Summer is here and beauty is all around us… blue skies, lovely trade winds, flowers in full bloom, peaceful streams and forests, sparkling blue ocean, laughter with children, friends and families gathering and enjoying time together, … so many happy celebrations! Happy Father’s Day to all our dads and Happy Kamehameha Day! We hope you enjoy all the great photos and stories of recent celebrations, service projects, classes, club events and outings at Lanakila Senior Center. We are so grateful for the beautiful gifts of time and all kind of treasures given by our members and community members that made each event very special.
Make each day special for someone else,
Susie Chun Oakland Program Director
Welcome New Members!
Emily “Nobuko”
Azama
Chong Brown
Stephen Chan
Deborah “Debby” Lee
Kaoru Nambu
Lori Noborikawa
Noreen Ogawa
Ayako Oshima
Melvin Padayhag
Nora Padayhag
Marsha Tsuruda
Kim West
Xuejao Wu
Photo Gallery
. Thank you all staff , too. Mai ka’i : ✨������” Submitted
“Beautiful touching Memorial program and healing message
by Elizabeth Lum.
North Shore Excursion and Lunch at The Crouching Lion Photo submitted by Amy Sakagawa
Jake from Transportation, Terry Yamamoto, Erline Waiau, Sharon Chun, Vera Egge, Rosie Ramiro, Michelle Lee, and Arlene Gray at Na Pueo Park located in Alewa Heights
Filipino Cultural Club Members and President Wilma Ibay as well as other LMPSC members honor the Waipahu High and Kapiolani College Community Health Worker Practicum students for their outstanding service
Instructor Jungsook Kim and her friends from South Korea hosted our members and worked on a memorable culinary and cultural experience with members: Win Carus, Corinne Chan, Laura Hirayama, Joyce Mitsunaga, Gloria Reynon, Randy Wong, Valerie Wong, and Colette Young We are so grateful for Jungsook’s efforts on our behalf!
LMPSC Memorial Program 2025 We honor all our LMPSC friends who have passed
Group picture taken at Laie Point with CCH Transportation Driver, Stacy LMPSC Members and former Dean of Windward Community College Hiroshi Kato shared many facts and stories with members during the April 29th North Shore Tour
Sixteen Lanakila members spent time at Waikiki Aquarium Excursion with Educator Mary Roney
Members enjoy the beautiful ocean and Infinity Pool during their excursion to Sheraton Waikiki
Linda Maballo, Mercedes Nakaza, Amy Nishimura, Michael Tokumura, Irma Chu, Violet Tokumura, Joyce Kobayashi, and Mie Miura enjoy Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Cultural Club Reports
OKINAWA NENCHOSHA CLUB UPDATE
By Diana Kawaguchi
SU NU HI, GUSU-JI SABIRA (Let’s Celebrate Father’s Day)
Father’s day in Okinawa is celebrated the same time as the United States, on the 3rd Sunday of June. This year, Father’s day is on June 15, 2025 Family traditions in Okinawa are the same It’s a time for families to come together, show appreciation through gifts, family meals, & sharing quality time together. Wishing all the Father’s & Father substitutes a very happy Father’s day.
Annually on June 23rd , is a public Okinawa Memorial holiday, which is observed to remember, & honor those who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa. This day is known as “Irei No Hi”, meaning “the day to console the dead”. The Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA), will be holding this same event simultaneously on Sunday, June 22nd (Okinawa is 1 day ahead), from 5-8 P.M. in their Legacy Ballroom. This is a free event, open to the public, pot luck dinner to share with everyone. There will be video clippings of the Battle of Okinawa, interview with a Battle of Okinawa survivor, & entertainment This is an evening of remembrance
MAY EVENTS
May 1st: No ONC meeting, as it was the LMPSC May Day program for all members
.May 5th: Mother’s day program with Senjukai Hawaii, Frances Nakachi Sensei & her students. Mistress of Ceremonies was Jo Ige, who introduced each dancer & their wonderful dances. The dancers in their beautiful kimonos, mesmerized the audience with their graceful dance moves Nakachi sensei had a fun line dance, with group participation to “Ashimiji Bushi” . All enjoyed!
.May 15th: Entertainment by the Pearl City Community Church group, known as Hau’oli Ohana or Happy Family, whose first beautiful hula number was the “Lord’s prayer” Their program consisted of various hula dances, singing of various American & Hawaiian songs.
We had one of their members, Randy do an Elvis impersonation. Our very own ONC member, Ron Oshiro did an awesome sign singing to the song “Amazing Grace” Program ended with a heartwarming group hula, to “The Prayer”.
.May 22nd: No ONC meeting, due to the LMPSC Memorial Program to honor all our members who have left us. It was a touching event for these members’ families to join us, in remembrances of their loved ones
Umaribi-kariyushi yaibii-n (Happy Birthday) to: Monica (Mona) Bernardo, Erna Cabral, Elouise (Puna) Frank, Hermina Imamura, Yoshiko Kumura, Rogelio (Archie) Lardizabal, Jean Murakami, Teresa Sasaki, Mildred Suzuki, June Tokuda, Franklin (Frank) Toma, & Yoneko Tsuchiyama
Cultural Club Updates
JAPANESE CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE
By Clarice Kumura
SUMMER IS HERE- STAY HYDRATED
June is a month full of activities such as graduation, weddings, vacations and of course Father’s Day This should be a fun month with children out of school and time spent gardening, but we should be aware of heat exhaustion. It’s important for all seniors to stay hydrated. As it gets warmer, it is more difficult to stay hydrated. The heat makes us sweat more, meaning we need to make up for this by drinking lots of water So, enjoy the summer with cool drinks
June Events: 2 – Woody and Friends
9 - Bingo
16 – Birthday/Orange Express
23 – Healthy Living for your Brain
30 – Cybergeneration – Freezing and Unfreezing your credit report
May Events: Our Show and Sell event held on Tuesday, May 6, was a success, thanks to all of you who donated or bought items On May 5 We learned about Shigin which is a performance of chanting a poem in Japanese with rules of tone, breath and voice. Sensei Hideko Tokugawa and her students chanted their poems which helps also for clarity of the mind. On May 13, Sensei Brian Suzuki showcased his students as they sang Japanese songs. It was so refreshing to hear such melodious voices on a Monday morning On May 19, the versatile group Zenidaiko entertained us with a variety of specialized dances. They performed in beautiful costumes and used a variety of instruments which made it very entertaining,
Tanjoubi Omedetou Gozaimasu to: Mona Bernardo; Erna Cabral; Puna Frank; Glenn Kodama; Jean Murakami; Teresa Sasaki; Mildred Suzuki; Frank Toma; and Alice Tsutsumi. Wishing you all the very best on your special day,
Cultural Club Updates
FILIPINO CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE
By Wilma Ibay
Fun time is here It is summertime Time for family to get together Time for vacation and time to visit friends and relatives from far and near.
Reminiscing last month's activities:
May 1 - May Day is Lei Day. The event was well attended by the eight CULTURAL CLUBS. The Filipino club performed 2 folk dances "ALITAPTAP" and "LERON LERON SINTA."
May 9- Some members performed at OKINAWAN CENTER for the birthday party of Carmen Bautista's granddaughter It was well attended by relatives and friends. Enjoyed the event with lots of food, entertainment and meeting some old and new acquaintances
May 10 - Celebrated Mother's Day and the birthdays of the May born members. The are: EVELYN AMBROCIO, CELESTE CABAÇCANG, JULIE INIBA, ESTER LANSANGAN, EMELITA and CRESENTE GUILLERMO and AURELIA SONSON. Chosen MOTHER OF THE YEAR 2025 LEONARDA "LEONIE" RAMIREZ was awarded with a CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION from Councilmember RADIANT CORDERO. Sash was donated by CARMEN BAUTUSTA , trophy was donated by AURELIA "Auring" TIBURCIO and bouquet was donated by FELY BALIBA
At this simple celebration the WAIPAHU HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PRACTICUM STUDENTS were also recognized for their volunteer work at LANAKILA SENIOR CENTER
After the simple program enjoyed lots of food brought by the celebrants and members which everybody enjoyed. Suzie also donated a big pan of PORK ADOBO.
May 22- Memorial Day Program honoring members who went ahead of us. Till next month.
God is love and love is God "GOD BLESS US ALL"
By Arlene Gray
CHINESE CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE
By Dorothy Mau
“May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii” was beautifully celebrated by members of the Chinese Cultural Club. We sang the song and made yellow plumeria and purple crown flower leis Next meeting is June 6, 2025 Don’t forget we meet on the first and third Friday of each month. You’re cordially invited so please come! Our newest member is a wonderful friend Calvin Hara! Until next time, Joy Ghin or see you soon!
Young Acopan
Jean Akamine
Yasuko Arakawa
Lei-Nani Arakawa-Brooke
Charles Asao
Benjamin Asato
Cynthia “Nalani” Baclaan
Debra Barnes
Joan Batula
Carmen Bautista
Mona Bernardo
David Burgos
Erna Cabral
Kathy Cambra
Lina Chan
Jane Chang
Violet “Nohea” Chang
Richard Cheong
Channing Ching
June Ching
Linda Ching
Stanley Chow
Richard Chun
Blandina “Baby” Daet
Trinidad Dela Cruz
Jean-Jacques “JJ” Dicker
Albert Farm
Warren Fo
Elouise “Puna” Frank
Richard Fujimoto
Doreen Fujita
Norene Furutani
Ronald Gabriel
Juliet Garcia
Nancy Haines
Stephanie Hashimoto
Wade Hayama
Robert Hee
June Higa
Nancy Hirano
Carol Holden
Timothy Holden
Dexter Hong
Clara Hook
Charlene Hosokawa
Cheng Yih “Adela” Hsu
Roy Hung
Amy Ibara
Lucy Ige
Koren Ihara
Daphne Ikeda
Hermina Imamura
Sadako Imoto
Linda Inouye
Laurie Iona
Janice Itsuni
BIRTHDAY!
Aloha Jenkins HAPPY
Visitor Byron Mau from Maryland making ti leaf leis with Mary Chun
New member Calvin Hara with President Mau
Posing for a group picture!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Kil Cha “Anna” Kodooka
June Kamioka-Fuller
Sunday Kenison
Henriann Kikuta
Chang Woung Kim
Koong Ja Kim
Glenn Kodani
Jeanette Koga-Horen
Betty Kon
Lily Kumura
Yoshiko Kumura
Meriam Ladrillono
Stephen Lai
Rogelio “Archie” Lardizabal
John Lee
Gui Qun Li
Lai Ngor Li Chow
Miao Feng Liao
Heami Lim
Zanuck Lindsey
Harry Lopes
Carl Makino
Doreen McCrann
Caron Menard
Ruth Mikami
Marcia Miyasato
Sueno Miyasato
Raymond Miyashiro
Kenneth Miyazono
Kazuko Morita
Glenn Moriyama
Natalie Mun-Takata
Jean Murakami
Earl Nagamine
Karen Nakachi
June Nakamasu
Irene Nakamoto
Ray Nakamoto
Joyce Nakamura
Yoneko Naksone
Gladys “Tiny” Nakoa
Patsy Nanbu
Lillian Nauka
Mary Nazarino
Hideko Nebres
Lai Ming “June” Ng
Carol Nishiki
Amy Nishimura
Melvin Nishiyama
Sharilyn Nitta
Teruko Okamoto
Phyllis Ono-Evangelista
Gene Oshiro
Kenneth Oshiro
Maryann Padilla
Anita Pangan
HAWAIIAN CULTURAL CLUB UPDATE
By Roland Manuel
ALOHA!!! June11th is Kamehameha Day. “ALOHA LA KAMEHAMEHA” is the most common and widely used way to say Happy Kamehameha Day “HAU’OLI MAKUAKANE” means Happy Father’s Day on June 15th . “HO’OMAIKA’I ANA I NA PUKA O NA PAPA!” which translates to congratulations to all the graduates.
We’ve had a successful Show & Sell.
We welcome wholeheartedly our new pope, American born Pope Leo ALOHA!!! E malama pono! A hui hou kakou!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (continued)
Janice Pangelina
Eldridge Park
Anthony Polansky
Viliamu “William” Pulusila
Kolden Pwak
Eva Ralar
Gloria Raytarr
Sumiko Reinertson
Harold “Robbie”
Robertson
Luis Roig
Mary Ruth Sagawa
Carol Sakuma
Teresa Sasaki
Miriam Sato
Melicent “Millie” Schatz
Jeanette Shiohira
Paulette Silva
Herbert Sloatman
Hisami Springer
Lenora Springer
Wayne Suga
Brian Suzuki
Mildred Suzuki
Patricia Suzuki
Susan Takamoto
June Takekawa
Thomas Tamanaha
Cynthia Teramoto
Dorinda Teruya
June Tokuda
Michael Tokumura
Franklin “Frank” Toma
Nishie Tomiyama
Kazuko Toyama
Yoneko Tsuchiyama
Siri Tsuda
June Tsukamoto
Alice Tsutsumi
Rosemarie Tucker
Wayne Uejo
Gertrude Ueoka
Cynthia Ueunten
Jane Uyetake
Eufemia Vicente
Louis “Richard” Vierra
Saturnina Villasista
Ching Lan Wang
Gregory Wong
June Woodall
Theresa “Terri” Yamamoto
Jeanette Yamane
June Yamanuha
William Yee
Nancy Yomogida
Louise Yoshimura
Shirland Yoshimura
Darlene Yoshioka
Janice Yoshizawa
Geraldine “Geri” Young
Jin Lian Zhang
Lizhen Zhao
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Thank you so much for your generosity!
IN KIND DONATION
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Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
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Higa, Jane
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Okinawa Nenchosha Club
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Tokugawa, Hideko
Yeda, Nancy
Young, Colette
June 2025
Class & Club Schedule
*REMINDER Spring Session ends on 6/7/25. Summer Session begins the week of 6/23/25.
*Most classes and clubs are an hour long, unless noted otherwise below.
Day Time Class
Monday
Tuesday
Facilitator
Location
8:30 AM Picking Ukulele Nishiyama, Young Sewing Room
9:00 AM Core with Carol Miyasato ONLINE
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Japanese Cultural Club Sueda Lanai
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Victor’s Kapakahi Group Tangonan Lib Annex, Go Room
10:30 AM Basic Japanese Sasaki Sewing Room
10:30 AM Strumming For Fun (starts 6/23) Olayan Craft Room
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Hula Makolo Dance Room
10:45 AM Yoga Hasegawa Lanai
11:00 AM Tai Chi for Health Lau Activity Room
12:00 PM Ping Pong Ream Lanai
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Cribbage Tom Patio
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Samulnori Lee Sewing Room
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Needle and Thread Oshiro Sewing Room
8:00 – 11:00 AM Mah Jong Sugihara Library Room
8:30 AM Beginner Guitar Dacoscos Lanai
9:00 AM Hawaiian Cultural Club (1st & 3rd Tues. of the month) Manuel Activity Room
9:30 AM Music Lovers Group Espeleta Library Annex
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Hula Makolo Dance Room
10:00 AM & 11:00 AM Beginner’s iPhone Class* Kawasaki Patio
10:00 AM Sahm Bo Dahn Higuchi Lanai
11:30 AM Japanese Calligraphy Usami Sewing Room
1:00 PM Line Dance Matsunaga Lanai
Wednesday TBA (day & time varies) Gardening Group* Nakamura TBA
8:00 AM Tai Chi* Koike ONLINE
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM Fit & Flexible Mayeshiro Dance Room
9:00 AM Stretch & Tone Werle Lanai
9:30 AM Portuguese Cultural Club (2nd & 4th Wed. of the month) Frank Activity Room
9:45 AM – 12:00 PM Sewing by Nakasone Nakasone, Ito Craft Room
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Korean Dance Cultural Club Hasegawa Dance Room
10:30 AM Happy Senior Serenaders Ojiri, Ramiro Library Annex
June 2025
Class & Club Schedule
Day Time Class
Facilitator Location
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Shigin Tokugawa Library Room
11:00 AM Yoga Fujii Lanai
12:00 PM Crafts by Janet* Miyashiro Craft Room
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM Chinese Traditional Dance Feng, Hou Dance Room
