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100TH INFANTRY BATTALION VETERANS CLUB Puka-Puka Parade, Monthly News Parade President’s Message by Lloyd Kitaoka The publicity from the Congressional Gold Medal exhibit at the Bishop Museum was excellent for the 100 th . I don’t know the visitor count the exhibit generated but I’m sure the Museum was very pleased. I was also very happy with the response of the student groups. We have gotten inquiries from various schools, which we will try our best to accommodate, and hopefully the student visitations to our Education Center will grow. I’m sure we will surpass our goal of 600 this year. With the 7 th graders from Mililani School coming to the Clubhouse on May 7, the total number of people seeing our presentation is over 300 and it’s not quite halfway through the year. In fact, 200 Boy Scouts are in the process of firming up a date later during this year and I’m meeting with the History teachers of Castle High School to try to arrange class visits also later in the year. We still need help from our educators (I know you’re out there!) so please let me or the office know if you can help. For the next 3 months, our office will be staffed by Charlyn Dote. She did the assessment report on our office operations and will implement some of her suggestions to help streamline our operations. We are still continuing our search for a permanent office manager and hopefully we will find someone soon so that Char will be available to train this person. We are so fortunate to have someone of Char’s caliber even if it is for only a few months. Please welcome her and thank her for helping us. This past month I was really fortunate to be nominated to visit our current military up close and personal. (No matter what I say, I LOVE this job!). I spent a day visiting the Navy carrier USS Nimitz at sea to witness flight operations. I feel like I have “died and gone to heaven!” This has been a childhood dream of mine and I can now check one off the “bucket list.” Seriously though, I really came away appreciating how powerful and awesome our armed forces are and the sacrifices the men and women in uniform go through to keep us safe. The USS Nimitz is on its way on a seven month deployment. With the rising tensions around the world, I’m sure glad we have them to protect us. The Admiral said that all these men and women want in return is that we have them in our thoughts and appreciate them…Amen to that! J U N E 2 0 1 3 N O . 0 5 / 2 0 1 3 Puka-Puka Lloyd with Captain Jeffrey Ruth, US Navy, Commander of the USS Nimitz

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ParadePresident’s Messageby Lloyd Kitaoka

The publicity from the Congressional Gold Medal exhibit at the Bishop Museum was excellent for the 100th. I don’t know the visitor count the exhibit generated but I’m sure the Museum was very pleased. I was also very happy with the response of the student groups. We have gotten inquiries from various schools, which we will try our best to accommodate, and hopefully the student visitations to our Education Center will grow. I’m sure we will surpass our goal of 600 this year. With the 7th graders from Mililani School coming to the Clubhouse on May 7, the total number of people seeing our presentation is over 300 and it’s not quite halfway through the year. In fact, 200 Boy Scouts are in the process of firming up a date later during this year and I’m meeting with the History teachers of Castle High School to try to arrange class visits also later in the year. We still need help from our educators (I know you’re out there!) so please let me or the office know if you can help.

For the next 3 months, our office will be staffed by Charlyn Dote. She did the assessment report on our office operations and will implement some of her suggestions to help streamline our operations. We are still continuing our search for a permanent office manager and hopefully we will find someone soon so that Char will be available to train this person. We are so fortunate to have someone of Char’s caliber even if it is for only a few months. Please welcome her and thank her for helping us.

This past month I was really fortunate to be nominated to visit our current military up close and personal. (No matter what I say, I LOVE this job!). I spent a day visiting

the Navy carrier USS Nimitz at sea to witness flight operations. I feel like I have “died and gone to heaven!” This has been a childhood dream of mine and I can now check one off the “bucket list.” Seriously though, I really came away appreciating how powerful and awesome our armed forces are and the sacrifices the men and women in uniform go through to keep us safe. The USS Nimitz is on its way on a seven month deployment. With the rising tensions around the world, I’m sure glad we have them to protect us. The Admiral said that all these men and women want in return is that we have them in our thoughts and appreciate them…Amen to that!

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Lloyd with Captain Jeffrey Ruth, US Navy, Commander of the USS Nimitz

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A 100th Memorial in Kyotoby Susan Muroshige

Earlier this year the office received an e-mail from David Moreton who was conducting research on Ryozen Kannon, a temple in Kyoto, Japan. A Canadian, David teaches at Tokushima Bunri University. When he visited the temple, he found various objects related to the 100th,

including a memorial stone inscribed with the words "Club 100 Hawaii - October 1974, a list of 100th soldiers who had been killed in World War II and the Korean War and an urn with soil from Punchbowl Cemetery in Honolulu. He said the soil had been presented in October 1962 when 160 members of Club 100 had visited the temple. David asked if he could be sent any

information about this tour and about Mr. Hirosuke Ishikawa who had provided the funds to build this temple.

His request was forwarded to me just before my trip to Honolulu in February. Tracking down this information

turned out to be a lot of fun and very interesting. When I was in the clubhouse, I asked Mrs. Evelyn Tsuda if she and her husband Rikio had been on the trip. She said no, but a few minutes later she brought Kazuto Shimizu to the office. He had been on the trip with his wife and was able to provide some background information. Mr. Shimizu also mentioned that Tom Ibaraki had taken motion pictures and photographs. Mrs. Tsuda gave me the phone number of Kazuo "Opu" Hironaka, who had helped plan the trip. I happened to see Arlene Sato and Jan Sakoda, two other 100th daughters, who remembered their parents were also on the trip. When I got back to my mother's house and told her about this message, she said my father had been on the trip too!Over the years, there were many tours of Club members to Japan, but this one was the first. It was a 30 day tour with veterans and their spouses. Opu was a salesman for Pan American Airlines. He had visited the clubhouse and met with veteran Robert Sato who was the Club's executive secretary and told him about members wanting to visit Japan. Opu said it took them 13 months to plan the trip. Because of the large number of people who signed up, they were able to charter a Pan Am plane. Arrangements were made with a Japanese tour bus company which was part of Teisan Auto Company, owned by a wealthy and well connected businessman, Hirosuke Ishikawa. Opu said Mr. Ishikawa became very involved with the plans for the tour and scheduled a senzo kuyo, a memorial service conducted by 1000 (not a typo - several people I spoke to mentioned this number) priests who came from many different areas of Japan to honor the 100th men who had been killed in combat. Even though they had fought for the United States, Mr. Ishikawa felt they had fought with honor and shared the same blood as the people in Japan.Opu recalled that in every major city they visited the mayor and other officials greeted their group because of Mr. Ishikawa's influence. He also said the highlight of the trip for him was meeting Princess Michiko, now Empress of Japan. The princess was surprised to see Mrs. Alfred Arakaki among the group because she was Caucasian. An aide explained to her that Mrs. Arakaki was from France, so the princess said a few words to her in French.Mrs. Tom Ibaraki and her daughter Lorna Fukushima brought in her album from the trip which included the list of everyone on the trip, the itinerary and many photos of the procession of priests at the ceremony. We were able to

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make copies of some of the documents and photos and send them to David. Mrs. Ibaraki recalled that during the trip to Japan many of the passengers were standing in the aisles visiting each other and helping the stewardesses. One last thing that Opu remembered: the plane had to refuel on Wake Island ... and it also had to take on a lot more alcohol for its passengers!(Does anyone know if Club 100 provided funds for the memorial stone? It seems to have been installed on the temple grounds 12 years after this trip.)

The New Education Center in Kahului, Mauiby Susan Muroshige

On April 13, opening ceremonies were held for the new Education Center in the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center in Kahului. The 2,100 square foot Education Center represents the culmination of a 28 year effort and is the third and final phase of the multipurpose NVMC which also includes a pre-school and an adult day care facility.

The Education Center includes displays, an archive housing photographs, diaries and letters, and a workroom/classroom to host students and other visitors to the Center. Near the entrance is a plaque that lists all the Maui nisei soldiers who were killed during World War II.

During the ceremony, Leonard Oka, son of the late 442nd veteran Clarence Oka and president of Maui’s Sons and Daughters of the Nisei Veterans, spoke about the history of the project. He said that 28 years ago, his group wrote to Alexander and Baldwin, Inc. and asked if they would be willing to donation land for a veterans’ center. A&B graciously

agreed initially donating two acres, and later adding another four acres.Brian Moto, the son of the late 100th veteran and Medal of Honor awardee Kaoru Moto, has been the chairman of the fundraising campaign. He mentioned that more

than $1 million had been donated towards the cost of the building. Another 100th son who has been very active in the Center serves on the Board of Directors. He is David Fukuda, son of the late Mitsuyoshi Fukuda, the last commander of the 100th Infantry Battalion. Last July when I visited Maui, David gave me a tour of the pre-school and adult day care facility and the future Education Center, along with showing me the temporary office which included their archival material. Congratulations to the nisei veterans and their families

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and to the Maui community for this most impressive achievement!

(David sent these photos of the ceremony which were taken by Melanie Agrabanti.)

The Congressional Gold Medal Tourby Susan Muroshige

Editor’s note: this is a continuation of last month’s article of the same name. The author writes about the character values that are emphasized in the Congressional Gold Medal educational exhibit. A full version of the article was also available in last month’s electronic copy of the PPP.

COMPASSION: The Compassionate and Courageous ChaplainIsrael Yost served as the chaplain of the 100th for almost the whole time the battalion was in combat. A Lutheran

pastor from Pennsylvania, he conduced memorial services, wrote letters of condolences to families and listened to soldiers who needed a confidant. Often working under dangerous conditions, he tried to provide comfort to the dying and wounded, often going with the medical teams to bring the soldiers back to the aid stations. As casualties mounted, this work took a heavy emotional toll on him. But when the 100th was attached to the newly arrived 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Chaplain Yost requested and was granted special permission to remain with the battalion. The bond he formed with the 100th soldiers lasted for the rest of his life. In 1947, 1983 and 1992, he conducted memorial services in Hawaii. And, in 1962, when he needed help for his family, he turned to Captain Katsumi Kometani of the 100th. Kometani and other veterans assisted the chaplain and his family when they moved to Hawaii for several years.CITIZENSHIP: An Extraordinary CitizenSakae Takahashi was one of the original Nisei officers of the 100th and a highly regarded battlefield commander. In his essay, "Sakae Takahashi: Leading the Way in War and Peace”, author Tom Coffman writes of the man who is credited with being the first to lead discussions among the Japanese American soldiers that they had to prove themselves in battle and then use their accomplishments as a foundation to change post war Hawaii. Takahashi felt they were fighting two wars, one for American democracy and one against the prejudice Japanese Americans were facing in the United States. In 1944, while recuperating from his injuries in the same hospital as Daniel Inouye of the 442nd, he persuaded Inouye that to change Hawaii they must get into politics. A teacher before the war, he used the G.I. Bill to get a law degree. In 1950 he won a seat on Honolulu's City Council, becoming the first Japanese American veteran to win a political office after the war. Three years later, he was one of the Nisei veterans who gained a legislative seat in the Democratic "revolution" which swept the Republican Party from power. Takahashi believed that increasing business opportunities for Japanese Americans would also help transform their communities. He became the key figure in the creation of Central Pacific Bank, making funds available to those who could not get loans from the existing banks, and played a significant role in numerous nonprofit organizations and community projects.

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71st Anniversary Banquet of the 100th Infantry Battalion“Celebrating the Club 100 in Hawaii”

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013Place: Honolulu Country ClubTime: 10 am - 2 pmDeadline for the 71st Anniversary Banquet is June 8th. The sign up form was in the April newsletter, however, if you have misplaced the form, there are forms in the office. Our keynote speaker will be US Representative Colleen Hanabusa and we will also be honoring US Senator Daniel Akaka who was instrumental in getting our veterans upgraded to the Medal of Honor status.Veterans - Please wear your 100th shirt and the special red/white/blue lei for picture-taking at 10:30 am in the Honolulu Country Club lobby. Just before 11am, you will be escorted to the entrance of the Banquet room and there will be a roll call announcement as you enter. Families of the veterans need to ready to help your veteran to their table. People will be there to help you out, but we need to know where the veteran's family is sitting, so please be ready to help out.The descendants of 100th veterans need to step up and carry on the legacy. Keep those present members of the Club 100 active and invite family members to attend. Let's have an enjoyable gathering of our 100th ohana!! See you there!!!

Annual Mini Reunion in Las VegasOctober 20-25, 2013

There will be another 100th Mini Reunion in Las Vegas from October 20 – 25, 2013. We are joining up with Lawson Sakai’s group and there will be veterans from the 100th, 442nd and MIS attending. You have the option of going to one or two banquets. We will have our fun Slot Tournament too. As usual, the 100th will have our own hospitality room. A $75 deposit is needed to hold your reservation. Registration forms are at the Clubhouse or it can be mailed or e-mailed to you. If you have any questions, please contact me - Ann Kabasawa at 781-8540 or [email protected]. Hope that all of you can make it!!

100th Infantry Battalion Legacy OrganizationMahalo Nui Loa to the following donors. Donations to the 100th Infantry Battalion Legacy Organization will go a long way to support our mission of “continuing service through education to perpetuate the Legacy of the World War II Nisei Veterans who endured great sacrifices for their beliefs and values to ensure that all Americans can live in a democratic society.” All donations are tax deductible since the 100th Infantry Battalion Legacy Organization is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

• $2,500 from the Rapozo Kamaaina Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation to support the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

• $100 from Ms. Elizabeth Takahashi in memory of Takahashi Teshima.

• $500 from Ms. Evelyn Honda for the 100th Infantry Battalion Legacy Organization Archives.

Donations to the 100th Infantry Battalion Legacy Organization should be sent to: 100th Infantry Battalion Legacy Organization c/o 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans Organization 520 Kamoku Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96826.

Chapter NewsBaker Chapter Newsby Randy Kuroda & Cecilee Tanaka

We had a nice turnout at the May 4 meeting with 16 people in attendance, including Randy Kuroda, Sonsei & Elaine Nakamura, Rikio & Evelyn Tsuda, Charley Tanaka, Susan Hokama, Maryanne (Katahara) Tanabe, Bert Hamakado, Gary Nakayama, Ann Kabasawa, Ralph and Yasuko Steensen, Jack Nakamura, Helen Kodama, and Drusilla Tanaka. As always with Baker Chapter, everyone contributed various information of interest to the members. Randy passed on information from the BOD meeting, and there were spirited discussions on the long range planning project and the proposed construction in Turner Hall by the Legacy Organization.

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Drusilla, who had just returned from a week on Kauai, brought copies of the “April/May 2013 Hana Hou! Magazine” of Hawaiian Airlines. It included a nice article about the Congressional Gold Medal exhibit at the Bishop Museum, along with photos of Bakerites Judge Takashi Kitaoka and Sonsei Nakamura, proudly holding their medal replica.On May 7th, 150 Mililani Middle School 6th graders, their teachers, and chaperones toured the Clubhouse and learned about the history of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization and the experiences of the veterans. This is a continuation of the program where the veterans have been asked by various schools to teach Hawaii’s children the legacy of the 100th Infantry Battalion. There was a short Powerpoint presentation by President Lloyd Kitaoka before the schoolchildren broke into small groups and went to different parts of the Clubhouse where they were taught various information about the veterans and club by club volunteers.At the end of the tour, Baker Chapter veterans Sonsei (97) and younger brother Jack (90) Nakamura were on a panel answering questions about their experiences before, during, and after WWII. Our guests were very impressed with this experience and will be having a follow-up at their school, including a dedication to a Peace Garden at Mililani Middle School in June. When the Peace Garden was initially dedicated, Bakerites Joe Muramatsu and Tokuji Ono “planted” peace rocks there. If any veterans would like to participate in the next event, please contact Randy Kuroda at 247-0286 right away.The next meeting will be on Sat., June 1, at 1pm. Baker Chapter members that live in Kaneohe, call Randy Kuroda at 247-0286 or Drusilla Tanaka at 235-1343 if you need a ride. Those in Hawaii Kai may call Bert Kuioka at 396-6033.

Dog Chapter Newsby Joy Teraoka

Welcome to Bob Ogata on becoming a regular Dog Chapter member. Bob was our first honorary member. However, with the recently revised Bylaw amendment allowing membership of descendants of siblings of veterans, he has chosen to become a “regular.” (Bob is the nephew of Sgt. Masayoshi Ogata of D Company.) We are delighted he is now officially one of us and invite him to

come to our chapter meetings on the first Saturday of each month, unless otherwise indicated.Each year Bob has generously donated to our Christmas Party door prizes -- three beautiful ukuleles he handcrafted himself. They are coveted prizes, indeed. Thanks, Bob, for your support and interest in becoming a member of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization.Our president, Harry Nakayama, has announced that we will have a regular chapter meeting on June 1, Saturday, 9:30 a.m., in the Education Resource Room (formerly called the Board room).Don’t forget the 100th’s 71st Anniversary Banquet on June 22, at the Honolulu Country Club.

Headquarters/Medics Chapter Newsby Janice Sakoda – 737-7778Daughter of Gary K. Uchida

Our Spring luncheon at Tree Tops Restaurant was very enjoyable both in fellowship and food. We were so happy to see Aki, Pat, and Brian Akimoto. As you may know, Aki has been under the weather and hasn’t been to too many club activities. Ed Ikuma was the other veteran on hand and it was also good to see him, as he has not been feeling his 100% lately. Also joining us at the lunch were Ken and Delores Akinaka, Bessie Fukumoto, Bessie Nakasone, Elsie Oshita, Dorothy Tamashiro, Susan Morishige, and Janice Trubitt. Our next club function is the 71st Anniversary Banquet. Deadline to sign up is June 8th, so hurry and sign up!We wish Bea Shinoda a speedy recovery on her recent accident. Hope to see you at our banquet, Bea.On a personal note, I’ve been attending the Wine Gang and found it a wonderful opportunity to listen to and talk with our veterans. I feel a special connection to those who knew my dad, specifically Ed Ikuma, Judge Kitaoka, Kenneth Higa, and Sonsei Nakamura. You veterans may not realize this, but you hold a special gift to the sons and daughters by sharing that you knew our dads . . . and an even more special gift if you share your memories of our dads. I have been blessed by such stories and consider these veterans my uncles.Come join us for our June 8th meeting, starting at 10:00 a.m. We’d love to have more family members join us. At our last meeting, President Lloyd Kitaoka stopped in to say “hi,” and we took the opportunity to ask any questions

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Photo Pop Quiz!In the last issue of the Puka Puka Parade, we asked, “Where is the proposed “Nisei Veterans Legacy Center” to be housed? In what city and in partnership with what institution?”

The answer is the new campus of University of Hawaii, West Oahu in Kapolei! It’s a beautiful campus with lots of potential.

Here’s the next quiz:

One of our veterans is well known for not only his long legs but his talent in creating remarkable cactus and succulent gardens in Hawaii. What is his name and in which Company did he serve?Please send your answers to [email protected]

we could think of and enjoyed a nice “talk story” session with him. Lloyd, please feel free to stop in at any of our future meetings.

Rural Chapter Newsby Tsurumi Hamasu

Masaharu “Bull” Saito, Ken Higa and Mitsuo “Ted” Hamasu were amongst thirty-eight guests celebrating the New Year in February in Wahiawa. Special thanks to Jenny Kim, daughter of Mitsuo Nagaki, for organizing the party!On 4 May, Rural Chapter members met to engage in a lively and productive discussion about the future of Club 100.

The next Rural Chapter meeting is on 24 August at 10:30 at Leeward Community College Language Arts Conference Room. Please contact Tsurumi Hamasu at 237-2439 if you would like a ride to the meeting.

In AppreciationThank you so much for the generous and thoughtful donations which were received between April 11, 2013 and May 5, 2013.General Operating Fund$100 Mr. & Mrs. Bob Ogata in memory of Robert Arakaki

Education Center$35 Denis & Joy Teraoka in memory of Stanley Kimura$50 Joy Stapp in memory of Tsukio Yamagata$40 Baker Chapter in memory of Robert Arakaki and Lillian Matsumoto$50 Kay Freeze in memory of Tsukio Yamagata

$25 Anne Lane Paget in memory of Tsukio Yamagata$50 Cheryl Mokuau$30 Donation box

In Kind DonationsOmron Scale donated by Takuya Hara of Nagano, JapanCoffee donated by Shelley Santo

Thank you all for your generous donations!

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July 2013 Calendar of EventsEBOD Meeting Saturday June 15, 8:30 amBOARD Meeting Saturday June 15, 9:30 amABLE Chapter Sunday June 30, 8:00 amBAKER Chapter Saturday June 1, 1:00 pmCHARLIE Chapter No meetingDOG Chapter Saturday June 1, 9:30 amHQ/MEDICS Chapter Saturday June 8, 10:00 amRURAL Chapter Saturday August 24, 10:30am, LCCDESCENDANTS Chapter To be announcedANNIVERSARY BANQUET Saturday June 8, 10:30 amLONG-RANGE PLANNING To be announcedSCHOLARSHIP To be announcedGREEN THUMB To be announcedLINE DANCING Every Wednesday, 9-11 am, Turner HallCRAFTS Every Tuesday, 9:00 amPUKA PUKA PARADE Collating on Saturday, June 29, 2013, 9:00 am

Dates and times subject to change. Please contact your Chapter President, Committee Chair, or the Office for more information.

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A 100th Memorial in Kyoto (Photos)

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The New Education Center in Kahului, Maui (Photos)Photos by Melanie Agrabanti

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The New Education Center in Kahului, Maui (Photos cont.)Photos by Melanie Agrabanti

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The New Education Center in Kahului, Maui (Photos cont.)Photos by Melanie Agrabanti