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Volume No. 3, Issue No. 1 http://www.moaa-hawaii.org January 2017
(Voices of Warriors)
Na Leo O Na Koa Newsletter of the Hawaii Aloha Chapter,
Affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America
Chartered July 23, 1959
COL Marvin J. Harris 4-Star Communications Award for Printed Newsletters — 2015
Hawaii Veterans Goodwill
Delegation 7 Trip to China History
In 2007 COL Wesley Fong, USA, Ret., was asked by the China Association for Interna-tional Friendly Contact (CAIFC), a Chinese NGO (non government organization), as a past president and retired U. S. Army Colonel, to invite retired general and flag officers to China to promote friendship and understanding between China and the U.S. and its militaries with all expenses paid in China. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii has helped to coordinate this CAIFC-hosted program since its inception in 2007. It has been so successful that we have now have had seven delegations.
After this seventh trip last November, Wes has taken 23 retired generals and admirals from all branches of the military service, including the Coast Guard, to China at the invitation of the CAIFC. It began in 2008 with LTG Allen Ono as the fist delega-tion representative for Hawaii Veterans Goodwill Delegation 1. The other MOAA chapter members who have participated are ADM Thomas Fargo, BGen Jerome Hagen, ADM Ronald Hays, MG Calvin “Kelly” Lau, COL Richard Wong, BG Ha-ruo Shigezawa, MG Bob Lee, MG Stephen Tom and our President, BG John Ma.
Wes is the delegation leader and represents the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and there is one delegation rep (senior general or flag officer) each trip. In the past 7 delegations the reps were: LTG Ono, ADM Hays (former CINCPAC), ADM Zlatoper (former CINCPACFLT), ADM Fargo (former CINPAC), LTG Stackpole (former CDR, USMC Hawaii) , LTG Wiercinski
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Chapter Christmas Party Fifty Hawaii Aloha Chapter, MOAA, members and guests assembled late Sat-urday afternoon, 3 December, at the Sun-set Lanai, Camp H. M. Smith for their annual Christmas dinner and party. This Marine club was beautifully decorated for Christmas and the scenery overlooking Pearl Harbor at sunset was spectacular.
The tables were also beautifully deco-rated by Shirley Fujiwara, Mimi Torre-ano, Marion Von and Helene Webster.
Two large boxes decorated by Jane Kekoa were filled with unwrapped toys for the Marines’ Toys For Tots program.
V i r tua l l y e v e r y o n e agreed that this was one of the chap-ter’s best Christmas parties ever. What made it particu-larly enjoy-
able was the en te r ta in -ment by the very tal-ented group, Ekolu Ma-kua, ar-ranged by R a l p h Hiatt.
The Marine SSgt picking up the toys flanked by Mark
Torreano, John Ma and Ralph Hiatt
Lola Hiatt, second from left, and Ralph Hiatt with
the Ekolu Makua Trio
Inside January Issue Birthdays 7 Calendar of Events 6 Chaplain’s Corner 6 Chapter Leaders 10 Chairman’s Comments 2 Community Services 4 Golf Report 7 Honolulu Marathon 7 JBPHH Commissaries 4 Membership Application 9 Obituaries 5 Pearl Harbor Remembrance 5 Reservation Form 9 Star Card 9 Surviving Spouses 6 Tension Along the DMZ 4 TUG 8
Wesley Fong
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Hawaii Aloha Chapter, MOAA
Chairman’s Comments
By Mark Torreano Aloha Kakou!
A great 2016 is behind us and 2017 is before us, ready to be shaped into another great and enjoyable Hawaii Aloha Chapter year!
Of course, much of our success in 2016 is owed to the outstanding leadership of President John Ma and his fine Executive Committee. I thank and congratulate John as he completes his two-year tour of duty as president and has now turned the reigns over to Wes Fong, our incoming president.
With his outstanding background as an officer, lawyer, member of many boards and civic commit-ments, we know Wes will move the chapter for-ward with energy and strong leadership. Please see the profile below for more on our new president.
Our 2017 programs kick off with the installation of our new officers and directors at the 26 January luncheon at the OVC. I encourage you to join us to recognize our volunteer senior leaders.
Get to Know Our New President Our Hawaii Aloha Chapter President, that is.
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Director Wesley Fong has accepted the Board’s request to serve as our president.
As a longtime chapter member, Wes brings significant experience to the presidency, having served in a variety of chapter leadership roles, including chair of the Community Services and ROTC/JROTC Committees and a member of the Bylaws Committee.
Wes is a Vietnam veteran, re-tiring as a colonel in the Army JAG Corps, with service as the Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Japan, and Staff Judge Advocate, HQ, IX Corps.
His military awards include the Legion of Merit, two
Bronze Stars, two Meritorious Service Medals, and the Combat Medic Badge.
In his life as a civilian attorney, Wes has served as a State Supervising Deputy Attorney General and a Senior Deputy Corporation Counsel with the City and County of Honolulu and the Staff Coun-cil for the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.
As a civic leader, Wes is currently a Commis-sioner of the City Grants-in-Aid Commission, Chair of Neighborhood Board 14, President of Pacifica AOUO, and the Chinatown Com-munity Center Association.
He has served as a Commissioner (Vice Chair) of the Honolulu Liquor Commission, President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and the Palolo Chinese Home and Chair of the Hawaii Arthritis Foundation and the Maryknoll School Advisory Board. He also served as Presi-dent of See Dai Doo Society, Mun Lun Chinese Language School, Hawaii Chinese Civic Associa-tion, West Honolulu Rotary Club, Reserve Offi-cers Association (both the Hawaii and Waikiki Chapters) and Concerned Citizens on River Street Housing. He was the Vice President of the Ha-waii Technology Institute and Hawaii Camp Fire and Vice Chair of the Hawaii/Pacific District Ex-port Council, U.S. Department of Commerce. He is a former Director of Catholic Charities Hawaii.
After graduating from Punahou and UH, Wes graduated from the University of Illinois School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and Gen-eral Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.
Not surprisingly, Wes is a recipient of the na-tional Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Uni-versity of Hawaii Distinguished Alumni Award, the Organization of Chinese Americans Award for Community Service and the Hawaii Chinese Civic Association’s Mandarin Award for com-munity service and personal achievement.
NOTICE This newsletter, my 133rd issue of Nā Leo O Nā Koa, is promulgated monthly as an official publication of Ha-waii Aloha Chapter, Military Officers’ Association of America, P.O. Box 201441, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96820.
Views expressed herein are not necessarily chapter policy.
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Guest House where former U.S. presidents had been hosted. The banquet was hosted by Senior Advisor (President) Vice Admi-ral Zhao Guojun (Retired). The
next day they visited the S h a n g h a i French Con-cession, the famous Tem-ple of the Jade Buddha, the Shanghai Mu-seum and the Bund.
All of the delegation agreed that thanks to the CAIFC and Chamber, the HVGD pro-gram has been very successful in promoting friendship and a better understanding between China and the U.S. and more so, its militaries to help main-tain stability and peace in the Pacific region.
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(former CDR, USAPAC) and this year MG Darryll Wong (former Hawaii TAG). Nor-mally there are 4 delegates in-cluding spouses.
Each delegation has visited three different cities, which nor-mally includes Beijing and Shanghai and the third city was Luoyang, Xian, Nanjing, Suzhou, Kun Ming, Chengdu, or Guang-zhou and this year, Hangzhou.
Hawaii Veterans Goodwill Delegation (HVGD) 7
On 4 November HVGD 7 de-parted for Beijing, China. The delegation led by COL Fong with spouses included: Major General Darryll Wong (Retired), Major General Peter Pawling (Retired), Brigadier General Braden Sakai (Retired), and Colonel Wesley Fong (Retired). Besides Beijing the delegation visited Hangzhou and Shanghai.
In Beijing, the delegation visited the China Air Museum with over 400 planes, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. They also participated in a
panel discussion with representa-tives from a China “think tank” and discussed future China–U.S. relations in light of a new U. S. president, South China Seas ten-
sions and the stability of the Ko-rean peninsula. That evening the delegation was hosted to a grand banquet by Vice President Xin Oi at the private dining room
atop of the Bei-jing Hotel over-looking Tianan-men Square.
Next stop was beautiful Hang-zhou where they cruised on its famous West Lake. The dele-gation also visited the well-known Dragon Well tea farm and a silk farm.
Leaving Hangzhou, the delega-tion took a bullet train to Shanghai. Upon arrival, they participated in a panel with professors from the Shanghai In-stitute for Inter-national Studies, another China “think tank.”
They discussed similar interna-tional issues as in Beijing. That evening they were hosted to an-other grand banquet at the State
China Air Museum with over 400 planes (notice the row of MIGs – like a used car lot of MIGs),
including Mao’s Air Force One
Delegation and spouses with Xin Li, VP of CAIFC
The Trivia Question
If you received a gift box of those delicious Harry &
David Riviera pears, did you wonder- what country is the largest exporter of pears?
See Trivia Answer Page 7
Wes, second from left, at the Shanghai Institute for In-ternational Studies (“China Think Tank”)
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New JBPHH Commissary Policy According to Eyvinne Umemoto, Store Di-rector, Pearl Harbor Commissary, and author-ized by Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, both the Hickam and Pearl Harbor Commissaries are now allowed to admit guests.
This change in policy ordered by the base com-mander in his directive dated 15 December 2016 states, “Effective immediately, authorized patrons of the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), 18 years or older are authorized to have a maximum of two accompanying guests when shopping at JBPHH establishments. Guests must present a valid picture ID and be accompanied by their sponsor at all times. In addition, guests are not authorized to make purchases….”
Tension Along the Imjin and DMZ One of the most interesting excursions in Ko-rea is a tour of the demilitarized zone and the joint security area (JSA) at Panmunjom. The DMZ isn’t very far from the bustling metropolis of Seoul, but is a completely different world, re-flecting the animosity between 2 nations. Secu-rity is at its highest in the JSA, but all along the route up to Panmunjom, you can witness the ex-traordinary measures taken by South Korea to protect itself. Ever vigilant, Korean eyes and ears watch for any signs of hostility. Along the Imjin River, numerous guard towers, like the one pictured, dot the landscape.
The tour starts at Camp Bonifas, named after an Army captain killed while trimming a tree in the DMZ. It includes a tour of one of several tunnels dug by North Korea to infiltrate the south. At truce village, you can take a step into North Korea in a conference room where nego-tiations are conducted between North Korea and the United Nations Command, and take a photo with a North Korean guard. We visited an ob-servatory looking at North Korea, and saw Kae-song, where a factory was built to manufacture items built by workers from both countries. The final stop was at the Bridge of No Return, which has a very interesting history. After the Korean War, it was used for prisoner of war exchanges. Prisoners were given ultimatums to either remain in the country of their captivity or cross the bridge and return to their homelands. It was last used in 1968, when the crew members of the USS Pueblo were released and crossed the bridge to return home. Our tour ended with a lunch consisting of various Korean delicacies.
Except for the ubiquitous guard towers, it was ironic that areas near the DMZ reflected a peace-ful calm, with rice farms, dense foliage and nu-merous ducks flying overhead. The DMZ tour on 2 December was a somber experience and a reminder of the horrible consequences of war. We hope that someday there will be unifica-tion between the 2 countries. Ira Tagawa
Community Services Report In early November the Community Services Committee of the Hawaii Aloha Chapter, rep-resented by Chairman Wesley Fong, donated much needed paper and plastic goods and sup-plies to the Fisher House, located just mauka of Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), which provides housing for the military fami-lies and patients while they undergo medical treatment at TAMC. The Fisher House, which is really two large residences, is funded by do-nations and Non-Appropriated Funds.
Left to right, Wes Fong; Cheryl Kintaro, Assistant House Manager; Anita Clingerman, House Man-
ager; and MAJ Al Flowers (patient/resident)
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In Memoriam SHIGERU “STU” TSUBOTA A Life Member of Hawaii Aloha Chapter, MOAA, retired U.S. Army LTC., passed away on 25 November 2016, at his home
at Kahala Nui. He was 98. Born in Honolulu on 16 July 1918, Stu was a McKinley High School and University of Hawaii graduate. He reported for active duty in 1940 and remained in the Army for 23 years, most of which were spent as an intelligence/counterintelligence offi-cer. He was the last-surviving of the 16 original AJA officers of the 100th Infantry Battalion, which was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. After retiring from the Army, he worked for another 17 years as an intelligence/ counter-intelligence civilian for the Department of the Army. He spent many years active in veterans' affairs with the 100th Infantry Battalion Veter-ans organization and with the Military Intelli-gence Service Veterans organization. He was predeceased by his first wife, Rosemary, and by his second wife, Mieko. He is survived by two sons and three daughters.
In Memoriam
FRANCIS “SONNY” DENNIS
CREEDON, JR. A Life Member of Hawaii Aloha Chapter, MOAA, retired U.S. Army LTC and WWII Veteran, passed away on 14 October 2016, at Ann Pearl
Intermediate Care, Kaneohe. He was 96. He was born 13 September 1921 in Hono-lulu. He is predeceased by his parents, sis-ters and brother, and Doris, his beloved wife of 68 years, and is survived by his two sons.
In Memoriam
ALAN STANLEY LLOYD
An Honorary Member of Hawaii Aloha Chapter, Alan was born in Honolulu in 1929 and died 22 No-vember 2016 at Castle Memorial Hospital, Kailua. He was 87. He graduated from Punahou and then
Swarthmore College in 1951 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Retired from Hawaiian Electric Industries in 1996 as Executive Staff Engineer. Alan loved to travel and study history and became an expert on the Battle of Midway. He often gave lectures to captive audiences aboard cruise ships that gave him free trips.
75th Anniversary - Battle of Pearl Harbor by George Sullivan
December 7th of 2016 was an early morning rise for 5000 spectators and 200 Pearl Harbor Survivors that attended the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Pearl Harbor. Held on Kilo Pier on the Naval Station at 0745, the event was smoothly conducted. Most of the attendees were on the pier to see the sun come up! Ad-miral Harry Harris was the principal speaker and deliv-ered an emotional speech. He drew a standing ovation when, looking at the crowd, he said, “You can bet that the men and women we honor today, and those who died that fateful morning 75 years ago, never took a knee and never failed to stand whenever they heard our national anthem being played.”
There were of course many “dignitaries” pre-sent for the cere-mony but in my mind, the real dig-nitaries were the Survivors, one of whom was 104 years old. A dwin-dling generation but the greatest group of men you will find. One of them, Herb Weath-erwax, 99, a long-time volunteer at
the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, attended the cere-mony and died on 12 December . He will be missed.
George Sullivan, second from right, and four members of his ward-room in the USS Blandy (DD943) pictured with wreath during their visit
to the USS Arizona Memorial. George commanded the destroyer
Blandy in 1971-72.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
7 Jan 2017 1000, TUG, The MOAA Hawaii Computer (Saturday) Users Group, Oahu Veterans’ Center
26 Jan 2017 1130, Annual Installation Luncheon, Oahu (Thursday) Veterans’ Center, Foster Village
27 Jan 2017 0900, Golf Outing, Navy/Marine Golf Course (Friday) 943 Valkenburgh Street, Honolulu 96818
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Surviving Spouses
By Jayne Henley-Davis
One key to ending age-related decay is to MOVE EVERY DAY. We are stuck with get-ting older, but decay, as we get
older, is optional. Daily exercise, good nutri-tion, emotional commitment and a real engage-ment with living can override the decaying sig-nals.
Exercise is the single most powerful signal you can send your body that it's the time to live and grow. It isn't complicated, but you have to do it every day.
HIP CIRCLES - Moving in three dimensions is an excellent way to maintain flexibility in your hips. On all fours, lift one leg out to the side, then back up and down in a circular mo-tion. Do 10 clockwise on one side, then 10 counterclockwise. Keep your lower back still. As your mobility improves, increase the size of your circles. Repeat on the other side.
OVERHEAD REACH - This one is out-standing for mid-back and shoulder mobility. Lie on you back with one leg bent. Reach over your head with your right arm, as if doing the backstroke. Return the arm to your side. Alter-nate between the right and left 10 times each.
Many who have arthritis say they can't strength train because it hurts. Strong muscles can help protect the joints. Those that try strength training, report a reduction in pain af-ter several months of faithful exercise. The key is to STICK WITH IT!!!!!
Aloha for now, Jayne
Chaplain’s Corner By Rev. Robert E. Walden
Well, here we are after the holi-days and are now off on to a new year which will bring new things into our lives. Time tends to do that to us, bring new things into our lives and then we are faced with what do we do about them? Many of us attempt to plan for these new things but generally no mat-ter how much we plan, there seem to always be things taking place which we had not planned for and do not seem to have any control over.
One of the amazing traits of life is that for something to be alive, it must also be changing. Yet most of us attempt to make plans on how to keep things constant and under control. We can control much of what happens to us but there are always those things which happen and we have no control over them. Emergencies arise which must be dealt with. People’s lives are changed by the things going on around them. Some of these will make us into better people but some may also embitter us and make us harder to get along with. And with that comes the bottom line of the meaning of life. I believe that while it is impor-tant what happens to us, even more important is how we react to what has happened to us. As the old adage goes: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” In other words attempt to make things better, or as Yoda says, “Is no try, do!” And when we do even though things seem to be against us, things will get better.
One of the major concepts of God is that of which nothing greater can be conceived. In other words, He is in charge of all and because of Jesus Christ coming onto the world, we are now aware of just how much He cares for us and wants what is best for us. Putting your trust in Him to make the best of all of these changes coming into our lives, reduces a lot of stress and makes our lives not only easier, but better. Just remember, how-ever, that He is much more concerned with our spiritual lives than He is our material lives. As we go into the new year, expect spiritual changes to come also because God does love you.
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December Golf Report Our last golf outing for 2016 was held at the Navy/Marine Golf Course on Friday, 16 De-cember. The weather forecast threatened to dampen it with rain; however, it turned out to be a great day with a lot of sunshine.
We were also greatly pleased that Curtis Lee, our golf co-chairman, who is recov-ering from a knee replacement operation, paid us a surprise visit. His knee was healing well and he was walking around without assistance.
With the course in excellent condition, our 13 MOAA members and their 8 guests had a great round of golf as reflected in the low net scores of our blind draw. Our first-place winner was Ches-ter Wong, who was paired by himself. He doubled his net score of 60 to win with a score of 120. Our second-place team with a combined net score of 135, were Norman Fujiwara and Charles Padilla (guest). Our third place were 2 teams with a combined net score of 140. They were Ira Ta-gawa, Walt Kinoshita and Cyrus Wong (Chester Wong’s Brother) - Dennis Wong (guest). Our clos-est to the pin winners were: Marvin Baum (hole #5), Walt Kinoshita (hole #8) and John Ma (hole #12) and Walt Kinoshita (Hole #15).
Congratulations to all our winners. It was a great day for golfing! See you next year.
Walter Ki-noshita, Co-Chairman
Honolulu Marathon Your Hawaii Aloha Chapter had not 1, but 2, participants completing in the grueling 26.2-mile event on Sunday, 11 December, that shut down traffic all along its path. Our two former presi-
dents, Lou Crompton and Mark Torreano, both showed they still have the endurance and are ready if recalled. Fortunately, at this point in their lives, they are sub-ject to recall right after the Pope goes back to the Chaplain Corps.
Congratulations to both our men! And Lou has a special
shout out to Darrell Large who was waiting at mile marker 16 (Hawaii Kai) with a welcome shot of water and an energy bar. Lou
Trivia Answer Argentina is the largest exporter of pears.
The 2017 MOAA Golf Schedule is listed below:
Please review and mark the dates on your calendar.
MONTH Date Day Time Golf Course JANUARY 27 Friday 0915 Navy/Marine FEBRUARY 24 Friday 0900 Barbers Point MARCH 24 Friday 0900 Mamala Bay APRIL 28 Friday 0902 Klipper MAY 26 Friday 0915 Navy/Marine JUNE 26 Monday 0900 Barbers Point JULY 28 Friday 0836 Leilehua AUGUST 25 Friday 0902 Klipper SEPTEMBER 22 Friday 0900 Mamala Bay OCTOBER 27 Friday 0900 Barbers Point NOVEMBER 27 Monday 0836 Leilehua DECEMBER 15 Friday 0915 Navy/Marine
Finisher Lou
Leslie Bise 1/01 John Harms 1/01 David Kaahaaina 1/01 Lois McCartney 1/01 Mary Ellen Reed 1/01 Jayne Henley-Davis 1/03 Vincent Mazza 1/04 Paul Sugimoto 1/04 Thurston Yoshina 1/04 Al Streck 1/05 Thomas Ferguson 1/07 Richard Chanslor 1/08 Walter Ozawa 1/10 Lee Bordenave 1/11 Robert Walden 1/11 Hen Min Hiu 1/15 Richard Denison 1/16
Mary Cho 1/17 Lois Copman 1/17 Prabhasri Gaines1/17 August Nascimento 1/18 Thomas Salmon 1/18 Charmaine Damon 1/20 Malcolm Koga 1/21 Sam Heard 1/22 William Paty 1/22 “Putt” Richards 1/25 Robert Walsh 1/25 John Peters 1/26 Richard McMahon 1/27 Jerome Hagen 1/28 Richard Settsu 1/28 Leonard Katarsky 1/29 Lloyd Vasey 1/31
Hau'oli lā hānau! Partial List of
January Babies Expired Memberships not listed
If you feel you should be listed, advise Newsletter Editor
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TUG (The MOAA Hawaii
User Group)
by Lou Torraca
http://www.the-tug.org
The Consumer Technol-ogy Association (CTA) producer of CES, the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the busi-ness of consumer tech-
nologies, announced the Best of Innovation Honorees for CES 2017. The annual CES In-novation Awards honors outstanding product design and engineering across 28 product cate-gories. The show in January, annually attracts around 150,000 folks to Las Vegas, who repre-sent consumers, company CEOs, venture capi-tal money folks as well as a huge contingent of media who document it all. With 28 categories you can imagine how much time it takes to see it all. Since each category picks a winner, I have picked six I think will interest you. Next time, I’ll cover another six in different catego-ries. To give you an idea of how these winners are chosen, here are the criteria the judges use: Engineering qualities Aesthetic and design qualities The product's intended use/function and user value. For Tech for a Better World entries, this also includes how it can make a positive impact to the quality of life for its users, or those affected by its use. Why the product deserves the Innovation Award, in-cluding specifics regarding its unique/novel features and features that consumers would find attractive How the design and innovation of this product directly compare to other products in the marketplace
And here are the winners in six of the categories:
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES uBolt, an innovative and unique multi-factor authentication personal identity wearable de-vice combining biometric fingerprint and voice recordings and a secure element to ensure “you are who your say you are” to establish trust and verifiable confidence in a user identity.
Add these Websites to your “Favorites”
http://www.moaa.org http://www.moaa-hawaii.org
COMPUTER PERIPHERALS Acer Predator Z301CT monitor The Acer Predator Z301CT is the world’s first 21:9-inch curved monitor with eye-tracking functionality.
HOME APPLIANCES Sleep Number Sleep Number’s 360 smart bed will forever trans-form the way people sleep. The new integrated design includes a proprietary algorithm (powered by SleepIQ technology) and machine learning to intuitively sense and automatically adjust all night for an effortless and optimized sleep experience.
IN-VEHICLE AUDIO-VIDEO Bosch Integrated Connectivity Cluster The ICC is the all-in-one information and communication system for motorcycles – and riders. It is the first of its kind integrating head-unit functionality into a cluster. The HMI clearly displays nothing more (and nothing less) than the information essential to riders looking to take their experience to the next level.
TECH FOR A BETTER WORLD Tobii Dynavox PCEye Mini with IS4 Eye Tracker The Tobii Dynavox PCEye Mini featuring IS4 eye tracker is the world’s smallest and most ro-bust eye tracker. Optimized for individuals that do not have use of their hands due to various disabilities, the device enables users to control a computer, laptop or tablet using only their eyes.
SMART HOME Smart Remote by Sevenhugs Smart Remote is the world’s first contextual con-trol system for connected homes. It lets you control everything at home with just one touch. When you point Smart Remote at a device, the screen auto-matically adapts and you just need one touch to control it. A seamless and intuitive control system.
That’s it for January; hope your New Year will be a wonderful one for you and yours.
Aloha, Pooky & Lou
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Military Star Card Good news... the National Defense Authorization Act has been sent to the presi-dent's desk for signature. One included change is you will be able to charge grocer-ies using your Star Card in commissaries! Great conven-ience for users but also great savings for our Gov’t and DeCA. They will not have to pay commercial credit card issuers such as MC or V their merchant fees. Extra dollars will stay within commissaries for their use & distribution. Now remember to use your Military Star card at the on-base gas pumps when refuel-ing ... 5 or 10 cents per gal savings when you use this card instead of a MC or V.
PAC/ Lou Crompton
Non-Profit Org.
US Postage
PAID
Permit No. 702
Honolulu
Hawaii
Directors Effective 26 January 2017
(Term Expires Year Indicated) Mark Torreano, USAF — Chairman (2018) 343-4877 [email protected] Tamara Degrafenread, USA (2018) 334-237-1579 [email protected] Wesley Fong, USA (2017) 595-6127 [email protected] Gary Hara, USA (2019) 625-7182 [email protected] John Kim, USAF (2017) 988-3349 [email protected] Calvin “Kelly” Lau, USA (2019) 373-7938 [email protected] John Ma, USA (2017) 486-4805 [email protected] Ira Tagawa, USA (2018) 487-5448 [email protected] Mark Webster, USN (2019) 734-5994 [email protected]
2017 Hawaii Aloha Chapter Leadership (In Revision) Executive Committee, Com-
mittee Chairs & Activities President: Wesley Fong, USA 595-6127
Vice President: Mark Torreano, USAF
343-4877 [email protected]
Secretary: Ira Tagawa, USA
487-5448 [email protected]
Treasurer: John Kim, USAF
988-3349 [email protected]
Surviving Spouses: Jayne Henley-Davis
263-4248 [email protected]
Chaplain: Fred Staedel, USAF
292-8723 [email protected],com
Community Affairs: Wesley Fong, USA 595-6127
JROTC/ROTC: Antoinette Correia, USA 721-0401 toni_correia/CIB/
Legislative Liaison: Robert Lee, USA 486-1488 [email protected] & Tom Smyth, USMC
531-2829 [email protected]
Hawaii Aloha Chapter
Military Officers Association
Of America
P.O. Box 201441
Honolulu HI 96820-1356
Executive Committee, Commit-
tee Chairs & Activities (Cont.)
Membership: Mark Webster, USN
734-5994 [email protected]
Personal Affairs: Lou Crompton, USAF 526-3022 [email protected]
Programs: Mark Torreano, USAF 342-4877 [email protected]
Publications/PR: Mark Webster, USN 734-5994 [email protected]
Veterans Affairs: George Sullivan, USN 623-2243 [email protected]
Fundraising: Herb Nakagawa, USAF 271-1172 [email protected]
Golf: Walt Kinoshita, USA, 395-9570 [email protected] & Curtis Lee, USA 389-8568 [email protected]
TUG: Lou Torraca, USAF 254-3286 [email protected]
Webmaster: Bob Ranaldo
203-510-6279 [email protected]
Scholarship Fund Trustees
Chairman: TBD
