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Punahou Class of 1959 - Web Site Overview
Here are snippets from many of the sections in our '59 web site.
Punahou Class of 1959 - In Memoriam
Aloha Oe ... our good friends. May God Speed us all.
Relive the 50's.....
Steve Foster and Joy Hudson "swing out" at Friday night Canteen in the Punahou cafeteria.
Punahou '59 Scrapbook
Song Leaders: Donna Morgan, Sonja Mollenhoff, Kuulei Marciel, Sharon DuBois, Haunani Vanatta, Terry McKenney
Cheer Leaders: Pam Wilcox, Dick MacMillan, Lionel Craven, Dana Anderson, Fred Ray, Leslie Paul
More recent Photos of ourselves at age 60+...
Diane (Auntie Kianalani) and Jon (Uncle Keoni) at a Punahou '59 Pau Hana party
Reunion Photos
Class of 1959 - 45th - class photo - June of 2004
Class of 1959 - Official 40th class photo - June of 1999
Class of 1959 - 35th Reunion class photo - June of 1994
Our 1959 Graduation Songs
Class of 1959 Commencement CD
Below are recordings of the songs we sang at our graduation ceremony in June of 1959. Click on your favorite song below. It could take several minutes to download the song the first time you play it depending on the speed of your connection.
Enjoy.
Click on any song below to play: Hint: click on a song and let it play in the background and then continue on and browse the 1959 web site. Guarantee you get "chicken skin" if you do this.....
Nani Nuuanu (Kaui Wilcox)
The first 225 of 350 planned native Hawaiian trees have been planted in Honouliuli Nature Preserve. A koa tree and a wiliwili tree can be seen near the two white plastic watering containers on the ground to the lower right hand side of the sign donated by Susan Hata. In time the native trees will grow up and replace the non-native trees and plants in the area. Our Punahou Class of 1959 memorial grove is located on the 3 mile nature trail through the 3,692 acre nature preserve where it can be appreciated by all who walk through the area.
Native Trees out-planting in the Waianae Mountains - June 2004 - 45th reunion
"Cool Dudes, Chicks, fast cars and hanging out..." 1950's style. The real "Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll" all came along later in the 60's and we never knew what we missed.
The Last Dance
You are welcome to add your personal and family photos to our Scrapbooks.
Lael's first grandson Eric. Now this is what it's all about.
Get those old photos out of your desk and send them to us.
Helen Larson and her little brother Jon, the only same class sister/brother act ever at Punahou that we know about.
Please send us photos of your personal activities and projects.
Julie Beadle's "Na Pua O Ka Laakea" (Flowers of the Sacred Light) Hula Halau in the San Francisco Bay Area. Julie is the third one from the right in the 2nd to the last row.
Ka Punahou - "The New Spring" - Did you know the official Punahou School colors (Buff 'n Blue) represent the buff sands and the blue seas of Hawaii? Did you know there are currently more than 20,000 living Punahou Alumni around the world? Check out our '59 Web Site for updated information 'About Punahou'.
'59ers relaxing on Kahala Beach at our 35th Reunion's traditional 'Sunday Family Picnic'.
Start making your plans to join us for our 50th in 2009.
"Fond Memories of Life at Punahou"
Lionel and Bob are throwing a big party...Let's go!
Cynnie Belle Ames' 12th Birthday Luau in 1953 at the Queens Surf in Waikiki. Seated left to right. Andy Durant, Cynnie Belle Ames, Kuulei Marciel, Pamela Andrade, Cynnie Belle's mother, Kehau Kea, Barbara Buscher.
Join us as we take a trip down memory lane back to 1946 together...
Miss Mill's Kindergarten Class
1st row: Susan Tiefenthal, Julie Beadle, Micky Scott, Jean Austin, Alan Bush, Pamela Andrade, Ann Durant
2nd row: Kuulei Marciel, John Waterhouse, Gay Stevensen, A.K. Jacobsen, Virginia Bowles, Carl Danielson, Helen Larson
3rd row: Miss Mills, Gilbert Halpern, Leza MacKenzie, Michael Waddoups, Elaine Mitsunaga, Lionel Craven, Ivy Richardson, Michael Schneider, Mrs. Fried
Absent: Martin Leggett, John Elwell, Paul Won, Mary Alexander, David Forbes, Alan Kidwell
Catch up on ourselves since 1959.
1943 1947 1959 2002 2007
PERSONAL and FAMILY PROFILES and stories
Many of us are discovering hidden talents in the areas of art; painting, sculpture, music, writing, photography, and other areas of artistic expression.
Check out our new web site section Punahou 1959 Art
Dick Moseley's nature photography
Ken and Barbara Buscher Stehouwer's Grandangels. Too cute for words.
Robin Luke relaxing in Hawaii with his handsome son Bob and his lovely daughter Tiffany (she looks just like Robin doesn't she) while a friend gives Robin and his family the "Way to go Robin" Shaka sign.
"Aunty Kianalani (Diane Devereux) and Uncle Keoni's (Jon Larson) Kau Kau Korner"
Our favorite Hawaiian Recipes:
Basic Teriyaki Sauce:
1 1/2 cup shoyu
1/2-1 cup sugar (brown or white)
3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
1" piece fresh ginger, sliced (or grated while frozen)
1 Tblsp. sesame oil
*1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
*2 Tblsp. chopped green onion
*1/4 cup whiskey, beer, or wine
* = optional
Typical Hawaiian style, adjust ALL ingredients depending on personal preference. For example: if you like it sweeter, add more sugar. Korean sauce would be with less sugar and more sesame. And Japanese (teriyaki) would be sweeter with no sesame or pepper.
Liquor, especially bourbon, adds a full flavor to the cooked meat, especially beef. Depending on the strength of flavor and delicacy of type of meat or fish, soak for at least 30 minutes at room temp. before cooking. For thick steaks, etc. and depending on amount of flavor you want, you can soak several hours at room temp. (turning occasionally), or overnight in refrigerator.
Hawaiian Teriyaki Beef and Chicken:
Cut the beef and/or chicken into chunks. Soak them a few minutes in Teriyaki sauce before baking them at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Add chunk pineapple near the end. Thicken and cook the Teriyaki sauce with corn starch and water. Pour the thickened Teriyaki sauce onto the cooked beef or chicken before serving. This is the fast way.
Better way is to dip the Teriyaki soaked meat cubes in flour or corn starch and then brown them first in oil, then pour the Teriyaki sauce over and bake just a few minutes so as not to overcook and also to cook the sauce. Then thicken if needed. Messy and more fattening and tedious, but delicious.
The Hawaiian Language
Here are some everyday greetings and salutations you can use in your letters and email.
"Aloha kakou" means "Greetings between you and I".
"Aloha nui loa" means "With much love" or "Warm greetings".
"A hui hou" means "See you again".
"Me kealoha mai" means "With my greetings".
"Me kealoha pumehana" means "With warm regards".
"Malama Pono" means "Take care of yourself",
"Aloha ea e, Keoni" means "Greetings to you, John".
"Mahalo" means "Thank You".
Island Humor:
"You are an Islander at heart eef......."
You know 101 ways to fix your rubber slippers; 50 using tape, 50 using glue, and one using a stick to poke the strap back in.
You sometimes use your open car door for a dressing room when going beach.
You wear two different color slippers together and you don't mind.
Nice clothes means a T-shirt without puka.
You are barefoot in all your elementary school pictures.
You have a slipper tan.
Your only suit is a bathing suit.
You drive barefoot because slippers get stuck in the pedals.
You have at least five Hawaiian bracelets and necklaces made of strung Kukui Nuts or woven lauhala and small sea-shells and you have at least one Hawaiian fish hook necklace.
You never ever under any circumstances wear socks with slippers.
"You been away the Islands too long eef..."
Your family dog get papers
You only wear Aloha Shirts to costume parties
Your mainland husband or wife understands everything you say
You don't use words like "da kine" any more
You dress up to eat at home
You wear socks and sneakers instead "go-aheads" with no socks
Your mother has stopped sending you care packages from Hawaii with good Islands food stuffs for you and for impress your friends and neighbors that you from the Islands
When you go picnic, you eat salami and cheese with sourdough bread and Caesar salad instead teriyaki spam sandwich wid rice and macaroni salad
You no mind drive 45 minutes to go the store
Mainland type Humor:
A gentle Amish lady is trotting down the road in her horse and buggy when she is pulled over by a cop.
"Ma'am, I'm not going to ticket you but I do have to issue you a warning. You have a broken reflector on your buggy."
" Oh dear!, I'll let my good and kind husband, Jacob, know as soon as I get home."
"That's fine. One more thing, ma'am. I don't like the way that one rein loops across the horse's back and around one of his testicles. I consider that animal abuse. That's cruelty to animals. Have your husband take care of that right away!"
Later that day, the gentle Amish lady is home telling her good husband Jacob about her encounter with the cop.
"Well, dear, what exactly did he say?"
"He said the reflector is broken."
"I can fix that in two minutes. Anything else?"
"I'm not sure, Jacob. Something about the Emergency Brake...."
Please send us more photos with captions and written text that we can publish on the '59 web site. Please write us interesting recollections about our Punahou days together, yourself today, your family, work, your community, children, grandchildren, pets, awards, life experiences growing up to where you are today, life's learnings, recommended reading for our personal preparations for the reunion,,, anything you think will be interesting which you wish to contribute in this shared public forum called the Internet.
Please send to: The '59 Web Site, c/o Jon Larson PO Box 751, Tiburon, CA 94920 or email it to jon_larson@hotmail.com. We will scan and return to you any photos you send in.
Mahalo!
Some words from our '59 Web Site Editor:
"A special Mahalo to our many classmates who have already contributed to our '59 Web Site.
Always remember that I and all of your Punahou '59 classmates love you for who you are, not for who you think we think you were, are or should be.
As for me, as you can plainly see, the hair went a long time ago, the chest is heading south (I am sure the ladies can relate to this), but at least the legs are holding up for now.
My love for you, Punahou and Hawaii is boundless and forever. I know you will enjoy the photos of our fabulous 40th and 45th reunions, and our 50th in June of 2009.
Life marches on doesn't it? We are all in this together. I take great comfort from knowing this.
Aloha Nui from Brother Jon,,, Tiburon, California 2009
