to receive some of the $2 million in grant monies distributed by the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund this year. Disney’s $25,000 award is administered by the Garden Island Resource Conservation & Development, which serves as a nonprofit umbrella for groups engaged in community, culture and conservation

projects.

The proposal calls for partnering with the Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project to protect critical habitat for rare native birds, as well as surveying the insects that serve as a primary food source.

Although this is its first official partnership, KRCP has teamed up with a number of organizations, including the Koke‘e Discovery Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Con-

servancy, as well as many scientists pursuing research projects in the forest.

Together, they’re finding that volunteers make all the difference in preserving Kaua‘i’s native forest for future generations.

“It’s wonderful to have a job where you can see a different place every day if you want to and work with lots of wonderful people,” says Cassel, who logs four, 10-hour days each week in the forest

and spends countless more hours writing grants, organizing volunteers and planning for the future of KRCP. “It’s a privilege and a blessing to work in such a special place.”

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coming a production company also requires them to be available on-call 24/7 to record natural disasters, accidents or even a seaside wedding under a full moon.

Howard and Jensen seem to be in autosync whether they are answering questions about their company or working an event, quietly and smoothly setting up their equipment for a live video stream to produce one successful piece after another.

“We feel fortunate and privileged to have been allowed access to record many of the

cultural events presented here on Kaua‘i and then sharing it with the world,” said Howard. “When you stop to think about it, we are perpetuating the life of those cultures just by sharing and archiving those events,” added Jensen.

Presently, Hawaii Stream rolls out video production as one product of their portfolio including, shooting weddings, live events, and commercials for both online and on-air content.

Hawaii Stream also shares their video feed for mainstream broadcast television news services.

Over the years, Ha-

waii Stream has freely shared their tech knowledge and content with many public, private and non-profit organizations, offering them an online place to display their video productions.

Recently, Jensen and Howard began offering online network channels for individuals, companies and organizations.

Think of this channeling product as someone’s very own online TV show that can be shared with viewers who come to Hawaii Stream to experience specific Hawai‘i content.

You can sign up for free with Hawaii

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Final note: the Hawaii Stream is a multimedia team on a mission.

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Schwab or TDA or Vanguard as they tend to have a less expensive fee structure which means more money left in your account to grow.

Depending on your plan, the 2011 maximum contribution amounts differ. The maximum contribution that can be made to a traditional or Roth IRA is the smaller of $5,000 or the amount of your taxable compensation for 2011. If you are over 50, the maximum is $6,000.

A SEP IRA allows up to the smaller of 25 percent of your total compensation or $49,000. If you are over 50, you can add another $1,000 to the limit.

Then there is my personal favorite, the “solo K” for the selfemployed, which has a limit of up to $54,500 for those over 50.

If you have a 401(k) or 403(b), as an employee you can contribute up to $16,500 and if you are over 50 that increases to $22,000. If you are fortunate enough to have an employer match, you should consider taking full advantage of that free money— it will provide you an immediate 100 percent return on your contribution.

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average our savings over the four months remaining until the end of the year. If your employer will match your first $2,000 in savings and you are paid twice a month, then bite the bullet and have $250 taken out of each paycheck. That will make things tight for four months, but at the end of that time, you will have $4,000 in your 401(k) account!

The IRAs give you until April 15, 2010 to make your contributions for 2011. Here you have eight months to use these savings program. With a $6,000 maximum, that is about $140 per week to save.

Confused over the long list of investment choices? Keep it simple and pick a low-cost target fund. If you are going to retire in 2018, pick the 2018 target fund.

It’s never too early or too late to save. The important thing is to save.

Marjorie Bennett, CFA is a registered investment advisor in Princeville. Learn more at www.aegiscapital.com or call her at 808-346-1331.

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China, Vietnam and more. The four days he spent on a train from Florida to San Diego was his first eye-opener.

“I never dreamed you could ride a train that far,” says Smith.

“In my world, 25 people lived in a 50-mile radius of where we lived.”

When he retired from the Corps and went into the reserves, Smith took up the restaurant business, ultimately owning, then selling three Quinton’s Restaurants on O‘ahu.

He’s been on Kaua‘i since 1968.

He’s married to Lillian, has one daughter, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

His philosophy, he says, is, “One foot ahead of the other. You always get there.”

Though he enjoyed his years as a chef, Smith says, “I wouldn’t trade being in the Marines for anything.

I think it’s been the most remarkable thing in my life.

“I was always a marine, I’m in the Marine League now and volunteer for Toys for Tots. At the Kaua‘i Veterans Center Museum, I’m operations manager for the Center, take care of repairs and maintenance, make arrangements.

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Old Koloa Sugar Mill Run

Runners in the 2009 Koloa Sugar Mill Run, Amanda Smith, 143; and Karen Summerhays, 147, both of Koloa. Photo by Jim Mayfield

Johnny Rabasa Johnny Rabasa, CoGrand Marshal of this year’s Kaua‘i Veterans Day Parade themed “Honoring the Vietnam Veterans,” was born on Maui and moved here with his family when he was three years old. He grew up in Koloa, his father working the plantations.

After graduating from Kaua‘i High School Class of 1953, he attended UH for a couple of years. But it was tough going financially, so Rabasa joined the U.S. Army in 1955 at age 20, thinking to benefit from the GI Bill—only to learn the Bill had expired earlier that year.

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At his retirement from the service, Rabasa was an E-9, a Command Sgt. Major. After retirement, he worked a year in a security position, then for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring as Postmaster of the Kaumakani Post Office.

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lessons learned from a career in the military was about his worldview.

“I was raised almost entirely with families with Asian backgrounds,” says Rabasa, explaining, “It was more segregated during our years.

“Then, I found myself in a completely different environment in the Army and for the first time, with folks other than those with Asian background. I learned that people are people no matter their ethnic background.”

Rabasa had the honor of attending the Sgt. Major’s Academy in Ft. Bliss, Texas, saying, “I think I was the first soldier from Kaua‘i to attend.”

Rabasa says Kaua‘i Veterans Center Commander, William Honjiyo, also a Vietnam Veteran who served as an infantry officer, surprised him at a veteran’s meeting by naming him co-grand marshal.

“I told him that I was

not a hero or a General,” says Rabasa. “The thought never did enter my mind that I would ever be a Grand Marshal,” says Rabasa. “I concluded that as an ordinary enlisted soldier, I represent not only those who served in Vietnam, but also the enlisted men and women in the military.

At the Sgt. Major’s

Academy, Rabasa learned something that stuck with him.

“For every soldier carrying a rifle in front, there are seven in the back, all serving that one soldier in front.”

Commenting on the selection of J.Q. Smith as Co-Grand Marshal, Rabasa says, “You’ll seldom find a veteran

that served in three wars. I was surprised when he told me.

“He got wounded twice. To me, he’s the type of guy who deserves to be the grand marshal—I’m just an ordinary soldier representing the seven supporting soldiers.”

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ley—he didn’t have it at the time. What happened was that over time, he kept hearing his name called and going up to the officer in charge and saluting.

He kept hearing “Seiso” but in fact, the officer would be responding to his men, saying, “Why didn’t

you SAY SO!” After the war, Segawa saw a lawyer and changed his name legally to Stanley.

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Lost Battalion.

That entire Vosges Campaign lasted 34 days, during which the 442nd liberated Bruyeres and Biffontaine, rescued the 211 Texans of the Lost Battalion and spent nine days pushing the Germans out of the forest. The total casualties of the 442nd were 216 men dead and more than 856 wounded.

How did Kurasaki’s company survive?

“Lucky. I don’t know,” he says. “Half of the men in our company, “I” Company, were not wounded or killed. Another company had only four or seven men out of 200 left.

WWII gave him one big lesson in life, he says.

“I survived, so I came back and tried to help the veterans get their benefits,” says Kurasaki. To this day, I tell them if you need help, let me know.”

At age 90, looking back, he says, “I’m happy how life came out. You know, life, you gotta help others, others gonna help you, too. It goes around in circles.

“I help plenty, some other friends help me.

I feel happy.”

Whitey Kurasaki will not travel to D.C.

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Tokita was wounded but sent back into the fray because a famous battle to rescue the Lost Battalion left the 442nd down to so few men.

“Anyone who could pull a trigger got yanked out and sent back to the front line,” says Tokita, who would be wounded once more and still not sent home. He was awarded the Purple Heart twice.

“There were hundreds of us wounded, but we could walk and pull a trigger. They gave us bandages and said lean and change ‘em every day.”

Once again shipped to Italy, an officer announced to the outfit that the war was over.

Says Tokita, “I don’t know whether we felt relief or if we wanted to fight some more.

You were so used to doing your thing, it’s becoming more normal” Incidences of discrimination against the Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i prior to his enlistment and during his time in the military rankled To-

kita, who likens the days of Territorial government in Hawai‘i to living under a feudal system.

He witnessed discrimination against the blacks in Mississippi, and after visiting New York, Chicago and other cities, he says, “I realized that only statehood for Hawai‘i would afford us the same status as other Americans.

I vowed that if I lived through the war that I would try to get statehood for Hawai‘i.

Tokita got political.

After the war, says Tokita, “All my friends from the 442nd got involved in pushing for John Burns as a delegate to Congress. They had the same idea as Dan Aoki, Mike Tokunaga of O‘ahu and Dan Inouye and Patsy Mink—John Burns wanted statehood for Hawai‘i and that’s why we all went behind him.

“We’re as good as anybody else, any American. It was important to all of us, especially [people of] other oriental and ethnic races and ancestry.”

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They became interpreters for the Military Intelligence Service, or MIS, also being honored by the Congressional Gold Medal.

Over the years, the public knew little about the role these MIS men played; related documents were kept classified until 1972. They handled documents funneling in from the Pacific front—Japanese soldiers’ diaries, textbooks and more.

Yukimura’s time in the MIS took him to Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and finally, Japan, where he advanced to the public relations office made up of foreign correspondents gathered to cover war news.

He traveled to Yokohama and on September 2, 1945 boarded the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, a witness to the events of history and the only Nisei from Hawai‘i to witness the signing of the Japanese surrender.

While onboard the ship, he says, General MacArthur gave a short talk saying that we had gotten through this horrendous war and destruction and hoped there would never be another again.

“And we have had the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and that’s

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“My job was to interpret the questions and answers as accurately as possible in both English and Japanese,” says Hashisaka. “Since I was of Japanese an-

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what gets me. Why don’t we learn the lessons of getting along with people?

“And in the end, who suffers? Civilians.”

Yukimura recalls a scene from the novel about WWI, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” where two soldiers, enemies, are in the trenches and one

cestry, some of the wives and relatives of the defendants would approach me between sessions and plead for help.”

The tribunal charged Japanese soldiers in charge of POW camps with committing “cruel, inhuman and brutal atrocities,” he says.

Hashisaka has a written list of some of the examples of mistreatment the Japanese soldiers were charged with, including strikhas shot the other.

“One pulls out the dying man’s wallet and sees a family picture.

He finds out the guy is just a human being like himself—that’s the kind of feeling that I have.”

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His summary ends, “All of the defendants were convicted of their crimes. Some were sentenced to life imprisonment, others to death by hanging.”

Says Hashisaka,

“When we were in the service in the WWII, fighting our enemy, I often wondered why we have to go to war.

All the intelligent, healthy young men and women in our country are called to service to train to fight the enemy.

“I hope the time will come when people will be able to settle differences without going to war and I was hoping that WWII war was the end of all wars.

We all deserve peace, he says.

“In spite of all the differences that we have, I think we should strive to live peacefully in this world. However, if our country calls on us for service, I wouldn’t hesitate to go—I’d like to have the type of feeling of loyalty and dedication and willingness to make sacrifices.”

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NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS Thursday-Tuesday, Nov. 3-8 The abstract oil paintings and sculpture of Kirsten Jackson will be exhibited, starting at 11 a.m. daily, at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists gallery, next to Claire’s in the Kukui Grove Shopping Center. Call 6354898 or visit www.studiokerr. com.

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Saturday, Nov. 5 The annual Kaua‘i Veteran’s Day Parade will march through Kapa‘a town at 9 a.m., ending at Kapa‘a Beach Park with music, food and military demonstrations. Call Bill Honjiyo at 246-1135.

Saturday, Nov. 5 KIDS School 23rd Annual Holiday Craft Carnival and Silent Auction 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., located 1346 Inia Street, sneezing distance away from the post Veteran’s Day Parade activities.

Food, crafters, plenty keiki cool stuff and games; call 822-0262 for pre-sale laulau tix, two tix/$8 and pick up on Saturday.

Saturday, Nov. 5 The Reinstated Hawaiian Nation (Lawful Hawaiian Government) will be conducting its elections all day at the Kalaheo, Kapa‘a, Kaumakani, Kekaha and Koloa Neighborhood Centers, as well as Niumalu Pavilion in Lihu‘e, Anahola Clubhouse and Waipa in Hanalei.

Sunday & Monday, Nov. 6-7 The Kohala Center will present a two-day workshop on seed saving, with presentations on the history of seed in Hawai‘i, global perspectives on seed, the botany and biology of seed production basics, maintaining crop genetics, selecting, harvesting and storing seed, and taro production and propagation. The Sunday workshop will be held at Kaua‘i Community College and the Tuesday session at Regenerations Botanical Garden in Kilauea. Registration fee is $50 and includes lunch. Visit

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Sunday, Nov. 6 The Sierra Club will lead a strenuous, 4-mile afternoon hike on the Okolehao trail, which climbs 1,200 feet along a ridge behind Hanalei and offers beautiful view of Hanalei Bay and the North Shore. Open to the public.

Call Kathy Valier at 826-7302.

Sunday, Nov. 6 Te Vaka, the award-winning Polynesian musical group, will perform in concert from 7 to 9 p.m. in the ballroom of the Kaua‘i Marriott Beach Resort.

Tickets $35 in advance from Havaiki Oceanic and Tribal Art, Kaua‘i Music and Sound, Pictures Plus, Larry’s Music, Scotty’s Music and the hotel concierge.

Saturday, Nov. 12 An artisans’ fair featuring 40 Kaua‘i crafters showcasing handcrafted products, tropical clothing, accessories and collectables from Kaua‘i and Polynesia, with Hawaiian music, local style plate lunches and shave ice, is

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Saturday, Nov. 12 The old Koloa sugar mill walkrun, with 5K, 10K and 10-mile runs, and a non-competitive 5K walk, will start at 7 a.m. at Anne Knudsen Park in Koloa and end with a breakfast and awards at about 9 a.m. Pre-registration of $30 or $40 on race day.

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Saturday, Nov. 12 The Kaua‘i Historical Society will present its annual fundraiser, with a dinner, silent auction of

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Reservations required: $75 per person. Call 245-3373 or visit kauaihistoricalsociety.org.

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Sunday, Nov. 13 The Garden Island Range and Food Festival, which has local chefs turning island meat and produce into creations that can be sampled by participants, along with entertainment, games, prize drawings and a chance to mingle with Kaua‘i ranchers, farmers and chefs, is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kilohana Plantation. Tickets are $35 for adults, half price for children ages 6 to 18, and available at 22 North Res-

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Sunday, Nov. 13 The Kaua‘i Concert Association will present the critically acclaimed Doric String Quartet at 3 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center.

Tickets $30; $10 for students.

Call 742-9204.

Sunday, Nov. 20 The Sierra Club will lead a work day tending rare native plants at Limahuli Garden in Ha‘ena, followed by a strenuous 3-mile hike to the waterfalls at the back of the valley. Open to the public.

Call Jane Schmitt at 826-6105.

Sunday, Nov. 20 The 19th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival “Kaua‘i Style,” featuring music by 15 of the Islands’ finest slack key guitarists, along with food booths, crafters, exhibits, festival merchandise and informational booths staffed by community groups, is set for 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hilton Kaua‘i Beach Resort and Spa. Free. Call 808-226-2697 or visit www. slackkeyfestival.com

Friday, Dec. 2 Kauai Museum Craft Fair runs from 11 a.m. through the evening on museum grounds and dovetails with the Lights on Rice Parade starting at 6 p.m. on Rice Street outside the Historic County Building, celebrating the holiday

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Zonta Club Meeting The Zonta Club of Hanalei meets at 11:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Westin Nanea restaurant in Princeville. Call President President Robin Savage-Thompson at 639-9640 or visit www. zontaclubofhanalei.com Kiwanis Club The Kiwanis Club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Hanama‘ulu Cafe. Call 8221885. Everyone welcome.

Toastmaster Meeting The Toastmasters Club of Kaua‘i offers a structured, yet fun, way to improve public speaking skills with prepared, timed speeches and extemporaneous speaking for people whose work requires them to speak in front of groups and anyone seeking to improve their speaking skills. Meetings are held from noon to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Liquor Control Conference Room 3 of the round building in Lihu‘e.

Call Tom at 635-5404.

North Shore Lions The Kaua‘i North Shore Lions Club meets for an hour at 7 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at the Prince Golf Course restaurant (downstairs) in Princeville. Call John Gordon at 826-9573 or visit www.kauainorthshorelions.org East Kaua‘i Lions The East Kaua‘i Lions Club meets the first and third Thursday of each month, at Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. For dinner reservations, call President Wayne Shimizu at 822-3753.

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West Kaua‘i Lions The West Kaua‘i Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Wong’s Chinese Restaurant, 1-3543 Kaumuali‘i Hwy., Hanapepe. Call President Tracy Hirano at 3353568.

Rotary Club of Kaua‘i The Rotary Club of Kaua‘i meets Fridays at noon at JJ’s Broiler at Anchor Cove in Nawiliwili. Call 822-3470.

West Kaua‘i Rotary The West Kaua‘i Rotary meets Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the Waimea Plantation Cottages Dining Room.

Kapa‘a Rotary The Kapa‘a Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at noon at Kapa‘a Courtyard Marriott. Call 652-2928.

Po‘ipu Beach Rotary The Rotary Club of Po‘ipu Beach meets every Wednesday from 7:10 a.m. at Casablanca’s. Call 652-0773.

Hanalei Rotary The Hanalei Rotary meets Thursdays at noon at the St. Regis Hotel in Princeville. Call 828-6191.

Kalepa Sunrise Rotary The Kalepa Sunrise Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at 22º North Restaurant in Puhi.

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Performing Arts Comedy Theatre Oceanside Productions presents “The Complete History of America (abridged),” a 90-minute family-friendly comedy production with intelligent humor, at 7 p.m. each Tuesday in the Ali‘i Room Theater of the Aston Aloha Beach Resort, next to the Wailua River. For reservations contact 212-8444 or Info@ OceansideProductions.com or visit www.OPTheater.com

Classes Mondays Nutan Brownstein teaches an atama yoga class sharing breath (prana) and exploring our being through dynamic asanas, meditative and intuitive movements at 5:30 p.m. at the Princeville Community Center.

Call 808-826-4442.

Monday, Wednesdays & Fridays Susan Dierker leads a yoga class suitable for all ages and stages of yoga, focusing on the breath and gentle stretching postures, at 7:15 a.m. at the Princeville Community Center. $5 per class.

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Mondays & Thursdays Leah Tamara Harry teaches YogAlign® developed by Michaelle Edwards upstairs at Powerhouse Jiu Jitsu, 4-901 Kuhio Hwy. A style of yoga suited for all ages and stages of yoga, class runs from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Call 808639-6177.

Mondays & Thursdays Donna Lei Kirkpatrick teaches intermediate hula for women, teens and keiki at the Princeville Community Center. Call 6390862 for times.

Mondays & Fridays Linda Pooley-Peck teaches a Pilates class with light cardio work and strength training with

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Tuesdays Diane Cline teaches a yoga class with 45 minutes of postures, deep healing and a meditation at the end at 8:15 a.m. at the Princeville Community Center. $10. Call 480-244-7676.

Debbie Lankford leads a Zumba fitness party, with fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body while having fun at 6 p.m. at the Princeville Community Center. $7 or $5 with a 10-class card purchase. Call 635-3519.

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Wednesdays Janice Pendleton teaches a restorative yoga class with postures to relax, restore and rejuvenate, with breathing techniques and meditation, suitable for all ages at the Princeville Community Center. Donation.

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Wednesdays Children of the Land offers Maori poi ball spinning classes from 12 to 12:30 p.m. and Tahitian drumming from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at its center beneath the clock tower in

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Thursdays Lolita Horney leads bridge games for beginning and intermediate players, with instruction provided as required, at 8:30 a.m. Thursdays and 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Princeville Community Center. $3. Call 651-3756.

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A business or person who has shown a steadfast commitment to green living and supports a sustainable green future for Kaua‘i.

Kaua‘i Made _________________________ A product produced and sold with aloha for Kaua‘i.

Lifetime Achievement Award _____________ A person who has been extraordinary in action, word and deed in their lifetime by giving and doing for Kaua‘i.

Living Treasure _______________________ An outstanding individual whose achievements make you consider them a Living Treasure for Kaua‘i.

Non-Profit Organization _________________ Directors, CEO’s and Managers who have given endless hours to projects that give back to the community.

Kupuna, Kane _______________________

A kana whose voice in the Hawaiian community has deepened our understanding of the history of the host cultural to help sustain the aloha for Kaua‘i.

Kupuna, Wahine ______________________ An outstanding wahine who has contributed to Kaua‘i in many ways and continues to support a depth and breadth of the vision of aloha on Kaua‘i.

Travel Liaison ________________________

A person or company that has encouraged communication for mutual understanding between the travel industry and our grass roots for Kaua‘i.

Youth Leadership _____________________

A young person with an outstanding vision and the motivation to make a better life for Kaua‘i.

Youth Program _______________________ An organization that has served youth and that has activities that encourage learning Kaua‘i’s history and aloha for better citizenship on Kaua‘i.

VOTE ONLINE Nominate your favorites online by going to www.forkauaionline.com/vote

or mail your ballot to the address below You can make extra copies of this entry online, or call Barbara at 338-0111

NAME ________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________________ CITY _______________________________ STATE ______ZIP ___________________________ PHONE ________________________ EMAIL _________________________________________

dinner at the Hukilau Lanai. 10 names will be drawn from the nomination entries & invited to attend the For Kaua‘i Aloha Spirit Awards Event as special guests