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Spring 2011 Volume 37

Seiko RoSelle

$867,392 Honolulu, HiPictured with Director of Slot Operations, Tom Sheehan, and Assistant Slot Manager, Alex Canfora.

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$104,738 Mililani, HiPictured with Vice President and General Manager, David Lebby, Assistant General Manager, Vince Wickliffe, and Assistant Slot Manager, Alex Canfora.

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Editor

Annabell CrespoEditor

Mark SawyerProduction

John ReisNews staff

FrEmont AssistAnt GEnErAl mAnAGEr

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cAliForniA/mAin strEEt stAtion GEnErAl mAnAGEr

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FrEmont mArkEtinG

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cAliForniA Hosts

Bonita Spurgin Carrie Ciudadano

Chona Munson Robyn Cordova

FrEmont Hosts

Bennett Sablan Liz Damon

Terri Lorenzen Lydia Tressler

mAin strEEt stAtion slot Hosts

Ipo Boast Brenda Palmer Gloria Jenkins

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Sherry McJimson

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14th Annual Lei Day Polynesian

Festival April 30 – May 1, 2011

Entertainment by Hawaiian and Polynesian musicians and dancers • Artists, craftsmen and food and beverage vendors showcase the very best of Hawaii • Special demonstrations and activities • Annual Island Fever Block Party.

Entry to the two-day Festival is FREE.

Spring HI Cal Bowling Tournament

June 19 - 22, 2011

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Kings & Queens of PoKer

RayMonD kailiuli $11,681 St George, uT

WanDa niSHiDa $11,250 Waipahu, Hi

GaRReTT Suzuki $10,050 Mililani, Hi

CHiyoko kaMi Total Jackpots = $8,738 Hilo, Hi

yVonne MCDeRMoTT $8,050 kailua, Hi

MaRy kaJiHiRo $8,000 aiea, Hi

GeRaRD SilVa $6,292 keaau, Hi

RiCHaRD MiyaSaki $5,600 Honolulu, Hi

DoRoTHy yaMauCHi $5,193 Honolulu, Hi

eRneST fuJikaWa $5,131 kealakekua, Hi

RaCHel kaWaSaki $5,087 las Vegas, nV

HeRbeRT WaTanabe $5,000 Honolulu, Hi

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Kings & Queens of PoKer

CalifoRnia 4

loRna younG $4,956 Honolulu, Hi

DenniS SHiGeMaTSu $4,945 Honokaa, Hi

beRT koiDe $4,582 Pearl City, Hi

DoRiS okazaki $4,310 Makawao, Hi

ClaRenCe kenui $4,000 · Waipahu, Hi · Pictured with Director of Slot Operations, Tom Sheehan.

GWenDolyn CHoCk $4,000 Huntington beach, Ca

DaRRin CHun $4,000 Torrance, Ca

bill Hanaoka $4,000 Garden Grove, Ca

Dan HiRoTa $4,000 Honolulu, Hi

nou kanTaTHaVoRn $4,000 las Vegas, nV

DoRinDa luM $4,000 kaneohe, Hi

PeGGy aliCuben $4,000 Hilo, Hi

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Kings & Queens of PoKer

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loRRaine MiTSunaGa $4,000 Honolulu, Hi

lyneTTe MiyaSaki $4,000 Honolulu, Hi

DoRoTHy nakaMoTo $4,000 Mililani, Hi

CaRol SaTo $4,000 Honolulu, Hi

lila Suzuki $4,000 Mililani, Hi

eileen uCHiDa $4,000 aiea, Hi

baRbaRa yee $4,000 kaneohe, Hi

MiCHael zyDel $4,000 · Honolulu, Hi · Pictured with Slot Host, Carrie Ciudadano.

PeTeR WRiGHT $4,000 Redondo beach, Ca

Hazel TanDo $2,291 kailua, Hi

kenneTH SaTo $2,250 Gardena, Ca

aRT SHiGeTa $2,206 Torrance, Ca

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Kings & Queens of PoKer

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SuSan kaMaDa $2,201 Gardena, Ca

DoRiS HaneDa $2,200 Honolulu, Hi

luu RabiDeau $2,176 kahului, Hi

eDGaR MiTo Total Jackpots = $2,000 los angeles, Ca · Pictured with Cocktail Server, Laura Lynn.

JaniCe CHonG $2,000 Honolulu, Hi

DoRoTHy fuJiMoTo $2,000 ewa beach, Hi

eD Moniz $2,000 kailua, Hi

WallaCe SuGiMuRa $2,000 lawai, Hi

eDiTH DeMello $1,864 Honolulu, Hi

JeRalD naSu $1,750 fullerton, Ca

el baRuel $1,633 Papaikou, Hi

feliCiTaS PaSCua $1,590 Honolulu, Hi

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kaTHRyn yaMaMoTo $1,411 Torrance, Ca

PeaRl Ho $1,343 kaneohe, Hi

MyRna kaneSHiRo $1,339 Mililani, Hi

albeRTo HooPii $1,313 · kekaha, Hi · Pictured with Slot Host, Chona Munson.

ClaRenCe ReSSleR $1,312 San Gabriel, Ca

anGeline aDaMS $1,298 kaneohe, Hi

eMMa aRakaki $1,254 Honolulu, Hi

fReD MoRiSaki $1,169 la Palma, Ca

noRMan inouye $1,015 Pearl City, Hi

RoDney kaMiya $1,007 Gardena, Ca

CanDaCe CHun $1,000 Mililani, Hi

noRMan Wiebke $1,000 Grand Junction, Co

Kings & Queens of PoKer

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reels Winners

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MaRCelina baSilio Total Jackpots = $12,000 eleele, Hi

ToSHiko faVela $10,122 · Monterey Park, Ca Pictured with Director of Slot Operations, Tom Sheehan.

JaCob kaleikini $8,692 Honolulu, Hi

JeRRy aHue $8,290 aiea, Hi

Roy CHaR $6,204 Charlotte, nC

yolanDa Munoz $6,203 kaneohe, Hi

DaneTTe baRienToS Total Jackpots = $5,600 burlingame, Ca

SeiCHi SakiHaRa $5,000 Mililani, Hi

PHaCH nGo $4,800 Monterey Park, Ca

TRoy Tanaka $4,050 Cypress, Ca

yoSHino MaGaRifuJi $4,000 Paia, Hi

yukiko baloGH $4,000 Mililani, Hi

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reels Winners

lynn Tanioka $4,000 Mililani, Hi

kalaya HiGa $4,000 Mililani, Hi

DoRoTHy iRVine $3,382 ewa beach, Hi

RayMonD baRona $3,200 Honolulu, Hi

iMelDa aquiaT Total Jackpots = $2,950 Waipahu, Hi

GeRTie ayala $2,880 San antonio, TX

linDa aHquin $2,700 Mililani, Hi

luke SanToS $2,400 Gardena, Ca

MiCHele luby $2,083 oceanside, Ca

floRenCe aCain $1,800 Waimea, Hi

ClaRenCe keliikoa $1,675 Waianae, Hi

kaReen TakuSHi $1,620 Mililani, Hi

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CalifoRnia 10

Jane TaMaSHiRo $1,600 Pearl City, Hi

MaSuo HoRa $1,500 Westminster, Ca

keVin HiRonaka $1,500 ewa beach, Hi

JaneT yaMaMoTo $1,440 kaneohe, Hi

leon CaMaRa $1,295 Waimanalo, Hi

Malbun HiGuCHi $1,250 Wahiawa, Hi

ViCToR CaRDona $1,243 las Vegas, nV

RoCky like $1,236 kunia, Hi

MaRTina MilleR $1,224 kaneohe, Hi

Jane Conlan $1,224 kailua, Hi

MunG HonG yee $1,207 Pearl City, Hi

STella SaiTo $1,200 Pearl City, Hi

reels Winners

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Blazing 7’s Winners

MaRGaRiTa beRMuDez $9,405 Waipahu, Hi

Jane oDa $10,602 · Wahiawa, Hi With Slot Host, Robyn Cordova.

DaRlene ConSelVa $8,111 ewa beach, Hi

JoSePHine PonCe $5,247 Mililani, Hi

noRMa GuilleRMo Total Jackpots = $4,457 Hilo, Hi

CRiSTina quebRal Total Jackpots = $4,046 Pepeekeo, Hi

MaRGaReT yaRoS $4,174 anaheim, Ca

aniTa albinio Total Jackpots = $3,040 kaneohe, Hi

ViRGinia PuMa $3,217 aiea, Hi

MaGDalena VillanueVa Total Jackpots = $2,800 las Vegas, nV

VeRoniCa lazo $2,348 Waipahu, Hi

CaRole GeRST $1,632 Carson, Ca

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Blazing 7’s Winners

fReD kRooS $1,500 kirkland, bC

DaRlene oTa $1,500 Honolulu, Hi

bRuCe ReineS $1,406 las Vegas, nV

CaRolyn Tanaka $1,360 Cypress, Ca

Colleen okaMoTo $1,249 kekaha, Hi

TRaViS TaMuRa $1,237 Honolulu, Hi

louRDeS CHun $1,175 kaunakakai, Hi

fuSaye MoMoki $1,109 Honolulu, Hi

fRank koHleR $1,048 kapaa, Hi

bRiGiDo quebRal $1,046 Pepeekeo, Hi

MaRia lin $1,025 Honolulu, Hi

CanDiDa PaSToReS $1,000 Makawao, Hi

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Keno Winners

MySTeRy WinneR $13,914 kapolei, Hi

JoHn kiMak $10,400 boulder City, nV

Ruby Cobb $10,232 Pearl City, Hi

DenniS anDeRSon Total Jackpots = $9,400 Carson, Ca

feliCia Souza $6,867 Wahiawa, Hi

ViRGinia CaMbRa $4,700 Honolulu, Hi

CHaRleS GauTHe JR $4,700 kailua, Hi

PeGGy CHan $4,700 Hacienda Heights, Ca

MaTTHeW kaaHaaina $4,500 Waianae, Hi

ClyDe abeRilla $3,500 kaneohe, Hi

baylene kaaHaaina $2,350 Waianae, Hi

Helene WonG $1,400 ewa beach, Hi

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TaBle gaMes Winners

live Keno

CalifoRnia 14

PaTRiCk DePonTe Platinum arm Winner 1 Hour and 40 Minutes kahului, Hi · Pictured with Director of Table Games, Jeff Weiss.

RiCHaRD faVela Platinum arm Winner 1 Hour and 10 Minutes Monterey Park, Ca · Pictured with Director of Table Games, Jeff Weiss.

Sean aJiMine Golden arm Winner Honolulu, Hi Pictured with Casino Shift Manager, Bob Schneider.

eDWin koSHiMizu $16,000 Pearl City, Hi · Pictured with Keno Manager, Carolyn Bankston.

fReD kono $14,000 kaneohe, Hi

HaRolD bRiTTain $1,000 Makawao, Hi · Pictured with Keno Shift Supervisor, Nga Shaw.

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More Winners

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TSuToe TaiRa $1,200 Honolulu, Hi

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celeBraTions & reunions

CalifoRnia 16

Queen school of nursing alumni association

castle High school reunion class of 1966

Kauai High school reunion class of 1958

Waipahu High school reunion class of 1953

Kaimuki High school reunion class of 1956

castle High school reunion class of 1965

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celeBraTions & reunions

eugene Tamura Birthday celebration

glenn awaya Birthday celebration

Wallace choi Birthday celebration

shinobu KawanoBirthday celebration

ronald Tamura Birthday celebration

violet onikama Birthday celebration

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celeBraTions & reunions

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norma Harman retirement Party

Barbara and James Baldau 57th Wedding anniversary

35th friend’s reunion

Wallbang corporation get Together

shiro and Matsuyo Yokoyama 61st Wedding anniversay

alexander and Judy Hill celebrating their 25th

superbowl visit

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