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M A R C H 2 0 1 6 N O . 0 2 / 2 0 1 6 “THE SKY IS FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING “ If you came to the Clubhouse on the morning of Tuesday, February 2, you might have felt like you were Chicken Little as sometime during the evening of February 1, gravity took over and the plaster under the front eaves came crashing down to the ground. Thankfully, it happened when there weren’t any cars parked or members around. The only “injuries” were to a few unlucky ti trees and other plants that were squashed by decades of cement-like plaster, wire and nails. A call was made to our insurance company and within a few days, a crew from L.K. Takamori, Inc. was dispatched to clean up the area and remove the fallen debris. It took two days just to break the fallen pieces into manageable sizes and haul them away. As the PPP goes to press, the damaged area has already been repaired but there is still construction work ongoing near the flagpole and President’s parking area so as to avoid another incident like the February 2nd one. The Clubhouse and office will remain open during construction but parking may be a little tight on weekdays. Chicken skin story: One of the workers, who had never been to the Clubhouse before, discovered on his first day here that the grandfather he had never met was a veteran of Able Company.

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M A R C H 2 0 1 6 N O . 0 2 / 2 0 1 6

“THE SKY IS FALLING,

THE SKY IS FALLING “ If you came to the Clubhouse on the morning

of Tuesday, February 2, you might have felt

like you were Chicken Little as sometime

during the evening of February 1, gravity

took over and the plaster under the front

eaves came crashing down to the ground.

Thankfully, it happened when there weren’t

any cars parked or members around. The

only “injuries” were to a few unlucky ti trees

and other plants that were squashed by

decades of cement-like plaster, wire and

nails.

A call was made to our insurance company

and within a few days, a crew from L.K.

Takamori, Inc. was dispatched to clean up

the area and remove the fallen debris. It took

two days just to break the fallen pieces into

manageable sizes and haul them away.

As the PPP goes to press, the damaged area

has already been repaired but there is still

construction work ongoing near the flagpole

and President’s parking area so as to avoid

another incident like the February 2nd one.

The Clubhouse and office will remain open

during construction but parking may be a

little tight on weekdays.

Chicken skin story: One of the workers, who

had never been to the Clubhouse before,

discovered on his first day here that the

grandfather he had never met was a veteran

of Able Company.

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Page 2 Puka-Puka Parade, March 2016

In Memoriam

HARRY KIYABU

(Dog Company)

Passed away on

January 7, 2016

Our deepest sympathy

to his family

100th MEMBERS Just a reminder of the following important dates:

Thursday, March 3 at 12:00 noon Deadline to submit signed proxies to the Office via mail, e-mail or in person

Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 am Special Meeting at the Clubhouse Parking at Ala Wai School

ANNIVERSARY

BANQUET UPDATE

by Beverly Shiroma

Since the publication of last

month’s PPP, the Anniversary

Banquet date has been changed

to SUNDAY, JULY 10th.

The change was due to our

committee learning that the

100th/442d Reservists would be

on the Big Island on the

previously scheduled date in

June. The soldiers are the

backbone of our volunteer pool

and are such an integral part of

our Banquet program that there

was no way we could make the

day a wonderful and memorable

one without them. We

apologize for any

inconvenience this may cause

anyone and we hope to see you

in July.

This year, our Banquet will

once again be at the Pomaika’i

Ballrooms at Dole Cannery in

Iwilei. It seemed that this was a

very convenient location for

everyone and we know the

layout of the place pretty well.

Thank you to the Green

Thumbs members who will be

providing plants for and putting

together our centerpieces.

DOG CHAPTER NEWS by Joy Teraoka

Our thought and prayers to Moriso and Denis Teraoka (both Doggies, but not

related to each other). Moriso Teraoka hasn't been able to get around as

much as before. We wish him another boost of energy and good health so that

he can do all the things he loves to do around the Kapiolani Community

College campus and as a docent at the Punchbowl Veterans Cemetery.

After Denis Teraoka's recent surgeries at Queen's Hospital complications

developed. Please extend prayers of comfort and strength to him.

Reminder: Regarding the especially important meeting at the Clubhouse

on March 12, 2016, please attend and vote or send in your proxy ballot. The

future of our 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization depends on your

vote.

MAINLAND CHAPTER NEWS by Teresa Takahashi

The 100th Btn Veterans Club-Mainland celebrated their annual Valentine's

Day lunch and formal induction of officers: Co-Presidents Pauline

Yoshihashi, Steve Sato & (Larry)Scott Takahashi; Treasurer Tak

Shimazaki; and Secretary Shirley Tanaka. The officers were sworn in by

new Go For Broke National Education Center's President, Dr. Vince

Beresford. Many special guests and absent friends joined in for a delicious

lunch catered by Ladybug. It was great to see such a large group in

attendance! Lots of food, friendship and fun was had by all. Jason

Kusagaya, the unofficial official photographer for most veterans' events, set

up a special Valentine's Day "photo booth". We concluded lunch with our

usual array of desserts and raffle, where everyone leaves with a prize. Thanks

to VFW Post 3261 who was gracious to let us use their hall.

Tak Shimazaki, Scott Takahashi, Steve Sato, Shirley Tanaka and Pauline Yoshihashi are sworn by Dr. Vince Beresford in as 2016 Officers.

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BAKER CHAPTER NEWS by Ann Kabasawa

Baker Members - please remember to come to the Special

Meeting on Saturday, March 12 at 10 am at the Clubhouse. If you

are unable to attend the meeting, please send your signed proxy to

the Clubhouse Office by noon on March 3rd.

A private party was held at the Clubhouse to celebrate Baker

veteran Judge Takashi Kitaoka’s 104th birthday and HQ veteran

Edward Ikuma’s 97th birthday. The standing room only crowd

included Baker veterans Jack Nakamura, Sonsei Nakamura and

Rikio Tsuda, Able veteran Don Matsuda, 442nd veterans

Takashi “Bolo” Shirakata and Isao “Roy” Takiyama as well as

many others from the 100th family and the 100th/442d Reservists.

I heard a rumor that even the French Consul General had come to

wish the birthday boys a great day.

What made this birthday celebration unique is that there was a

posthumous Bronze Star presentation by Maj. Gen. (Ret.)

Robert Lee and LTC Keith Horikawa of the 303rd MEB

(formerly the 100th/442d Commander) to a representative of the

Hasegawa family whose father served in Baker Company under

Judge Kitaoka during WWII.

DESCENDANTS CHAPTER

by Bert Hamakado Due to popular demand, we are going to

have two more Turner Hall Theater events at

the Clubhouse. The first will be in May as

an early Mothers Day present to all of the

moms out there. We are

hoping to show a musical

starring 100th Honorary

Member, the late Misora

Hibari. Did you know

that she was only 12 years

old when she held three

concerts as fundraisers for

the Club in 1950? The second will be in

June for Fathers Day when we hope to show

a movie with everyone’s favorite samurai,

Zatoichi.

If you know of a Hibari movie with a

connection to Hawaii or a Zatoichi movie

appropriate for all ages (and both with

English subtitles), please let me know.

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HEADQUARTERS CHAPTER NEWS

by Janice Sakoda, daughter of Gary K. Uchida

As you know, there will be a Special Meeting on

March 12 for members to vote on an amendment

to the by-laws and to discuss the proposal

regarding the Club’s property. PLEASE make

every effort to (1) complete, sign, and send in

your proxy and (2) attend this meeting so you can

gain first-hand information. Every member’s

proxy and attendance is needed! If you need help

or have questions, please call Dot Tamashiro or

Jan Sakoda.

Our Spring Luncheon is scheduled for March 16.

Place and time have not been determined yet but

the “regulars” will be notified. IF you are not a

“regular” to our luncheon but would like to be

included, please let me know and I will add you to my

contact list.

Congratulations to HQ’s own Ed Ikuma who

celebrated his 97th birthday in February. There was a

birthday celebration for him and for Judge Kitaoka,

who turned 104!!! It was so good to see them both at

the Clubhouse.

If you have a bounty of plants and would like to

donate some to Iolani Fair’s Plant Sale, April 15 and

16, please let me or Jayne Hirata know. For more

information, see the Green Thumbs Club column in

this PPP.

Due to space limitations, we could not run the

Headquarters Chapter News in its entirety in the Oct.-

Nov. PPP so here it is for you to enjoy.

August of this year was my

very first trip to Japan…

Hokkaido to be specific. I had

been a little hesitant about

going, having heard from the

time I was little about the squat

toilets. I also wondered what I

would eat since I didn’t eat

sashimi. (Someone who didn’t

eat sashimi told me she had

survived with a jar of peanut

butter, and I briefly thought of

doing that too.) Foolish,

foolish me!!! After spending 3

weeks in Japan, I can honestly say I LOVE Japan and

am ready to go back!

Japan has great food! We enjoyed many wonderful

buffet breakfasts of rice (and the rice was

outstanding!), miso soup, (cooked) fish, tsukemono,

ume, konbu, and other seafood. Hokkaido is known

for their seafood, milk products, super sweet corn and

baked goods. But I must say, the baked goods and

ice cream were not as sweet as what we’re used to in

Hawaii. One of Ed’s highlights was going to a

marketplace where he bought a bowl of rice, then

went to a vendor where he could buy sashimi by the

slice. So many varieties!!!

The people in Japan are respectful! I was so

impressed with a grandpa who was travelling on the

train with his (maybe) 3 year old granddaughter. She

was getting sleepy with the lull of the train so the

grandpa wanted her to look out the window to keep

her awake. He took off her shoes first, then told her

to stand up and look at the scenery outside. This

happened another time on another train so it’s not an

isolated case. How many grandparents or parents in

Hawaii or U.S. would take off the child’s shoes/

slippers before having them stand on the bus/train

seat? It wouldn’t even dawn on me to do so.

The people in Japan are polite, even when they are

irritated and frustrated. Ed and I happened to be in

Kushiro where major fireworks were going to be set

off that evening. It seems all of Kushiro, plus many

more, came out to this event. People were,

unsuccessfully, trying to get past us, not knowing that

just a few feet away, it was roped off so they couldn’t

go further. I could hear the frustration in the people’s

voice as they said (in an irritated tone),

“Sumimasen!!!” as they tried to go past us, and was

met with equally irritated voices telling them they

couldn’t go further, “Ikenai!”. Despite the crowd

(and boy, were we surrounded by a mob of people!),

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IN APPRECIATION Doomo Arigatoo Gozaimasu for the following

generous and heartfelt donations which were

received between January 16 and February 15.

Baker Chapter $100 In Memory of Toshio “Poka” Anamizu

In Kind Donations Good Luck Bamboo Arrangement

Major General and Mrs. Robert Lee

Gifts of Membership $200 John Oki

Wine Gang $100 Eddie Ikuma

$50 Beverly Shiroma

$35 Dorothy “Dot” Tamashiro

$30 Jan Sakoda

$15 Patsy Akimoto

GOMENASAI Thank you to Evelyn Tsuda for letting us know that

the donation by Anita Korenaga to the PPP should

have been listed as made in memory of her brother,

Shinyei Nakamine. The incorrect name was listed

in the last PPP.

Our sincere apologies if any donations were

inadvertently omitted. Please let the Office know if

your donation was not listed or if there are any

corrections needed. Mahalo!

HEADQUARTERS CHAPTER NEWS

Continued from page 5

we felt safe. I didn’t feel the need to keep a hand on

my purse to prevent being pickpocketed. Okay, okay,

maybe we were naïve.

Japan is clean! Even with all the thousands and

thousands of people in Kushiro, there was no rubbish on

the ground! And there is very, very little graffiti (and the

ones we saw were in very obscure places), almost NO

rubbish or trash in the streets, and very few laundry/

futons hanging from the lanai or balcony. In fact, people

planted beautiful flowers and/or vegetables in a lot of the

open spaces, including in/near some of the train stations

in the country. Also, all the homes we saw from the train

were neat and without much clutter. (Made me want to

go home and declutter my yard! Fortunately – or

unfortunately – that feeling passed before I returned

home.)

Hokkaido’s weather in August was not too hot and not

too cold, but just right! I had brought a jacket with me.

Turns out I probably used it only once or twice. One

older lady was sitting next to me on the train and she

thought I might be cold. She started to put a jacket over

my shoulders. Not speaking much Japanese, I shook my

head and said, “Watakushi wa atatakai”. I must have had

an accent because she didn’t understand me. I then

grabbed her hand and once she felt my warm hands, she

understood I wasn’t cold. We had a little chuckle over

that.

So I, who didn’t care to travel to Japan, now can’t wait to

go back!

ABLE ANTICS by Beverly Shiroma

Mahalo to the dedicated young soldiers of the

100th/442d who gave up yet another Saturday to provide

manpower for the monthly Clubhouse Cleanup and

Yardwork on January 23: PFC Brandon Bereng, SPC

Gabriel Estrada, SSG Chris Makinano, SFC Leon

Nelson, PFC Velo Pomele, SGT Ricardo Paras, SPC

Ryan Shontell, and CPL Dason Zheng. Thank you

also to retired SM Dean Shackles, CSM Beau

Tatsumura, Bert Hamakado, Gary Hayakawa, as

well as Able Co. veteran Don and Kimi Matsuda for

rounding out the volunteer crew. A big thank you to

442nd descendant Eileen Sakai who provided a

delicious breakfast for everyone (a break for the soldiers

who usually end up doing the cooking before we head

out to work).

MINI-REUNION IN LAS VEGAS 2016

by Ann Kabasawa

Yes, there will be another Mini-Reunion in Las

Vegas on Sunday, October 16 through Friday,

October 21, 2016 at the California Hotel.

Registration forms at available in the Clubhouse

Lounge or you can call Ann Kabasawa at 781-

8540 or e-mail at [email protected] to get

the form. As usual everyone had lots of fun,

food and camaraderie. We of course will have

our own Hospitality Room with onolicious food!!

There will be a welcome banquet on Monday

night and a farewell banquet luncheon on

Wednesday. We will have 3 days of slot

tournaments, shopping excursions and of course

all the gambling you want. We hope that all of

you can make it. You’ll get to talk story with

100th, 442nd and MIS veterans!!! All are

welcome!!!

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GREEN THUMBS CLUB by Janice Sakoda

The Green Thumbs Club will now be meeting monthly, right after

collating, about 11:00 a.m. the last Saturday of each month, unless

otherwise announced.

There will be no meeting in February as there are lots going on

with the Body, Mind, and Soul (BMS) group. At a previous

meeting, the Green Thumb Club members voted to be under the

umbrella of Body, Mind, and Soul but we will retain our identity

as our focus is on (edible) plants.

Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, March 26 at 11:00 a.m.

(If you were at our January meeting, you know we had decided to

cancel our March meeting. However, since the Green Thumbs

Club has offered to make the table decorations for the Anniversary

Banquet, I thought we should meet to discuss this.)

If you’re interested in enhancing your soil with microbes and

making your own kombucha, you’ll want to attend our meeting

on Sunday, April 3 at 11:30 a.m. as Jan Nadamoto and Lee Ann

Yuen will be sharing about microbes and showing you how you

can make your own mixture of beneficial microbes. You will also

be able to take home a bottle for use after letting it sit for 2

weeks! After that, Arlene Sato will be sharing about making

kombucha, a healthy beverage to improve your digestion. You

will be making a new batch of tea with a scoby to grow and you

will also be able to take home some ready to drink tea so

please bring a clean quart or gallon glass jar with a wide

mouth and cover (a mayonnaise glass jar is ok) so you can

transport the new batch of tea and scoby home as well as a 16 oz

glass bottle to take home your ready to drink tea. The cost for

both workshops is $15, payable by March 24, 2016. Please make

checks out to Jan Nadamoto and send them to the Clubhouse – 520

Kamoku Street, Honolulu, HI 96817.

There will be no meeting on May 28 as that is Memorial Day

weekend.

Our meeting on June 25 will be prepping for the Anniversary

Banquet centerpieces. All hands are welcome! (Banquet will be

on Sunday, July 10.)

July meeting – to be determined.

For August, we plan to meet on August 6 and attend the 28th

Annual Halawa Xeriscape Garden Open House and Unthirsty Plant

Sale.

Stay tuned for more classes. We’re hoping to have a class on

healing plants, black bean tea, and carving narcissus bulbs; some

excursions planned are to visit the Cherry Blossoms in Wahiawa in

2017, tour the Xeriscape Garden, and possibly the Kahuku Farm

Continued on page 7

BODY, MIND AND SOUL

by Jan Nadamoto

Bacon, Bacon, Bacon! Learn how to

make your own bacon at this Body, Mind

and Soul workshop, by Lyle

Maesaka! How does bacon fit into a

Body, Mind and Soul theme? Well, it fits

into the Paleo Diet and it is actually

“better” for you than the store bought

bacon because you know what you’re

using to make it! And, on sale, the black

label bacon is going for over $6 for 12

ounces (…oops… actually, that 12

ounces does include the liquids that they

inject into the meat so I’m not exactly

sure what the “real” cost is…).

In this workshop you will learn about the

background and facts about making your

own cure and the process of making your

own bacon from beginning to end. After

the demonstration and making your own

cure you’ll be able to taste 3 “flavors” of

homemade bacon (YUM!). You will also

have about 3 pounds of bacon that has

started it’s curing process to take home

and finish!

March 20, 2016

10 am -12 noon

520 Kamoku Street

Cost is $35 per person

for Club 100 members

and $40* for non members. Pre-payment

is required, as supplies need to be

purchased. Space is limited to only 12

people. (sorry, no refunds)

Deadline to RSVP and send in

payment: March 10, 2016

Please contact Jan Nadamoto at 808-347-

3127 or

[email protected]

for payment arrangements

*A $25 yearly BMS membership option is

available. Call Jan for more

information!

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FROM DA OFFICE by Jayne Hirata

WELCOME NEW 100TH MEMBERS

Please welcome the following new lifetime members

who joined the Club between January 23 and

February 15:

Jane Oki, widow of Albert Oki (HQ)

Christopher T. Meade,

grandnephew of Herbert Miyasaki (F)

Miles Miyasaki, nephew of Herbert Miyasaki (F)

Kayla Takemoto,

granddaughter of Joe Takemoto (B)

CLUBHOUSE CLOSED

The Office will be closed on Tuesday, March 8 as I

have to volunteer at my son’s school event and on

Friday, March 25 for Kuhio Day.

Please remember that the Office is CLOSED on

weekends and holidays and plan accordingly. If

you know of a senior who may be coming alone to

the Clubhouse, please make sure that the building

will be open or that someone will stay with him until

it is. We recently had an incident where a veteran

was dropped off at the Clubhouse at 10 am on a

Saturday for a 1 pm meeting. He would have been

stuck outside of the closed building by himself for

hours if someone didn’t happen to stop by.

GREEN THUMBS CLUB Continued from page 6

Tour and to Hawaiian Earth Products.

On a side note, if you’re interested in

learning about Korean Natural

Farming, there will be a series of

weekly classes (10-12 classes) in

Waimanalo. Let me know if you’re interested and I

can find out when the next series start. Cost for this

hand-on, intensive class is $400. I realize this is a lot

of money but some people swear by this method.

Included in this fee is a lot of materials to help you get

started.

If you’re interested in being included in our email

group, please let me know

([email protected]) Dates and times may

change so please email me if you’re interested so we

can keep you updated of any changes.

JAVA OFFERING 13 SCHOLARSHIPS

100th members who are graduating high school

seniors, advanced undergraduate students, and

postgraduate or professional education students. are

invited to apply for the following scholarships offered

by the Japanese American Veterans Association

(JAVA):

The Senator Daniel K. Inouye Memorial

Scholarship (one award of $5,000)

The Founders Scholarship (one award of $3,000)

The JAVA Memorial Scholarships (eleven

awards of $1,500).

Past or present members of the 100th/442d Army

Reserve are also eligible for the Senator Inouye

Scholarship.

The application deadline is April 1, 2016.

Application forms and more information can be found

at the JAVA website at http://java.wildapricot.org. A

FAQ sheet is also available at the Clubhouse.

PURCHASE SOME FANTASTIC FROZEN

FOOD AND SUPPORT ALA WAI SCHOOL

If you have attended an event at the Clubhouse in the

past, it is likely that you parked your car at the nearby

Ala Wai School parking lot, a service that the school

provides the Club at no charge! Now we have the

chance to say “mahalo nui” by supporting the Friends

of Ala Wai School PTSA’s “Cool Our School”

fundraiser which has a goal of raising $50,000 to

purchase air-conditioners for the school’s classrooms.

The following frozen items by Kala Kokua Products

are on sale for just $10 each:

PUPU PARTY PACK (12 oz) - char siu pork,

pipikaula and arabiki port sausage

PAU HANA PACK - pork lau lau and kalua pork

SMOKED CHICKEN (14 oz) - boneless, skinless

Tickets are available at the Ala Wai School Office or

from Ala Wai School students or families until

Wednesday, March 4. You can also purchase tickets

at the Clubhouse during Office hours on weekdays.

Payment is via cash or check payable to “Friends of

Ala Wai School PTSA”.

PICK UP OF ITEMS IS AT ALA WAI SCHOOL

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2 FROM 9:00 AM TO

12:00 NOON. Items not picked up on April 2 will be

donated.

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The Puka-Puka Parade is the official newsletter of

the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization

and is published monthly, twelve times a year.

The opinions expressed in the PPP are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the

position of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans.

Please e-mail your articles, comments or questions

about the PPP to [email protected]. (NEW)

If you do not have access to email, please mail or

deliver your articles, comments or questions to the

Clubhouse Office.

The deadline to submit articles for the

April 2016 issue is Tuesday, March 15

100th Infantry Battalion Veterans

520 Kamoku Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96826

(808)946-0272

[email protected]

www.100thbattalion.org

Office Hours:

M, T, Th, F - 9 am to 1 pm

W - 9 am to 12 noon

MARCH 2016 CLUBHOUSE CALENDAR

BOARD Meeting Saturday, March 19 at 9:00 am

ABLE Chapter No meeting

BAKER Chapter Saturday, March 5 at 1:00 pm

CHARLIE Chapter Saturday, March 26 at 10:00 am

DOG Chapter Saturday, March 5 at 9:30 am

HQ/MEDICS Chapter No meeting due to Special Meeting

GREEN THUMBS CLUB Saturday, March 26 at 11:00 am

LINE DANCING Classes resume on Wednesday, March 2,

9:00 am to 11:00 am

PUKA-PUKA PARADE Collating on Saturday, March 26 at 9:00 am

(tentative)

DEADLINES AND EVENTS

(all events at the Clubhouse unless otherwise indicated)

Proxy Submission Deadline Thursday, March 3 by 12:00 noon

IEHA Spring Cleaning Saturday, March 5 at 8:30 am

RSVP for Bacon Class Thursday, March 10

Special Members Only Meeting Saturday, March 12 at 10:00 am

BMS Bacon Class Saturday, March 20 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

RSVP for Microbes/Kombucha Class Thursday, March 24

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Office will be CLOSED on Tuesday, March 8 and on Friday, March 25

There will be a private party in the Lounge on Friday, March 11 from 4:30 pm to

9:00 pm

Dates and times subject to change. Please contact your Chapter President, Committee

Chairperson or the Clubhouse Office for information or updates.

100th Infantry Battalion Veterans

520 Kamoku Street

Honolulu, HI 96816

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Non-Profit

Organization

U.S. Postage

P A I D

Permit No. 158

Honolulu, HI

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JAVA SCHOLARSHIP 2016

The Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA) announces its annual scholarship award program for

2016. The scholarships will continue to benefit a range of graduating high school seniors, advanced

undergraduate students, and postgraduate and professional education students.

The scholarships include:

The Senator Daniel K. Inouye Memorial Scholarship (one award of $5,000) honoring the late US

Senator’s iconic career or military and civilian public service.

The Founders Scholarship (one award of $3,000) named for JAVA’s founder, the late Colonel Phil Ishio,

USAR, his wife Constance and his son Douglas Ishio.

JAVA Memorial Scholarships (eleven awards of $1,500)

Descendants of those who served in the 100th Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the

Military Intelligence Service as well as descendants of World War II Nisei soldiers from other units are

eligible. Only in the case of the Senator Inouye scholarship will applications also be accepted from any past or

present member of Hawaii’s 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry. A current member of JAVA whose membership

began prior to April 1, 2014 is eligible to apply. A child of a current JAVA member may also be eligible to

apply if the applicant’s parent or guardian was a member of JAVA prior to April 1, 2014.

Special consideration will be given to eligible applicants who demonstrate their lifelong commitment to

public and uniformed service leadership for the nation, e.g., participating in military commissioning programs

while in college.

Applicants should first review published rules and formshere before making further inquiries. The final date

for receiving applications will be Friday, April 1, 2016. The names of the awardees will be announced at the

annual JAVA scholarship luncheon in June 2016. .

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FROM DA OFFICE by Jayne Hirata

LOST, FOUND OR FORGOTTEN

The following items were left at the Clubhouse and have been unclaimed for a long time:

a black compact umbrella

a black AV plug and power cord

a small silver pot with cover

a silver liquid soap dispenser

a small white cutting board.

If any of these items belong to you, please contact the Office and we’ll arrange to get them back to you ASAP

We also have a package with two blue 100th IBV Chicco bags for Joyce Chinen and a package with two blue

travel bags from IBLO for Stacey Hayashi. If you see Joyce or Stacey, please remind them to pick up their pack-

ages.

MARCH 2016 PPP ADDENDUM

Due to space limitations, we could not include these articles and photos in the

printed version of the Puka-Puka Parade.

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MAINLAND CHAPTER NEWS by Teresa Takahashi

Teresa Takahashi, daughter of the late Masao “Mas” Takahashi of Charlie Co., is our new reporter for the

Mainland Chapter. Many of you may know her from the Las Vegas Mini-Reunions. Thank you Teresa for the

article and these great photos.

Tokuji “Toke” Yoshihashi (A Co.)and Amy Miya

Joshua and Nob Kagawa (A Co.)

Sets and Don Miyada (A Co)

Yuri and James Ogawa (C Co.)

In photo below: Ellen, Susan, Shirley, Sharon, Pauline and Amy

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Janet Yokoyama and Mildred Ikemoto

Garrett Segawa and Ken Akune (MIS)

Elma and Scott Takahashi

Chiz Ohira and

Ron Yamada

The Hayashis

Jason Kusagaya and Ellie Ozawa

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Robi Shibao-Martin and Ken Akune (MIS)

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PHOTOS FROM THE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR JUDGE TAKASHI KITAOKA (Baker)

and EDWARD IKUMA (Hq)

Mahalo to Clyde Sugimoto for sharing

Judg

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kash

i Kita

oka

Edward Ikuma

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