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Welcome New Officers & Directors
| HSGA's newly-elected Board of Directors in their "Director 2000-02" shirts (courtesy of Duke Ching). L to R back row: Bernie Endaya, Don Weber, Duke Ching, Doug Smith, Mike Scott, and Betty Bahret. In front: Julie "Haunani" Waters and Isaac Akuna. |
October 6, 2000, Joliet, Illinois
At noon today, HSGA's Board of Directors chose its new Officers to serve for the next two years. Elected by acclamation were President, Don Weber; Vice President, Doug Smith; Secretary Wayne Shishido; Treasurer, Isaac Akuna. All agreed to serve.
At the Annual Meeting preceding the Directors meeting, Election Supervisor Lorene Ruymar announced the official election of Isaac Akuna (who was appointed to fill a vacancy last Spring) to a first term, the election of Directors Bernie Endaya, Mike Scott, Doug Smith and Don Weber to a third and final term, and welcomed new first term Board members Betty Bahret, Duke Ching, and Julie Waters. HSGA's Bylaw Amendments were also approved by membership vote.
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Myrel Carr presents Alan Akaka with a card totally covered with HSGA members' signatures. "I really appreciated it", Alan said when he got home to Honolulu.
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Alan Akaka will continue, as his busy schedule permits, to respond to steel guitar questions sent to the HSGA office by members. To members gathered at the Annual Meeting, Alan said "As for me? I'll always be there, in the wings so to speak, when needed. I have many personal music projects I want to pursue, and the time has come for me to do them.
"When you're in Honolulu, you'll still find me at the Halekulani "House Without A Key", on Monday and Tuesday sunset hours, and playing with Auntie Genoa Keawe on Thursday evenings, at the Hawaiian Regent hotel. Do come up and say hello during the breaks."
ED. NOTE: The three well-attended "after hours" workshops presented by Alan, on steel guitar, Joanne Hanawahine on hula, and Fred Fallin on `ukulele, as well as Joliet convention photos and stories will appear in the Winter Quarterly.
HSGA * HAWAIIAN
STEEL GUITAR ASSOCIATION
KAMAKA TOM, President
45-600 KAMEHAMEHA HWY * KANEOHE, HI * 96744
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EMAIL: hsga@lava.net
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Last updated: 07/23/02 by Gerald Ross (gbross@umich.edu)
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