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CENTURY OF SERVICE

  This is a story about hard work, commitment, and a family owned business marking its 100th anniversary this year. It is a Hawai`i story and an American story. It’s a story worth telling. Koichi Taniguchi left Japan in 1907. He was seventeen years old when he arrived in Honolulu. The young man worked at

WHEW! WHAT A WEEK IT WAS

Last week featured three large events in three different life categories – Personal, Statewide Severe Weather, and State Political Shifts. In chronological order: Tuesday – Personal A few weeks ago I went to the optometrist for my annual check-up. I was hoping for a stronger glasses prescription. Little did I know, what my eyes were