Ed Wong Hospitality Room
Honolulu, Hawaii
6:00 – 10:00 PM
Celebrating the 2nd Anniversay of Stephen Tsai's The Warrior Beat blog (Honolulu Advertiser)
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The Planners
Blog Party 4 Planning group breakfast meeting.
Hapa Grill. June 9, 2008
Photo courtesy of gigi-hawaii
The Players
Kaipo on guitar, Kama Krab, Kimana, and drummer TJ.
Not on stage: WreckinEyez and Addahknowjoe
The Proclamation
Presented by Rep. K. Mark Takai
Click here to see text of the joint House & Senate Proclamation
The Prayers (dinner)
Grace by Jason, followed by LizKauai's pule.
Liz's video link by sj-macro
The Personae Tsai-ko
The Personages
Sportscaster Jim Leahey, Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Donovan, Head Coach Greg McMackin, and Stephen Tsai
See videos on LizKauai's blog site.
Bulla addresses "Tsai-ko Culture" (12 min 42 sec)
Video courtesy of LizKauai
The haka precedes Jim Donovan's address.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Mrs. A-House introduced Jim Leahey. d1shima introduced Greg MacMackin.
Photos courtesy of LizKauai
BG introduced Jim Donovan. Addahknowjoe introduced Stephen Tsai.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
WreckinEyez starts the program with trusty assistant Koakane.
Photos courtesy of LizKauai
Bulla accepts introduction attempts by Koakane and WreckinEyez?
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Keynote speaker Stephen Tsai. Wena and Bren.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
The reception and check-in table staffed by ST's family: Devon, Jodie, and Allie.
Photo courtesy of sj-macro
The Pride
Former UH football team mates Jim Donovan and prideperiod with bulla.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
prideperiod, Coach McMackin, Midori7, UHfan808, and Robert Kekaula.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Rep. K. Mark Takai, "the Twins", and Jim Donovan.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Kekoa, LizKauai, Jim Donovan, Stephen Tsai.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
The Products
The yarn lei and Tsai-ko T-shirt fund-raiser table. Addahknowjoe, Addahknowsports, Mrs. BG, and Pauoa Boy.
Photo courtesy of sj-macro
The Products
The Tsai-ko engraved glassware fund-raiser table. Chris, Midori7 and UHfan808
The Tsai-ko "Jager Bomber's Bar" centrally located in the room.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
The food. Heavy pupus.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
The Tsai-ko memorabilia table
ST greets Robert Kekaula with Kekoa and Bulla.
Tina, ST and Kaipo.
Photo courtesy of sj-macro
Maui Tsai-kos: duffer, Keyton, and whitey with A-House and Long Time UH Fan.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
WreckinEyez, Calvin from Kona, ST, Rep. Takai, JD. Koakane, James, Chris, and Midori7 and UHfan808 in center.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
David (Mr. gigi), Mrs. A-House, Jim Leahey, and Mr. A-House
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Jim Leahey and Da Punchbowl Kid with Mr. and Mrs. A-House in background.
Photo courtesy of lizKauai
Stretchette, Sleez, J!t$, and g-nalo.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Kazz between tailgate regulars Jarred and Tyler.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
homey, d1shima, A-House, Da Punchbowl Kid, Coach McMackin, Koakane. Mrs. A-House in front.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Pauoa Boy, Midori7, and ICYUL8.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Mrs. A-House, Kinda Shy, and Mrs. d1shima
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Robert Kekaula meets the "twins", Midori7 and UHfan808
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Pammie, Mrs. Bulla, Dee, and Peaches.
a.k.a. Bulla's (Jagermeister) Bombers.
Photo courtesy of A-House Family
Tsai-ko photographers LK and sj-macro
The Prizes
Door Prize table.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
The door prize drawings conducted by WreckinEyez, Addahknowjoe, and James. (Any resemblance to the popular 1950's trio is purely coincidental).
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
d1shima escorts whitey to the stage to claim his door prize--a sashimi dish set.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
A surprised Mike Tsai and Tiffany. Tiffany won the Colt Brennan replica helmet door prize.
Photos courtesy of LizKauai and sj-macro
Collage of Tsai-ko recognition awardees: Stretch, Al, LizKauai, Kazz, BG, SteveM, and Addahknowjoe.
Photos from LizKauai video
Addahknowjoe on lead, backed up by WreckinEyez, Kaipo and Kama Krab.
Photo from LizKauai video
Seated: Bren, Wena, Meg, Lois and Tom Mui.
Standing: (?) (?) Tyler, Spike, Kapahulu, and d1shima.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Front row: Kai, Jack Flash, and gorg.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Standing: Geri (Momma Stretch), Stretchette, J!t$, (?), lakesidegt, homey, myki, and sj-macro.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Myki applies to be a "Bulla's Bomber"?
(She's a shoe-in with 25+ karaoke calls...)
Myki, homey (behind), and Pammie officially join the "Bulla's Bombers".
Checking pecs. See the July 14 blog for further discussion. Search for questions from "Mrs. A-House".
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Stretch and Al receive recognition (and plaques) for Tsai-ko Cattle Call management and finance.
Photo from LizKauai video
SteveM's recognition plaque shown above. Other plaques given to Stretch, Al, LizKauai, Kazz, BG, and Addahknowjoe.
The Party after... (for the Maui Tsai-kos)
Maui Tsai-kos duffer and whitey flew in for the Blog Party. whitey sings "The Snows of Mauna Kea". Club Genji.
A nabeyaki udon and "Chotto Matte Kudasai" by Al
Club Genji. 11:00 PM
Peaches and our Tsai-ko waitress Tina.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Bulla's (Jagermeister) Bombers.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
ICYUL8 (Pauoa Boy's brother), Pauoa Boy with microphone, and Kimana.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Mrs. Kekoa and Kaipo. The show continues soon...
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Brie, JaM, and Jason.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
Addahknowjoe, Addahknowsports, Stretch, and Esme.
Photo courtesy of LizKauai
LizKauai, Keyton, Al, and Kekoa.