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Volume 2009, Issue 11
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Fishes of Hawai'i
A HONOLULU AQUARIUM SOCIETY PUBLICATION
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President’s Message
November 6, 2009
Fish Show Awards
7:30 PM
by Wayne Steljes
Meeting Location
Kuhio Elementary School Cafeteria
2759 South King Street
Enter from Kahoaloha Lane
December 5, 2009
Christmas Party -TreeTops Restaurant
NO General Membership Meeting
Contents
* President's Message . . . . . . . . 1
* Fish Show Winners . . . . . . . . 2
* President's Message con't/Pics 3
* Christmas Party Flyer . . . . . . .4
* Auction Form/Christmas Party
Sign-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
* Award Pictures con't . . . . . . . 6
* Award Pictures con't . . . . . . 7
* Award Pictures con't . . . . . . . 8
* Award Pictures con't . . . . . . . 9
* Honor Roll/Mission Statement.10
* Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . 11
* Board Highlights . . . . . . . . . 12
* Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . 13
Our Annual Fish Show was simply great;
allowing our members to show off their
fabulous tanks. A lot of hard work went
into the planning and execution of putting
up all the wooden horses with the ten
foot 4x4‛s, along with the tank alignment
measurements. Thank you Eric Hayashi for
chairing our annual fish show again; your
attention to detail, safety standards and
providing the judging forms made our show
another success for the Honolulu Aquarium
Society.
I would like to thank all of our membership
who participated in showing their tanks
and in your pride displaying them. I know
that it was a lot of hard work and anxious
moments in getting your tanks ready for
the show. It took a lot of imagination in
producing some of your tanks and it was all
worth it because you won a ribbon in your
category, congratulations to all!
The Mega auction was awesome. We made
a lot of money to sustain our club for the
various functions we have during the year.
Thank you all for your Mega generosity
for our club. I cannot over emphasize the
importance of your donations; it provides
our board with the opportunity to give the
HAS the best programs, family gatherings,
and our yearly fish shows. Much Mahalo
again!! I am very sorry I wasn‛t able to be
at the Mega auction; I heard that it was
a lot of fun with a little stress! I took ill
and asked Alan Teraoka to stand in for
me. Alan thanks for doing a great job for
us. I understand that the many friends
of our members also gave great donations
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THE 2009 FISH SHOW WINNERS
October 9-11, 2009
BEST IN SHOW FISH
Preston Otsuka
BEST IN SHOW PLANTED
Mitchell Wong
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Jerry Wong
NOVICE
ADVANCED
COMMUNITY - Novelty
st
1 Place:
Franklyn Lau
LIVEBEARERS
st
1 Place:
Preston Otsuka
nd
2 Place:
Preston Otsuka
rd
3 Place:
Preston Otsuka
FAMILY TANK
st
1 Place:
Wayne Steljes
nd
2 Place:
Jerry Wong
Lance Pang
Eric Hayashi
1st Place:
GROW OUT (FURCATA RAINBOW)
Lance Pang
1st Place:
2nd Place:
3rd Place:
COMMUNITY - NATURAL
st
1 Place:
Kamalii Leong
nd
2 Place:
Graydon Southard
COMMUNITY NOVELTY
st
1 Place:
Michael & Kimberly
Chong
nd
2 Place
Adam Kono
rd
3 Place
Stephen Fong
EGG LAYERS (PAIRS)
st
1 Place:
Alan Teraoka
2nd Place:
3rd Place:
COMMUNITY - MINIATURE
st
1 Place:
Mitchell Wong
nd
2 Place:
Raul Sabat
rd
3 Place:
Mitchell Wong
Alan Teraoka
Wayne Steljes
GUPPIES
1st Place:
Robin Echavaria
2nd Place:
Franklyn Lau
rd
3 Place:
Preston Otsuka
FAMILY TANK
Warren Muraoka
1st Place:
2nd Place:
3rd Place:
EGG LAYERS
Philip Lee
Joshua Harada
Philip Lee
LIVE BEARERS
Andrew Wakuzawa
1st Place:
SINGLE FISH
1st Place:
Michael & Kimberly
Chong
2nd Place:
Warren Muraoka
3rd Place:
George Carlson
HONORABLE MENTION
Reese Echavaria
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in support of our clubs‛ Mega auction, thank you for your support. The HAS board
appreciates your generosity!.
This year's annual fish showing was a big success especially in the public‛s attendance.
Surely the Orchid Show did help in the attendance; however we had over 1,000 people
attend over the three day period. Great job Baron in counting the visitors and handing
out the People's Choice ballots for us. Baron Fukata is our clubs‛ Sergeant at Arms at all
of HAS functions.
Jerry Wong won the Peoples Choice Award certainly has major bragging rights! I think
the count for his display was in the vicinity of several hundred votes; well done!! The
public was very excited and wanted to participate in our fish show.
There was a big miscommunication on the timeline of the break down (closing of the
show). I take full responsibility for that; however we cannot be late in taking down a
tank. You should be at the show at least 30 to 45 minutes early to be ready to remove
your display. You must make arrangements for your tank removal by someone in the club
if you are not able to make it. You must call someone in the club if you cannot be there.
It creates a major problem for the clean up crew and the other members taking down
their tanks. We do not want to take responsibility for your fish dying. We know that
everyone's fish is very important and could be very expensive and difficult to replace.
The Honolulu Aquarium Society will not take responsibility or liability for your possible
lost. Please be responsible for your own tanks. If anyone has any questions; do not
hesitate to ask a board member.
There‛s a lot that happens at the fish show. Most of you may not realize what it takes to
have a successful one. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all of you that
got involved to make our show the BEST. Next year will be even better; we need to make
some corrections in procedures and assignments to make the show more interesting and
fun for all. Any suggestions, please let me know. I'm very open to all ideas.
The November meeting will be the presentation of awards from the fish show, our regular
auction and the raffle. Don‛t forget about the Christmas Party at Tree Tops in Manoa;
great fun and good food, on Saturday, December 5th. Paying at the door will cost you
double, so get your payment in at the November general membership meeting.
See you all at the next meeting!!
Fish Show Pictures
taken by Robert Lau
Setting up the stand
Configuring the train
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AUCTION FORM
We need your help!
Please discard any OLD auction forms you may have and use the form below. This NEW form has a
DONATION column. If your item is a donation please check this column. This will help us keep track
of any auction item that is a donation, and we can recognize your contribution to the club. We will have
blank forms at the auction table. Please list your auction items before the meeting. This will expedite
the handling of the auction items before the meeting starts. Thank you for your cooperation.
2009 HAS Christmas Party Sign-Up
Name of Adult Member(s) Attending: ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Name of Adult Non- Member(s) Attending: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
Children (12 & below) Attending:
Name
Age
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Pre-Sale
Adults - $23.00
Children - $11.00 (12 & under)
On Night of Party
Adults - $46.00
Children - $22.00 (12 & under)
Children 4 & under – FREE
Please turn in form to Betty Steljes by the November 6, 2009 membership meeting.
Remember $5.00 fish related grab bag per person (no fish food or nets please)!
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2009 FISH SHOW PICTURES
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Pictures taken by Robert Lau
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Wayne, Jerry, Kamalii, Doris & Graydon
Scott Chingon & Eric Hayashi
Jojo Raquel, Mike Yamamoto, Roy Thom
Tallying scores
Visitors to our show
Eric Hayashi
Franklin Lau
George Carlson
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2009 FISH SHOW PICTURES
__Pictures taken by Robert Lau
Graydon Southard
Lance Pang
Mike & Kimberly Chong
Mitchell Wong
Phillip Lee
Preston Otsuka
Raul Sabat
Stephen Fong
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2009 FISH SHOW PICTURES
Pictures taken by Robert Lau
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Wayne Steljes
Adam Kono
Alan Teraoka
Andrew Wakuzawa
Jerry Wong
Joshua Harada
Kamalii Leong
Auction Goodies
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2009 FISH SHOW PICTURES
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Pictures taken by Robert Lau
Auctioneer Wray Tsuzaki
Auctioneer Lori Shimoda
Auctioneer Jordan Wong
Auctioneer Daniel Hee
Auctioneer Dennis Tse
Denise, Scott & Keith recording bids
Groups of bought items
Lillia Hanohano walking away with a
raffle prize
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HONOR ROLL
These stores support the Honolulu Aquarium Society by
donating prizes, which are awarded at our functions, and
by offering a discount to members who show their membership cards when making purchases:
Aquascapes
Aiea Town Square
99-082 Kauhale St., Suite B4
487-0077
Coral Fish Hawaii
810 Moanalua Road, Aiea
488-8801
Enchanted Lake Pet Center
1020 Keolu Drive, Kailua
262-2219
The Honolulu Aquarium Society
Established in 1950
Mission Statement:
The Honolulu Aquarium Society is dedicated to
the promotion and encouragement of the Aquarium
Hobby. We share knowledge, experience and
fellowship among all our members, both novice
and old-timer. We endeavor to preserve the natural
habitat of Aquatic Life. We seek to gain personal
development in the breeding and showing of aquatic
life, and to stretch the boundaries of Hawaii to
like-minded people though out our nation and the
world.
HAS News & Notables
Moanalua Pet Center
4510 Salt Lake Blvd # A10
488-8843
Modern Pet Center
1331 Makaloa St.
949-4916
Petland-Kahala
4400 Kalaianaole Hwy
4400 Kalanianaole Hwy
734-7387
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE DUE.
PLEASE RENEW DURING THIS MONTH’S
GENERAL MEETING TO CONTINUE
TO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTER.
MAHALO
$20.00 for an individual plus $5.00 for each
additional membership card. This way a family
of 3 can have three cards for $30.00 per year.
Annual membership for Junior Members (17 years
or younger) remains at $6.00.
Pet’s Discount Warehouse
Disclaimer
4384B Malaai St – 422-5763
Waikele Center – 678-8808
Hawaii Kai Town Center – 395-0448
1415 Kapiolani Blvd. – 955-3774
Pet’s ‘N Plants
98-020 Kamehameha Hwy.
488-9922
Pets Plus
250 Ward Avenue #120
593-9788
Kalihi Pet Center
City Square Shopping Center
1199 Dillingham Blvd. Suite 101
841-5234
The Pet Spot
Pearl Highland Center
1000 Kamehameha Hwy
455-8500
Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors,
and not necessarily those of the Honolulu Aquarium
Society (HAS) or the editor of I’A O HAWAI’I.
Articles from this publication may be reprinted by
nonprofit organizations provided proper credit is
given the author and HAS, and that two copies of
the reprint are sent to:
The Honolulu Aquarium Society
P.O. Box 235791
Honolulu, HI 96823
Next Board Meeting
Board meetings are open to all members.
The next Board meeting will be on Tuesday,
November 10, at 7:30 p.m. It will be held at the
Susannah Wesley Community Center at:
1117 Kaili Street, Honolulu, HI 96819
They Deserve Your Support!!
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The Honolulu Aquarium Society
Board Meeting Highlights
October 13, 2009 - Tuesday - 7:30 p.m.
Treasurer's Report for 10-13-09
Members Present:
Scot Seo, Dennis Tse, Wayne Steljes,
Betty Steljes, Robert Lau, Robin Echavaria,
Eric Hayashi, Dave Yoshishige, Lance
Pang, Alan Teraoka, Larry Nakano
Previous Balance
Income
Expense
New Balance
$5,135.46
2,575.00
(971.50)
$6,738.96
The Honolulu Aquarium Society would like to welcome
the following new members for October:
Tim Stanton
Jacob McFarlane
MAHALO
The Honolulu Aquarium Society would like to thank the following
members for their donations:
Robert Lau
show tank, 6 plant tools
Wayne Ito
20 bags fish & plants
Dean Onishi
36 bags fish
Jerry Wong
4 bags fish
Larry Nakano
1 bag fish
Neal Yamagata
3 bags fish
Leighton Lum
71 bags fish
Patrick Horimoto
7 bags plants
Scot & Denise Seo
15 bags fish
Walter Lam
4 bags fish
Preston Otsuka
10 bags fish
Chris Crooks
5 bags gravel
Lance Pang
8 bags plants, 4 bags fish, 9
bags of fish magazines
Adam Kono
magazines, 5 bags fish,
fish food & bowl
Petland
gift certificate, fish bowl,
anubias
Darin, Tyler & Trevor 1 complete tank, tree
Hisanaga
ornament
Robert, Ivey & Marissa
Steinfeld
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3 complete tanks, 5 misc.
tank items
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