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The HJPA set another historic record today. More than 150 members and guests were on hand for the 2nd Annual Salute to Women, thus surpassing the January 1999 Hall of Fame attendance record. What was totally impressive and heartwarming was to see the representation from the Honolulu Police Department and the military services, especially the Army, Navy and Air Force. Rene Mansho did a super job as the MC and she led us in a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem and Hawaii Pono i, the state anthem. The first special award was the Distinguished Service Award for the late HPD officer Lucile M. Abreu who was appointed in 1953. Accepting for her was her grandson, Officer Abreu, a third generation family member of HPD. Tears came to most eyes as he spoke with dignity and pride in accepting the honor on behalf of his late grandmother. Another special award was presented to Assistant Chief of Police Barbara Uphouse Wong who will be retiring from soon from HPD. She was at a family wedding and accepting for her was Chief of Police Lee Donohue. In accepting the plaque Chief Donohue asked a question on behalf of Barbara. He wanted to know what day it was today. The answer could have been "Cinco de Mayo" but what the Chief was looking for - "Boys Day." Today as we saluted women it was Boys Day. Other dignitaries present included Warren Ferreira, Outrigger Hotels and Resort, former Deputy Chief of Police, HPD. Deputy Chiefs of HPD Michael Carvalho and Bobby Au were on hand along with Assistant Chief Gene Uemura, Police Attorney Tim Liu. The Deputy Chief of Police from Maui was with us as was the Military Police Brigade-Hawaii Commander, Colonel Lou Traverzo as was ASIS Chair, Mel DeCosta. I may have missed a few more of the distinguished guests, but all are "first among equals." The HJPA sends special thanks to today's sponsors that include:
the Committee:
Volunteers:
ON THE HORIZON: Next month we will be featuring Mayor Jeremy Harris. Be sure to reserve a table and come on down for the Mayor's annual visit to the HJPA. Friday - June 2nd Mahalo to Uncle Bob Devaney - For printing in hard copy the monthly newsletter for those members not yet on-line Congratulations to the honorees. Hilary Steidl-Appell of Rainbow Graphics will be posting the names on the HJPA web site in the next couple of weeks. You can help the HJPA grow by signing up the children in your family as members. $5 each. You can invite others to join the HJPA as Corporate members ($150) or individual members at $25 per year. Aloha, Don Devaney, Ways and Means
Those visiting our website at http://www.hjpa.org and reading this May Newsletter. Please share the newsletter with your non-HJPA friends by forwarding it to them and spreading the word about the good deeds and works of the Hawaii Joint Police Association. Kudos to Walt McIntosh - Last night on the evening news Walt McIntosh and AID gave an outstanding video presentation on how to prevent car theft and how to park in locations that greatly reduce the odds. Yesterday the Oahu Crime figures indicated that crime in general is down 10% but auto theft is up 30%. Of the Troops and For The Troops HJPA Mousepad. I purchased 50 Mousepads and they are all gone. If there is a demand we can make a reorder. At $7 a Mousepad it is a bargain. If you are on-line and want to order direct from the factory to reduce your shipping costs, let me know. CID Commander is coming to town. I received a message from HJPA member Ki Chang in Korea reporting that BG David Foley is enjoying the visit to Korea and will be headed to Hawaii next week with his CSM. As most of you know General Foley was the MP School Commandant prior to becoming CID CG over a year ago. If you want to see him, contact Major Terri Kohler at the Schofield Barracks CID Office. Army Retiree Council Meeting - On Saturday, May 13th at 0800 the annual Army retiree activity day open house will be held at the Fort Shafter Community Club the Hale Ikena. Retired Major General Dick Murray, President of the National Association of the Uniformed Services (NAUS) will be guest speaker. He is the former Commander of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and was a military comptroller. He is going to be talking about the lobbying efforts of his organization which includes SMW (Society of Military Widows) with the Congress to improve medical benefits for retired military. After the meeting there will be a buffet luncheon for $10. The public is invited and more than 400 will be in attendance. A good time to see old friends. All services and all veterans are welcome. Matsunaga VA Grand Opening - As most of you know the VA has moved from the Federal Building and is now located on Tripler Hill. The administrative headquarters for the VA is in the E Wing. The various veteran organizations have representatives on the first floor of the E Wing and the VA has its counselors on the first floor. Across the street from the 605 space VA Parking Garage is the new Ambulatory Care Center, ACC. That is now open for business on a "shakedown" cruise. Down the hill where Tripler once had a motor pool is the beautiful VA Center for Aging that has been open for almost two years. It accommodates 65 hospitalized VA patients. In addition the VA has a hospital ward inside Tripler. Mr. David Burge, Director for the Matsunaga VA, urges ALL veterans to sign up and register with the VA and the VA will make a determination on level of eligibility based upon interview. At the Army Retiree Open House the VA will have a representative sitting with Hal Fulton of the TREA helping veterans to register with the VA. The official grand opening of Matsunaga will be on 31 May at 1000 AM. The public is invited. Aloha, Don Devaney, Ways and Means
Meeting: Friday May 5, 2000: Honolulu Country Club, 11:30 - 13:30 Special Program: 2nd Annual Salute to Women in Law Enforcement and Security We expect 120 plus to be in attendance. The following women have been selected for recognition:
HJPA NEWS Corporate Memberships. We are proud to announce that AIG has renewed its Corporate Membership. Mr. Carl Nagatori, executive VP for AIG presented a renewal check in a recent office ceremony.
DONATIONS Bill Fitzpatrick, former HJPA Chaplain, now living in Vacaville, California sent in a $45 check to pay for three military police women to attend the Salute to Women. Thanks Bill. MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
NEW MEMBERS
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS MARGARET TIPPY - Margaret, an awardee, is the Chief of Public Affairs at Tripler Army Medical Center. She is a San Diego native and has been a pace setter all her life. She is the third female ever to earn honor graduate from Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia in 1976. Her military awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Jump Wings from South Korea and the United States. She left the Army after her enlistment went to college and graduated from Methodist College in Fayetteville, NC with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. She went to Germany and was assigned to Bad Toelz as a reporter for the community newspaper and entered the Army PAO business in 1985. She was deputy chief of public information for Fort Bragg in 1988 and dealt with media relations. She is a distinguished graduate of Public Affairs Officer Course, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana and she came to Tripler in May of 1998. Margaret has won the Thomas Jefferson Award of Excellence in Journalism for signification contribution in civilian newspaper for 1987. She was US Army Forces Command Civilian Print Journalist of the year for 1987 and runner up for the Keith L. Ware Award Civilian Print Journalist for 1988. She was the Fort Bragg employee of the year for 1995 and is currently a GS 12 Chief of PAO for Tripler and the Pacific Regional Medical Command. Her hobbies include skydiving, scuba diving, writing and reading. She is married and is the grandmother of three girls and the stepmother of Sergeant John D. Tippy, Jr. Her husband, John D. Tippy, Sr. is a retired US Army Master Sergeant and president of a local skydiving club. LORIN "KUSH" KUSHIYAMA - Lorin was born on the island of Maui. He attended Waihee School and St. Anthony High School graduating in 1949. He served in the US Army from August 1951 to 1988 retiring with the rank of Command Sergeant Major. He is the former proprietor of Sir John's Restaurant and Night Club in Honolulu from 1972 to 1979. He founded the National Amusement, Inc. in 1964. ALEXANDER "ALEX" FREITAS - Alex is a US Army Sergeant Major Academy, Class #2, classmate of mine, and has held every infantry position imaginable in the US Army covering 35 years. He has been a squad leader, platoon sergeant, section sergeant, first sergeant, battalion sergeant major, brigade sergeant major, division sergeant major, corps sergeant major, and major command (US Army Pacific) sergeant major. Since retirement, this Big Island native has been still serving by being member of the US Army Hawaii Retiree Council. His son is an Apache Helicopter Pilot with the US Army. Alex now works with Carl Nagatori at AIG and is welcomed aboard the HJPA ship as a corporate member. JEFFREY K. MARABELLAS - Jeff is our newest member having joined us online via our web page at http://www.hjpa.org He is a Ship (Special) Agent working with the Honolulu Agency, Inc. at Pier 32. He mainly works Honolulu Harbors Pier 8 - 42 and sometimes in Barber's Point Harbor 5 and 6 to assist Federal and State inspectors boarding foreign vessels. YOUTH MEMBERS - In 1998 the HJPA established a Youth Member category at the bargain basement price of $5 a year. We now have the youngest member of the HJPA in our 33 year history with the arrival of - REMINGTON BRYAN RYUKI HIRANO - Joining the HJPA on February 14, 2000 at the age of 7 months. Remington Bryan is the son of HJPA member Bryan Hirano our Day Trader. COLONEL STEER ON THE MEND - I talked with Colonel Steer yesterday and he is feeling a lot better. Last month he fell down and fortunately didn't break any bones but really bruised himself and suffered a lot of pain. Unfortunately he will not be able to travel to West Point for his 75th anniversary of graduation. He has a day nurse and yesterday he told me he wanted to come to the HJPA but the nurse wouldn't let him come. Please send Frank some email or regular mail at 608 Poapua Loop, Kailua, HI 96734 NEW JOB Dennis Rocho who was a strong HJPA member and supporter in the 1970s has been selected as the replacement for the late Biff Johnson at the US Army Military Police Brigade-Hawaii. Dennis has been living in retirement in Kaneohe for the past several years. His last Army job was the Provost Marshal for US Army Alaska. The HJPA looks forward to having him back in circulation and congratulates him on his new position. NEW HJPA CAPS We have received a second shipment of the beautiful HJPA caps from Gulls of Connecticut. Stan Cook is our agent and he provides quality product and professional service. Aloha, Don Devaney, Ways and Means
P.S In addition to all the great news the HJPA wants to thank the Honorable Patsy Mink, Member of Congress for her thoughtfull letter. |
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