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Volume 57, Issue 2 : : February 2009

The Voice of the Honolulu Chinese Jaycees

2009 HCJ HCJ: #1 Hawaii Chapter For 2008!

Board
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Jonathan Cook
President
Lily Fung
Chairman
Ryan Ng
Executive VP
Anthony Sato
2nd Vice Pres.
Ken Sum
rd
3 Vice Pres. Yes, it was a big night for your chapter at the Year End Convention! Your
Krystal Lee chapter came out on top for 2008 – Much Mahalo to all our members and chapter
4th Vice Pres. officers for winning that honor!

Ramy So You can read all about the awards we won in our recap on page 4. That same night
Treasurer our chapter gave the highest honor it can give to a lady who undeniably deserved it –
read about JCI Senator Yvette Lee on Page 3.
James Kanda
Daniel Cheung
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Michael Valiente March GMM
Ross Lee We’ll see you at Moiliili Comm Ctr, Rm 202. Come out
Duc Nguyen and get the lowdown on what’s up! Food is provided.
Directors Shaka-ing is optional. When? Tuesday, March 17th, 7PM.

Jesse Hosaka HCJ Goal For 2009

Webmaster

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President’s Message…..…………………………………………………..………………………………. 2
Year End Convention Recap.……………...…………………………………………………….………. 4
Senator Yvette Lee!………………………...….…………………………...…………………………….. 5
Night In Chinatown Recap…………………………….....……...……………..………………………… 6
Pictures!……….……….……………………………………….………………………………..……….…. 7
President’s Message___________________________________________

Aloha!

It’s been a big month since we last spoke. The past few weeks have
seen:

• A great Night In Chinatown we can all be proud of

• Our first ever Night In Chinatown food booth fundraiser that was
a huge success!
• The return of HCJ’s involvement with the Miss Chinatown
Visitation for Chinese New Year
• HCJ taking the top spot: #1 Hawaii Chapter for 2008
• The HCJ Board Retreat
• Speak Up & Write Up Competitions that saw HCJ competitors
take many of the top honors
• 2008 President Lily Fung winning the Watkins Award for Top
Chapter President of the Year
• Ana Che taking both Admin Support Office of the Year plus the
Armbruster Award while Kathy Kam took Exec VP of the Year

There were many other moments that would make any HCJ-er,
including this one, proud to be a part of this chapter. A big mahalo to all
who helped make these successes possible!

We’re now looking forward to the coming months and we’d like to
invite you to some great events. In the following days we’ll be getting
together for some karaoke, which we’re calling Singin’ at The Shore Bird
(Sat, Feb 21, 8PM) as well as another great Hiking With Anthony outing
the very next day (Sun, Feb 22, Details TBA).
Choi Sun & President Jon Wish You
A Prosperous New Year! We’re also volunteering to help with the Honolulu Festival (March 15)
and there’ll be a special training on the Native Hawaiian custom of ‘Awa
Drinking, led by the great John Cummings. We want to invite you to
come out to each of these great projects. It’ll be a great time.

Lastly, I want to thank Jesse Hosaka for his running of our HCJ
website.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Cook
58h President, “Forging New Leaders”
Phone: 342-2737 / Email: HonoluluChineseJaycees@gmail.com

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__________________________________________________ Senator Yvette!

When convention time comes, the vast majority of

awards are those given to the chapters and members by the
State Jaycees. But there’s always a special time set aside for
chapters to give the highest recognition to their own – the
JCI Senatorship.

This convention, we at HCJ recognized Yvette Lee,

making her a JCI Sentator in gratitude, and in
acknowledgement, of her great accomplishments and
contributions to the chapter.

Yvette served her chapter with distinction in such

positions as: Membership Development VP, International
Development VP, Corresponding Secretary, Executive VP and, of course, as our 53rd President in 2004. She also
created and executed many great projects, including the International Youth Art Exchange with Japan.

Despite this sterling record, Yvette might be best known for being a National Speak Up winner. The
competition for this title is fierce, to say the least. Yet she met all comers and came away with top honors. Yvette
went on to represent us at World Congress. It’s a testament not only to the opportunities the Jaycees offer, but also
to Yvette’s hard work and determination once given that opportunity.

Today, as a proud and loving mother, she continues to support her chapter and the work she believes in. Her
reviving of HCJ’s collection for the Hale Ho’omalu shelter is just one example. Congratulations, Yvette, on an
honor that’s well earned!

Honolulu Chinese Jaycees

Interested in joining HCJ? Contact us!

Mail: Honolulu Chinese Jaycees, P.O. Box 957, Honolulu, Hawaii 96808

Email: HonoluluChineseJaycees@gmail.com

Tel: (808) 342-2737

Online: MySpace.com/HonoluluChineseJaycees / Facebook: Search ‘Honolulu Chinese Jaycees’

Web Site: HcjHawaii.com

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State Year End Convention__________________________________
The Year End Convention is the culmination of
12 months of hard work, paid out in blood, sweat and
tears. Yes, folks, Jaycees is serious business.
So it was with guarded optimism that your chapter
showed up at the Oahana Airport Hotel. Our #1
placement at last Convention was no guarantee we’d
be on top for the entire year.
Friday night was dedicated to fun with a Casino
Night, manned by the JCI Old Timers. The play was
fast and furious, the chips being turned in for tickets in
a drawing. New member Allan Wu was our big
winner, taking 4 prizes, including a UH Seat Cushion!
The fun was soon replaced by complete terror,
though. Saturday morning brought on the competitions.
Your chapter representatives went in to interviews for
the Armbruster, Watkins & Brownfield awards.
Imagine being given an Advanced Algebra test by
Atilla The Hun – and you had to write your answers in
Swahili. That’s nothing compared to the trials of a
Jaycees Award Interview.
One of the HCJ Tables at the banquet
In addition, HCJ proudly fielded competitors such
as Thayer Goya, Ryan Ng & Ana Che in the Write Up
& Speak Up heats.
The outcome of all of these fine efforts wouldn’t be
known until the banquet that night. Luckily for you,
the reader, the wait to hear the results is much shorter.
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HCJ took such honors as: R. Allen Watkins
(Outstanding Chapter President/Lily Fung), Outstanding
Exec VP (Kathy Kam), Outstanding Admin Support (Ana
Che) and, yes, #1 Chapter In Hawaii for 2008!
Congratulations to HCJ, our members and our 57th
President, Lily Fung!
AWARDS WON BY HCJ
CHAPTER AWARDS
#1 Chapter In Hawaii, 2008
1st Place, Annual Report 
PROJECT AWARDS
2nd Place ID: Fast Eddie
3rd Place ID: Animal Grossology
2nd Place FM: 50th State Fair
1st Place, International Involvement Commission:
Dragon Boat Festivities
1st Place, Membership Services Commission: HCJ
Halloween Party 
1st Place, Community Services Commission: 55th
Annual Healthy Baby Contest 
1st Place, Community Fundraising Commission:
Save The Aloha Week Parade 
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
1st - Speak Up Pro: Thayer Goya
3rd - Speak Off: Thayer Goya
1st - Speak Up Novice: Jon Cook
3rd Place Write Up: Ana Che
R. Allen Watkins Award: Lily Fung 
Masato Kamisato Award: Lily Fung 
John H. Armbruster Award: Ana Che
Outstanding Admin Support, 3rd Trimester: Ana Che
Outstanding Admin Support for Year: Ana Che
Outstanding Exec VP for Year: Kathy Kam 
Outstanding Director, 3rd Trimester: Jon Cook
Outstanding Director for Year: Jon Cook
Outstanding New Member of Year: Anthony Sato
Outstanding New Member, 3rd Trimester: Anthony
Sato
Outstanding New Member, 3rd Trimester: Ken Sum
Outstanding New Member Of Year: Ken Sum
Outstanding New Member, 3rd Trimester: Daniel
Cheung
Outstanding New Member Of Year: Daniel Cheung
Top Recruiter: Daniel Cheung
____________________________________ HCJ Board Retreat & Events
Your HCJ Board got down to business with their Beginning
of the Year Retreat, kicking things off with a Jaycees history
lesson. Past President Wes Kam brought the noise AND the
funk, relating many significant facts about our great
organization.

Did you know that the Jaycees were the prime movers in
the creation of Air Mail service? That the Hawaii Jaycees
started both the Aloha Festival & the 50th State Fair & helped
Hawaii get statehood? Or that Elvis considered his Jaycees’
‘Ten Outstanding Young Americans’ award to be his greatest
honor? His award is still displayed in the place of honor in Graceland today.

The 2nd half of Wes’ presentation was dedicated to teaching parliamentary procedure so both GMMs
and HCJ Board Meetings will now be all ‘legal-like’. Especially valuable were Wes’ tips on dealing with
loud talkers and cell phone use during meetings. These tested techniques, though technically only legal in
Libya, will be coming soon to an HCJ meeting near you!

Up next was the always-entertaining Karen Lee Sur. Her subject for
that day: Membership Recruitment. Ms. Sur is a Past President herself,
known for recruiting so successfully that many claimed she somehow put
them into a trance, waking them up only after they had written a check to
HCJ.

Karen gave the Board excellent training from her years of experience,
which we plan to put to work effectively this year. It was apparent why
Ms. Sur was so successful in bringing members into the fold. If we’re half
as good as her, we will be doing very well indeed.

Much Mahalo to Wes & Karen for their time and most especially for sharing their knowledge and
experience with us!
Upcoming Projects__________________________________________________

Saturday, Feb 21, 8PM Sunday, Feb 22, 11AM Friday, March 6
Singin’ At The Shore Bird Hiking With Anthony First Friday Trip
Info: SatoAnth@gmail.com
Karaoke & 1/2 Price Food DIRECTIONS: We’re getting up a group to
at the Shore Bird Restaurant! Take exit 10 on H1 from Honolulu, stay to the head down to Chinatown for 1st
Located in the Outrigger right of turn. Go down to the 3rd stoplight Friday. Details on meeting
Reef Hotel (2169 Kalia Rd). (Waimano Home Road), take a R. Go down to time/place to come.
Parking is free at the Reef Komomai street, take a L. Go to end of this street Email to let us know you’re
and park. OR
with validation. See you interested:
Take exit 10 towards Waimalu, keep left at the
there! fork. Follow signs for Pearl City. Turn L on
HonoluluChineseJaycees
Waimano Home Rd.  Take a L on Komomai St. 
@gmail.com
Go to end of this street and park.

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Night In Chinatown!_________________________
Night In Chinatown always kicks off the year in
style and this year was no different! Where to start? How
about with the fact that HCJ, for the very 1st time, ran
their own
food booth fundraiser?
As any experienced HCJ member will tell you, 4PM
at Night In Chinatown means one thing – time for the
Parade. President Jon was given the honor of riding in his
own Corvette down the route.

Board members Ryan Ng & Krystal Lee put together

the project, running it like clockwork. We were blessed
with the great help of members and friends who pitched
in to make the booth a huge success! Best of all, the
delicious food was catered by Eastern Food Center, so we
didn’t have to do any cooking ourselves.

Gordon & Kathy At ‘Night In Chinatown’ HQ

Chapter members and friends could be seen the entire

parade route, keeping the streets clear and the crowd safe.
If you’ve ever seen the size of the crowds at an NIC
Parade, you know it’s a big job.

After the parade our workers began the evening shift.

Along with pitching in at the food booth, our people took
(L to R) Ramy, Krystal & Ken Serve Up Da Grindz on such jobs as: performance stage security, NIC
Headquarters duty, standing guard on Pauahi St, trash
While our faithful workers served up ono dishes all, removal and a wide variety of other jobs.
the always-inspiring NIC festivities were also going on.
HCJ members showed up as early as 5:30AM to man the
streets and help set-up for the big day.

Shortly after the official street closings at 8AM, a

special team met up at headquarters, ready to revive a
tradition: the HCJ-Miss Chinatown Visitation.

The Miss Chinatown Court was escorted once again

around Chinatown for the presentation of oranges to
merchants and societies to wish them good luck for the
coming year. In addition to HCJ President Jon, Mayor
Mufi Hanneman also joined the Court for some stops.
Deanne Morimoto kept the team moving, while
JERRY provided valuable service as our Cantonese
translator. Ace photographer Ross Lee took pictures for
us and 2009 NIC Project Chairman Anthony Sato took on
the most grueling job of all: pushing the orange cart.
Back at the food booth, we finally ran out of food at
10PM. Despite that, we still had customers coming over
asking us for more! It was a great way to kick off the year
and raise some money for our chapter work.
Members, Roosters and friends – take a bow for your
great work and for helping to put on another great ‘Night
In Chinatown’!

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_____________________________________________________ Pictures Page

Jerry, Jon & Ross With Miss Chinatown Court

Ramy & Jason At ‘Night In Chinatown’ HQ

Ramy & 2 of HCJ’s Most Eligible Bachelors

Allan With 1 of the 4 Prizes He Won

Ana Wins The Armbruster!

President Lily Takes The Watkins Award!

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 HCJ Schedule of Events – FEBRUARY / MARCH

Saturday, February 21st Friday, March 6th

st
Singin’ At The Shore Bird 1 Friday Outing, Chinatown
Outrigger Reef Hotel, 2169 Kalia Rd Contact: HonoluluChineseJaycees@gmail.com
8PM

Sunday, March 15th

Sunday, February 22nd Honolulu Festival Parade
Hiking With Anthony, Again! 5:00PM
Manana Valley Hike
Meet Up 11AM
Call Anthony, 554-3651 For More Info/Directions Tuesday, March 17th
HCJ GMM
Moiliili Community Center, Rm 202
7PM

Stay tuned for announcements on activities, projects & sports! Look for HCJ emails and check our
website: HcjHawaii.com

Honolulu Chinese Jaycees

PO Box 957
Honolulu, HI 96808