On the Scene
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CONSULAR CORPS INTRODUCES NEW OFFICERS: Kusuma Cooray, honorary consul of Sri Lanka, second from left, was sworn in for a one-year term as dean of the Consular Corps of Hawai‘i at the group’s annual ball Feb. 18 at the Sheraton Waikiki. Serving one-year terms with Cooray are Australian Consul General Scott Dewar (vice dean), left, Honorary Consul of Norway Nina Hamre Fasi (secretary), Honorary Consular Agent of Tonga Annie Kaneshiro (treasurer) and Honorary Consul of Morocco M. Jan Rumi (auditor).
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’69ers SUPPORT ROOSEVELT: Wes Mukawa, left, did the cooking when members of the Roosevelt High School class of ’69 gathered for a house party and planning session Feb. 19 at Lisa Chang’s East Honolulu residence. Class President Vincent Yim, second from left, Harold Fujii and Guy Blackiston are three of the other Rough Riders working on ways to fund projects at the Makiki campus.
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Guests of Patricia Lee, left, included Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald and the governor’s wife, Nancie Caraway. The blue ribbon on Lee’s dress holds a miniature version of l’Ordre Nationale du Mérite, the French medal she received several years ago for her continuing service as honorary consul of France.
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SAKAGUCHI, WARD HOT IN ‘GREASE’: Allison Chu, left, congratulated cast members Alaura Ward (Marty) and Dwayne Sakaguchi (Kenickie) after the opening-night performance of “Grease” Feb. 17 at Kaimuki High School. Sakaguchi’s athleticism made “Greased Lighting” an explosive highlight musical number, and when Ward asked, “Should I put on my robe?” in the slumber party scene, several young men in the audience could be heard saying “No!”
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Consular Corps honorees John Henry Felix, honorary consul of Spain and Portugal, left, and J. Hans Strasser, honorary consul general of Austria, talked with Strasser’s wife, Marie Claire, and grandson Sidney Strasser during a break in the program. The elder Strasser received the corps’ 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award and the magnificent canoe paddle trophy Sidney is holding in recognition of his 35 years as Austria’s diplomatic representative in Hawaii. Felix received the 2011 Distinguished Service Medal.
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