Reunions
As the years go by, memories dim and details are forgotten. One memory does not fade however - we always had fun when we were in school
as evidenced by the pictures in the Uniki yearbooks. Dances in the "Barn" - our school gym with the uneven concrete floor; fund drives to help
the less fortunate; participation in the All-School Picnic and All-School Nite; 7th grade camp and senior camp at Camp Erdman; and all the other
activities we engaged in as a Class that served to create a bond that endures till today.
This page provides memories of our get togethers since 1963. We never believed in being traditional when we were students and we didn't change when it came to our reunions as can be seen by the list and pictures on this page.
as evidenced by the pictures in the Uniki yearbooks. Dances in the "Barn" - our school gym with the uneven concrete floor; fund drives to help
the less fortunate; participation in the All-School Picnic and All-School Nite; 7th grade camp and senior camp at Camp Erdman; and all the other
activities we engaged in as a Class that served to create a bond that endures till today.
This page provides memories of our get togethers since 1963. We never believed in being traditional when we were students and we didn't change when it came to our reunions as can be seen by the list and pictures on this page.
Year
1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2009 2009 2013 2015 2018 2022 |
Event
10th Year 15th Year 20th Year 25th Year 30th Year 35th Year off-year celebration off-year celebration off-year celebration off-year celebration 40th Year off-year celebration off-year celebration off-year celebration 45th Year (belated) Dayton Auyong's medicare seminar 50th Year 70 in 2015 55th Year off-year celebration |
Location
Hilton Hawaiian Village Japanese Jr. Chamber of Commerce Kahala Hilton and Ala Moana Park CrossPointe and Hale Koa Hale Koa Moanalua Gardens 3660 on the Rise Elks Club 999 Wilder 999 Wilder Waikiki Elks Club & Hale I'kena Las Vegas Hee Hing Chop Suey Hale Ikena Brunch Waioli Tea Room St. Mary's Episcopal Church Oahu Country Club & Tsukiji's Fish Market & Restaurant 999 Wilder & Pacific Club Maple Garden & Willows Dim Sum @ Harbor View |
1973 - 10th Year Reunion
The reunion was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Unfortunately we don't have any pictures or other information about the event.
1978 - 15th Year Reunion
The reunion was held at the Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce. Unfortunately we don't have any pictures or other information about the event.
1983 - 20th Year Reunion
This reunion was a two-day event with a banquet at the Kahala Hilton on August 18 and a family picnic at Ala Moana Beach Park on August 21. Members of the planning committee were: Ken Chun, Carolyn Holu, Joanne Sato, Ricky AuHoy, Vernon Kajikawa, Sue Ann Lau, Sandra Aoki, Fay Yamashita, and Dennis Sugihara. The reunion was well attended with the following classmates and their families at the banquet or picnic: Donald Fox, Glenn Bauer, Larry Lim, Cheryl Ho, Keith Racuya, Melvin Choy, Karen Lei Kokubun, Ricky AuHoy, Linda Mae Onomoto, Howard Yoshiura, Dennis Sugihara, Jan & Stan Naguwa, Carolyn Fukunaga, Tahi Mottl, Penny Rian, Sandra Aoki, Fay Yamashita, Walter Fong, Ken Chun, John Lee, John Chong, and Vernon Kajikawa. Classmates still had their youthful energy as they competed in relay races and egg-tossing activities. A video, courtesy of Walter Fong, is contained at this link - due to the age of the video, it is not of the best quality but people are recognizable.
20th Year Reunion Group Picture
Row 1 (kneeling): Bobby Fern, Stephen Murakami, Dennis Suigihara, Penny Rian, Cheryl Ho, Vernon Kajikawa, Sandra Aoki, Carolyn Fukunaga, John Takasaki
Row 2: Diane Hosaka, Jan Mitsuzawa, Tahi Mottl, Sandra Ching, Sue Ann Cheong, Ken Chun, Carolyn Watanabe, Barbara Centeio, Carolyn Holu, Fay Yamashita, Joanne Sato
Row 3: James Oda, Stand Naguwa, Darlene Ing, Vincent Lee, Bernice Young, Don Fox, Walter Fong, Howard Yoshiura, Iris Murata, John Chong, Ann Iwanuma, Diane Yanagisako, Melvin Choy, Milton Yee, Larry Lim, Roberta Aisaka, Dennis Saiki
Row 4: Frank Yap, Ron Sakimura, Thomas Ueno, Ricky AuHoy
1988 - 25th Year Reunion
Thirty-eight of our classmates attended this reunion held over a two-day period at the Crosspointe Recreation Center on October 18 and the Hale Koa hotel on October 21. Class T-shirts (green shirt with white lettering) were given to all participants who contributed to the 25th Reunion Slush Fund. Everyone wore their T-Shirts except for Jade, who wore it on her shoulders, and Susan Vaught, who now lives in New York City. Among the off-islanders attending were Dayton Auyong, Walter Fong, Carolyn Fukunaga, Susan Vaught, and Cheryl Ho.
Members of the reunion planning group were Ricky AuHoy, Fay Yamashita, Vernon Kajikawa, Carolyn Holu, and Iris Murata.
The Crosspointe activity was a classmates only event featuring relay games, a paper airplane contest (won by Ken Chun), an identify the logo contest, as well as John Chong's famous UHS 1963 Trivia Game, and a white elephant exchange. Vernon served as the MC for the program. During the Trivia Game, Dayton's team lost valuable points when no one, not even Dayton, could remember that he was one of the 12 classmates that graduated with honors. Everyone enjoyed a delicious Japanese-style buffet dinner that Fay arranged through friends at Shirokiya. We were having so much fun that the party did not end until an hour after normal closing time. Fortunately, someone was clever enough to offer the security guard all the food he could eat.
The second day's activities at the Kahala Hilton were slightly more formal (no T-shirt) than Crosspointe. However, it turned out to be just as much fun due to the program developed by Iris and enhanced by Dayton, who was volunteered at MC on very short notice. Highlights of the evening included a Win-Lose-Draw game in which several classmates displayed remarkable talents for people over 40; an appearance by the UHS-version Supremes (Dennis, Howard, and Walter). Iris was trying to get John into drag to be one of the singing trio but no way did she have clothes his size. Selection of Barbara and Kenneth as the most youthful-looking in attendance (this was a hotly contested vote since many of us continue to appear much younger than our years). This party also ended an hour late and for some it ended at a karaoke bar where they were entertained by Dennis Saiki singing Japanese songs.
Members of the reunion planning group were Ricky AuHoy, Fay Yamashita, Vernon Kajikawa, Carolyn Holu, and Iris Murata.
The Crosspointe activity was a classmates only event featuring relay games, a paper airplane contest (won by Ken Chun), an identify the logo contest, as well as John Chong's famous UHS 1963 Trivia Game, and a white elephant exchange. Vernon served as the MC for the program. During the Trivia Game, Dayton's team lost valuable points when no one, not even Dayton, could remember that he was one of the 12 classmates that graduated with honors. Everyone enjoyed a delicious Japanese-style buffet dinner that Fay arranged through friends at Shirokiya. We were having so much fun that the party did not end until an hour after normal closing time. Fortunately, someone was clever enough to offer the security guard all the food he could eat.
The second day's activities at the Kahala Hilton were slightly more formal (no T-shirt) than Crosspointe. However, it turned out to be just as much fun due to the program developed by Iris and enhanced by Dayton, who was volunteered at MC on very short notice. Highlights of the evening included a Win-Lose-Draw game in which several classmates displayed remarkable talents for people over 40; an appearance by the UHS-version Supremes (Dennis, Howard, and Walter). Iris was trying to get John into drag to be one of the singing trio but no way did she have clothes his size. Selection of Barbara and Kenneth as the most youthful-looking in attendance (this was a hotly contested vote since many of us continue to appear much younger than our years). This party also ended an hour late and for some it ended at a karaoke bar where they were entertained by Dennis Saiki singing Japanese songs.
1993 - 30th Year
The reunion was held at the Hale Koa Hotel.
1998 - 35th Year
The reunion was a potluck gathering at the Moanalus Gardens on July 25 attended by twelve classmates.
1999 - Off Year Get-together
Twenty-six classmates met at the 3660 on the Rise restaurant to renew old times on October 23.
2000 - Off Year Get-together
October 21 at the Elks Club is where twenty-eight of our classmates gathered to "talk story" and renew friendships to celebrate Y2K.
2001 - Off Year Get-together
Twenty-one classmates met on October 21 in the party room at 999 Wilder. This was our third year we got together without it being in celebration of the traditional five-year reunion increments - we look for any reason to relive the past.
2002 - Off Year Get-together
October 26 was the date nineteen classmates got together at 999 Wilder.
2003 - 40th Year Reunion
In celebration of our 40th year since we graduated from UHS, the Class of 1963 met on October 17 at the Elks Club. Twenty-nine classmates along with special guest, Miss Shizumi Kunioka, our cafeteria manager at UHS, enjoyed a night of sharing memories and catching-up on our lives. On October 19, twenty classmates and spouses met for brunch at Hale I'kena.
2004 - Off Year Get-together
We did something different for this reunion - we went to Las Vegas! Nineteen classmates with spouses met in the desert amid the flashing lights to enjoy each other's company as well as to increase or decrease our family fortunes.
2007 - Off Year Get-together
Eighteen classmates met at Hee Hing Chop Suey on October 20.
2008 - Off Year Get-together
Brunch at Hale Ikena.
2009 - 45th Reunion
Our 45th reunion should have been in 2008 but we had to cancel our plans for the Little Village Noodle Shop and Hale I'kena. Our belated 45th reunion was held on May 3, 2009 at the Waioli Team Room & Restaurant with twenty-six classmates.
2009 - Dayton's Medicare Seminar
Twenty classmates met on November 17 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church to listen to a very informative presentation on Medicare by Dayton Auyong. It came at an appropriate time in our lives as many of us approach eligibility.