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Oh, have we been busy - Part One
The RHS'69 blogs are the most popular feature of this website.
Class members share their adventures or play reporter for RHS'69 events.
Webmaster Courtney Harrington pulls together a look at the blogs that were.
February
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March
The event of the
year had to be the
missile alert for Hawaii.
RHS'69 alumni joined over
a million people wondering,
"What the heck is going on?"
Some told their story of that day.
But the month ended on a high
note with the committee's
annual "better late than never"
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April
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May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
It's been a busy 2018 in the blog-o-sphere with
'69 alumni sharing their thoughts and adventures either by themself or as a part of a RHS'69 event.
A look back on some of the blogs for this year that made this portion of the website the most popular.
About a half-million visitors dropped by to see
what was happening.
Caregiving can be
both joyful and
heartbreaking. Gayle
Nakama shares her personal
story.
Also, Steph Miwa discusses
the mystery of how to prepare
for a trip to Japan.
There's lots to learn here
in both stories.
It might be difficult to
believe but the State
Legislature has culture. Or
at least it did for a few days.
Sandy Nishimoto and some '69
alumni cruised the art on display.
Then there was a luau in Hawaii
Kai. So many alumni showed
up it overflowed the Mariner's
cove clubhouse. Good times.
This can be the
highlight of some people's
year. Eat all you want
because you're exercising at
the same time. The annual Visitor
Industry Charity Walk is a big deal
and a load of fun.
Eating your way from one end of
Waikiki to the other and back to
support worthy causes.
How great is that?
Wow! Seriously, wow!
Hawaii boy Bruno Mars,
home for a concert. The
demand for tickets was so
huge a second and then a
third show was added.
The reunion committee threw
together a package deal and a ton
of people showed up. Check the
videos and comments and see
what the yelling and
screaming was about.
Medicare is a big
deal to 69'ers and we
turned our attention to
some major Medicare scams
going down.
Many had to do with the new
cards coming out.
Forewarned is forearmed.
This was a month of
rest. In other words,
everyone was too busy or
lazy to submit a blog. Summer can get that way with trips and the beach and stuff like that.
That's why we live in Hawaii.
Hawaii's secret
shame. A WWII
Japanese-American
internment camp on the
Ewa plain where thousands
of people lived behind barbed wire.
The Combined Class of '69 had an
opportunity for a special tour of
what's left of the camp. The
pictures are worth seeing.
The first blog of 2018
came from reunion
committee chair Vincent
Yim looking to the year ahead.
As usual it was packed with things
to do and places to go. The annual
karaoke was set, dances to attend,
the announcement of a RHS'69
cookbook, a family picnic/luau,
a bunch of other stuff and
a tease about a trip.
What did RHS'69
do in September?
Actually a bunch of
stuff but nobody had time to write a blog about it. So we'll just say we
established a colony on Mars,
negotiated world peace and found
a cure for every ailment known.
It was a productive month.
Ah, Christmas. Santa
and his reindeer,
presents under the tree
and not a mouse is stirring.
For the grownups, parties,
shopping, bills and general stress.
Christmas is special for other
reasons and some RHS'69 alumni
shared why it is for them.
It's nice read.
Autumn is
arriving on the
mainland and that
means the leaves are
starting to change color.
Let's hop a ship and spend a
couple of weeks watching it
happen. Then finish up in New
York City for a dash of craziness.
Reunion Committee chair Vincent
Yim and his lovely Wendy did
just that. NYC stuff is the best.
