Wood Craft
Outrigger’s Hodge
cruises into retirementBryon Hodge retired as VP of Outrigger's condo and resort division July 26 and turned 60 the next day. A few days before he retired, his boss, Barry Wallace, walked him over to the Shore Bird in the Reef Hotel for a drink. Before long, four of Bryon's managers and his replacement came walking up the beach from an outrigger canoe. A security guard told him to follow the men back to the canoe. As one of the guys held a parasol over his head, Bryon said, "I only travel first class and I want a cocktail." A mai tai appeared and they paddled off to the Outrigger Waikiki where some 40 people were waiting on Duke's private party lanai. In the crowd were some of Outrigger's top brass, including David Carey, Perry Sorenson and Mel Walinski, and all of Bryon's general managers from the neighbor islands and his sales director, Alani Lou, who flew in from San Jose. "I loved every minute of it," Bryon said. "There were nice words, beautiful gifts and a lot of aloha ...
Sailing on
The Kenwood electronics firm of Japan used to sponsor a big yacht race but gave it up. However, America's Kenwood wines will sponsor the Waikiki Yacht Club's Summer Regatta next weekend. A Kenwood wine-tasting with plenty of food was held Thursday afternoon at the club to kick off the event. Working hard on the smooth-running affair were Mark Milton and Jarred Yoshida of M&S Brokerage, Better Brands' Scott Schierburg, David "Brother" Espinda and Emily Field and club manager Peter Dietrich. Music by Dita Holifield, Ellsworth Simeona and Jon Basebase was a plus ...
Tom Hanks is sure to be nominated for a best actor Oscar for his terrific portrayal of a mob enforcer and killer in "The Road to Perdition." Old pro Paul Newman and young Tyler Hoechlin help make this dark drama set in 1931 one of the year's best films ... For 34 years, Pete Pavao, 73, has run Pete's Shoe Shine Stand in Ala Moana Liberty House and Macy's. But Pete's name is Eugene. Ages ago, he wanted to box. Fearing his mom would disapprove, he used the name Pete ...
Greg's one in a million
The 15th St. Louis Education Foundation benefit golf tourney that Greg Gomes organizes raised $140,000 this year, putting the total amount over $1 million. Public schools should have such boosters as Gomes, St. Louis '56, and president of Advantage Webco Dodge Hawaii. The tourney at the Hawaii Prince July 26 was won by the team of Al Souza, Larry Cundiff and Henry Katsuda. Bidding was hot at the post-tourney auction for a dinner for 20 people prepared by Alan Wong, Roy Yamaguchi, Russell Siu, Hiroshi Fukui, D.K. Kodama and Colin Nishida. Because bidding was so fierce, the chefs will prepare two dinners, one for the winner, who bid $7,600, and another for the runner-up who laid out $7,500. Larry Price was emcee ...Howard Yoshino, 82, shot his first hole-in-one in 51 years of golf last week. The Hilo Seniors Golf Club member used a 3 wood to ace the 148-yard 8th hole of the Hilo Municipal links. Yoshino, who walks 18 holes three times a week, was playing with Jim Sumner and Masa Nakamura ...
Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin in the streets
of downtown Honolulu during World War II, writes of
people, places and things every Saturday.
E-mail him at bwood@starbulletin.com