DAVID S. ISHII FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER

ISSUE NO. 12 March 2013

Through the Green

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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

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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 1996.

Elton became part of a core group of individuals that founded the DSIF in 1999. 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.

Mahalo elton!

Some rules to running a successful tournament: 1) Give out good prizes. 2) Treat the people well. 3) Keep the

program short. — Elton Tanaka

Mission of the David S. Ishii FoundationA 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 NewsletterThrough 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...

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David S. IshiiFoundation

P.O. Box 2927 Aiea, Hawaii 96701www.davidsishiifoundation.org

David S. Ishii Foundation Officers David Ishii: President

Lorraine Ishii: Vice PresidentFay Nagata: Treasurer

Board of DirectorsDavid Ishii: Chair

Warren Haruki: Vice ChairJay HinazumiArnold HiuraAllan Ikawa

Lorraine IshiiAnn Miller

Neal OkamotoElton TanakaTracy Tanji

Wendell TomAllan Yamamoto

Honorary DirectorGEN Eric K. Shinseki

Golf TournamentCo-chairs: Del-Marc Fujita, Jay Hina-

zumi, David Ishii, Wendell Tom

Tournament CommitteeDayton 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: ChairPat Ariki

Gail TamashiroBert Yamamoto

Pauline Yanagisawa

U.S. Boys Junior Amateur Travel Stipend CommitteeGuy Yamamoto: Chair

William SatoClark Miyazaki

John IshiiSteven Shishido

Newsletter & WebsiteMBFT Media, Newsletter

Obun Hawaii Group, PrintingMartha Hernandez, Website Graphics

Upspring Media, Website Design

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.

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David thanks Elton for his invaluable contributions at last year’s tournament banquet.

PLATINUMYoshie Yoshikawa

GOLDFujitsu NetworkCommunications,

Inc.SportsMedicine Hawaii

Yoshie Yoshikawa

SILVERCastle Resorts & Hotels

ECD Hawaii, Inc.Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the

PacificFirst Hawaiian Bank

Wells Fargo AdvisorsPainters Union Local 1791 - LMCF

Tanji Family

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BRONZEAisen Shiatsu School

Allstate KahalaAmeron Hawaii

BD LLC UnlimitedBEI Hawaii

B. Hayman Co. (Hawaii), Inc.Big Island Candies

Commercial Sheetmetal Co. IncEndodontic Associates LLC

Flora Dec SalesWarren H. Haruki

Hawaii Benefit Administrators, Inc.HHSAA

Hawaii Marketing AssociatesHawaii Pizza Hut

Hawaiian Sun Products / Bloomer Chocolate

Honda WindwardCarey & Iris Inouye

Japan Shiatsu CollegeJayar Construction, Inc.

Kaanapali Golf CoursesKauai Producers, Ltd.

Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc.Koa Trading Company

Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialists, Inc.

Pacific TransferRedondo’s LLCRK Sales Inc.

Safeguard Maintenance CorporationS & B Foods Hawaii, Inc.

S & M SakamotoScott Shimabukuro DDS

Gerald Y. ShintakuToshiro Shudo

Tamura Super MarketElton T. TanakaT-Shirt Factolry

Xpress Distribution Inc.Randal Yanagisawa, MD

HOLE IN ONEHaruo & Yoshie Yoshikawa

Mahalo! 2012 Tournament Sponsors

Laine CantiberosCelso CastinahanRon ChinenJonah ChinenChristopher ChowTy CubanJoyce DehayRyan DiasAvery DunnAdam ElaydoLyandra ElaydoWayne FujiekiTed GanadeYvonne GanadeKalen GierKiari GierWatson GierRay HadaGlenn HagiwaraKyosuke HaraRichard HattoriDel HernandezGeorge HigaRay Higa

Hiro HosodaRon IkeharaJoy InamineCheryl InouyeKensey InouyeRobb InouyeSara InouyeEthel IshiiJoey ItagakiAnna JangJoni KashimotoKylie KashimotoSusan KauAlice KimMatthew KimScott KimCorey KozumaCathy KuaTJ KuaBob KubotaJean KurataniJerry LargoRegan LeeCody Machida

Mae MasudaKen MatsugumaKen MatsumotoShayna McCarthyShawn McCauleyAl MedeirosKen MitoMichele MorikamiKyle MorishigeJerry MullenTadao MurakamiEleanor NagataDean NakoRiki OuelletteCarmen PadillaMike SekiSpencer ShishidoDavid TamKeith TeranishiAaron TomJacob TorresMae TsutomiRoger WilliamsMarcus Yamamoto

2012 Tournament VolunteersSpecial Thanks

Art & SignsDayton Asato

Howard DashefskyIzakaya Tairyo (Jiro Nitta) &

Chefs Koshi Murakami &Hiro Hosoda

Kyosuke HaraArnold and Eloise Hiura

Keiri KanbayashiTrevor Kua

Obun Hawaii Group (Vince Watabu)

Pearl Country Club - All of their terrificemployees!

Glenn SakaguchiLes Tamashiro

Zippy’s Restaurants/A Catered Experience

Micah YamamotoTerry YamamotoBrian YamamotoZoe-Ann YamamotoJanell YanagaRenee YanagisawaKeith YawataKyle YawataMabel YawataRandy Yawata

Acushnet Golf (Keith Kodani)Adidas (Wendell Tom)Aisen Shiatsu School (Fumihiko Indei)Ala Moana Center (Francis Cofran)Aloha Shoyu Co. (Brian Tanigawa)Anheuser BuschCarol ArakawaDayton AsatoBella 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 ChunClassic 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 FujisawaArt FujitaG 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 HamadaCraig Karlyn & HamamotoMinoru HatsumiHawaii 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 InouyeDavid IshiiLorraine IshiiIsland Air (Lesley Kaneshiro)Ito En (Clarence Takahashi)Japan Shiatsu College (Kazutami

Namikoshi)Kaanapali Golf Courses ( Ed Kageyama)Kahili Golf Course (Kenny Kanzaki)Dr. Micky KanemaruKapalua Golf (Mike Jones)Kauai Lagoons (Scott Ashworth)Walter KawakamiKaren Keawehawaii, LLCKiahuna Golf Club (Robert C. Medeiros Jr.)Ko Olina Golf Club (Greg Nichols)Henry KomenakaGary KomotoStephanie KonoKona Country Club (Peggy Ciriako)Kop Distributors (Brandan Kop)KTA Super Stores (Barry Taniguchi)Mrs. Kimiko KuriyamaKyoya Hotels & Resort (Jason Ito)Makalei Golf Club (Ross Birch)Masaki Arakaki/Shizuko MatsumotoTom McCarthyShawn McCauleyChris & Beth McLachlinMid Pacific Country Club (Tim Dietrich)Mililani Golf Course (Stacy Amann)Ann MillerDennis MiyashiroKen & Michele MorikamiMelvyn NagataTakugi NakagawaNanea Golf Club (Jim Saunders)Newtown Golf Driving Range (Walter

Okada)Nishimoto Trading Co. (Michael

Moriguchi)Noguchi & Associates, Inc.Jay OdaOlomana Golf Links (Ganin Asao)Garret OmuroOno Hawaiian Foods (Toyo)Dr. & Mrs. Michael OridePahke’s Chinese Restaurant (Raymond

Siu)Paradise Beverages

Ping (Joey Castillo)Poipu Bay Golf Course (Jun Fukuda &

Craig Sasada)Samuel W. PrattPrinceville Golf Courses (Steve Murphy)Pukalani Country Club (Ron Huffman)Mike Reid (Champions Tour)Mrs. Dianne ReillyRons Construction Corp. (Ron Oshiro)Jason SakamotoJoey SakaueSansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar

(Chef DK Kodama)Paul ShinsekiGerald ShintakuScott Simpson (Champions Tour)Roy SonomuraPaul SugimotoDr. Ryan SumidaWalter TakiguchiTamura Super Market (Cliff Tamura)Tanioka Seafood & Catering (Mel

Tanioka)Tapestries by Hauoli (Cookie Ayabe)TaylorMade Hawaii (Jerry King)Keith TeranishiThe 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 TomGerald TomosawaTony Group (Stan Masamitsu)Anna Umemura MurataWaialae 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 WilsonJohn YamadaRandal & Joyce YanagisawaRenee YanagisawaRudy & Pauline YanagisawaRandy & Mabel YawataVincent YimReggie YoshizakiNobumitsu Yuhara (JPGA Senior Tour)Zippys Catering Experience (Charley

Higa & Ron Hattori)

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Mahalo! 2012 DSIF Tournament Donors

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The DS IF 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

2012 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, 2012. Both qualified at Sectional play held at the Wailea Old Blue Golf Course on Maui, June 19-20, 2012. 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 75-70—145 to finish in a tie for 9th and Oda shot 72-79—151 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).

passed away on May 29, 2009.Hawaii high school seniors who will graduate in the

2012-2013 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 www.davidsishiifoundation.org.

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.

(L-R): DSIF Scholarship recipients Monique Ishikawa and Mark Ito are interviewed by David Ishii at the 2012 DSIF Tournament banquet.

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2012 DSIF/HHSAA State Golf ChampionshipsIolani Girls, Punahou’s Komoto Capture State Titles

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 71-75—146. 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, 2013.

David congratulates the top individual girls finishers.

2012 Girls – Team StandingsIolani 221-233—454Punahou 228-233—461Waiakea 228-234—462Baldwin 227-239—466Kauai 253-251—504Moanalua 255-255—510Kamehameha (Maui) 268-266—534Kapolei 261-279—540Kalani 279-274—553Hilo 294-305—599

2012 Girls – Individual Scores1 Kacie Komoto, Punahou 74-71—1452 Rose Huang, Iolani 71-75—1463 Eimi Koga, Moanalua 74-75—1494 Ciera Min, Waiakea 73-76—1495 Monique Ishikawa, Kalaheo 73-77—1506 Naea Oda Kapaa, 75-79—1547 Kristin Le Punahou, 81-73—1548 Bianca Armanini, Baldwin 75-79—1549 Keilyn Ing, Iolani 76-78—15410 Daesza Tomas, Kauai 77-77—15411 Marissa Uradomo, Baldwin 72-82—154

Kacie Komoto

(right) captured the girls

individual title.

(Left): State champion Iolani girls golf team.

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State Golf Championships

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 (291-294—585) team included John Oda, Seungjae Maeng, Jefferson Yee, Brent Grant and Jared Flores. Iolani (593) took second and Punahou (595) was third.

Oda (68-71—139), a Moanalua sophomore, took individual honors. I t c a p p e d a remarkable run. In 2012, Oda qualified to play in the Sony Open in Hawaii, lost in a playoff fo r th e H awa i i Pearl Open title, and won the State Amateur Stroke

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1 John Oda, Moanalua 68-71—1392 Alex Chiarella, Seabury Hall 74-68—1423 Lorens Chan, Iolani 71-72—1434 Donny Hopoi, Kamehameha (Oahu) 71-74—1455 Kalena Preus, Punahou 71-75—1466 Skye Inakoshi, Mid Pacific Institute 76-71—1477 Rudy Cabalar, Campbell 79-68—1478 Justin “Pono” Tokioka, Kauai 73-74—1479 Paul Samiere, Punahou 77-70—14710 Seung Jae Maeng, Moanalua 73-74—14711 Kenji Miyata, Kapaa 74-73—147

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, 2013. Photos (Below-left): John Oda is congratulated by David. (Below-right): State champion Moanalua boys team.

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.”

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Moanalua Boys Sweep Both Team and Individual Titles

2012 Boys – Team Standings

2012 Boys Individual Scores

Moanalua 291-294—585Iolani 287-306—593Punahou 302-293—595Kamehameha (Oahu) 303-307—610Kauai 313-305—618Mid Pacific Institute 315-307—622Kamehameha (Maui) 321-328—649Hilo 343-328—671Waiakea 348-343—691

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Save This Date!

(Right) Young

golfers give back, serving as volunteers

and hitting long drives on the first

tee.

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.

(Below) Top-10 teams draw for prizes.

Thursday, June 13, 201313th Annual David S. Ishii Foundation Golf Tournament

Pearl Country Club