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1 Through the Green DAVID S. ISHII FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO. 12 March 2013 wwww/davidsishiifoundation.org Mahalo elton! Anyone who s done it can tell you that the hardest part of any project is starting one from scratch. An artist, for example, begins with a blank canvas; a writer stares at an empty screen; a contractor surveys a vacant lot. Such was the challenge when the David S. Ishii Foundation was established over 13 years ago. The idea of starting the Foundation was hatched in 1998, the first year that the Hilo Invitational golf tournament was played after being inactive for several years. Elton Tanaka, then the district manager of Sears in Hawaii, was one of the key movers and shakers behind the Hilo revival. It was at that tournament that Elton and others learned that David was personally underwriting both boys and girls state golf championships since the Hawaii High School Athletics Association (HHSAA) transitioned from public to private funding in Elton became part of a core group of individuals that founded the DSIF in Along with people like Allan Ikawa and Warren Haruki, this group was particularly well suited for the task, David notes, combining business acumen with a love of golf. Individually, they played in a lot of fundraising tournaments across the state and had a good idea as to what worked and what didn t. But who would chair the event? Well, Elton never really had a choice, David recalls. Everybody just sort of looked at him and agreed he was it. Elected by unanimous resolution, Elton rolled up his sleeves and took the bull by the horns. He did an amazing job, David adds. Elton worked the phones hard, calling on his extensive network of friends many who owned their own businesses and were supportive of junior golf. Another challenge was that in order to raise the kind of funds necessary, the sponsorship fee was set at $1,000 per team, which was considered extremely high at the time. It took quite a bit of coaxing, Elton admits, but after much effort by all of the board members the first tournament held in 2000 was sold out and the DSIF was on its way. Some rules to running a successful tournament: 1) Give out good prizes. 2) Treat the people well. 3) Keep the program short. Elton Tanaka Over the years, the Foundation has stuck to the formula for success determined by Elton and the tournament committee: 1) Give out good prizes. 2) Treat the people well. 3) Keep the program short. Everyone enjoyed playing in the tournament, Elton notes. It quickly earned the reputation for being a classy tournament. I guess from the first time, the people had good fun, David adds. Right away a lot of them said, Put me down for next year! And, key sponsors have kept coming back and have continued to support the foundation over the years. So far, so good, David says. Elton announced his decision to step down from his Continued on page 2

2 Page 2 Through the Green (March 2013) Mahalo Elton/continued from page 1 David S. Ishii Foundation P.O. Box 2927 Aiea, Hawaii David S. Ishii Foundation Officers David Ishii: President Lorraine Ishii: Vice President Fay Nagata: Treasurer Board of Directors David Ishii: Chair Warren Haruki: Vice Chair Jay Hinazumi Arnold Hiura Allan Ikawa Lorraine Ishii Ann Miller Neal Okamoto Elton Tanaka Tracy Tanji Wendell Tom Allan Yamamoto Honorary Director GEN Eric K. Shinseki Golf Tournament Co-chairs: Del-Marc Fujita, Jay Hinazumi, David Ishii, Wendell Tom Tournament Committee Dayton Asato, Marilyn Chinen, Misty Gier, Jay Hinazumi, Arnold Hiura, Eloise Hiura, Colan Ishii, Lorraine Ishii, Danny Lau, Chris McLachlin, Ann Miller, Fay Nagata, Neal Okamoto, Bill Sato, Steve Shishido, Wendell Tom, Allan Yamamoto, Guy Yamamoto, Pauline Yanagisawa, Rudy Yanagisawa, Chad Yawata Yasuko Asada Memorial College Scholarship Committee Dayton Asato: Chair Pat Ariki Gail Tamashiro Bert Yamamoto Pauline Yanagisawa U.S. Boys Junior Amateur Travel Stipend Committee Guy Yamamoto: Chair William Sato Clark Miyazaki John Ishii Steven Shishido Newsletter & Website MBFT Media, Newsletter Obun Hawaii Group, Printing Martha Hernandez, Website Graphics Upspring Media, Website Design David thanks Elton for his invaluable contributions at last year s tournament banquet. role as tournament chair at the 2012 tournament banquet. Elton has children and now grandchildren on the mainland, David explains. He wants to spend more time with them, and because the tournament is traditionally held in June, he could not travel for half of each year. That s how much he was dedicated to the event. He s looking forward to spending more time with his family and having more freedom in general. Elton leaves the tournament in very good shape. It s no secret that many golf tournaments are having a hard time finding enough players. However, the DSIF tournament is sold out at the sponsors level only. There aren t too many tournaments that can claim so much support, David notes. We need to keep it going, keep it strong. After some discussion at this year s DSIF board meeting, no clear successor arose to fill Elton s shoes. It is testament to Elton s all-around hustle that, this year, the tournament chair s role is being divvied up amongst a group of capable people who will share the various hats that Elton wore. David, Jay Hinazumi, Wendell Tom, and Del-Marc Fujita will serve as co-chairs and try to cover whatever needs to be done, including prizes. Elton did all the prizes, too. Continued on page 7 Mission of the David S. Ishii Foundation A non-profit corporation whose primary mission is to promote and advance the game of golf, and to educate the public as to its benefits to society. A Word About Our Newsletter Through the Green is the official newsletter of the David S. Ishii Foundation. The USGA defines the phrase through the green as the entire golf course, except for tees, greens and designated hazards. In tournament play, the phrase is used to mean that everything else is in play. Through the Green is the Foundation s way of saying to Hawaii s young golfers: pursue your goals, play it as it lies, and strive to be the best you can along the way...

3 PLATINUM Yoshie Yoshikawa GOLD Fujitsu NetworkCommunications, Inc. SportsMedicine Hawaii Yoshie Yoshikawa SILVER Castle Resorts & Hotels ECD Hawaii, Inc. Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific First Hawaiian Bank Wells Fargo Advisors Painters Union Local LMCF Tanji Family Mahalo! 2012 Tournament Sponsors BRONZE Aisen Shiatsu School Allstate Kahala Ameron Hawaii BD LLC Unlimited BEI Hawaii B. Hayman Co. (Hawaii), Inc. Big Island Candies Commercial Sheetmetal Co. Inc Endodontic Associates LLC Flora Dec Sales Warren H. Haruki Hawaii Benefit Administrators, Inc. HHSAA Hawaii Marketing Associates Hawaii Pizza Hut Hawaiian Sun Products / Bloomer Chocolate Honda Windward Carey & Iris Inouye Japan Shiatsu College Jayar Construction, Inc Tournament Volunteers Laine Cantiberos Celso Castinahan Ron Chinen Jonah Chinen Christopher Chow Ty Cuban Joyce Dehay Ryan Dias Avery Dunn Adam Elaydo Lyandra Elaydo Wayne Fujieki Ted Ganade Yvonne Ganade Kalen Gier Kiari Gier Watson Gier Ray Hada Glenn Hagiwara Kyosuke Hara Richard Hattori Del Hernandez George Higa Ray Higa Hiro Hosoda Ron Ikehara Joy Inamine Cheryl Inouye Kensey Inouye Robb Inouye Sara Inouye Ethel Ishii Joey Itagaki Anna Jang Joni Kashimoto Kylie Kashimoto Susan Kau Alice Kim Matthew Kim Scott Kim Corey Kozuma Cathy Kua TJ Kua Bob Kubota Jean Kuratani Jerry Largo Regan Lee Cody Machida Mae Masuda Ken Matsuguma Ken Matsumoto Shayna McCarthy Shawn McCauley Al Medeiros Ken Mito Michele Morikami Kyle Morishige Jerry Mullen Tadao Murakami Eleanor Nagata Dean Nako Riki Ouellette Carmen Padilla Mike Seki Spencer Shishido David Tam Keith Teranishi Aaron Tom Jacob Torres Mae Tsutomi Roger Williams Marcus Yamamoto Micah Yamamoto Terry Yamamoto Brian Yamamoto Zoe-Ann Yamamoto Janell Yanaga Renee Yanagisawa Keith Yawata Kyle Yawata Mabel Yawata Randy Yawata Through the Green (March 2013) Page 3 Kaanapali Golf Courses Kauai Producers, Ltd. Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc. Koa Trading Company Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialists, Inc. Pacific Transfer Redondo s LLC RK Sales Inc. Safeguard Maintenance Corporation S & B Foods Hawaii, Inc. S & M Sakamoto Scott Shimabukuro DDS Gerald Y. Shintaku Toshiro Shudo Tamura Super Market Elton T. Tanaka T-Shirt Factolry Xpress Distribution Inc. Randal Yanagisawa, MD HOLE IN ONE Haruo & Yoshie Yoshikawa Special Thanks Art & Signs Dayton Asato Howard Dashefsky Izakaya Tairyo (Jiro Nitta) & Chefs Koshi Murakami & Hiro Hosoda Kyosuke Hara Arnold and Eloise Hiura Keiri Kanbayashi Trevor Kua Obun Hawaii Group (Vince Watabu) Pearl Country Club - All of their terrific employees! Glenn Sakaguchi Les Tamashiro Zippy s Restaurants/A Catered Experience

4 Page 4 Through the Green (March 2013) Mahalo! 2012 DSIF Tournament Donors Acushnet Golf (Keith Kodani) Adidas (Wendell Tom) Aisen Shiatsu School (Fumihiko Indei) Ala Moana Center (Francis Cofran) Aloha Shoyu Co. (Brian Tanigawa) Anheuser Busch Carol Arakawa Dayton Asato Bella Torre Academy (Tamaki Torre) Big Island Candies (Allan Ikawa) Bret Netzer To remember/honor my Mom (Lynn) who passed away last year. Casey Nakama Golf Development Center, LLC. Castle & Cooke Resorts, LLC (Doug Stephenson) Castle Resortss & Hotels (Alan R. Mattson) Central Pacific Bank (Neal Okamoto) Stuart Chun Classic Resorts (Peter Rice) Clear Channel Radio (Chuck Cotton) Cooke Island Distributors (Chris Wright) DejaVu Surf Hawaii (Tad Miura) Dole IDS (Bryce Zane) Dust-Tex Honolulu, Inc. (Kausuke Ko Kuroda) elleair Maui Golf Club (Mark Seki) Ewa Beach Golf Club (Liane Otake) Frito Lay (Damon Ng) Al Fujisawa Art Fujita G K (Golf) Enterprises, LLC (George Krason) Germaine s Luau Inc. (Toby Kusaka) Globeride (Hiroshi Sato) Golf Concepts (Jay Hinazumi) Green Golf LLC (Christine Olah) Grove Farm (Warren Haruki) Howard Hamada Craig Karlyn & Hamamoto Minoru Hatsumi Hawaii Kai Golf Course (Robbie Nicholas) Hawaii Senior Life Enrichment Assoc. (Ryozo Sakai) Hawaiian Sun (Brian Tsuruda) Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union (Norman Okimoto) Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas (Chuck Furuya) Toshio Hosoya IHOP (Vince Espino) Glenn & Lynne Inouye David Ishii Lorraine Ishii Island Air (Lesley Kaneshiro) Ito En (Clarence Takahashi) Japan Shiatsu College (Kazutami Namikoshi) Kaanapali Golf Courses ( Ed Kageyama) Kahili Golf Course (Kenny Kanzaki) Dr. Micky Kanemaru Kapalua Golf (Mike Jones) Kauai Lagoons (Scott Ashworth) Walter Kawakami Karen Keawehawaii, LLC Kiahuna Golf Club (Robert C. Medeiros Jr.) Ko Olina Golf Club (Greg Nichols) Henry Komenaka Gary Komoto Stephanie Kono Kona Country Club (Peggy Ciriako) Kop Distributors (Brandan Kop) KTA Super Stores (Barry Taniguchi) Mrs. Kimiko Kuriyama Kyoya Hotels & Resort (Jason Ito) Makalei Golf Club (Ross Birch) Masaki Arakaki/Shizuko Matsumoto Tom McCarthy Shawn McCauley Chris & Beth McLachlin Mid Pacific Country Club (Tim Dietrich) Mililani Golf Course (Stacy Amann) Ann Miller Dennis Miyashiro Ken & Michele Morikami Melvyn Nagata Takugi Nakagawa Nanea Golf Club (Jim Saunders) Newtown Golf Driving Range (Walter Okada) Nishimoto Trading Co. (Michael Moriguchi) Noguchi & Associates, Inc. Jay Oda Olomana Golf Links (Ganin Asao) Garret Omuro Ono Hawaiian Foods (Toyo) Dr. & Mrs. Michael Oride Pahke s Chinese Restaurant (Raymond Siu) Paradise Beverages Ping (Joey Castillo) Poipu Bay Golf Course (Jun Fukuda & Craig Sasada) Samuel W. Pratt Princeville Golf Courses (Steve Murphy) Pukalani Country Club (Ron Huffman) Mike Reid (Champions Tour) Mrs. Dianne Reilly Rons Construction Corp. (Ron Oshiro) Jason Sakamoto Joey Sakaue Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar (Chef DK Kodama) Paul Shinseki Gerald Shintaku Scott Simpson (Champions Tour) Roy Sonomura Paul Sugimoto Dr. Ryan Sumida Walter Takiguchi Tamura Super Market (Cliff Tamura) Tanioka Seafood & Catering (Mel Tanioka) Tapestries by Hauoli (Cookie Ayabe) TaylorMade Hawaii (Jerry King) Keith Teranishi The Dunes at Maui Lani (David Gleason) The First Tee of Hawaii (Coach Ken Zitz) Tip Top Motel, Café & Bakery (Jonathan Ota) Titleist Hawaii (Neal Takara) Aaron Tom Gerald Tomosawa Tony Group (Stan Masamitsu) Anna Umemura Murata Waialae Country Club (Ray Suzuki) Waikele Country Club (Darryl Lambert) Waikoloa Beach Resort (Scott Head) Wailea Golf Club (Anne Takabuki) Wailea Old Blue LLC (Barry Helle) Dee Dee Wilson John Yamada Randal & Joyce Yanagisawa Renee Yanagisawa Rudy & Pauline Yanagisawa Randy & Mabel Yawata Vincent Yim Reggie Yoshizaki Nobumitsu Yuhara (JPGA Senior Tour) Zippys Catering Experience (Charley Higa & Ron Hattori)

5 The DSIF Yasuko Asada Memorial College Scholarship Awards were presented to Monique M. Ishikawa and Mark D. Ito at the Foundation s 12th annual golf tournament held June 13, 2012, at Pearl Country Club. Ishikawa is a graduate of Kalaheo High School and is attending Columbia University. Ito graduated from Aiea High School and is attending Illinois Institute of Technology. The recipients were selected on the basis of academic achievement, active participation on their high school golf teams, and full-time enrollment at an accredited U.S. college or university. Each will receive $1,000 in support each year for four years, totaling $4,000 per student. The David S. Ishii Foundation Yasuko Asada Memorial College Scholarship Program aims to encourage the attainment of higher education goals by members of high school golf teams in the state of Hawaii. It is named in honor of Mrs. Yasuko Asada, a longtime friend and supporter who Through the Green (March 2013) Page DSIF Yasuko Asada Memorial College Scholarship Awards The DSIF Boys U.S. Junior Amateur travel stipend provides assistance to male junior golfers who qualify to compete in the national amateur championship. Female golfers receive financial support from the Hawaii State Women s Golf Association. In 2012, Moanalua High School junior John Oda and Kalani High School senior Richard Hattori qualified for the Junior Amateur tournament held at The Golf Club of New England in Stratham, N.H., July 16-23, Both qualified at Sectional play held at the Wailea Old Blue Golf Course on Maui, June 19-20, Oda was medalist with a 36-hole score of 135; Hattori finished second with a 139. Of the starting field of 2,941 contestants the two Hawaii golfers were among the 156 who made it to The Golf Club of New England. During the stroke play portion of the tournament, Hattori shot to finish in a tie for 9th and Oda shot to finish in a tie for 49th. The top 64 proceed to match play, where Oda lost in the first round and Richard lost in the third round (round of 16). (L-R): DSIF Scholarship recipients Monique Ishikawa and Mark Ito are interviewed by David Ishii at the 2012 DSIF Tournament banquet. passed away on May 29, Hawaii high school seniors who will graduate in the academic school year, are active members of their high school golf team, and plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university college full-time are eligible to apply. For information and application forms please visit Boys U.S. Junior Amateur Travel Stipends Awarded (L-R): Looking sharp in their coats and ties, John Oda and Richard Hattori represented Hawaii well at the 2012 Junior Amateur Golf Tournament held in New Hampshire in July.

6 Page 6 Through the Green (March 2013) 2012 DSIF/HHSAA State Golf Championships Iolani Girls, Punahou s Komoto Capture State Titles Kacie Komoto (right) captured the girls individual title. David congratulates the top individual girls finishers. (Left): State champion Iolani girls golf team. The Iolani girls golf team (pictured above) captured its first David S. Ishii Foundation/HHSAA State Golf Championship May 1-2, 2012, at Wailua Golf Course on Kauai, breaking Punahou s five-year dominance of the girls state team championships. Iolani golfers Rose Huang, Keilyn Ing, Marissa Chow, Hana Furuichi and Ayumi Sakamoto contributed to the winning score of 14-over-par 454. Punahou finished second with a 461 total, one shot better than Waiakea. Baldwin (466) was fourth and Kauai (504) fifth. Punahou junior Kacie Komoto took the individual title, overcoming a three-shot lead by Iolani freshman Rose Huang heading into the second day. Komoto, who won the State Women s Stroke Play Championship at age 14, shot a 2-under-par 71 in the final round and finished at 1-under 145. Huang shot Defending champion Eimi Koga, a Moanalua junior, shared third with Waiakea junior Ciera Min at 149. Kalaheo s Monique Ishikawa (150) rounded out the top five. The 2013 Girls DSIF State High School Golf Championships will be held at Kaanapali Golf Course April 30-May 1, Girls Team Standings Iolani Punahou Waiakea Baldwin Kauai Moanalua Kamehameha (Maui) Kapolei Kalani Hilo Girls Individual Scores 1 Kacie Komoto, Punahou Rose Huang, Iolani Eimi Koga, Moanalua Ciera Min, Waiakea Monique Ishikawa, Kalaheo Naea Oda Kapaa, Kristin Le Punahou, Bianca Armanini, Baldwin Keilyn Ing, Iolani Daesza Tomas, Kauai Marissa Uradomo, Baldwin

7 Continued from page 6 State Golf Championships Moanalua Boys Sweep Both Team and Individual Titles Moanalua high school boys won the 2012 David S. Ishii Foundation/HHSAA Boys Golf State Championships on May 8-9, 2012, at the Wailua Golf Course on Kauai. It was Moanalua s first-ever state boys golf title and ended a 32-year drought for the OIA. Moanalua overcame a four-stroke lead by Iolani heading into the final round. Na Menehune ( ) team included John Oda, Seungjae Maeng, Jefferson Yee, Brent Grant and Jared Flores. Iolani (593) took second and Punahou (595) was third. Oda ( ), a Moanalua sophomore, took individual honors. It capped a remarkable run. In 2012, Oda qualified to play in the Sony Open in Hawaii, lost in a playoff for the Hawaii Pearl Open title, and won the State Amateur Stroke 2012 Boys Team Standings Moanalua Iolani Punahou Kamehameha (Oahu) Kauai Mid Pacific Institute Kamehameha (Maui) Hilo Waiakea Boys Individual Scores 1 John Oda, Moanalua Alex Chiarella, Seabury Hall Lorens Chan, Iolani Donny Hopoi, Kamehameha (Oahu) Kalena Preus, Punahou Skye Inakoshi, Mid Pacific Institute Rudy Cabalar, Campbell Justin Pono Tokioka, Kauai Paul Samiere, Punahou Seung Jae Maeng, Moanalua Kenji Miyata, Kapaa Through the Green (March 2013) Page 7 Play championship. Seabury Hall s Alex Chiarella took second place three strokes back. Defending champion Lorens Chan (143) from Iolani took third. Kamehameha sophomore Donny Hopoi (145) and Punahou junior Kalena Preus (146) rounded out the top five. Campbell senior Rudy Cabalar, the 2010 state champion, finished in a tie for sixth at 147. The 2013 DSIF Boys State High School Golf Championships will be held at Kaanapali Golf Course May 7-8, Photos (Below-left): John Oda is congratulated by David. (Below-right): State champion Moanalua boys team. Mahalo Elton/continued from page 2 He d talk to all the vendors to get the latest and greatest stuff, David notes. We ve also been fortunate to have lots of volunteers. We couldn t run the tournament without them, says David. However, getting the people to play is the key. Thanks to the hard work of people like Elton, Allan and Warren, we ve been very fortunate. With Elton s tenure as tournament chair now over, David reflects on the future. We re getting older and for some it s harder to play golf. That s the sad part. Some of my friends don t play anymore. We re all starting to get a little creaky. However, David takes great solace in the fact that Elton s hard work and his administrative skills have left the Foundation in good financial condition, assuring that the Foundation will be able to carry on its work in the future. Moreover, David is optimistic that younger players will follow the example set by the older folks and step up when their time comes. Rather than having to start from scratch, however, at least anyone looking to continue what folks like Elton have already accomplished will say, Now that s a very solid foundation to build on.

8 David S. Ishii Foundation P.O. Box 2927 Aiea, Hawaii ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Aiea, Hawaii Permit No. 17 Save This Date! Thursday, June 13, th Annual David S. Ishii Foundation Golf Tournament Pearl Country Club Photos from the 12th Annual DSIF Tournament (Left) The Silent Auction features many unique items donated by David s friends on the pro golf tour and is always a crowd pleaser. (Right) Young golfers give back, serving as volunteers and hitting long drives on the first tee. (Below) Top-10 teams draw for prizes.