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ABOVE: Fig Mitchell, vice-principal of King Kaumuali`i
School, assists the Reverend Roy Sasaki as
the pastor, in keeping with Biblical purification practice, mixes salt and water with which he blesses the signs.
RIGHT: Helping with the unveiling of the
WELCOME TO HANAMA`ULU TOWN sign are Fig Mitchell and Jay Furfaro on the left, and on the right,
Beth Tokioka, executive assistant to County of Kaua`i Mayor Bernard Carvalho, and Lenny Rapozo, director of the Dept. of
Parks and Recreation.
RIGHT: Lenny Rapozo; Eddie Sarita, Hanama`ulu Neighborhood Association chair;
and Peter Rayno Jr. unveil the PETER RAYNO SR. PARK sign as Pastor Sasaki blesses the sign as the rain clouds gather for a
heavy downpour.
RIGHT: Eugenio "Kila"
Delos Reyes, William Neil Rapozo, HNA treasurer; Mrs. Gene Rayno, Unidentified, Florentino "Tono" Duterte, Peter Rayno Jr.,
Gene Rayno, and Ben Alayvilla stand in pride and joy behind the park sign to remember and honor Hanama`ulu's beloved coach
in whose memory the park was named in 1983. Heavy rain followed the photo op.
Vic Villon, HNA vice-chair; Duterte, and
Alayvilla, installed the signs, cleaned the sign locations, and landscaped the base of the WELCOME sign.
Photos by Karl Lo
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LEFT: Theresa Koki, County of Kaua`i Anti-Drug Coordinator, addresses the gathering. Hanama`ulu participates in "Weed
and Seed," a federally-funded anti-drug program that went into gear in 2005. The program is community-based, and Koki's announcement that
Hanama`ulu has "exceeded expectation," was received with applause.
ABOVE: Pastor Sasaki blesses the sign after Alice Morikawa, second left, offered a prayer.
LEFT: Dale Rapozo Matsuura, draftsman, and Laraine Inagaki Moriguchi, proprietor and manager of SignArt, teamed to design
and produce the two new Hanama`ulu signs. In addition, SignArt used the services of James Carvalho's JC Sandblasting.
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