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<strong>CRUSADER</strong><br />
<strong>ALUMNI</strong><br />
Fall 2012<br />
Volume 1, Issue 1<br />
Gallery of<br />
Distinguished<br />
Achievers<br />
October 17, 2012<br />
Sheraton Waikiki<br />
Hawaii Ballroom<br />
Two Officers and a<br />
Gentleman<br />
Honoring:<br />
Lt. Gen. Joseph F. H.<br />
Peterson ‘68, USA Ret.<br />
Rear Adm. Melvin H.<br />
Chiogioji ‘57, USN Ret.<br />
Marianist Lifetime<br />
Achievement Awardee Dr.<br />
Lawrence K. W. Tseu ‘51<br />
CALL 808-739-4812<br />
Helpful weblinks:<br />
<strong>Saint</strong><strong>Louis</strong>Hawaii.org<br />
St. <strong>Louis</strong> Alumni<br />
Association<br />
stlouisalumni.com<br />
Marianist Province of<br />
the US marianist.com<br />
Like us on Facebook:<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Alumni<br />
Published quarterly by the Office of Advancement for all Alumni of Kalaepōhaku<br />
Crafting a world-class center for learning<br />
High-quality, rigorous education<br />
requires state-of-the-art facilities<br />
outlined in <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong>’ ongoing<br />
campus redevelopment project.<br />
The Crusade for Opportunity capital<br />
campaign features five key initiatives:<br />
1) campus technology,<br />
equipment and furnishings; 2)<br />
renovation and upgrades for<br />
Newell and Bertram Halls; 3)<br />
McCabe Gymnasium; 4) Dr.<br />
Richard T. Mamiya Theatre; and<br />
5) design and construction of the<br />
athletics complex.<br />
A good number of SLS alumni<br />
forge ahead with established<br />
careers in Japan, China, Korea,<br />
the Philippines, Australia, and<br />
Taiwan. From private enterprise<br />
to government advisors, these<br />
overseas Crusaders thrive in<br />
this dynamic region and continue<br />
to nurture Marianist values<br />
in diverse cultures.<br />
For example, Charles Lake ’81,<br />
contacted us while here for the<br />
The first major phase, the Clarence<br />
T.C. Ching Learning &<br />
Technology Center, opened in<br />
March 2011, houses studio and<br />
performing arts, music courses,<br />
business leadership program,<br />
school archives, multimedia lab<br />
and the Presidential Suite function<br />
room.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> is a STEMcentered<br />
school, developing<br />
programs that focus<br />
on science, technology,<br />
engineering and math<br />
(STEM).<br />
New programs also serve<br />
to guide students to colleges<br />
of their choice,<br />
equipping them with the<br />
required grades/entrance<br />
criteria.<br />
Upgraded facilities with<br />
upgraded instructional<br />
equipment/materials will<br />
provide students competitive<br />
edge.<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> will draw students<br />
interested in these<br />
Crusaders in the dynamic Asian region<br />
2011 APEC conference, and<br />
welcomes Japan-based <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> graduates to contact him<br />
to establish a stronger alumni<br />
network in that country.<br />
China, Hongkong, and Taiwan<br />
are the hubs of business for<br />
recent grads Ed Liu, Ivan<br />
Yeung, Chris Daniels to<br />
name a few. Jeremy Shao<br />
even served as interpreter for<br />
Chinese delegates to APEC.<br />
Slated for extensive upgrades for<br />
STEM-based learning, landmark<br />
Bertram Hall first opened in 1927.<br />
<br />
fields as well as other human<br />
resources to assist<br />
students in their academic<br />
progress.<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> men will have<br />
the know-how to put<br />
added value to improve<br />
community and work with<br />
public and private sectors.<br />
Korea continues to be home<br />
for alumni and current students<br />
as well—and many of<br />
these men fulfill their mandatory<br />
military service as Korean<br />
citizens, some selected to work<br />
with the US Eighth Army<br />
thanks to their cross-cultural<br />
proficiency.<br />
Crusader Alumni invites alumni<br />
updates to keep these vital<br />
support groups thriving.
P a ge 2 <strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />
Walter’s Wisdom<br />
Clock tower, Clarence T. C. Ching<br />
Learning & Technology Center<br />
Many of you have asked when<br />
the next alumni newsletter<br />
would be coming, and we appreciate<br />
your enthusiasm and<br />
interest. In fact, our on-line<br />
alumni news will be coming<br />
soon—watch for updates on<br />
our website<br />
www.<strong>Saint</strong><strong>Louis</strong>Hawaii.org<br />
The President’s office receives<br />
all sorts of alumni updates<br />
from you and your brothers on<br />
a weekly basis, so we hope<br />
you’ll enjoy Crusader Alumni—a<br />
quarterly compilation of these<br />
snippets of information that’s<br />
like seeing old friends.<br />
We invite news and milestones<br />
from all classes so we can share<br />
them with the entire Crusader<br />
brotherhood. Be mindful that<br />
“once a Crusader, always a<br />
Crusader,” as Kalaepōhaku’s<br />
sons are united by a common<br />
bond to this campus that nurtured<br />
and shaped them. Drawing<br />
from our origins under the<br />
Hawaiian Monarchy, <strong>Saint</strong><br />
<strong>Louis</strong> <strong>School</strong> is a living legacy<br />
as we indeed stand upon the<br />
shoulders of giants.<br />
For now, I share with you the<br />
gratitude and aloha from all of<br />
us here on the hill.<br />
Memor et<br />
fidelis!<br />
Walter S.<br />
Kirimitsu<br />
‘58<br />
1930s: preview on Leon Thevenin ‘33<br />
Alumni<br />
updates by the<br />
decades<br />
Wanted: more<br />
information from<br />
each of the<br />
alumni classes!<br />
Send updates to:<br />
alumnews@saintlouishawaii.org<br />
We had no lay teachers. We<br />
had a boarding department for<br />
neighbor island boys and<br />
lunches were only ten cents. we<br />
used to ride the street car and<br />
we used to walk across Aala<br />
Park. I remember that one time<br />
Knute Rockne came to campus<br />
and spoke to us. I valued the<br />
education, because when I<br />
went to college. I wanted to be<br />
GODA 2012: Two Officers and a Gentleman<br />
The 15th Gallery of Distinguished<br />
Achievers (GODA)<br />
promises a gala celebration as<br />
we proudly honor alumni Rear<br />
Admiral Melvin Chigioji ’57,<br />
USN Ret.; Lt. Gen. Joseph<br />
Peterson ’68, USA Ret.; and<br />
Marianist Lifetime Achievement<br />
awardee Dr. Lawrence<br />
Tseu ’51 on October 17 at the<br />
Sheraton Waikiki. Call 739-<br />
4812 today!<br />
Each with his own remarkable<br />
journey of accomplishments,<br />
this year’s honorees exemplify<br />
the <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> tradition of<br />
excellence in leadership and<br />
character.<br />
The legacy continues to thrive<br />
as recent Kalaepōhaku grads<br />
shine in the 21st century: Marcus<br />
Mariota ’11 and Matthew<br />
Y. Lee ’11 are filling those<br />
footsteps…a Mendoza business<br />
major at the University of<br />
Notre Dame, Matthew attained<br />
a doctor in the worst way, because<br />
at St. <strong>Louis</strong> I worked<br />
under Harvey Chilton, trainer<br />
for St. <strong>Louis</strong> athletic teams and<br />
a trainer for the U.S. Olympic<br />
team—he taught me all the<br />
tricks of the trade. I worked<br />
under Dr. Fred Lam in the<br />
athletic department. When I<br />
went to the University of Hawaii,<br />
I wanted to study medicine<br />
but I came from a poor<br />
family. I was working since I<br />
was 14. So I switched to<br />
chemical engineering, sugar<br />
technology. I was the only<br />
graduate from UH in sugar<br />
technology—part-Hawaiian—<br />
to manage a sugar plantation.<br />
See the detailed interview with SLC<br />
alumnus Thevenin in our next issue.<br />
membership as a first-year<br />
student on the Dean’s Honor<br />
List with a GPA of 3.813.<br />
Going westward, the hot item<br />
in Oregon is Crusader magic<br />
for the Ducks: athleticism,<br />
academic prowess and deep<br />
Christian humility are formidable<br />
traits that Marcus carries to<br />
this day. Kudos, Matt and Marcus<br />
in upholding the dignity of<br />
the Crusader heritage for a<br />
promising future.
<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />
P a ge 3<br />
Knock, knock...who’s here on The Rock?<br />
Alumni currently make up 25%<br />
of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>School</strong> employees:<br />
Raymond Abregano,<br />
Hon. ’96 Dean of Faculty/<br />
Registrar… Doug<br />
Adachi ’03 Landscaper…<br />
Dennis<br />
Almodova, Hon.<br />
’00 Religion Dept.<br />
Chair… Joseph Cabansag<br />
’00 Instructor…<br />
Kevin Chang ’8 Instructor…<br />
Scotty Gonsalves ’84<br />
Student Activities Coordinator<br />
/Instructor… Leonard<br />
Milestones<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Gerald AhYo ’66<br />
Bill Ayres ’66<br />
Kevin Brunn ’80<br />
Wallace Chang ’42<br />
Jason Chun ‘59<br />
Bro. James Dods, S.M., ’57<br />
Dennis Ishii ’68<br />
1960s<br />
The Class of 1962 will gift a<br />
mosaic mural “Jesus in Hawaii”<br />
by Martin Charlot ‘62<br />
for the 2nd floor lobby of the<br />
new Clarence T. C. Ching<br />
Learning & Technology Center.<br />
Deacon Tom Miyashiro<br />
’62 retired from SLS<br />
teaching and counseling after<br />
nearly 4 decades of service.<br />
Mahalo nui, Deacon!<br />
Greg Hunt ’66 active in his<br />
Jenkins ’65 Instructor…<br />
Richard Juan ’79 Maintenance…<br />
Mark Kane ’66 Instructor…<br />
Walter S. Kirimitsu<br />
’58 President… Sam<br />
Kongkee ‘88 Admissions<br />
Director… Derrick<br />
Ligsay ’85 IT Coordinator…<br />
Tim Los<br />
Baños ’78 Grants/<br />
Alumni News… Kama<br />
McKeague ’02 PE Department<br />
Chair… Robbie Murakami<br />
’85 Social Studies Dept.<br />
Chair... Ryan Shimabukuro<br />
Frank Kam ’59<br />
Father James Mifsud, S.M.<br />
Hiroaki “Rocky” Morita<br />
’63<br />
Father Jack Russi, S.M.<br />
Kim Ho Lui ’78<br />
Donald Osurman Sr. ’54<br />
Paul Pham ’94<br />
… The Men of 2005 gath-<br />
retirement from HPD, scours<br />
collectors’ shows for SLC<br />
memorabilia—see some of<br />
his contributions in the Main<br />
Office showcase at Bertram<br />
Hall.<br />
Mark Kane ’66 social sciences<br />
faculty at SLS, excited<br />
about his “discovery” of early<br />
Hawaii Marianist memorabilia<br />
at the library University<br />
of Dayton last summer, in-<br />
’01 Instructor… Sam<br />
Taulealea ’98 Campus Security…<br />
Sione Thompson ’99<br />
Vice Principal… Alfred Torres,<br />
Jr. ’70 Instructor, Wrestling<br />
/Cross Country Coach…<br />
Russell Valente ’79 Advancement<br />
Officer… Dwayne Yamaguchi<br />
’89 Instructor…<br />
Ron Yoshida ’84 IT Support…<br />
Eric Young ’80 Community<br />
Liaison… Cody Wells<br />
‘06 Landscaper… Skyler<br />
Wells ‘04 Athletics Eqpt.<br />
Manager.<br />
ered in June to celebrate the life<br />
of Ms. Rene Nihipali, mother<br />
of Stanley ’05.<br />
Mass has been celebrated for the<br />
repose of their souls and for all the<br />
faithful departed.<br />
Email your postings for Milestones:<br />
tlosbanos@saintlouishawaii.org<br />
cluding digital files of thousands<br />
of photographs by Bro.<br />
Bertram Bellinghausen as<br />
well as a presentation staff<br />
gifted by King David<br />
Kalākaua.<br />
(Chaminade University’s Sullivan<br />
Family Library also<br />
has digital copies of the invaluable<br />
Bro. Bertram photos,<br />
accessible for viewing<br />
upon request.)<br />
Just watched the highlights of the Oregon<br />
football game last night...Marcus Mariota<br />
is a beast. That makes three quarterbacks<br />
with Crusader connections in the past 10<br />
years that people mention them in the same<br />
breath as the Heisman: Timmy Chang,<br />
Jeremiah Masoli, and now Marcus, who,<br />
given his age, poise and performance may<br />
be the one. Red and blue, baby!<br />
Marcus Nartatez ’01 via Facebook<br />
Crusader Chronicle<br />
The first school year on<br />
K a l a e p ō h a k u b e g a n<br />
September 1928, with 1,200<br />
students and 51 Marianists.<br />
To finance the construction<br />
of Science Hall (now Newell<br />
Hall), 80 of the 207 acres<br />
were sold to Bishop Trust as<br />
400 residential lots ‘ewa of<br />
the campus.<br />
Today St. <strong>Louis</strong> Heights<br />
bears Marianist street names<br />
for <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> teachers:<br />
Robert, Frank, Herman,<br />
Eugene, Alphonse, Felix<br />
a n d B e r t r a m — w h i l e<br />
Alencastre is the SLC<br />
alumnus who rose to be<br />
Bishop of Honolulu.
<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />
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St. <strong>Louis</strong> Alumni Association<br />
Aloha SLS, SLAA & the entire Crusader Nation!<br />
I trust you, the dedicated SLS ‘Ohana and SLAA membership, eagerly and energetically welcome<br />
this newly (re-)launched, freshly (re-)formatted, and “super improved” Crusader Alumni<br />
Newsletter as much as I and the entire Crusader Nation does. The effort put forth by your<br />
SLS Office of Advancement and select SLAA folks (most particularly, the Publicity/Media<br />
Committee led by Board Member, Patrick Bullard, ’81) to get this great Newsletter “up and<br />
running” is yet another example of the successful bond which forever links our Crusader Nation<br />
to the Slopes of Kalaepohaku. Congratulations to all who worked so hard to bring this<br />
newsletter to the “Red and Blue” Crusader Nation.<br />
As you enjoy each section of this fine new and improved Newsletter, always remember that<br />
SLAA is your Association. A home away from home, if you will, where common passion, energy,<br />
effort, commitment and loyalty to the Red & Blue Crusader Nation is displayed, embraced<br />
and almost religiously followed on an everyday basis by all who enter, support and enjoy our<br />
facilities, to include Crusader Lounge, the Clubhouse and SLAA’s exclusive caterer, Da<br />
Kitchen. Now, through this highly improved Newsletter, you can enter the worlds of both SLS<br />
and SLAA to enjoy our collective energy and passion for everything “Red and Blue”.<br />
Be part of the fun that defines us and that is both SLS and SLAA! Join us, both upon the<br />
Slopes of Kalaepohaku and at your SLAA Clubhouse! SLAA welcomes all SLS graduates and<br />
friends of SLS to join SLAA as “card carrying” members. Get and stay involved with SLAA<br />
whether it be with or on the Board of Directors, at the SLAA Committee level, or simply to<br />
attend SLAA gatherings, meetings, and parties. No matter the level of your involvement, as a<br />
“card carrying” member of SLAA, you’ll come away with the “chicken skin” feeling that defines<br />
the close camaraderie and Brotherhood of all SLS graduates and members of Crusader Nation.<br />
From the<br />
desk of<br />
SLAA<br />
Board<br />
President<br />
Greg Frey ’79<br />
Mahalo for your constant and consistent support of SLS and by extension, SLAA.<br />
P. GREGORY FREY ‘79<br />
Board President<br />
Dreier Manor<br />
Named for philanthropist<br />
and ice plant owner August<br />
Dreier whose generosity provided<br />
the first SLAA clubhouse<br />
on Union Street, this<br />
Victorian mansion stood on<br />
the site of today's SLAA<br />
Clubhouse until faulty circuits<br />
caused the fire that destroyed<br />
it in 1950. Originally constructed<br />
for sugar baron Claus<br />
Spreckels just off Wilder Ave-<br />
nue, it was later sold to the<br />
early 20th-century ukulelemanufacturing<br />
Kumalae<br />
family, who donated it to our<br />
Alumni Association in 1938.<br />
Prior to moving the residence<br />
to Isenberg Street an<br />
entire storey was removed,<br />
hence the open veranda in<br />
this photo had originally<br />
been on the second floor.
<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />
P a ge 5<br />
A Message from the Executive Director<br />
Aloha and welcome to the new Crusader Alumni Newsletter.<br />
This is a busy time of the year for the Association as it enters the holiday season, so mark your calendars<br />
for the following events coming soon:<br />
Alumni Homecoming Event<br />
Robert Takei, Jr. ‘58<br />
SLAA Executive Director<br />
Saturday, October 6, 2012 – Aloha Stadium Parking Lot – Makai Side (4A, 4B, 4C) –<br />
6:00 p.m. – Cost: $5.00 for Active/Paid Members and $10.00 for Adult Guests/<br />
unpaid Members. Menu – Chili/Chicken, rice, mac salad, BYO drinks, water will<br />
be provided.<br />
Alumni Luau<br />
Sunday, October 28, 2012 – Alumni Clubhouse – 1:00 p.m. – $25.00 for Active/Paid<br />
Members - $35.00 for Adult Guests/unpaid Members. Hawaiian Luau menu and<br />
Hawaiian Entertainment.<br />
Upcoming<br />
events<br />
from our<br />
Alumni<br />
Association<br />
Alumni Christmas Party<br />
Saturday, December 8, 2012 – 5:00 p.m. – St. <strong>Louis</strong> Alumni Clubhouse – $25.00 for<br />
Active/Paid Members - $30.00 Adult Guests/unpaid Members. Christmas Program<br />
Super Bowl Party<br />
Sunday, February 3, 2013 – St. <strong>Louis</strong> Alumni Clubhouse – 11:00 a.m. Food and<br />
prizes - TBD<br />
Today approximately 2,500 alumni are active participating members of the SLAA, which is governed<br />
by a nine-member Board of Directors – making <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> one of the largest and most active<br />
Alumni Associations in Hawaii. We have various standing committees that are responsible for implementing<br />
the wishes of the Board.<br />
Re-connecting with<br />
today’s Crusaders<br />
If you would like more information on our committees and would like to be a part of making our<br />
Association the best that we can be, please contact me at (808) 949-6633.<br />
Mahalo,<br />
Robert “Bob” Takei, Jr. ’58<br />
(Right) Honolulu Metropolitan Police<br />
Officers Derek Tang ’89 (4th, standing)<br />
and Herb Sardinha ’95 (3rd, standing)<br />
held a lunchtime session for high<br />
schoolers interested in the Law Enforcement<br />
Explorers in Bertram Hall’s<br />
Counseling Center.
<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />
P a ge 6<br />
1970s<br />
Michael Tam ‘75 is CEO of<br />
koa artwork retailer Martin &<br />
Macarthur<br />
SLH-SHA Class of ’76 joint<br />
reunion in Vegas: Financiers<br />
Blenn Fujimoto and Gabe<br />
Lee found that occasional<br />
combined reunions with sister<br />
school alumnae can be enjoyably<br />
nostalgic.<br />
From the Class of ‘78: Jeff<br />
Bow works from the Pacific<br />
northwest as Executive Leadership<br />
Coach, speaker and author<br />
of Stop Thinking, Start Believing:<br />
How to Break Through<br />
Fear & Ignite Your Brilliance<br />
Stephen Siu is financial advisor<br />
with Merrill Lynch Kirk<br />
Matsumoto is assistant banquet<br />
service manager at Hilton<br />
Hawaiian Village Beach Resort<br />
& Spa.<br />
Class of ‘78 gathering at Kaimuki’s Happy Day Restaurant while Don<br />
Loa (center top with lei) flew in from Washington for his mother’s memorial<br />
services.<br />
Each Son of Kalaepōhaku is vital to continuing the legacy of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong>. Our alumni network is a vehicle that can benefit today’s <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
students, and we welcome your support and interest in their multifaceted learning activities. For example, the sixth graders’ aquaponics and<br />
Native Hawaiian garden project under the guidance of teacher Joe Cabansag ‘00 and Hawaiian Studies Educational Support Keli‘i Puchalski<br />
is largely possible from contributions of supplies, plants, and talent. Career Day presenters, in-kind gifts, guest lecturers—these are some<br />
examples of the treasure that alumni can provide. So...stay involved!<br />
1980s<br />
1990s<br />
Darin Nakakura ’92 is a sales<br />
manager for Honolulu Star Advertiser...Duane<br />
DeSoto ’95 is<br />
CEO/Founder of Nā Kama Kai<br />
youth program...Junoh Ordenstein<br />
’95 is with Sodexho as<br />
director of concessions at UH<br />
Mānoa...Robert Rabacal ‘97<br />
serves proudly with the Hawaii<br />
Air National Guard... Rex<br />
Ganitano ’98 Construction<br />
Superintendent, Niking Corporation...Craig<br />
Stutzmann ’98 As-<br />
Jon Paul Akeo ’84 is Senior<br />
Human Resources Specialist<br />
for worldwide Booz, Allen &<br />
Hamilton... Joey Woolford ‘85<br />
has moved from LA-based<br />
actor to the other side of the<br />
lens as an independent filmmaker.<br />
His current project is a<br />
contemporary drama set in<br />
Hawai‘i—and that’s all we’ll<br />
reveal for now (search Facebook<br />
under Nā Haumāna!) —<br />
watch for Joey’s premier showing…<br />
Recently back from Indonesia<br />
is Hawaii Army National<br />
Guard LTC James<br />
Barros ‘85<br />
Class of ‘87 returned to campus<br />
for their silver anniversary<br />
get-together in the new Clarence<br />
T. C. Ching Learning &<br />
sistant Football Coach, at Weber<br />
State in Utah…Bradford Chun<br />
’98 Associate at Kessner Umebayashi<br />
Bain & Matsunaga...Kevin<br />
Gabriel ‘97 is Clinical Hemodialysis<br />
Technician, Fresenius<br />
Medical Care...Ty Sanga ’99<br />
gaining foothold as an indie<br />
filmmaker...Lawrence Ma ’96 is<br />
a physical therapist at Straub<br />
Clinic & Hospital.<br />
Technology Center’s Tseu<br />
Presidential Suite immediately<br />
after the 2014 Commencement<br />
exercises. Successful team effort<br />
led by Keone Moreira,<br />
Hall, Jason Agua, and Keith<br />
Haina... Jeffrey Sonson ’88<br />
DDS is with Kailua Center for<br />
Progressive Dentistry.<br />
Did you know?<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> is<br />
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Don’t miss an issue of the<br />
alumni newsletter—send<br />
us your email address:<br />
alumnews@saintlouishawaii.org<br />
or call 808-739-4887<br />
the Mississippi.
<strong>CRUSADER</strong> <strong>ALUMNI</strong> V olume 1, I s s u e 1<br />
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Crusader Close-up<br />
Environmental steward: Jeff Kahler ‘07<br />
I am extremely isolated from society and civilization. There are no distractions of materialism,<br />
politics, social issues, and economics; as a result I am able to think at a much deeper<br />
and meaningful level. Life on an atoll is only nature; it is all that we have every single minute.<br />
It is a humbling experience that brings the reality of life in front of your face: the<br />
chain of life, the flow of energy, the fabric of an ecosystem. As humans we are only continuing<br />
our destruction of these intricate interactions that will lead to an unhealthy earth.<br />
I am beginning to put the puzzle of life together. The field is very broad for a biologist, so<br />
hopefully, jobs are always going to be available. The key for me is to give back to the earth<br />
in ways that directly or indirectly help the human race.<br />
I am even more proud to be part of the Crusader ‘ohana, more thankful for those educators<br />
and administrators who have helped shape my life, but more importantly, grateful for<br />
the faith, religion, spirit and culture that the Marianist education of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> has helped<br />
to instill in me.<br />
Each issue of Crusader Alumni features an alumnus contributor. Here we catch up with Jeff Kahler ‘07<br />
reflecting on his half-year of volunteering on remote Kure atoll with the DLNR 2011-12. Jeff now works<br />
for an environmental restoration agency in Hawaii.<br />
2000s<br />
My very first marine debris mission on Kure collecting<br />
entanglement netting and ropes that continue to<br />
threaten Hawaiian monk seals and turtles.<br />
2000 Ryan Hurley is a wind<br />
energy specialist with the Hawaii<br />
State Energy Office…<br />
2001 Matt Medeiros is in<br />
Brazil finishing a Ph.D. from<br />
University of Missouri, St.<br />
<strong>Louis</strong>…Davin Nakasato is<br />
Branch Manager for Bank of<br />
In the 167-year legacy<br />
that began at<br />
‘Āhuimanu, <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
continues to build men<br />
of high moral character<br />
and confidence.<br />
Ron Hochuli, SLS Director of<br />
Advancement<br />
Hawaii Kahala Mall. Marcus<br />
Nartatez Personal Banker/<br />
Home Equity Specialist at<br />
Wells Fargo Bank, Belmont<br />
CA...2002 Jae Won Lee UW<br />
’07 served in the Public Affairs<br />
Office Headquarters Company<br />
19th Expeditionary Sustainment<br />
Command, Eighth<br />
United States Army…Chase<br />
Kutara Project Engineer /<br />
Estimator at AC Kobayashi<br />
Devin Chun MIS at Alexander<br />
& Baldwin… 2003 Song<br />
Woo Hong is a Meter Reader,<br />
Hawaiian Electric… Jaren<br />
Sasaki is employed with Union<br />
Bank in San Francisco...<br />
Recently married Capt. Ronson<br />
Honeychurch served as<br />
Judge Advocate General’s<br />
Corps in TX before entering<br />
Mānoa’s Richardson <strong>School</strong> of<br />
Law.… Kaulana (Fenton)<br />
Lee is in USMC… Isaiah<br />
Chang has own catering business…<br />
2004 Matt Dorsey is<br />
Dorsey Flooring… Jason Yokoyama<br />
regional manager for<br />
NCS Plus Inc. Marcus Kutara<br />
is a nurse at Campus Surgery<br />
Center, Daly<br />
City…2005 Rick<br />
Everett is a USMC<br />
First Lieutenant…<br />
2006 SGT Chris<br />
Arakawa is in his<br />
sixth year serving with the<br />
Army… 2007 Cody Gomes<br />
now LA-based… 2008 Irwin<br />
Jiang studying pianoism at the<br />
College of Charleston. Chris<br />
Kamaka carries the family<br />
tradition of ukulele craftsmanship<br />
to several retail outlets in<br />
Japan. Jeremy BoHeng Shao<br />
Chinese language translator for<br />
APEC, now a Georgetown<br />
grad student… Anthony Lum<br />
R2B2 Racing in Duluth Georgia,<br />
studied High Performance<br />
Powertrains at West Sacramento…2009<br />
Johnny Hu is<br />
in Taiwan studying at National<br />
Kaohsiung First University of<br />
Science and Technology<br />
Aaron Takenaka Intern, State<br />
of Hawaii Judiciary; Pre-Law at<br />
Chaminade University of<br />
Honolulu… Jacob Tokars<br />
’01, Taualae Fonoti<br />
’02, and Andrew Gines<br />
’07 are recent Stanford<br />
University grads.<br />
Update your<br />
Crusader<br />
Alumni:<br />
alumnews@saintlouis<br />
hawaii.org<br />
Newlyweds Ronson Honeychurch<br />
‘03 and Asia (Nakakura)<br />
honeymooning in Rome.
Crusader Alumni<br />
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Fr. Anthony V. Rodrigues ‘41<br />
(From a 2011 interview with the<br />
recently deceased Mrs. Lucille Caires,<br />
sister-in-law of Father Anthony,<br />
1923-2009)<br />
“Mama used to sing this song to<br />
him about a little boy that went<br />
off and never came back,” almost<br />
foretelling his future vocation<br />
that would take him a hemisphere<br />
away from home.<br />
Father<br />
Rodrigues’<br />
Bolivia mission<br />
received<br />
support of<br />
his Crusader<br />
alumni<br />
brothers.<br />
Back then,<br />
there was a<br />
horse ranch<br />
in Palolo valley<br />
and he<br />
would cut<br />
across Palolo<br />
stream to get<br />
to school. “It<br />
was an honor to go to St. <strong>Louis</strong><br />
College”, and Father Anthony<br />
attended from first grade<br />
through graduation.<br />
“St. <strong>Louis</strong> boys had perfect penmanship,<br />
and good pep rallies.<br />
The drum & bugle corps was especially<br />
well-liked.”<br />
Rodrigues had just entered the<br />
University of Dayton when war<br />
broke out. “At the end of the war,<br />
Mother told me to go to Liberty<br />
House and get all the white shirts<br />
you can”. Anthony was entering<br />
the seminary.<br />
Ordained a Maryknoll priest in<br />
1954, he then left for Bolivia, and<br />
later served as Army chaplain in<br />
Korea and Vietnam. Of his years<br />
in Bolivia, Lucille recalls that family<br />
and friends were major donors<br />
to his mission.<br />
Retiring to Montana in 2003, he<br />
served as pastor for Sacred Heart<br />
parish in Big Stone Gap. Father<br />
Anthony passed away in Billings<br />
in October 2011.<br />
The <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> Advancement<br />
Office:<br />
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Helps update your class roster for<br />
upcoming reunions<br />
Hosts on-campus meetings and<br />
campus tours for your class<br />
Includes your petitions for schoolwide<br />
prayers<br />
Assists with copies of archived<br />
documents—if available<br />
Helps coordinate your class gifts as<br />
well as planned giving<br />
...and more! Reach us at:<br />
Director Ron Hochuli 808-739-4722<br />
Advancement Officer Russ Valente ‘79<br />
808-739-4812