Daily Archives: July 11, 2008

Yesterday, I talked to a constituent in regards to the possibility of building a new school in our area.  She used to work in Duty Free Shoppers(DFS) in the customer relations department and knew my grandpa Maurice Karamatsu who was vice president of that department.

Not to long ago, I met one of the former DFS presidents who is now an Honorary Consul General for Denmark.  Another former DFS president attended one of my Peace Day Committee meetings in June 2008 and is now leading a non-profit corporation promoting peace.  They were all friends with my grandpa Maurice Karamatsu.

Today, from 10:00 A.M. on July 11, 2008, I attended the House Finance Committee and Senate Ways & Means Committee Hearing on the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

I had a lunch meeting with Rep. Ken Ito and a very visionary businessman in insurance, technology, and development.

Yesterday, in the afternoon of July 9, 2008, I also attended the Hawaii Lodging, Hospitality & Foodservice Expo at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center.  Every year I attend this expo to look for new products for my business or just to see what is the latest happenings in the industry.  There is another Douglas Trade Show that I attend that have more retail type products.

This morning, I welcomed the Waipahu Adult Education class to the Hawaii State Capitol.  I greeted them in the House chambers.  I talked about my background and legislation.