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- Calvin & Lynn Chang
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- Dan & Susan Fukushima
- Danny & Elaine Ganiko
- Rick & Patty Hashimoto – In Memory of Mel Hashimoto
- The Ikeda Family
- Calvin & Lynn Chang
- Jeff & Namy Folick
- Dan & Susan Fukushima
- Danny & Elaine Ganiko
- Rick & Patty Hashimoto – In Memory of Mel Hashimoto
- The Ikeda Family
- Calvin & Lynn Chang
- Jeff & Namy Folick
- Dan & Susan Fukushima
- Danny & Elaine Ganiko
- Rick & Patty Hashimoto – In Memory of Mel Hashimoto
- The Ikeda Family