NewsDragon

Volume 58, Issue 2 : : February 2010

The Voice of the Honolulu Chinese Jaycees

2010 HCJ
Board
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Ryan Ng
President
Jonathan Cook
Chairman
Anthony Sato
Executive VP
Krystal Lee
2nd Vice Pres.
HCJ Takes #1 Spot for 2009!
Ken Sum Yes, your beloved chapter came out on top for the 2nd year in a row!
rd
3 Vice Pres. The Honolulu Chinese Jaycees took the crown as the #1 Chapter in Hawaii at
Patrick Graham the Year End Convention. But that isn’t the whole story – Find out what else
Vice Pres.
happened and what other honors we won on Page 3…

HONOLULU FESTIVAL PARADE

Allan Wu
Vice Pres.
HCJ is doing Stage Management on Kalakaua Ave
for the Parade. We need an entire Team to do it.
Matt Wong Help out with this great Parade!
Vice Pres.
Call Ryan to volunteer, 255-1226
Ramy So
Recording Sec

MARCH GMM - Wednesday, March 17th at 7PM, Location TBA.

Patrick Taw
Treasurer

Ross Lee GMMs are back on the schedule in the

Duc Nguyen New Year! Come find out what’s up for the
Directors coming month – and beyond. Food provided
as always. No need go hungry.
Jesse Hosaka
Webmaster
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President’s Message…..…………………………………………………..……………………………… 2
Year End Convention!…...………….....……...……………...………………………….……….………. 3
Night In Chinatown!……..…….....………………...….…………………….……………………………. 4
Upcoming Events!………..…………………………….....……...……………..………………………… 6
Pictures!……….……….……………………………………….………………………………..……....… 7
President’s Message___________________________________________

Gung Hee Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year.

We just got through our first signature project of the year—Night in

Chinatown Festival. A big mahalo to all the volunteers that came out that day to
make it such a success.

Our very own Patrick Taw headed up the manpower effort and managed it
flawlessly. Because of your hard work, the event went off like clockwork with
thousands of people enjoying the sights, sounds and food of Chinatown.

Speaking of food, HCJ once again ran a food booth selling such traditional foods as Jai (monk’s food) and Gau
(Chinese mochi). Special thanks to VPs Krystal Lee and Patrick Graham for making the booth a successful one.

Now that NIC is over, and we move into the Year of the Tiger, let’s carry on the momentum generated last week
into the rest of the new year. One of the most dynamic signs in the Chinese zodiac, Tigers are by nature fascinating,
commanding, and exasperating. They are patient but short-tempered, calm but rebellious, petty but noble, fearsome
but affectionate, free spirits but fiercely territorial.

We can all learn from the Tiger when it comes to leadership. Be fearless, take risks and you will be rewarded.
With many more activities to come, there are ample opportunities to get involved and lead a project. Jaycees is your
Jungle—let’s hear you roar!

Yours in Jaycees,

Ryan Ng
59th President, “Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders—Today.”

Honolulu Chinese Jaycees - Interested in joining HCJ? Contact us!

Mail: Honolulu Chinese Jaycees, P.O. Box 957, Honolulu, Hawaii 96808

Email: HonoluluChineseJaycees@gmail.com

Tel: (808) 255-1226

Facebook: Search ‘Honolulu Chinese Jaycees’

Web Site: HcjHawaii.com

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__________________________________________ Year End Convention!
Year End Convention is an exciting time. Recognition is
given to not only the Chapter(s) as a whole, but also to
individual members & projects. Plus there are the Speak
Up/Write Up competitions to decide who’ll represent Hawaii at
the Nat’l Convention in New Orleans.

This convention kicked off the Saturday with the State

Write Up & Speak Up finals, your chapter fielding great
competitors Patrick Taw, Krystal Lee & Ryan Ng. They went
up against some tough opponents and made us all proud by putting in their best efforts. Results? Keep
reading.

These early morning events were immediately followed by the Year End Awards interviews, with
President Jon up for Watkins and Exec VP Ryan as our candidate for Armbruster. Both men were seen
staggering out after their interrogations, begging for water to replenish all the sweat they lost.

The afternoon took a breather from competition for 2 excellent trainings. 1 by the men from SCORE, the
other an excellent training in Public Speaking by noted expert Pam Chambers. Rising Phoenix, the
convention host, put together an excellent program to say the least.

The time everyone has their eyes on is always the Saturday evening banquet, when the results of the
year, and the day’s events, are finally announced. Your chapter was waiting with some impatience to find
out how we’d done.

One of the greatest highlights, though, was an honor we

gave one of our own. It was at this banquet that Ms. Ana Che
was formally made a JCI Senator, a title she earned through
years of service dedicated to HCJ. It was just like Ana to be
utterly stunned at being recognized for doing what she loved.
Congratulations, Ana!

HCJ’s awards piled higher and higher until the final

announcement came, giving the Top Spot of #1 Chapter for
2009 to the Dragon! As for the other awards – there’s no way we could fit it all in here so take a look at the
list below. It’ll make you proud to serve under the banner of this Great Chapter – I guarantee it.

2009 Outstanding Individual Dev Project – Beauty or The
Beast (Krystal Lee, Chairman)
2009 Outstanding Community Dev Project – Dragon Boat
Races
Outstanding Int’l VP of Year – Ken Sum
Outstanding Individual VP of Year – Krystal Lee
Outstanding Community VP of Year – Anthony Sato
Outstanding Admn. Support of Year – Ramy So
Outstanding Chapter Chairman of Year – Lily Fung
Nakano Award, Outstanding Chapter Officer – Ryan Ng
Outstanding Annual Report - HCJ
2009 State Speak Up Winner – Ryan Ng
John H. Armbruster Award – Ryan Ng
Kamisato Award, Outstanding Chapter President – Jon Cook
#1 Jaycees Chapter In Hawaii, 2009 - HCJ

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Night In Chinatown!____________________________________________
As we all know, the REAL New Year for HCJ is
celebrated at Night In Chinatown. It’s not just a
celebration, though; it’s our time to go to work. And
that’s exactly what we did.
Our Saturday morning started bright and early
with team members arriving in Chinatown shortly
after 5AM. Some to help get the streets ready,
others to put together the HCJ Food Booth for a full
day of fundraising.
Krystal Lee took charge of our Booth effort this
year while new member Patrick Taw took on
running the manpower for the festival. They both
executed their roles with great distinction.
Our booth this year was right in the middle of the
action – on the corner of Maunakea & Pauahi. Right
behind the booth was the Chinatown Police Sub-
Station, guaranteeing peace & protection.
President Ryan’s day got off to hectic start with
the Miss Chinatown Visitation. The Miss Chinatown
Court, President Ryan, Acting Honolulu Mayor Kirk
Caldwell plus photographers and helpers spent the
morning hours running from store to Society hall to
store.
Merchants and Societies received a plate of
oranges from the ladies as a token of good luck and
prosperity for the coming year. It was a privilege for
HCJ to escort the Court and take part in this
tradition.
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2:30PM saw the general briefing on the NIC
Parade at HQ to get us ready for this undertaking.
This year’s NIC Parade was, in fact, the biggest
ever! Over 100 ‘Units’, including Lion Dance Clubs,
local Societies, politicians (Election Year) plus
President Ryan in a Corvette. All told the parade
took almost 2 hours to go by(!).
Patrick Taw & his manpower were a prime
reason for the success and smooth sailing of this
great parade. Mahalo to all who came out to help!
Yet even the finish of this procession was not the
end of HCJ labors! Our members kept going, taking
on such duties as:
- Escorting Lion Dance troupes around Chinatown
- Crowd control for the 2 stages
- Overseeing the Festival manpower from HQ
At the same time your chapter fielded another,
equally dedicated labor force at the food booth. For
the 2nd year in a row HCJ partnered with Eastern
Food Center to sell ono grindz to the crowds.
Chairman Krystal did a great job coordinating the
project to raise money for our future efforts.
Overall a great day (and night) that ended finally
after Midnight. Though it was a lot of fun, it’s a good
thing it’s only once a year. We might not survive if it
was more often.
_________________________________________ Meet Your HCJ Board!

Hi HCJ Members, 

My name is Patrick Taw and I am your 2010 Chapter

Treasurer.  I was born in Philadelphia but raised in Hawaii.
 I joined HCJ in October 2009 with my first project being
Adopt a School.  

I had never painted a house before. I learned how

difficult it was and saw how the chapter really worked hard
to finish the job.  I was attracted to the Jaycees because
of the leadership development opportunities and a chance
to meet new people and make new friends.

I graduated from Boston College with an accounting

degree and have been working as an auditor for the past
few years.  I will try my best to serve the chapter as
Treasurer with timely reporting and friendly service.  

I look forward to joining with you in participating in the

upcoming projects and events.  Please feel free to
introduce yourself to me and I'll see you at the next event. 

-Patrick Taw

Welcome To The Club!

President Ryan formally swore in
new HCJ member Jeremy Uota at
last month’s GMM. Please join us in
welcoming him into the family of the
Great Honolulu Chinese Jaycees!

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Upcoming!_________________________________
Friday, February 19th Sunday, March 14th
Dining Out @ Le Crepe Honolulu Festival Parade
2740 E Manoa Rd Waikiki, Kalakaua Ave
7PM 3:30PM - Pau
VOLUNTEER: Call 255-1226
It’s our first Dining Out of 2010 – don’t miss out on
what’s always a good time with great grindz! Rated 4 HCJ is taking an active role this year in running this
Stars (out of 5) on Yelp. great Parade. We’ll be doing Stage Management for one
of the announcement table areas on Kalakaua Ave. We
Sunday, February 21st need a Full Team to help with this!
Hiking With Anthony!
Moanalua Valley
10AM Wednesday, March 17th
GMM
Easy Stroll through the Valley with no hills. Bring a Location TBA
lunch sack with you and we can stop to grab a bite to eat. 7PM
Get down to the GMM to see what’s going on for the
LOCATION: next month – and beyond. Food served as always plus
Moanalua Valley, at the end of Ala Aolani Street. talk story time. See you there!
Meet in the parking lot at 10am. Call Anthony for more
details, 554-3651
.
Saturday, February 27th Interesting Facts About China &
HCJ Board Retreat
Bellows Area Campsite
the Chinese
12PM – Next Morning
• Toilet paper was invented in China in the late
Your 2010 Board will be going through training and 1300s. It was for emperors only.
team building today at a Top Secret campsite location.
Please say a prayer for them. • Despite its size, all of China is in one time
zone.
Sunday, February 28th
• The number one hobby in China is stamp
HOTS Training for Chapter Officers
collecting
PATCH Conference Room, Dole Cannery
9AM, $5
• Though Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is
HIJC is giving valuable leadership and skills training. credited with designing the first parachute,
Topics TBA, but it’s sure to be great! Take it from a past Chinese alchemists successfully used man-
attendee. carrying tethered kites by the fourth century
A.D.

• By the fourth century B.C., the Chinese were

drilling for natural gas and using it as a heat
source, preceding Western natural gas drilling
by about 2,300 years.

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_____________________________________________________ Pictures Page

Dragon Circles Firecrackers During NIC Parade

Krystal Competes In Speak Up

Lion Dancing On The Streets of NIC

Proud Past President Rena & New JCI Senator Ana

HCJers Grab Leftover Jai To Take Home

Chapter Holds Up Award Plaques

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 HCJ Schedule of Events – FEBRUARY / MARCH

Friday, February 19th Sunday, February 28th

Dining Out @ Le Crepe HOTS Training for Chapter Officers
2740 E Manoa Rd PATCH Conference Rm, Dole Cannery
7PM 9AM, $5

Sunday, February 21st

Hiking With Anthony! Sunday, March 14th
Moanalua Valley Honolulu Festival Parade
10AM Waikiki. Kalakaua Ave
3:30PM – Pau
Saturday, February 27th
HCJ Board Retreat
Bellows Area Campsite Wednesday, March 17th
12PM – Next Morning GMM
Location TBA
7PM

Stay tuned for announcements on activities, projects & sports! Look for HCJ emails and check our
website: HcjHawaii.com

Honolulu Chinese Jaycees

PO Box 957
Honolulu, HI 96808