HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0718.074 2016-2018 Murashige, Laura
From: Valerie Poindexter <valeriepoindexter@mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 8:38 PM
To: Murashige, Laura; Leslie, Earlanne
Subject: Fwd:YES TO BILLNo.99 Please
I told Minerva I would forward her testimony for the council meeting. r4
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From: Minerva Tabucbuc <naiwaleilehua@gmail.com>
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Date: February 5, 2018 at 10:41:34 PM HST
To: valeriepoindexter@mac.com
Subject: Fwd: YES TO BILLNo.99 Please
Hi love! If you could please make sure this gets read. I thank you for everything you do for us!
By the way I would like to have something named after you someday too! I'll tell you my idea
one day!
Love you!!
Minerva
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From: Minerva Tabucbuc<naiwaleilehua@gmail.com>
Date: February 5, 2018 at 10:33:20 PM HST
To: countytestimony@hawaiicounty.gov
Subject: YES TO BILLNo.99 Please
Aloha to all!
Please except my letter of testimony respectfully requesting to honor a great man
Lala Epenesa. I ask kindly in behalf of my family to VOTE YES ON I3I:l:.2L;No.
99.
LaLa Epenessa was one of the most proudest members of the Honokaa
community. His dedication to our town and the surrounding towns went beyond
his job. After his daily work hours we're done, he continued on to the field, or the
court, or to some facility where he was probably going to help a friend, family
member, or community group. Either with coaching, assistant coaching, cooking • n -
or even just counseling one of our youth in the parking lot. I swear this guy never �_ 3
slept. He put many others first before himself,that's probably what led to his o 9
health problems. I have many many stories of.how I watched this man work
throughout our community in all aspects. He was well respected because he gave
respect. I even saw at times that he would still help some who disrespected him in • � : •-�
the past. Many times (especially in sporting events)he was opinionated but p�
remained diplomatic because he knew the outcome would be better for everyo:ne. }co
For a man who spent most of his own life winning, in defeat as a mentor he also ,
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taught our kids to be humble in loss. He treated all the youth that he spent time
with as if they were his own. I myself have four children, and each one of them
were mentored by "uncle La".
If you ever asked him to do something he always said "CAN". It didn't always
feel like a direct answer, however as long as he said that word you knew he was
going to help you somehow accomplish your task.
It kills me not to be there in person to show the emotion that I have regarding this
good man. I just pray that this statement gets read and is helpful to open the hearts
and minds of the council that makes the final decision.
In closing I would like to share something that was brought to our attention at his
celebration of life. Lala Epenessa was part Samoan. Epenessa in Samoan means
Ebenezer. In biblical terms Ebenezer means "The Stone of help", and in Samoan
Lala means " To gather ". What better name to give a place where this man
helped gather many youth, and was a stepping stone of help for them. Again I
humbly ask in behalf of my family and I'm sure many many others,to help us
name the lower Honokaa softball field after a deserving community contributor.
Please VOTE YES ON BILL No. 99.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
Minerva N. Tabucbuc
Warren G. Tabucbuc
Taylor K. Tabucbuc
Warren K. Tabucbuc
Xander 0. K. Tabucbuc
Odin H. Tabucbuc
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