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04-10-2009 - UPDATE

"Kahalu'u Beach Day"

The costs are $30 for 13 years and older, $20 for Children 6-13, children 5 and under is free. This is for folks that are not going to be eating breakfast, lunch and dinners with us at the condo's. If you are paying for the basic meals, then Kahalu'u is included with that price.

02-15-2009

2009 Family Reunion Deadlines

- Please try to send in your payment before the following dates - You can email 

Jimmy Harai Jr. judomanz@yahoo.com

for more information.  

- Also, please RSVP Jimmy at the above address as soon as possible, even though you send in the money later.  He will use this information to decide how much room we need for the banquet.  The earlier we know the information, the better.

05-22-2009  T-Shirts and Towels

06-20-2009  Meals and Banquet

 

          Location of Reunion:          

Castle Kona Reef Condominium Resort

75-5888 Alii Drive, Kona, HI 96740

Other hotels in the area, and some estimated prices per day (before taxes), along with distance from Castle Kona Reef (prices will change without notice).  These prices was from 02/15/2009:

Royal Kona Resort - 75-5852 Alii Drive, Kona, HI - $114 - 0.2 miles - 3 stars

Sea Village Resort - 75-5992 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI - $146 - 0.5 miles - 3 stars

Kona Bay Hotel (Uncle Billy's Hawaiian Family Resorts) - 75-5739 Alii Drive, Kona, HI - $94 - 0.6 miles - 2 stars

Outrigger Royal Sea Cliff - 75-6040 Alii Drive, Kona, HI - $114 - 0.7 miles - 3 stars

King Kamehamehas Kona Beach Hotel - 75-5660 Palani Road, Kona, HI - $160 - 1.1 miles - 2 stars

Kona Seaside Hotel - 75-5646 Palani Road, Kona, HI - $88 - 1.3 miles - 2 stars

Castle Kona Bali Kai Condominium Resort - 76-6246 Alii Drive, Kona, HI - $118 - 2.0 miles - 2 stars

Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort - 78-6740 Alii Drive, Kahaluu Keauhou, HI - $133 - 3.9 miles - 3 stars

Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa - 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kona, HI - $118 - 5.1 miles - 4 stars

12-22-2008

2009 HARAI FAMILY REUNION
JULY 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH 


Aloha Harai Ohana !!!

It is that time once again !!! The 2009 Harai Family Reunion is just around the corner. The Harai Family Reunion Planning Committee has been organizing and finalizing the planning for our next reunion. We have already selected the location and have worked out the costs of putting on this reunion. Please RSVP so we can put together a head count so we know how many to expect. The Committee members will be staying at the Kona Reef. The Kona Reef does not have a block of Condo's for us to reserve, so please make your arrangements with them or with another Condo/Hotel. Please RSVP by January 31st or as soon as possible, we are trying to determine how many family members will turn out for this.

The 2009 Harai Family reunion will be hosted at the Kona Reef Condominium located at:

Kona Reef
75-5888 Alii Drive
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 329-2959

The 2009 Harai Family Reunion will be on the following dates:

Friday July 10th, 2009 - Start time @ 10:00 AM - Welcome Committee BBQ @ Kahaluu State Beach Park. Just check into your Condo/Hotel and join us at the beach. We will provide Snacks, Lunch and Dinner at the Beach.

Saturday July 11th, 2009 - We will provide Breakfast, Snacks, Lunch and Dinner at the Condo's by the pool. We will be hosting various events on this day, if you are interested in any of the events, please let us know in advance so we can place your name on the roster (Especially for Golfing).

The Golf Tournament will be hosted by Bruce Lim. Golfers will meet at a Golf Course to be announced. Additional information including starting times and costs will be provided at a later date. 

The Bowling Bash will be hosted by Bev Sato. Bowlers will meet @ 11AM at the Kona Bowl. 

The Poker Tournament will be hosted by John Harai. Poker Players will meet @ 9PM at Jimmy Harai's room at the Kona Reef. The buy-in will be $20.00 per person and we will pay out the top four finishers. Texas hold 'em is the most popular poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe. Hold 'em is a community card game where each player may use any combination of the five community cards and the player's own two hole cards to make a poker hand. 

There is also an Obon Festival at the Daifukuji Soto Mission in the evening. We plan on visiting. Obon is one of the most important traditions for Japanese people. It is a Buddhist event and is the period of praying for the repose of the souls of one's ancestors. People believe that their ancestors' spirits come back to their homes to be reunited with their family during Obon. Obon is an important family gathering time and many people return to their hometowns. Featured at Obon is traditional Japanese dancing and taiko drumming.

Sunday July 12th, 2009 - We will provide Breakfast and Snacks at the Condo's by the pool at the Kona Reef. The Harai Family Reunion Banquet will be held @ Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission @ Noon. Food will be catered by Teshima's Restaurant. This is going to be the official conclusion to the Family Reunion. We bid everyone a Hui hou !! 

Monday July 13th, 2009 - We will provide an informal Breakfast and Lunch by the pool at the Kona Reef for those of us that plan on staying until Monday.

Email: Jimmy Harai Jr. judomanz@yahoo.com if you have not received a Reunion Signup form.

We hope to see you and your family at the reunion !!! We are planning on doing plenty of raffle prizes, so if you want to donate a prize, please let us know. Help us make this reunion the biggest and one of the best ever !!! See you there ! If you have any questions or ideas, call or e-mail any one of the Planning Committee Members.

Costs for the 2009 Harai Family Reunion are as follows: ** Please keep in mind that we are trying to keep the costs as low as possible, but we have to pay for the rental of the Pavilion at Kahaluu State Beach Park and for the rental of the Hall at the Daifukuji Soto Mission. Children under 5 years of age will be free.

The Basic Meals price covers all meals, drinks and snacks held at Kahaluu and at the Condo's. This includes everything needed to prepare each and every meal that we plan on making. 
    Basic Meals for 13 years of age and above are $100.00
    Basic Meals for Children 6-12 years of age are $65.00
    Basic Meals for Children 5 years of age and under will be free

The Banquet price covers the rental of the Daifukuji Soto Mission Hall and an onolicious catered meal by Teshima's Restaurant. The entertainment is free !!!!
    Banquet costs for youths 13 years of age and above are $ 30.00
    Banquet costs for Children 6-12 years of age are $ 20.00
    The banquet cost for children 5 years of age and under is free

The price for the T-Shirts and Towels will be as follows: 
    Children's T-Shirt sizes Small - Large will be $ 12.00 each
    Adults T- Shirt sizes Small - 2XLarge will be $ 15.00 each
    Beach Towels will be $15.00 each

04-17-2008 - Darlene Kirihara has now joined the Reunion Committee, and Kerry has volunteered to take pictures.

04-17-2008 - Planning has begun for the 2009 Family Reunion.  Updates will be posted here when received.

01-12-2008 -  Added a few photos of Jim Harai ,Cindy Ross and her family. Click here->  James Harai Jr and Cindy Ross

01-09-2008 - 6th Harai Family Reunion - coming soon!  This is your 1 1/2 year warning to get ready for the 2009 event!

    2009 Reunion Committee

    Norman Harai - nharai@cox.net

    Donna Lim - limb002@hawaii.rr.com

    Jimmy Harai Jr. - judomanz@yahoo.com

11-21-2007 -  Chikue Harai's family in Vacaville, CA. Thanksgiving Dinner 2007   Monopoly Game

09-05-2006 -  Posted pictures of Ets and family.  Ets and Anita Yamada family trips

07-31-2006 -  All the pictures are now posted.  Teshima banquet, Kona Reef condo, Beach, and a few pictures taken at Teshima's restaurant and Fusano's house.

07-16-2006 -  The pictures for the Teshima banquet and Kona Reef condo pictures have been posted.  I still have a few more additions to make, but the majority of the pictures are online.  On each picture page, there is a link to a zip file you can download that contains those pictures.  I have also uploaded the pictures to an online photo printing service (Snapfish.com).  They will let you view the pictures for free, but you must make an account.  You can also order prints from them, which they can mail to you (or use their 1 hour service and it can be sent to select Walgreen stores).  They seem to have the best prices out of the few other online photo printing places I have checked.  Just remember the pictures from the 2006 Reunion have been optimized for 4x6 or 20x30 inch (3:2 ratio) printing.  If you print in other sizes, some parts of the picture may not display.

07-09-2006 -  The beach pictures has been posted.  Click on this link to go directly there:   The 5th Harai Family Reunion .  Other pictures will follow later.  Send an email to kerry@haraifamily.com, and I will send you an email back when all the pictures have been posted.

07-06-2006 -  Some of the 5th Harai Family Reunion pictures will be posted by Friday.

01-14-2006 -  2006 HARAI FAMILY REUNION