Daily Archives: January 1, 2010

Lara Karamatsu, Richard Karamatsu, Laraine Karamatsu, and Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu on the early morning of New Year's Day 2010 in Kapahulu.

I spent New Year’s Eve with my family and relatives in Kapahulu from 7:30 P.M. to 1:30 A.M. on December 31, 2009.

On New Year’s Day, January 1, 2010, my parents, sister Lara and I attended the Jodo Shu New Year’s service at 10:00 A.M.  We prayed to my Karamatsu grandparents and ancestors.  We bought omomori for ourselves, cars, homes, and office.  Then we went to Diamond Head Memorial and prayed to my Sakai grandparents and ancestors.  About 12:30 P.M., we went to Izuma Taishyakyo to be blessed by the reverends along with thousands of other people.  We bought more omomori there as well.  We had dim sum for lunch at the Chinese Cultural Center.

Tonight I will spend more time with my parents and sister Lara at my parents’ house in Pearl City.

I have a slight cold, the first in several years.  I have never been sick more than one day since the Spring of 2002.  I hope my health stays strong like this for 2010 and beyond.

I had meetings at my capitol office with a representative for a company that can help process tickets and towing fees electronically (11:00 A.M.) and leadership of the Campaign Spending Commission (12:00 P.M.).   I attended the House leadership meeting at Speaker Calvin K.Y. Say’s office from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.

My parents, sister Lara and her boyfriend, and I participated in the mochi pounding and kadomatsu making at the Pearl City Urban Garden where my dad is a volunteer from 10:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. on December 27, 2009.

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu with the kadomatsu he made at Pearl City Urban Garden on December 27, 2009.

I went to Regina Toguchi’s surprise farewell party at Coconut Club in Aston Hotel from 5:00 P.M. to 6:20 P.M. on December 27, 2009.  She is leaving her family’s company, Highway Inn to pursue other interests.

Regina Toguchi and Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu at Regina's surprise farewell party at Coconut Club on December 27, 2009.

I attended the Adult Foster Homecare Association of Hawaii (AFHA) 11th Annual Holiday Banquet & Coronation of Ms. AFHA 2010-2011 at Pacific Beach Hotel from 6:30 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. on December 27, 2009.

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu at the Adult Foster Homecare Association of Hawaii (AFHA) 11th Annual Holiday Banquet & Coronation of Ms. AFHA 2010-2011 at Pacific Beach Hotel on December 27, 2009.

On December 26, 2009, I went to a Christmas Party put together by my friend Randy for all our friends at his grandma’s house in Aiea.

I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas with my parents and sister Lara at my parents’ house in Pearl City.  A lot of my family visited California to meet up with relatives there including my sister Mia who lives in Loma Linda, California.

I spent some time on Christmas night with my childhood friends Spencer and Ryan in Pearl City.  I also hung out with my frind Mike and his family in Pearl City.