DAVID S. ISHII FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER

ISSUE NO. 14 April 2014

Through the Green

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Aloha Annie!“I can’t believe she’s retiring already!” mused David Ishii,

echoing the reaction of legions of sports fans throughout Hawaii when they learned of Ann Miller’s retirement from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser at the end of January. After all, we had come to rely on Annie’s clear, professional and always memorable coverage of local sports over the past 34 years—especially Wahine volleyball, basketball and tennis, and, of course, golf. “Annie’s writing always has a real human touch,” David observes.

When she arrived in Hawaii in 1980, Annie had no idea of what was in store for her, much less that her legacy would place her in the company of such revered golf writers as Bill Gee, Monte Ito and Bill Kwon. All Annie knew at the time was that she had “sent out a bunch of job applications all over the country” as she approached graduation from San Francisco State University with a dual major of P.E. and journalism. Then, while preparing for final exams, she received an offer from the Honolulu Advertiser for $475 a week. “It sounded real good at the time,” Annie recalls with a shrug and a smile. So, she gathered up her diploma in June, packed her bags, and arrived in the islands in July.

“Monte didn’t like covering women’s golf, just the men’s,” Annie explains. “So, when I got here, I was given women’s golf and covered the men when Monte couldn’t.”

Annie had played a variety of sports growing up, focusing on softball in college. Ironically, in spite of her athletic background, she had never played golf. “You can’t write about it if you don’t play it,” Monte admonished her, so Annie took up the game (including some lessons from the legendary Jackie Pung). “I played softball, so I knew I could hit the ball,” Annie observes. “My expectations weren’t that high to begin with, so my baseball swing was good enough to get by.”

David was playing full-time in Japan when Annie started covering golf, so the two only got to know each other during David’s limited Hawaii schedule at such tournaments as Kapalua, Sony (formerly Hawaiian) Open, JAL Open, and, of course, the Pearl Open, where Annie played in the pro-am each year and interviewed all of the players. And, as she often walked the course, she befriended Lorraine Ishii as they both followed David’s progress from round to round.

“He’s kind of a quiet guy—likeable and easy to be around,” Annie says of David. “Usually, you think of likeable people as being somewhat gregarious, but he’s pretty quiet.”

Not surprisingly, when it came time to establish the foundation, one of the first persons David and Lorraine talked to was Annie, who became an original board member and only female on the board besides Lorraine. “She’s

such a good friend,” Lorraine notes. “Her love of the game, magic with words, and dedication to kids is perfect for our foundation… and can she hit the ball! Happiness is hitting my drive

farther than Annie’s!”Fortunately, for all of us who admire Annie’s writing as well as her

swing, she continues to cover golf for the Star Advertiser, including features for the paper’s weekly Golf Page every Thursday. In her “retirement,” she is also working with UH Press and Dave Shoji on a book

about the legendary Wahine volleyball coach.Continued on page 6

David, Lorraine and Willow wish Annie well on her recent retirement.

One of Annie’s mementoes, this keychain commemorates David’s 1986 victoryat the prestigious Chunichi Crowns tournament with his winning score of 68-67-71-68—274.

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Mission of the David S. Ishii FoundationA non-profit corporation whose primary mission is to promote and advance the game of

golf, and to educate the public as to its benefits to society.

A Word About Our NewsletterThrough the Green is the official newsletter of the David S. Ishii Foundation. The USGA

defines the phrase “through the green” as “the entire golf course, except for tees, greens and designated hazards.” In tournament play, the phrase is used to mean that everything else is “in play.”

Through the Green is the Foundation’s way of saying to Hawaii’s young golfers: pursue your goals, play it as it lies, and strive to be the best you can along the way...

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David S. IshiiFoundation

P.O. Box 2927 Aiea, Hawaii 96701www.davidsishiifoundation.org

David S. Ishii Foundation Officers David Ishii: President

Lorraine Ishii: Vice PresidentFay Nagata: Treasurer

Board of DirectorsDavid Ishii: Chair

Warren Haruki: Vice ChairJay HinazumiArnold HiuraAllan Ikawa

Lorraine IshiiAnn Miller

Neal OkamotoElton TanakaTracy Tanji

Wendell TomAllan Yamamoto

Honorary DirectorGEN Eric K. Shinseki

Tournament Directors:Del-Marc Fujita

Jay HinazumiWendell Tom

Tournament Advisor: David Ishii

Tournament CommitteeDayton Asato, Marilyn Chinen, Misty Gier, Martha Hernandez,

Arnold Hiura, Eloise Hiura, Colan Ishii, Lorraine Ishii, Danny Lau, Chris McLachlin, Ann Miller, Fay Nagata,

Neal Okamoto, Steve Shishido, Keith Teranishi, Allan Yamamoto, Guy Yamamoto, Pauline Yanagisawa, Rudy Yanagisawa, Chad Yawata

Yasuko Asada Memorial College Scholarship Committee

Dayton Asato: ChairPat Ariki

Jay HinazumiGail TamashiroBert Yamamoto

Pauline Yanagisawa

U.S. Boys Junior Amateur Travel Stipend CommitteeGuy Yamamoto: Chair

William SatoClark Miyazaki

John IshiiSteven Shishido

Newsletter & WebsiteMBFT Media, Newsletter

Obun Hawaii Group, PrintingMartha Hernandez, Website Graphics

Upspring Media, Website Design

When Elton Tanaka stepped down as chair of the DSIF golf tournament after more than a dozen years at its helm, it left a big hole in the Foundation’s

operations. It was then that David turned to three prominent figures in the local golf industry—Jay Hinazumi, Wendell Tom and Del Marc Fujita—to serve as tournament co-chairs.

Jay is President of Golf Concepts, Inc. (Hawaii representative of Nike Golf, EZ-Go golf carts, Golf Pride grips) and also serves as President of the Hawaii State Golf Association. Wendell owns Golf Center Hawaii, Inc. (Hawaii representative of TaylorMade-Adidas Golf and other products), and Del Marc heads Del-Marc Fujita Enterprises, LLC (Hawaii representative of Bridgestone Golf, Ogio, U.S. Kids Golf,

ProActive Sports, Clicgear).

Besides being representatives of major golf product lines, the three also hold other traits in common. All are good friends of David, and each enjoyed successful amateur golf careers extending from Junior Golf to college: Jay at UH-Manoa, Wendell and Del Marc at USC, but decided to forgo pro careers.

Each had a father who played a prominent role in their golfing careers, starting with David (Chica Ishii), Jay (Shigeru Hinazumi), Wendell (Bob Tom), and Del Marc (Art Fujita). All four men have given back to the game of golf much as their fathers had done for them.

Of the four, David, Wendell and Jay are contemporaries, while Del Marc is younger. His father, Art, was a good amateur golfer from Kauai who is enshrined in the Hawaii Golf Hall of Fame. “When I was young, I played some tournaments with him,” David says. “Art is a smart, well-mannered gentleman… sort of the opposite of Del Marc!”

The four have fun at their tournament planning meetings, David reports. “We follow what Elton started and share ideas as to whether anything needs to be changed from previous years. The key is always getting the prizes, set-up, sponsors and filling entries if anyone drops out. Thanks to Elton, our main challenge is to maintain what’s there and decide on how to tweak it here and there in order to keep it fresh and enjoyable for the participants.”

Tournament Directors Give Backto the Game

L-R: Del Marc Fujita, Wendell Tom, Jay Hinazumi and David at last year’s DSIF tournament.

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Yoshie Yoshikawa

Fujitsu NetworkCommunications, Inc.SportsMedicine Hawaii

Yoshie Yoshikawa

Castle Resorts & HotelsECD Hawaii, Inc.

First Hawaiian BankWells Fargo Advisors

Tanji Family

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Aisen Shiatsu SchoolAllstate KahalaAmeron Hawaii

BEI HawaiiB. Hayman Co. (Hawaii), Inc.

Big Island CandiesCommercial Sheetmetal Co. Inc

Endodontic Associates LLC

Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the PacificFlora Dec Sales

Fujitsu NetworkCommunications, Inc.Warren H. Haruki

Hawaii Benefit Administrators, Inc.HHSAA

Hawaii Marketing AssociatesHawaii Pizza Hut

Hawaiian Sun Products / Brian TsurudaHawaii State Teachers Association

Honda WindwardIge’s Halawa Catering

Carey & Iris InouyeJayar Construction, Inc.Kaanapali Golf Courses

Kauai Producers, Ltd.Newtown Veterinary Clinic, Inc.

Leslie M. Omoto, D.D.S.Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialists,

Inc.Palekana Permits, LLC

Redondo’s LLCRK Sales Inc.

Mahalo! 2013 Tournament Sponsors

Special Thanks

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Safeguard Maintenance CorporationS & M Sakamoto

Gerald Y. ShintakuToshiro Shudo

Tamura Super MarketRandal Yanagisawa, MD

Haruo & Yoshie YoshikawaHole in One

Peggy AndersonSue Asao

George CanavaroKai Canavaro

Laine CantiberosCelso Castinahan

Ron ChinenJoyce Dehay

Kaai FutaTed Ganade

Yvonne GanadeKalen GierKiari Gier

Watson GierGlenn HagiwaraRichard Hattori

George HigaRon IkeharaJoy Inamine

Cheryl InouyeJoey Itagaki

Brian KauSusan Kau

Richard KochiTJ Kua

Bob KubotaJerry LargoRegan Lee

Linda MakinodanBrayden Miguel

Ken MitoTadao MurakamiEleanor Nagata

Dean NakoMargaret Nosaka

Terry OnoAurelio PadillaCarmen Padilla

Todd RegoCasey Takahashi

Les TamashiroLogan Ventura

Art & SignsDayton Asato

Kevin CarllBrayden Miguel

Howard DashefskySally Harper

Martha HernandezGeorge HigaLani Hirohata

Arnold and Eloise HiuraKeiri KanbayashiLena Kanemori

Alice KimSheila KimAnn Miller

Flo MiyasakiFlo Mori

Anna K.U. MurataMargaret Nosaka

Obun Hawaii Group (Vince Watabu)Aurillo & Carmen Padilla

Pearl Country Club - All of theirterrific employees!

Les TamashiroZippy’s Restaurants/A Catered

Experience

2013 Tournament VolunteersMarcus YamamotoMicah YamamotoTerry YamamotoSara YamamotoJanell YanagaKeith YawataKyle Yawata

Mabel YawataRandy Yawata

Andy Yee

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Mahalo! 2013 Tournament Donors Acushnet Co. (Keith Kodani)Aisen Chiryo Doin Inc. (Fumihiko Indei)Yurio Akitomi (Japan Sr. Tour)Alan Wong’s Restaurants (Alan Wong)Aloha Shoyu Co., Ltd. (Brian Tanigawa)Masaki Arakaki & Shizuko MatsumotoArakaki Physical Therapy and Sports Rehabilitation, Inc. (Walter Arakaki)Norman & Sue AsaoDayton AsatoBig Island Candies (Allan Ikawa)Bridgestone (Del-Marc Fujita)Callaway (Chris Wright)Canon USA (Jeff Fukui)Central Pacific Bank (Neal Okamoto)Stuart Chun (matching Prudential)Classic Resorts Ltd. (Peter Rice)Clear Channel Radio (Chuck Colton)Colonel TomaDéjà Vu Surf Hawaii (Tad Miura)Dole IDS (Bryce Zane)ellair Maui Golf Club (Mark Seki)Francis H. I’I Brown Golf Courses (Tom Sursely)Grove Farm Company, Inc. (Warren Haruki)Minoru Hatsumi (Japan Sr. Tour)Hawaii Kai Golf Course (Robbie Nicholas)Hawaiian Sun (Brian Tsuruda)Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union (Norman Okimoto)Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas (Chuck Furuya)Hualalai Resort (Patrick Fitzgerald)Glenn & Lynn InouyeDavid IshiiLorraine IshiiIsland Air (Les Murashige)Kahili Golf Course (Rick Castillo)Martha & Micky KanemaruKapalua Golf (Mike Jones)Hideki Kase (Japan Sr. Tour)Kauai Lagoons Golf Club (Scott Ashworth)Walter & Jean KawakamiKaren Keawehawaii, LLCKiahuna Golf Club (Matthew Torry)

Kids In the Air (Lisa Nakayama)Walter & Jean KawakamiCharles & Mary Bea Porter KingKoa Trading Co. (Peter Yukimura)Gary KomotoKo Olina Golf Club (Greg Nichols)George KrasonKTA Super Stores (Barry Taniguchi)Kyoya Hotels & Resorts, LP (Jason Ito)Des MahoneyMakalei Golf Club (Lee Kagawa)Maui JimTom McCarthyChris & Beth McLachlinMenehune Water (Darryl Otaguro)Greg Meyer (Japan Sr. Tour)Mid Pacific Country Club (Tim Dietrich)Mililani Golf Club (Peter Yamashita)Ann MillerFrankie Minoza (Japan Sr. Tour)Dennis & Roberta MiyashiroKen & Michele MorikamiMel NagataToru Nakamura (Japan Sr. Tour)Nishimoto Trading Co. (Taka Suzuki)Wade NishimotoNoguchi & Associates, Inc.Oahu Country Club (Andrew Feldmann)Olomana Golf Links (Ganin Asao)Ono Hawaiian Food (Toyo)Michael & Gail OrideClyde OshiroJoe Ozaki (Japan Sr. Tour)Pacific Transfer (Alvin Tanaka)Paradise Beverages (Richard Teruya)Pearl Country ClubPoipu Bay Golf Course (Jun Fukuda & Craig Sasada)Samuel W. PrattPrinceville Prince Course (Steve Murphy)Pukalani Country Club (Ron Huffman)Mike Reid (Champions Tour)Dianne ReillyRoger Dunn (Dick Claveran)

Rons Construction Corp (Ronald Oshiro)Safeguard Maintenance Corp. (HT Brown)Saint-Germain America, Inc. (Shigeru Shinohara)Joey SakaueTed SasakiHideto Shigenobu (Japan Sr. Tour)Scott Simpson (Champions Tour)Harold ShimuraShingon Shu Hawaii (Rev. Reyn Tsuru)SN Golf (Scott Nishimura)Roy SonomuraPaul SugimotoDr. Ryan SumidaRay SuzukiGlenn TamagawaLes TamashiroTamura Super Market (Cliff Tamura)Tracy & Joan TanjiTapestries of Hauoli (Cookie Ayabe & Lorraine Wong)Keith TeranishiTip Top Motel, Café & Bakery (Jonathan Ota)Titleist Hawaii (Neal Takara)Hiroshi (Tommy) TominagaTony Group (Stan Masamitsu)Turtle Bay (Matt Hall)Waialae Country Club (Kevin Carll)Waikoloa Kings Course (Scott Head)Waikoloa Village (Matt Leiningere)Wailea Golf Club (Anne Takabuki)Wailea Old Blue LLC (Barry Helle)Dee Dee Wilson KrasonMarcus & Micah YamamotoYoshitaka Yamamoto (Japan Sr. Tour)Randall & Joyce YanagisawaRudy & Pauline YanagisawaRandy & Mabel YawataRod Yeager Golf Tours (Rod Yeager)Vincent YimNobu Yuhara (Japan Sr. Tour)Zippys - A Catered Experience (Charley Higa & Ron Hattori)

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2013 DSIF Yasuko Asada Memorial CollegeScholarship Awards

My Experience at the 2013 US Junior Amateur ChampionshipBy PJ Samiere

Note: The David S. Ishii Foundation provides travel stipends for golfers attending the Boys U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championships.

My participation in the 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Martis Camp Resort in Truckee,

Calif., was the highlight of my junior golfing career so far. This tournament was the most professional and well-organized sporting event I have ever been a part of.

From the entrance gate of this exclusive resort to the staff-guided tour during player registration, I was amazed at every turn and enjoyed every moment. Players were welcomed with an iPod Nano gift and introduced to the full Martis Camp VIP treatment. Players were allowed full access to the men’s locker room and golf services, which included a private locker (with player’s name) shoe and club repair and all the Haagen-Dazs ice cream one could eat.

The DSIF Yasuko Asada Memorial College Scholarship Awards were presented by David Ishii and DSIF

Scholarship Committee Chairperson Dayton Asato at the Foundation’s 13th annual Golf Tournament. (Photo, right.)

Julia Kim of Kalani High School and Tresten Nakashima of Waimea High School each received $4,000 scholarships ($1,000 per year for four years) based on academic achievement, active participation on their high school golf teams, and full-time enrollment at an accredited U.S. college or university. Kim is attending Stevens Institute of Technology and Nakashima is enrolled at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

The high altitude mountain setting of this course was unique in several ways. The course conditions were incredible and almost seemed better than the courses I have seen on the PGA tour. The facilities were dreamlike from the multi-million dollar properties along the fairways to the clubhouse, which is the second largest in Northern California. Although the thin air at this altitude affected my lungs, it also gave the ball more hangtime making the 7,400-yard course play somewhat shorter.

I played well throughout the tournament and could not really expect much more of myself. I made the cut and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals where I lost to the eventual tournament winner. Our match was close and the lead traded back and forth, but my opponent played well enough to collect six birdies during the match to edge me out at 3 and 2. Making the Round of 8 on the country’s biggest golf stage was pleasing and to be featured on the Golf Channel was great. I was featured on live TV playing the uphill par four 16th hole where I was able to drive the green from 311 yards. Mark Rolfing was commentating and gave a nice narrative during video of me walking up the 16th fairway, mentioning the HSJGA hat that I wore and the “Hawaii” logo golf bag on my caddie. Mr. Rolfing’s mention of “the junior golf association in Hawaii” made me more proud of where I was from than how far I had come. Of all the birdies and eagles I carded during play, this may have been the “cherry on top” moment of my entire journey.

I was fortunate to have several things simply go my way in Truckee. We hadn’t signed up for a caddie but arrived to a weather system of record high heat levels beating down on a very hilly and long course. After learning of the caddie shortage during registration, we came across a Martis Camp staff member who was happy to meet and talk with us. He happened to be a scratch golfer at this course and had hoped to caddie at this tournament. He was allowed to alter his work schedule to caddie for me, which eventually made a huge difference in my outcome. This chance happening reminded me to be open to others and always grateful for any help I receive along the way. PJ and caddy Vince Ronzani.

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2013 DSIF/HHSAA State Golf Championships

Kalena Preus (Punahou) 69-67—136John Oda (Moanalua) 68-72—140PJ Paul Samiere (Punahou) 65-76—141Skye Inakoshi (Mid-Pacific Institute) 68-75—143Dunaway Spencer (Kamehameha) 76-68—144Zachary Braunthal (Punahou) 74-71—145Ryan Lloyd (Punahou) 71-74—145Kyle Suppa (Punahou) 77-70—147Donny Hopoi (Kamehameha) 75-72—147Kyosuke Hara (Moanalua) 77-71—148

Punahou School made a clean sweep of the 2013 David S. Ishii Foundation/HHSAA state golf championships held

at the Kaanapali Golf Course on Maui by capturing girls and boys team and individual titles.

On April 30 and May 1, 14-year-old Punahou freshman Mariel Galdiano, recorded two rounds under 70 to win the girls individual crown by seven strokes over Waiakea High School’s Ciera Min. Galdiano’s 68-69—137 total was one shot shy of tying the state tournament record set by Stephanie Kono in 2006. Punahou also ran away with the team competition with a 17-stroke victory over second place Waiakea.

A week later, on May 7-8, Punahou’s Kalena Preus fired a final round 4-under-par 67 to claim the boys state championship by four shots over Moanalua’s John Oda and five shots ahead of his Punahou teammate, PJ Samiere. Punahou also took the boy’s team competition with a two-day total of 279-282—561, 19 strokes better than second place Moanalua (292-288-580).

Punahou Sweeps 2013 HHSAAGolf Titles

Mariel Gladiano (Punahou) 68-69—137Ciera Min (Waiakea) 72-72—144Allisen Corpuz (Punahou) 77-71—148Aiko Leong (Punahou) 77-74—151Kacie Komoto (Punahou) 79-73—152Sarah Hasselman (Punahou) 80-73—153Zoey Akagi-Bustin (Iolani) 77-76—153Kristin Le (Punahou) 79-75—154Eimi Koga (Moanalua) 78-77—155Marissa Uradomo (Baldwin) 75-82—157

2013 Girls Individual (Top 10)

2013 Boys Individual (Top 10)

“When Annie came, she broke the mold of the men she followed,” David notes, referring of course to Gee, Ito and Kwon. “She’s not Asian, not male… and she’s from the mainland, but is like a local person in everything she does, like playing with the Dawn Patrol guys. Annie embraced the golfing community… and everybody loved her back!”

Aloha Annie!/continued from page 1

2013 DSIF/HHSAA Boys State Golf Champion, Kalena Preus

2013 DSIF/HHSAA Girls State Golf Champion, Mariel Galdiano

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2013 Boys Team Standings Top 10

Punahou 279-282—561Moanalaua 292-288—580Kamehameha 315-301—616Mid-pacific 296-321—617Baldwin 312-307—619Kauai 319-314—633Kaiser 319-331—650Hilo 329-332—661Kahuku 363-334—697Mililani 366-335—701

2013 Girls Team StandingsTop 10Punahou 222-213—435Waiakea 239-233—472Iolani 239-237—476Baldwin 246-234—480Moanalua 245-245—490Maui 256-248—504Mid-Pacific 250-256—506Kauai 258-254—512Mililani 270-253—523Leilehua 292-279—571

2013 DSIF/HHSAA State Golf Championships

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