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The East-West Center plays a pivotal role in this most important region of the world. Presidents, prime ministers, ambassadors, and distinguished scholars and statesmen from all parts of the region have used the Center as a forum to advance international cooperation. It has become one of the most highly respected institutions in the region, and has developed a vast network of influential government officials, educators, journalists, and business people. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye |
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2007 East-West Center Dinner Honors Senator Daniel K. Inouye
 Over nine hundred people attended this year’s dinner, “The Magic of East & West,” helping to raise more than $300,000 for East-West Center students and programs. The June 1st event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom was co-chaired by Walter Dods, Jr., Thomas Fargo and Jeffrey Watanabe who also served as masters of ceremony.
Master Chanter Kau`pena Wong opened the program with an oli (Hawaiian chant). The evening also included music by Ledward Ka`apena and Mike Kaawa during the reception and music by former Miss Hawai‘i Cheryl Bartlett (vocalist) accompanied by guitarist Bobby Nishida during dinner. Senator Daniel K. Inouye: Strengthening Ties Across the Pacific, a special video produced for the event, began with a tribute by news anchorman Tom Brokaw followed by such notable people as Ryozo Kato, Ambassador of Japan to the U.S., and William Perry, former U.S. Secretary of Defense.
President Charles E. Morrison presented Senator Inouye with the 2007 Asia Pacific Community Building Award for his promotion of U.S. understanding and relations with the Asia Pacific region throughout his distinguished career of public service. Senator Inouye was one of the founding fathers of the East-West Center in 1960. The award recognizes distinguished individuals whose vision, professional and personal accomplishments exemplify the mission of the East-West Center. Past recipients include Mr. Houghton “Buck” Freeman and Mrs. Doreen Freeman of the Freeman Foundation, Her Excellency Corazon Aquino, former president of the Philippines; Dr. Genshitsu (Soshitsu XV) Sen, former grand master of the Urasenke Tea Tradition; and Mr. Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Sons Limited, the holding company of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest industrial conglomerates.
A surprise musical tribute for Senator Inouye was the performance by Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawai‘i. The audience erupted in applause when Senator Inouye and Senator Daniel Akaka joined in and sang Kaimanahila on stage during the grand finale.
The East-West Center Foundation and East-West Center staff and participants are grateful to Senator Inouye, the dinner chairs, our generous table sponsors and individual supporters. Many volunteers and staff contributed to making the event a success:
Dinner Chairs
Walter A. Dods, Jr.
Thomas B. Fargo
Jeffrey N. Watanabe
Dinner Co-Chairs
David A. Banmiller
Steven J. Berman
Robin K. Campaniano
Stanford S. Carr
Albert C. Chang
Melvyn Choy
Bruce A. Coppa
W. Allen Doane
Mark B. Dunkerley
Eddie Flores, Jr.
Patrick J. Ford
Terri Fujii
Daniel R. Fung
Miriam Hellreich
Ed Hubennette
David C. Hulihee
Lawrence M. Johnson
Robert K.U. Kihune
Bert A. Kobayashi
Thomas S. Kosasa
Robert M. Kritzman
Anton C. Krucky
Roland Lagareta
Constance H. Lau
Gabriel S.H. Lee
Tai-Young Lee
Theodore B. Lee
Steven C.H. Loui
Warren K.K. Luke
Watters O. Martin, Jr.
T. Michael May
Bill D. Mills
Ernest K. Nishizaki
Russell K. Okata
Michael E. O’Neill
John E. Osborn
G. Markus Polivka
Jean E. Rolles
Michael S. Ruley
Jennifer Goto Sabas
Patricia F. Saiki
Il SaKong
Puongpun Sananikone
Glenn O. Sexton
Linda Chu Takayama
Kenneth Y. Tang
Donna A. Tanoue
Mark A. Torreano
Noel G. Trainor
Allen B. Uyeda
Robert F. Wilkinson
Hank C.K. Wuh
Hoyt H. Zia
Steering Committee: Joan M. Bickson, Neha Chaturvedi, Meredith J. Ching, Bruce A. Coppa, Walter Dods, Jr., Thomas B. Fargo, Lisa Fetsis, Carol Fox, Carleen Gumapac, Miriam Hellreich, Neal K. Kanda, Don K. Kim, Stanley M. Kuriyama, Watters O. Martin, Jr., Stephanie Takashima, Noel Trainor, Blossom Tyau, Jeffrey N. Watanabe, Indru Watumull, Gary Yoshida
Video: Senator Daniel K. Inouye: Strengthening Ties Across the Pacific
Additional video from “Daniel K. Inouye: An American Story” courtesy of Heather H. Giugni, Juniroa Productions Inc. and is available for purchase on http://mountainapplecompany.com
Sandra Albano
Hilton Hawaiian Village Staff
East-West Center Association
East-West Center Staff and Volunteers
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL SPONSORS
($25,000)
Grace Pacific Corporation
Ted & Doris Lee
General Fred & Mary Weyand
PRESIDENT SPONSORS
($10,000)
ABC Stores
AIG Hawaii
Alexander & Baldwin/Alexander & Baldwin Foundation
Cephalon, Inc.
Howard and Joanne Hamamoto/MB Capital Corporation
Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts/Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Marriott International, Inc.
Michael & Patricia O’Neill
Sony Hawai‘i Company
Jean E. Rolles
Tun Daim Zainuddin
STATESMAN SPONSORS
($5,000)
Bank of Hawaii
Central Pacific Bank
Cultural Surveys of Hawai‘i Inc.
Dorvin D. Leis Co., Inc.
First Hawaiian Bank
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Electric Industries/Hawaiian Electric Company/American Savings Bank
HGEA/AFSCME
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
HTH Hayashi Foundation
Neal K. Kanda
Kobayashi Group/The MacNaughton Group
Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Watters O. Martin, Jr.
Bill Mills (The Mills Group)
Charles E. Morrison
NCL America
Pacific Guardian Life
Royal Contracting Co., Ltd.
Puongpun & Thanh Lo Sananikone
Dr. Genshitsu Sen/Urasenke Foundation
Stanford Carr Development, LLC
Top of Waikiki Restaurant
Trex Enterprises
Watanabe Ing & Komeiji LLP
Indru & Gulab Watumull
AMBASSADOR SPONSORS
($2,000)
Accuity LLP
Aloha Airlines
ASDP (Asian Studies Development Program)
BAE Systems
Richard W. Baker III
Bishop Museum
Albert C. Chang
CIDE/UCLA/ John N. Hawkins
Communications Pacific
William & Daisy Dung
Durrant Media Five
Edwards Enterprises, Inc.
Ernst & Young LLP
East-West Center Alumni
Eddie Flores, Jr.
Friends of East-West Center
Daniel Fung
Dick Gushman
Hawaii National Bank
Hawaii Pacific Health
Hawaiian Telcom
Miriam Hellreich
HMSA
The Honolulu Advertiser
Imperium Renewables Hawai‘i
Lawrence M. Johnson
Carol Kimura
KMPG LLP
Roland Lagareta
Tai Young Lee
Tim Lyons
Seiji Naya
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
Oceanit
Alfred & Ruth Ono
Outrigger Enterprises Group
Pacific Marine/Navatek, Ltd.
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC
G. Markus Polivka
Raytheon Company
Kenneth & Shaunagh Robbins
Patricia Saiki & Stanley Saiki, Jr., M.D.
Il SaKong
Ambassador Charles B. Salmon, Jr.
University of Hawai‘i System
WCIT Architecture
Hank C.K. Wuh, M.D./Cellular Bioengineering Inc.
Xerox Hawaii
Zephyr Insurance Company
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