Thanks to your generosity, in the 2008 - 2009 academic year, we were able to fund the following proposals for a total of $8716.26:

* School T-shirts for all students in grades 9 - 12, $2755.
* Neighbor island trips for the girls' volleyball and basketball teams, and for the boys' basketball team, $2150.
* Visiting poets program and library of poetry CDs for the English Department, $420.
* Sustainable garden project for the Elementary School, $1000.
* 18 annual subscriptions to Scholastic's Spanish language magazine for the Second Language Program, $132.98.
* 8th-grade Leadership Camp, $550.
* Three 120 GB external hard drives for the Computer Class' video production projects, $197.93.
* Soil composting worm farm for the Hawaiian Studies Program, $160.
* Bridge, trebuchet, and robot building kits for the Middle School Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Club, $512. 65.
* Restoration of vintage Conn 6M alto saxophone for the Band Program, $837.70.

It has come to my attention this year, however, that your entire dues payment -- including the $10/$1 -- may be tax deductible. Should you ever have any questions about tax deduction issues, please consult with your tax professional.

As always, I will try very hard to personally acknowledge receipt of all 2009 ULSAA membership $10/$1 dues paid and additional donations made. If I slip up, however, and you do not hear from me, your name on the list below will indicate that we have received your payment. If you have sent in your dues payment but do not see your name here and have not heard from me, then email me, and I will sort the matter out immediately. Mahalo.

Dues are $10 per year for state-resident grads, $1 per year for out-of-state grads, and $1 per year for non-graduate "friends" regardless of residency. Dues payment is strictly voluntary. If you would like to join us in helping the school, you can make out a check to ULSAA, and send it to:

ULSAA #411
2440 Campus Rd.
Honolulu HI 96822

Remember, it's never ever too late to join ULSAA and help support the alumni cause : ) Here's a link to the membership form:

          2009 ULSAA Membership Form

Note: Indented names below names of graduates and friends are spouses/partners/children/parents/siblings/others for whom the annual "friend" dues have been paid. Any name without an 'xx grad date after it is the name of an honored contributing non-graduate friend : )

Lisa Adams '91
Guy Agena
Robbie Alm '69
Steve Alm '71
        Nani Alm
        Chris Alm
Danny Alvarez '88
Ed Aquino '92

Nicole Bailey '85
Bill Baist '57
Margo Baist '57
Dave Bess '57
Regina Bunye '97

Matt Cavan '51
Williamson Chang '69
Richard Chee '69
Steven Chee '70
Cyndy Chin '74
Loretta Yap Ching '53
Diane Chinen '69
Wendell Ching '60
Alex Cho '69
        Claire Cho
Diane Chong '75
Jocelyn Chong '98
        John Halbert
Joseph "Kila" Chong '58
Jennifer (Chen) Cole '89

Kathy Bains-Jordan Davenport '68
Hinda Diamond '78
Irene Diamond '80
Leah Diamond '83
Sara Diamond '81
Lise Ditzel-Ma '78
        Dickson Ma
        Jaryd Ma
        Gianni Ma
Orlando Dona '78

Kimo Easterwood '85
Caitilin J. Herrick Embree '58
        Frank Embree
Sachie Etherington '95
Christian Evangelista '04

Diane Choy Fujimura '64
Nate Fujita '73
Erin Fujiwara '94
Christine Fukui '66
Carrie Ogami Fuller '76
Baron Fujimoto '85
        Nicole Fujimoto
        Cole Fujimoto

Malisa Gampong '89
Romeo Gampong '90

Deanna Hino '88
JoAnn Hino '81
        Matt Hino
Milton Hino '76
Allison Hirakami '97
Michael Hirakami '97
Keith Hirata '91
        Maile Hirata
Marianne Honda '76
Susanna Hunt '89

Clinton Inouye '75
Keith Ishinaga '88
George Iwahiro '55
Shirley Iwahiro '54
Jocelyn Izumigawa '86

Keoni Jeremiah '89
Mike Jocson '91

Denis Kam '53
Lauren Kaupp
Eric Kawaoka '66
Pylin Kealoha '89
Brendan Kelly '87
Celia Khim
David Kimball '80
Kevin Ko '72
John Komeiji '71
Grace Kusuhara '53
Eric Kusunoki '67

Jason Landgraf '92
Tedd Landgraf '89
Kyleena Lamadrid '08
Betty Jane Lau '72
        T.J. Scott
Gerald Lau '72
Abe Lee '66
Lanning Lee '72
        Thordis Lee
Chaplin Liu '72
Darcie Logan '86
Joyce Lum '96

Henry Makua '89
Sandra Malandra '76
Monica Manegdeg '85
Kevin Mann '72
Donn Marutani '81
Ellen Mashiko '59
Cammie Matsumoto '69
Peter Matsumoto '58
Angela (In) McCown '70
Liana McInerny '87
Darrell Molina '04
JoAnne Mor '81
Teri Moritomo '86
Karen Murakami

Rhonda Nagao
        Rod Nagao
        Haley Nagao
        Lauren Nagao
Joni Nakano '83
Melvina Nakao '69
        Lloyd Nakao (MPI '63 -- Go Owls!)
        Lei-Vaughn Wanstead '10
        Cade Nakao
        Reese Yoshikawa
        Brett Nakao
        Shaun Nakao
        Tyson Yoshikawa
        Allison Nakao
Mike Nelson '73
Ben Nishimoto '03
Scott Nishimoto '05
Warren Nishimoto '67
        Michi Kodama-Nishimoto
Nadine Nishioka '82
Debbie (Sham) Nishiyama '77
Brannon Noguchi '89

Carol (Lau) Ogata '75
Carolyn Okinaga '59

Michael Pang '71
Ken Peters '97
Marisol Peters '97

Cindy Rees-Ouchi '72
Dikka Rian '69
Kimberly (Palma) Richmond '90
Karen Lee Roberts '69
        Colin Roberts
        Amy Sutton
        Paul Sutton
Maia Forman Rogers '85
        Jed Rogers
John P. Rosa, Jr. '53
Stacy Roth '98
        George Roth

Michael Sakai '76
Alan Sasai '70
Pauline Sato '81
Laureen (Takeuchi) Scheid '94
Alex Seita '69
Jennifer Seki '96
Ann (Nomura) Shimamura '69
Earle Shiroma '66
Kiri Siu '90 (in loving memory of her dog, Sun Hie -- soft and happy in Korean -- aka Sun Hie the Wonderdog -- a Hawaii girl too)
R. P. Joe Smith '53
Heidi (Jackson) Soleymani '93
Colleen Kam Springer '66
Krista Stanfill '98
Sean Sugai '84
Jan Sullivan '75

Lee E. Takagi '67
Nylen Takahashi '77
Brent Takemoto '73
Leilani Takeuchi '97
Allyson Tanouye
        Kara Yoshinaga '10
        Tyler Yoshinaga '15
Bill Teter
        Ann Teter
        Elmer Teter
        Mary Teter
        Bruce Teter
        Brenda Teter
        Courtney Teter
        Ann Molina
        Cody Molina
        Breanna Molina
        Matthew Molina
Wayne Tong '70

Ryan Ujimori '88

Mitch Varney '76
        Kaori Varney
Joan Villanueva '90
Donna von Nieda '71

Roger Watanabe '69
Doug Watson '87
Tammi Watson '87
        Tia Watson
Julia West '98
Ira Wong
John Wong '72
        LeeAnne Gabriel
Leighton Wong '69
Newton Wong '76

Eric Yamamoto '70
Joan Yamamoto '72
Norma Imada Yamamoto '65
Paul Yamamura '70
Cheryl Yamane '72
Cindi Yamashiro '85
Bruce Yamashita '74
Maura Yee '72
Tracy Yokouchi-Ng '86
Joni Young '73
Nancy Young '72

History of ULSAA proposal funding since the first year of funding in 2004:

Year 4: 2007 - 08 academic year, $3260:

* Boys' basketball team neighbor island tournament, $1000
* Girls' basketball team neighbor island tournament, $1000
* Speech team mainland tournament, $1260

Year 3: 2006 - 07 academic year, $5509.97:

* $880 for the airfare, hotel, and car rental for the math team's neighbor island tournament
* $992.97 for car rental and tournament entry fees for the speech team's mainland tournament
* $750 for the boys' basketball team neighbor island tournament
* $750 for the girls' basketball team neighbor island tournament
* $490 for the Senior Class camp
* $1235 for microphones, audio cables, headphone sets, and a headphone distributor amplifier for the grade 9-12 funk band (audio and video production), the after school video/filmmaking program, and both the K-5 elementary art/graphic design program and the music program
* $255 for Speech Team State Final Tournament banquet tickets
* $157 for Lab School May Day Court lei at the 2nd Annual Pa`ina

Year 2: 2005-06 academic year, $4109.25:

* One ipu heke and six pairs of `uli`uli for the Hawaiian music and dance class, $674.68
* Sheet music for multiple Band Program concerts, $348
* Hotel rooms for boys' basketball team Neighbor Island Tournament, $800
* Speech Team State Final Tournament banquet tickets, $504
* Class project supplies and language and cultural tapes/DVDs for the French classes: $182.57
* Fabric for attire, lei, and other floral materials for the May Day Court at the inaugural Lab School Pa`ina, $450
* A kapa making kit for the Hawaiian culture class, $400
* An ELMO overhead projector for the Elementary School, $750

In our very first academic year of funding, 2004 - 05, ULSAA spent $4016.68 on the following proposals:

* One new and one used digital camera for the Yearbook class, $349
* Sheet music for the Band Program's Winter Concerts, $502
* Banquet tickets for all the Speech Team members at the State Finals Tournament, $990
* All trophies for the Walter Kandelin Intermediate Basketball Tournament, $200
* Two dry-erase boards to replace the chalkboards in Room 130 for the English and Foreign Language Departments, $530
* One dual- and one single-eyepiece compound microscope for the Science Department's Biology class, $494.20
* Reference books for the College Counseling class to research colleges, to prepare for college interviews, and to fill out applications, including writing the college application essay, $167.75.
* Hotel room for boys' basketball team Neighbor Island Tournament, $477.97
* Flower arrangement materials and supplies for the Kimono Culture class, $305.76