NewsDragon

Volume 56, Issue 5 / May-June 2008

2008 Executive Your chapter – Auntie HCJ – needs you! Auntie

loves you, but you never call. She never sees you. Now
Committee
Auntie’s going to be working hard at the 50th State
Fair. She’s firing up the grills at the food booth to raise
Lily Fung funds. Funds that pay for our chapter projects and
President events. That’s why Auntie needs your help. You
wouldn’t let Auntie down, would you?
Shirley Lam
Chairman It all starts with Prep Night on Weds, May 21st,
starting at 6PM. We’ll be Prep-aring the booth to open
Kathy Kam up for business. If you can help, call Auntie’s good
Exec Vice President friend Lily at 783-1369.
Look over the dates below and call Lily. Don’t make your Auntie cry. Help her.
Jonathan Cook
Corr. Secretary DATE ACTIVITY TIMES
Weds, May 21 PREP NIGHT 6PM – 9PM
Thurs, May 22 FAIR DAY 6PM - MIDNIGHT
Ana Che
Fri, May 23 FAIR DAY 6PM - MIDNIGHT
Treasurer Sat, May 24 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT
Sun, May 25 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT
Mon, May 26 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT
Duc Nguyen
Director Thurs, May 29 PREP NIGHT 6PM – 9PM
Fri, May 30 FAIR DAY 6PM - MIDNIGHT
Deanne Sat, May 31 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT
Sun, June 1 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT
Morimoto
Director Weds, June 4 PREP NIGHT 6PM – 9PM
Thurs, June 5 FAIR DAY 6PM - MIDNIGHT
Fri, June 6 FAIR DAY 6PM - MIDNIGHT
Jesse Hosaka Sat, June 7 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT
Webmaster Sun, June 8 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT

Thurs, June 12 PREP NIGHT 6PM – 9PM

Thayer Goya
Fri, June 13 FAIR DAY 6PM - MIDNIGHT
Advisor Sat, June 14 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT
Sun, June 15 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT

Thurs, June 19 PREP NIGHT 6PM – 9PM

Fri, June 20 FAIR DAY 6PM - MIDNIGHT
Sat, June 21 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT
Sun, June 22 FAIR DAY 12 NOON - MIDNIGHT

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Message from President.…………………………………………………………………………………. 2
Ward Recap.…………………………………………………………………………………..……………. 4
Cards Night…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
New Member Benefits!……………………………………………………….…………………………… 7
 Message From The President

Aloha All,

I would like share a tidbit of history of Chinese in Hawaii. The official arrival
of Chinese in the Islands was in late 1788, when 2 ships, the Iphegenia and North West
America stopped on their fur-trading voyage. They were returning to China from
Northwest coast of America. A decade later, Chinese brought the first sugarmill to
Hawaii from China.

Let us welcome our 2 new members, Carrie Azama and Vincent Morn who
will be great assets to the chapter.

Birthdays are a celebration of life and times to share with friends and family. Our May birthdays are Emily
Chan, Craig Chung, and Gordon Wong. The June HCJ birthdays include Ana Che, Duc Nguyen, Gary Lam, and
Ken Sum. Best wishes to you all!

There were projects that happened since last NewsDragon. With the Ward Center Friends + Family +
Community Rewards Fundraiser, we sold 85 tickets. Thanks to Heidi Kuia from Ward Centers Management for
giving us the opportunity to fundraise and have a recruitment booth. At the booth, we sold tickets and made balloon
animals for the keiki. Special mahalos to Hawaii Jaycees President Patrick Tomiyasu for his great sales talent,
assisting in recruiting 2 prospective members.

At the Afternoon at the Movies, we saw Iron Man and dined at Big City Diner. At the Cards Night, we
were instructed by Hawaii Jaycees C.O.B. Eddie “Card Shark” Kam and Thayer Goya on Poker and Texas Hold
Em. Thanks go to Lindley Low, for hosting the event at his house. Stay tuned for training on other casino games.

It’s that time again for the 50th State Fair so help is need with setup, prep nights, and fair days for 5
weekends. We’re seeking volunteers with experience, but there is on the job training available for newbies. On May
17, 2008, we assisted with unloading equipment from Kelfred and Gifford Chang’s warehouse, as well as cleaning
and washing out refrigerators, kitchen utensils and containers. The last weekend is available for a group who is
interested in fundraising.

Finally, big Mahalos to Terence Young for allowing us to have our board meetings and call nights at his office.

I would like to personally thank each and every one of you who have attended our past projects and will attend our
upcoming projects. We are seeking ideas for future projects and possible guest speakers at GMM.

Sincerely,
Lily Fung

57th President, “Awakening The Dragon”

Phone: 783-1369
Email: HonoluluChineseJaycees@gmail.com

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 Message From The Vice President

Hello Honolulu Chinese Jaycees Members & Friends,

I would like to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers. Just to let
everyone know that I am doing fine and we are both still thinking positive.

Well it's that time again for our 50th State Fair so we will need
everyone's help with our food booth for 5 weekends long at Aloha Stadium
starting on May 22nd & ending on June 22nd.

We would like to hear from you! What projects are you interested in
seeing or coming out to? The Honolulu Chinese Jaycees offers great resources
that will help change your life. The Board of Directors is really working hard this year to make this happen and
would like to see everyone get involved. You are the reason our organization grows and becomes successful.

Forever in Jaycees,

Kathy Kam
2008 Executive Development Vice President
The Honolulu Chinese Jaycees
Email: kiddykam@hawaii.rr.com
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** Save Money When You Go To The Movies! **

It Pays To Be HCJ

HCJ is selling Consolidated Theaters movie passes to its members. Passes are $7 – that’s $2.25 off the regular
price! The only way you’re gonna beat that price is with a time machine. Talk to Ana Che or one of the other board
members to get your passes now. If you pay by check, make it out to ‘Honolulu Chinese Jaycees’.

Restrictions: Passes cannot be used for matinee showings or during the 1st 2 weeks of a movie’s release. [Editor:
Big deal - You still can’t get a better offer anywhere.]

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) 783-1369
Online: MySpace.com/HonoluluChineseJaycees OR
Facebook: Search ‘Honolulu Chinese Jaycees’
Web Site: HcjHawaii.com

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 Ward Event
Ward. Sunday, April 27th. Near Borders. The HCJ
team assembled at 10AM, ready to make balloon
animals for children and easily amused adults.
The day was the culmination of our weeks of
selling discount tickets for the Ward Weekend
Shopping Spree event. HCJ’s goals were to make some
final ticket sales and meet some prospective members.
Thayer Goya led the ticket sales end, proving his
salesman skill repeatedly. His low-pressure, high-
friendly manner separated passers-by from their money
in ways that would make Donald Trump envious.
But it was not all finances that day. Our members
also showed balloon animal skills that would win Cum
Laude honors from any US accredited clown college.
Even Yale.
VP Kathy Kam came by and displayed her unique
talents for making balloon tulips; Pres Lily showed a
bent for animal shapes, constructing a variety of dogs,
giraffes and even turtles that brought smiles to the
faces of keiki passing by.
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The King of Hot Air Manipulation, though, was Mr.
Lindley Low. Beginning with the always-popular balloon
swords, he quickly built up to more complex shapes such
as the ‘Parrot On a Swing’, ‘Sword, Sword-Belt & Helmet
Ensemble’ and his piece-de-resistance: the ‘Balloon
Umbrella’.
Ana Che was not idle either. She, along with State
Pres Patrick Tomiyasu, worked on connecting with
prospective members.
At least a couple could bear fruit as future Jaycees.
We’ll keep you all posted. HCJ would like to thank our
State Officers who came by and supported us. Along with
President Patrick, Int’l VP Julie Nakata and Executive
VP Jaime Nakasone generously put in time with us.
Appreciation goes to Melyssa Ching as well, who not
only helped out, but also put her Ward discount card to
very good use. One smart lady.
Lindley Low Shows Off Some of His Creations
(Balloon Glasses, 2 Balloon Swords Stashed in
Balloon Belt & His Masterpiece – The Balloon
Umbrella)
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 Movie & A Meal
The day didn’t end there, though. The group
proceeded over to Big City Diner for an early dinner
together. Famous for their big portions, some dishes
were still surprisingly larger than expected. Wes’ ribs
order looked like something a caveman killed.

Hawaii’s ‘small world’ was apparent when Kathy

spotted JCI member James Varner walk through the
door with friends.

Knowing an opportunity when she saw one,

President Lily quickly made her way to his table and
got him to sign our Sign-In sheet.

Also spotted at Big City Diner – Past HCJ President

Stephen Antonio. We still love him even if he’s now
with the COOL Jaycees.

Our final verdict – good movie, good food. Hard to

beat that.
Mahalo to our attendees:
Lily Fung, Jonathan Cook, Wes Kam, Kathy Kam, Ed
Lee, Ana Che
“I don’t get it. What’s so great about a guy who gets
wrinkles out of clothes?” After explaining to Ana Che that
he wasn’t that kind of Iron Man, our group walked into
the theater and sat down. What Is This?
Wes and Kathy Kam had already seen the movie, but
If You Know, Give
highly recommended it. That clinched the choice, so our Your Answer At the
group met at Ward on Saturday to see it together.
May 20 GMM For a
Suffice it to say that Iron Man was a winner, hands Prize
down. Even Ana was suitably impressed, though still a
little confused.

The movie brought up memories for some of their old

comic book collections. Ed Lee could still name all
members of the original Avengers group. He also gave us
some Marvel Comics history that we won’t repeat here.
Telling would spoil the post-credits surprise from the
movie. Remember to stay for that when you see Iron Man.

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 Cards Night With Eddie Kam

As popular as Vegas is with locals, it was only a matter of time before we did a Poker
Night. That time arrived on Saturday, May 17th. The evening kicked off appropriately with
Lindley Low recounting his recent family trip to Las Vegas. His tales of breaking the slot
machines for a nice profit encouraged many to take the next plane to Nevada. He even had
documented video proof showing the take in progress, which made him even more of a hero
to his envious listeners. Expect a book soon outlining Lindley’s Breaking The Slots System.

After filling up with pizza and Wes Kam’s famous soup, the group sat down to listen
to Eddie Kam give a primer on some of the different kinds of poker. Eddie even made a
handout for budding players to refer to and use to improve their game.

5 & 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, Texas Hold ‘Em and even the dreaded ‘Omaha’ were
explained. Eddie emphasized the popular poker styles offered at Vegas tables. It was a wise
call, since a casino trip is now a Hawaii residency requirement.

PLAY TIME
After Eddie’s very informative talk, a table was set up and play was begun. Thayer Goya took
on dealing duties, showing skills built from many a night spent anteing up. Ellen Pang must’ve been listening closely
to Eddie. She easily took the 1st hand, spanking Thayer’s cards like they’d been caught with their hands in the cookie
jar.

Melyssa Ching quickly built up a pile of chips also, making it a sweep early on for the Ladies’ side.

MYSTERIOUS HAPPENINGS
Strangely, since we weren’t really gambling, Marcus was seen giving his car title to Thayer after losing a big hand.
Witnesses also reported that Wes Kam left wearing nothing but a
wooden barrel held up by a pair of suspenders. If anybody
knows what happened, please drop us a line.

We’re looking at doing more casino nights with Eddie – if

you have a preference on what you’d like to hold the next night
on – Craps, Blackjack, 3 Card Monte, drop us a line and let us
know. Special thanks to Lindley for hosting and to Eddie for
giving us the benefit of his casino knowledge.

The First Group At The Poker Table

Thanks to our attendees: Ana Che, Daniel Otsuka, Eddie Kam, Ellen Pang, Marcus Pang, Gerald Chung, Isaac
Sato, Jonathan Cook, Jon Nishihara, Kathy Kam, Wes Kam, Lily Fung. Lindley Low, Matt Catian, Melyssa Ching &
Thayer Goya

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 New Jaycees Member Benefits
From the Hawaii Jaycees HQ come these new benefits for Jaycees

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES AFFILIATE PROGRAM

The Hawaii Jaycees is pleased to announce our participation in the Hawaiian Airlines Preferred Affliliate
Program. The program gives our members, their friends and families access to special discounted airfares (Both
Inter-Island and to the U.S. Mainland) with Hawaiian Airlines.
Typically, the discounted fare will be 5% lower than the standard price available on the Internet. (This may
not include fares that are already specially priced, like the current $49 Inter-Island fares.)

Program benefits include:

• Lowest available HawaiianAir.com web fares;
• Valid for both business and leisure travel;
• Convenient on-line booking with a variety of fare and itinerary options;
• Completely electronic process; and the BEST thing:
• The Hawaii Jaycees earns one HawaiianMile for every dollar spent on HawaiianAir.com/Affiliate!

To use this program:

1. Log onto www.HawaiianAir.com/Affiliate.
2. Enter the Hawaii Jaycees program code, "HIJC."
3. Start searching for fares.

As mentioned above, there currently are no other discounted Inter-Island fares, other than the standard
discounted $49 fares. However, you can find discounted Mainland flights through this program with your Hawaii
Jaycee code. If you have any questions about this program, please email Jamie at nkasaoj@aol.com or call her at 371-
0999.
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ALOHA PETROLEUM PROGRAM – Save 3 Cents/Gallon!

In this age of almost $4/Gallon gas, every little bit helps. Aloha Petroleum is offering to Hawaii Jaycees a Gas
Card Program that will give you a discount of 3 Cents a Gallon every time you fill up! This is not a limited time
offer, this is a new permanent program for Jaycees, their families & their friends.

Best of all is you’ll also be helping local schools through this program. 1 cent from every gallon you buy will be
donated automatically to the Hawaii Jaycees Adopt-A-School Fund. Every cent in that fund goes to supplies, repairs
and improvements to Hawaii schools!

You not only help yourself, you directly help the schools, our teachers and our keiki. All from just filling up your
tank. You have to do it anyway. So why not save a little money and give some kokua to our schools, too?

Ask your board members for an application or go online to AlohaGas.com to fill out an online application.
Remember – you can enroll your friends and family, too. When they fill up, they get the savings and they help us, just
like you. Enroll now!

Don’t forget the HCJ movie passes benefit – Read about it on Page 3

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 HCJ Schedule of Events

MAY/JUNE 2008

Wednesday, May 21st Tuesday, June 3rd

50th State Fair Prep Night HCJ Board Meeting
Fair Site, Aloha Stadium Delta Communications
Call Lily @ 783-1369 7PM
6PM

nd Sunday, June 8th

May 22nd – June 22 Pan Pacific Festival, Float Decorating
50th State Fair, Food Booth 12 Noon – 5PM
See Front Page for Schedule Details Lunch Provided – Call 783-1369

Tuesday, June 17th

HCJ GMM
Moiliili Community Ctr, Room TBA
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