Daily Archives: September 25, 2009

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I attended the Islam Day Festival put on by the Muslim Association of Hawaii at McCoy Pavilion in Ala Moana Beach Park from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Sept. 24, 2009.

I chaired the Peace Day Hawaii 2009 Ceremony on September 21, 2009 from 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. at the Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda. The 3rd Annual Peace Day Hawaii ceremony included a keynote speech by Nobel Peace Laureate Betty Williams, entertainment, Peace Day Hawaii Award to Scot Matayoshi, and a silent candlelight vigil.

On Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 11:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M., I attended Sustainability for Schools, a forum of Peace Day Hawaii, which discussed peace through peace gardens & sustainability. I introduced Nobel Peace winner Betty Williams to the stage. I also interviewed her for Olelo television.

I attended Soka Gakkai International – USA (SGI-USA) Culture of Peace Distinguished Lecture Series with honorary guest speaker, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Betty Williams at their center in Nu’uanu on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

I attended the Portuguese Festival put on by the Hawaii Council on Portuguese at McCoy Pavilion on Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 11:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.

I attended the Hawaii Chinese Association Moon Festival Banquet at the Pacific Beach Hotel on Friday, September 18, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.  Lots of good ballroom dancing.

I attended the AARP forum on healthcare reform at the state capitol from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM on Friday, September 18, 2009.

On Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 4:30 P.M., our Peace Day Hawaii Committee decorated the Hawaii Peace Tree at the State Capitol located on West side of the grounds, West of the Korean War memorial near the street.  The tree is a Kukui Nut tree donated by the University of Hawaii at Manoa CTHAR in 2007.

On Thursday, September 3, 2009, I stopped by Rep. Angus McKelvey’s fundraiser at Ruth’s Chris Restaurant at about 7:00 P.M.  He and I are co-founders of the “Tiny Business Caucus” (5 employees or less), which I suggested and he agreed as we talked in Rep. Bob Nakasone’s office I believe during the 2007 Legislative Session.

I attended the Waikele Elementary School Community Council meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 2009.

I attended the Pacific Buddhist Academy’s Dedication Ceremonies for Future Facilities and its new wooden peace pole on Sunday, September 6, 2009 from 3:30 P.M.