Daily Archives: March 3, 2010

Tara MacLean – “If I Fall”

So many people I have known and cared about have passed away.  I think of them as I move forward in life.

February 2010 events Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu attended: Rep. John Mizuno’s fundraiser at Sam Choy’s Breakfast & Crab 2/1/2010, SHRM Hawaii 2010 Legislative Reception at Hawaii State Art Museum 2/4/2010, Construction Industry of Hawaii Shinnen Enkai at YWCA 2/4/2010, Waimea, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Festival (Big Island) 2/6/2010, Honolulu City Park & Recreation’s Valentine Day Dance at Neal Blaisdell Center 2/9/2010, Brian Uy and Alec Sou’s Chinese New Year dinner at Mandalay Restaurant 2/10/2010, Hawaii Animation Studios’ Opening Party 2/11/2010, 8th Annual Hilo Chinese New Year Festival at Kalakaua Park 2/13/2010, LCC Culinary Arts program Annual Scholarship Brunch 2/14/2010, Honowai Elementary School’s Drug-Free Assembly (Made a speech) 2/17/2010, Legislative Health & Wellness Day at the State Capitol 2/18/2010, Waimea Town Celebration (Kauai) 2/19/2010, Co-MC with Marisa Yamane of KHON2 TV news for Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce 58th Cherry Blossom Pearl Ridge Public Appearance 2/20/2010, GLBT Caucus Of The Democratic Party Of Hawaii 2/20/2010, Association of Chinese from Vietnam Cambodia & Laos Annual Spring Banquet 2/20/2010, Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai’s General Membership Meeting 2/21/2010, Izuma Taisha Rev. Daiya & Asuko Amano’s Wedding Luncheon at Pagoda banquet room 2/21/2010, Day Of Remembrance By Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii 2/21/2010, Hawaii Chinese Association’s New Year Party & Installation Banquet at Pacific Beach Hotel 2/21/2010, Hawaii Association of Realtors’ Legislative Day Reception at Mandalay restaurant 2/23/2010, HIPA’s Seventh Annual Leadership Awards Dinner at Hilton Hawaiian Village 2/24/2010, Big Brothers and Big Sisters fundraiser at Ka 2/25/2010, 2010 Family Caregiver Awareness Day at the State Capitol 2/26/2010, caregivers meeting at Filipino Community Center 2/26/2010, Hawaii Teo Chew Association 12th Installation & 23rd Anniversary Annual Spring Banquet at Empress Chinese Restaurant 2/27/2010, Hawaii Ocean Expo at Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall 2010 2/28/2010, and Island Heritage 10th Annual Backyard Jam at Kapiolani Park Bandstand 2/28/2010.

January 2010 Events Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu attended: Meeting with residents of Leeward Oahu, farmers, and environmentalists at a community leader’s house 1/2/2010, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce 65th Annual Shinnen Enkai at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii 1/5/2010, Ho’okako’o Corporation Legislative Roundtable Charter Schools and State Schools 1/7/2010, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii New Years Ohana Festival 1/10/2010, HAPTA (Hawaii Physical Therapy Association) Reception at capitol 1/12/2010, Pacific Resource Partnership Annual Reception at Oahu Country Club 1/12/2010, Outrigger Hotels Hawaii PAC Annual Gathering for 2010 at Outrigger on the Beach 1/13/2010, ARDA breakfast reception at Pacific Club 1/14/2010, Retail Merchants of Hawaii Annual Reception at Pacific Club 1/14/2010, Filipino Chamber of Commerce 2010 Legislative Breakfast at Dole Cannery Ballroom 2/16/2010, Sony Open First Hawaiian Bank skybox 2/16/2010, Ohana Baptist Church Grand Opening Service in Mapunapuna 2/17/2010, Victory over Violence & SGI conference at Hawaii Convention Center 2/17/2010, Kauai Councilman Derek Kawakami’s gathering at Wes Yonamine’s office 1/18/2010, Rep. Blake Oshiro’s fundraiser at Alston Hunt 1/19/2010, Dealer Day at the State Capitol 1/21/2010, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s 8^th Annual Legislative Business Forum at Hiroshi’s Eurasian Tapas 1/21/2010, HMSA’s breakfast at Pacific Club 1/22/2010, Planned Parenthood at Royal Hawaiian Hotel 1/22/2010, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce 58^th Cherry Blossom open Ceremonies at Honolulu Club 1/23/2010, Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights Awards Banquet at Waialae Country Club 1/24/2010, Kamehameha Schools breakfast at capitol 1/25/2010, Hawaii Association for Justice Ho’onanea Legislative Welcome Party at the Pacific Club 1/25/2010, Hawaiian Airlines reception at Hawaii State Art Museum 1/26/2010, and Wahiawa Nikkei Association Cherry Blossom Festival at Wahiawa Hongwanji 1/30/2010.