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2008 East-West Center Dinner Honors His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
More than eight hundred people attended this year’s dinner, “An International Affair,” helping to raise over $200,000 for East-West Center students and programs. The event took place on Friday, February 29th at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom and was co-chaired by Jean M. Ariyoshi and Don K. Kim.
 Representing His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn received the Asia Community Building Award from President Charles E. Morrison. The Asia Pacific Community Building Award recognizes individuals whose vision and accomplishments exemplify the mission of the East-West Center. Past recipients include U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Mr. and Mrs. Houghton “Buck” Freeman of the Freeman Foundation, former Philippines President Corazon Aquino, influential Indian business leader Ratan Tata, and former Grand Master of the Urasenke Tea Tradition, Dr. Genshitsu (Soshitsu XV) Sen.
MAHALO
The East-West Center and East-West Center Foundation thank the following individuals and companies for contributing to make this event a success.
Dinner Chairs
Jean M. Ariyoshi, Don K. Kim
Silent Auction Chairs
Amy Agbayani, Lyn Flanigan, Thanh Lo Sananikone
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL SPONSORS
Cecilia Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore B. Lee
PRESIDENT SPONSORS
AIG Hawai‘i
Cephalon, Inc.
Paul M.F. Cheng
Grace Pacific Corporation
Outrigger Enterprises, Inc.
Sony Hawai‘i Company
Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu
Urasenke Foundation of Hawai‘i, Pres. Dr. Genshitsu Sen
STATESMAN SPONSORS
The Honorable and Mrs. George Ariyoshi
First Hawaiian Bank
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.
HGEA/AFSCME
Mr. & Mrs. Watters O. Martin, Jr.
Charles E. Morrison
Pacific Guardian Life
Kenneth & Shaunagh Robbins
Puongpun & Thanh Lo Sananikone
Indru & Gulab Watumull
Hank C.K. Wuh, M.D./Cellular Bioengineering Inc.
The Honorable Tun Daim Zainuddin
AMBASSADOR SPONSORS
Accuity LLP
Alexander & Baldwin/Alexander & Baldwin Foundation
ASDP (Asian Studies Development Program)
Association of Chinese from Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
Richard Baker
Joan M. Bickson
Bishop Museum
Albert C. Chang
Christopher, Smith & Associates
Communications Pacific
Durrant Media Five
East-West Center Alumni
Karl & Megumi Essig
Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Flores, Jr.
Carol M. Fox
Friends of the East-West Center
Daniel R. Fung
Miriam Hellreich
The Honolulu Advertiser
Island Insurance Company
Neal & Lynette Kanda
Don & Carolyn Kim
Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda
Gary and Bach-Mai Larsen
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Domingo & Mary Los Banos
Pat Loui/OmniTrak Group
Nobuyuki Miki
Monarch Insurance Services, Inc.
Alfred & Ruth Ono
David & Kathleen Pellegrin
Il SaKong
Ambassador Charles B. Salmon, Jr.
Servco Foundation
The U.S.A. Tour Company/International Jewelry Wholesale Company
SILENT AUCTION DONORS
Anonymous
Aesthetic Plastic & Laser Surgery Center
Cynthia J.C. Ai
The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka
Alexander & Baldwin Properties, Inc.
Jean Ariyoshi
Asia Manoa Chinese Restaurant
Senen & Yollie Bacani
Bellevue Manila Hotel
Jeanette Benji Bennington
Dan & Elizabeth Berman
Beverly Hilton
Terance Bigalke
Big Island Candies
Bishop Museum
Raymond & Susan Burghardt
Robin Campaniano
Ralph Carvalho
Castle Resorts & Hotels
Chibo Restaurant
Club 50 Fitness Center
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
The Contemporary Museum
Beverly Creamer
Doreen Decasa Photography
EWCA Burma Chapter
EWCA India Chapter
EWCA Myanmar Chapter
EWCA Southern California Chapter
William Feltz
Lyn Flanigan
Larry & Brenda Foster
Carol Fox
The Friends of Iolani Palace
Tad Fujikawa
Mary Jo Furgal
The Grande Café and Bakery
Hawai‘i Opera Theatre
Hawai‘i Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club
Hawai‘i Superferry, Inc.
The Hawai‘i Theatre Center
Hawaiian Airlines
Hilton Americas-Houston
Hilton Conrad Tokyo
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
Hilton Nagoya
Hilton San Francisco
Hilton Waikoloa Village
June Hirano
Hong Kong Harbor View Restaurant
Honolulu Academy of Arts
The Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Club
Honolulu Cookie Company
Hotel Seiyo Ginza
Ice Palace
The Indich Collection
The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
Peter Jennings
Neal Kanda
Elizabeth Kent
Rose Klechaya
Lappert's Hawaii
Las Vegas Hilton
Lynette Lo Tom
Louis Vuitton
Macy's West
Al & Charlyn Masini
Maui Divers of Hawai‘i
Max's of Manila Restaurant
Michel's at the Colony Surf
Wendy Nohara
Oils of Aloha
Dr. Ruth M. Ono
Jerry & Tsue Ostermann
Outrigger Enterprises Group
Albert Pang
Paradise Cruise, Ltd.
Paul Brown Salon & Day Spa
G. Markus Polivka
Pakinee Portmore
Prince Resorts Hawai‘i
Princess Kaiulani Fashions
Princeville at Hanalei
Claire & Dennis Richmond
Ambassador Charles Salmon, Jr.
Trudy Schandler-Wong
Vicki Shambaugh
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
Itsuko Suzuki
Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces
Dr. Tin Myaing Thein
University of Hawai‘i - Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
Sarah K. Vann
Eugene Vricella
Waikele Premium Outlets
Watanabe Floral, Inc.
Indru Watumull
The Willows Restaurant
World Sake Imports, LLC
Glenn Yamashita
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