Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 26

C-6D Friday. March 31. 1995 Star-Bulletin VOICES You Make V- Call first kick-off. Having some schools take unfair advantage of the situation only compounds the problem. MIKE MORGAN Aloha Stadium best for soccer championships As a volunteer and spectator at the Hawaii State High School soccer championships, I feel it was the best ever.

With a record crowd of over 11,000 fans, I am not alone. I believe that there is not a high school program in the nation that can touch its exposure for our sport. Where in the U.S. can high schoolers play in a stadium with such notoriety as the home of the NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Bowl and Hula Bowl? Add to this, the Sony Jumbotron videotaping of each and every one of the 36 matches. We, as adults, forget the thrill of playing in such a stadium before our friends, family and fans.

It took us seven years to get our games back in the stadium after an exclusion period of 1982-1989. Locally, the sport has grown tremendously in the last 21 years since the first tourney in 1974. This is the first year that all 18 games for each of the girls' and boys contests were played in one loca- tion. There is no way on God's green earth that 36 games could have been safely played on natural grass fields during the rainiest part of the year. So additionally for the safety of our youngsters, the stadium is the place to be.

A tip of the coconut hat to the players, coaches and staff members of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association and Aloha Stadium for the best finale ever. Mahalo nui loa to all of you. JACK SULLIVAN Try more golfcotsrses, not computer system The current public golf course tee times go to those who diligently call in at 6:30 a.m. and attempt to get a time. Usually one in a foursome gets through and gets a time close to that desired.

The proposed expensive system that the city wishes to Install will still and rightfully reward those who call in early. The trouble is that this Star Wars system will do nothing to improve the obtaining of tee times except waste thousands of dollars and replace a live starter at the end of the line with i five automated computer lines that cannot answer questions and give simple information, such as whether someone in your foursomes has already obtained a starting time. If the problem appears to be that too many people are playing every day at about the same time, this problem alone should be ad-; dressed simply and directly. A sim-1 ple dictum that one can play only a number of times a week, tracked 4 by an I.D. number, should do the trick.

Before the city starts wasting money solving problems, it should first know what the problem is. Stop picking on senior golfers who spend a lot of time obtaining tee times through the phone, and stop creating many large problems where there may be a tiny one. The real problem is that Oahu does not have enough public golf courses. RICHARD Y.WILL ESPN wasn't to blame for Rainbows' problems Regarding Riley Wallace's ill-advised attempt to deflect the blame of his team's poor showing in the WAC tournament by stating that ESPN was the problem for showing the UH incidents. No, Riley, ESPN is not to blame.

The team's behavior speaks for We applaud the DOE for Initiating a great program and strongly recommend that some way be found to provide athletic trainers at all high schools in the state. WAYNE AND JOYNAKAMOTO Soccer tournaments on artificial turf are unfair The Hawaii High School Athletic Association soccer tournaments showcase the best players in the state. Teams involved worked hard to get there and deserve to play teams that have prepared for the competition under equal conditions. The Issue here Is the playing surface at Aloha Stadium. Soccer played on artificial turf is a much different game than when played on natural turf.

Balls roll faster and farther, which requires a complete shift in timing and technique. This is why World Cup games must be played on grass. Common knowledge is that it requires a game or two of playing experience to become comfortable with the playing differences. This would not be an issue if every team came into the tournament after playing their entire season on grass only. The teams with a first-round bye are still at a disadvantage going against teams that played the day before, but this cannot be helped.

What can be helped is the advantage gained by teams that have the opportunity and resources to practice on an artificial surface for up to a month prior to the tournament I find it curious that the finalists in the boys tournament both took advantage of the opportunity, either by renting Cooke Field or having it given to them free by someone's uncle connection. I know this may sound like sour grapes from a losing team, but it is actually from a concerned parent who feels that this type of gamesmanship is not the sportsmanship we want to teach our young people. The solution is to play the tournaments on the same surface as the rest of the season. The hosting high schools would make the money now garnered by Aloha Stadium. The fans would sit closer to the field for better viewing.

Parents would not have to pay up to $70 for shoes used once. I do not feel that saying we have to use the stadium merely to support a little-used facility at the sacrifice of the quality of the game is justified. Sure, playing in the stadium is a big deal, but the players say that wears off after the McGee, Tony Maroney, John Molle Justice Sueing and Shane Willis for sharing your time and talents with us. Linapuni School believes that parents and friends can make a significant impact on their children's lives by reading aloud 10 minutes a day. Our purpose In having this program was to expose our children and parents to positive role models who enjoy and value reading.

The players were all well-mannered, warm, personable young men. I really appreciated their contribution to our school. -i JO ANN SUGIYAMA More features needed on small-college hoops Please have more feature stories about the people in small college basketball, such as the refs, fans, coaches, etc. There is a great deal of interest in the firing of Coach Bob Wilson in Hilo and who will be the next Maybe next year a reporter could come out to Laie (before) the end of the season, when HPU plays. We, (BYU Hawaii) had a great game against Iowa.

There were six radio stations and other media people, but no one from our local paper bothered to come out. Jim Easterwood did some great stories on all the teams when he was at the Star-Bulletin and came out for all our games. You have a lot of readers and business people on the North Shore and in town who enjoy basketball, and like to read about their team instead of 2-3 pages of Rainbow sports. HARR MAXWELL Athletic trainers for all high schools needed Athletic trainers are a valuable asset to the few public high schools in the state which they serve. The trainers provide services at the schools, including preliminary diagnosis of injuries, early treatment and protection of injured areas to ensure safety until further medical treatment is received, treatment and follow-up instructions to athletes and parents and coordinated rehabilitative training.

They provide a safety net at sporting events and assist to link injured athletes with appropriate health care professionals. Their' holistic approach to the well-being of the athletes helps to teach students how many things affect performance. It also supports the value of healthful living. LETTERS: Must be signed, with a return address and a telephone number where the writer can be reached during office hours. The Star-Bulletin reserves the right to publish excerpts only.

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ONLINE: You can reach us on three online services via Managing Editor David Shapiro. Prodigy; WMBJ48A CompuServe: 73544.1603 Internet: davidsaloha.net itself. The abusive fouls, the obscene gestures of the players are the problems. Not ESPN's airing of the incidents. Clearly the team is off course and lacking guidance.

WILLIAM "HAOLE" KING No place on a court for flagrant fouls, vulgarity Values, fair play and discipline are important lessons of any worthwhile sports program. Elbows to the chin, flagrant fouls and vulgarity in words and The Readers Write actions have no place in the basketball court We prepare young men on the court to be men of the future. I am embarrassed for the people of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii. Basketball is a man's game for men not immature boys! Grow up, Rainbow men's teams players and coach! CY BARKER Hold school responsible for actions of athletes It's only March and we've already written Hawaii's Sports Story of the Year. It goes something like this: "John Molle's and Justice Sueing's actions displace UH's selection for NIT Don't let anyone tell you other-' "wise; Bad sportsmanship kept UH out of the NIT.

can't blame ESPN's coverage, a so-so record or being: in the "heat of the battle." Blame it purely on the inability to control one's temper and attitude. Actions that embarrassed an entire school. Let me go a step further. I'm av firm believer that parents should be responsible for the actions of their children. I also feel a school should be held responsible for the actions of its athletes.

Why not? If a school benefits from their athletes' performance, let them carry the responsibility as well. The NCAA should set up an strikes and you're out" policy for both athlete and school. You'll see how quickly attitudes change. To all the other athletes, students and UH supporters, we all deserved better than we got. Onward to next year.

MARTIN SCHILLER Rainbows give pupils some points on reading Fun, exciting, fabulous are some of the adjectives to describe the UH Rainbow basketball team's visitation to Linapuni Elementary School to promote reading. They "slam-dunked" their way into the hearts and minds of our students and scored major points for reading. Thank you to coaches Riley Wallace, Bob Nash, Jackson Wheeler, and players Phil Handy, Kalia Fong, Vera Poon and Beverly Kir by; son Clayton sisters Clara Chun and Mazie Young; brothers Fred and Wallace; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services in California. Rudolph M.

Derramas of Honolulu, a U.S. Air Force retiree, died Sunday in Bellingham, Wash. Derramas, 67, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Josephine Chang and Beatrice Roberts; daughters Danielle Janus and Valerie Opiopio; and sons Michael and Gabriel Moya. Service: 4 to 5 p.m.

Sunday at Maunalua Bay Beach Park on Ka-lanianaole Highway. Casual attire. Steven J. Fainl of Kona, a welder fabricator with the Nova Group, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. Faini, 35, was born in Norris-town, Pa.

He is survived by wife Angie; son Preston mother Hel-lon Disorbo; father Vincent brothers Darrel Faini and Damian Disorbo; sister Cheryl Frantz; grandparents John and Mae Disorbo; and stepson Thibert Lussiasa. Service: 10:30 a.m. tomorrrow at Kona Outdoor Circle Educational Center, 766280 Kuakini Highway. Casual attire. No flowers.

Melba E. Fisher of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Hawaii, retired owner of a mobile park In Daytona Beach, died Wednesday at home. Fisher, 80, was born in Hampshire, 111. She is survived by son James daughter Joy brothers Vyrl and John K. Beamish; and sister Viola E.

Withenshaw. Memorial service: 1 p.m. tomorrow at the HOVE Evangelical Church on Leilani Street. Casual attire. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Kona.

Brigida A. Flores of Pearl City died last Friday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Flores, 66, was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Prudencio; sons Lorenzo Marcelo Bernabe A. and Jove-nio daughters Veronica F.

Pa-dilla, Erlinda F. Sanchez, Julita F. Decanay, and Lourdes F. Paga-duan; sisters Bebeng Tucay, Lourdes Ausena, Titang Gonzalez, Loring Cortez and Lenora Claur. Mass: 3 p.m.

tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial at a later date in the Philippines. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paul M.S. Fong of Honolulu, a retired state bank examiner, died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospital. Fong, 78, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice W.H.; sons Cleighton and Kevin; daughters Miriam Choy and Stella Chan; Some responses to last night's call-in question: "What do you think about the city's plan to computerize the way starting times are reserved for municipal golf courses? Jack Rainey, Alewa Heights: It's good.

Unless you grease palms, $20 or more, the same guys get the starting times and us regular people don't. Paul Durham, Honolulu: It's a joke. I went to the meeting the other night at the Ala Wai. It appears the situation's all settled. They're going to have it whether we like it or not.

It doesn't solve anything at all. Elliot Kano, Hawaii Kal: Is there a problem? 1 don't see a problem. If there's any fixing, it's done by the administration, not the individual courses. Bill Hurler, Alewa Heights: It's a very good idea, the system should be implemented. It works in 175 other places, why shouldn't it work here? Blaine Hirashima, Moiliill: Most senior citizens do not want to talk to a computer system because of hearing problems or fear of making a mistake and having to dial again.

Nolan Brooks, Nuuanu: They should go computerized. We pay taxes just like the people who are getting all the starting times. Gene Espinda, Honolulu: They should at least give it a try. It's very difficult to get on public courses. The same guys are teeing off at 10 a.m.

every Saturday. Maybe the rest of us will finally get a chance to play the Ala Wai. Kats Sakamoto, Kaneohe: This discriminates against people with dial phones. Plus the cost is too excessive. Use money to improve golf courses.

Helen Hiroi, Manoa: I agree the city should computerize the tee times. The way it is now, there's too much favoritism. CALL US: Look (or You Make The Call every Thursday in the Star-Bulletin. A telephone number for you to call will be provided then. Look for comments to the weekly telephone survey on Friday.

OBITUARIES Larry Anderson had labor of love: kids, trampolines ByRodOhira Star-Bulletin Larry Anderson's life was full of good bounces. "I'll always remember his absolute dedication to excellence, his ability to communicate with all age groups and the discipline he demanded," Nancy Pflueger said, referring to the 95-year-old Anderson, a popular trampoline instructor who was still teaching classes until two weeks ago. Anderson, inducted into the U.S. Trampoline Association's Hall of Fame in 1980, died Monday. Pflueger and her husband, Jimmy, their four children and two grandchildren have all received trampoline instruction from Anderson.

The family's relationship goes back 35 years. "He was very strict, and in all the years, I don't think there's ever been an accident in his class," Nancy Pflueger said. "You sat on a bench until your turn came up. And you had to look him in the eyes when he talked. "What you learned from him was patience and respect," she added.

"His life was to teach trampoline to people," David Vandervort of Oahu Gymnastic Centers said. "I don't think he accepted any money for teaching the Sunday classes. He was a man that just radiated love." A Nebraska native, Anderson came to Hawaii in 1941 to work at Pearl Harbor. Anderson and his late wife, Hilda, began teaching trampoline full time at a Keeau-moku Street gym after he retired from Pearl Harbor. Children responded well to Anderson and he enjoyed teaching them.

"Plants are like kids," he once said. "Vou have to be nice to them." For six days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

on Saturdays, the Andersons' 14 trampolines were in constant use. They were on Keeaumo-ku Street for 15 years and then moved their school to various locations. "There were often three generations of a family taking trampoline from him at the same time," said Tina Reeder, an OGC instructor. "He was open, friendly and knowledgeable." Anderson's wife passed away two years ago, and for a while, he cut back on his teaching. Vandervort encouraged him to teach sisters Ethel Sakai, Sybil Adams and Carol Day; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Private services. Tuala Sevaaetasi of Waipahu died March 18 in Tripler Hospital. Sevaaetasi, 83, was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Eseta son Michael; daughters Rebecca Salavea and Ramona Sevaaetasi; brothers Robert S. Tago-Sevaaetasi, the Rev.

Leasovaif S. and Onof ia S. Savaae-tasi; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Wake service: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Moanalua Samoan Congregational Christian Church.

Call until 7 p.m. Service: 9 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Caroline G. Supebedia of Waipahu, a hotel industry retiree with 22 years of service, died March 23 at home. Supebedia, 64, was born in Ho-naunau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband John sons Ellsworth Grace, William, John III and Bruce Supebedia; daughters Dorothy Es-tillore and Grace P. Alcantara; brothers Lot, Samuel, Henry and Charlie Grace; sisters Catherine Chang, Lei Mabellos and Vivian G.

Kaupu; and 15 grandchildren. Memorial service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m.

Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Jiro Suzuki of Aiea, a retired vocational agricultural and ele- 1 mentary school teacher, died Tues- day in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Suzuki, 89, was born in Honolu- lu. He is survived by wife Genevieve R.W.; son Warren daughter Geraldine M.

Maeda; brother Taro; sister Michi Shimokawa; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Sunday at Harris United Methodist Church. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Harris United Methodist Church's Suzuki Memorial Fund.

Benjamin T. Wong, five-year-old son of Thomas and Cheryl Wong of Laie, died Wednesday in i Honolulu. The child was born on Dec. 14, 1989. He is also survived by brothers Jared and Jonah; sister Sarah; grandparents Walter and Pola Wong and Garry and Karan Roberts; and great-grandparents Anna Fanene and Sally Day.

Service: 1 p.m. today at the Laie 8th Ward Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after noon. Burial: Laie Cemetery. sister Aileen Ling; and sevens grandchildren.

Service: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Wednesday at St.

Peter and Paul Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

David T. Higa of Kaneohe, a Pearl Harbor Public Works Center estimator and planner for 26 years, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Higa, 79, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clifton, Leslie, Sidney and Reginald; daughters Martha Campos and Patricia Torres; brothers Dan, Norman, Takegoro, John and Richard; sisters Bridget Silva and Martha Tamashlro; 19 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m.

Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Greenhaven Cemetery. Casual attire.

Lynne M. Highland of Hawaii, proprietor of Maple Wood Bowling Lanes in Chicago, died March 23 in Honolulu. Highland, 56, was born in Chicago. She is survived by father Daniel and sister Joan Olsen. Private services.

Yukata Kadomoto of Honolulu died March 21 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Kadomoto, 85, was born in Wa-hiawa. He is survived by wife Fu-miyo; daughters Dorothy K. Higaki and Rose M.

Ikeda; brother Masa-ru; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. Louise R. Keolanul of Honolulu died Monday in Straub Hospital. Keolanui, 82, was born in Koko-mo, Maui.

She is survived by sons Lawrence K. Jr. and Stanley daughters Gladys Morton and Lorna L. Weise; brother John S. Ralston; sister Gladys N.

Warner; 18 grandchildren; and 13 great- ''grandchildren. Service: 9:15 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Aloha attire. Miles A. Kinley of Hawaii Kai, former state chief of purchasing, died Monday. Kinley, 84, a retired U.S. Army colonel, was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa.

He is survived by son Douglas L. and a grandchild. Graveside services will be held later. El Hayaaki Kinoshita of Ka- polei, who died March 16 in SL Francis-West Hospital, is also survived by mother Tsuruko and three grandchildren. Additional information was provided by the mortuary, Baldomera P.

Labrador of Koloa, Kauai, died Sunday in Hale Omao nursing home. Labrador, 92, was bom In the Philippines. She is survived by husband Andres; daughters Rose Wagner, Ida Mendoa and Florence Artiago; sons Larry, Juanito and Perfecto; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.

Raphael's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Koloa Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire. Sun Hee Leong of Honolulu died March 20 in Hale Pulama Mau.

Leong, 100, was born in Hawaii. He is survived by several nephews and nieces. Services were private. Stephen K. McCabe of Kaneohe, a retired paving contractor, died Sunday in Kaneohe.

McCabe, 74, was born in Heeia. He is survived by wife Eleanor son Stanley daughters Caroline P. Ohara, Cynthia P. Brown, Darnell L. Estrella, Delia Y.

Breithaupt and Darice H. Snyder; brothers Raymond, Joe and Louis; sister Mirium Kahapea; stepchildren Stephen "Leo" and Stanley M. Kong, and Stephanie A. Kuramata; 15 grandchildren; and several greatgrandchildren. Wake over his ashes: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Catholic Church.

Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment Casual attire. Kelton McKinley of Mmia-ni, administrator of the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, died March 23 in Wahiawa General Hospital. McKinley, 46, was born In Mansfield, Ohio. He is survived by daughter Erin Lynn and her mother Linda his mother Janet and grandmother Hazel M.

Buch-er. Services have been held. Harold S. Nakahara of Honolulu, who died Friday, was born in Kohala, Hawaii. Incorrect information was included in his obituary Wednesday.

Jack N. Sakai of Waipahu, who had retired from Young Brothers, died March 21 in Straub HospitaL Sakai, 72, was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Nancy sons Eric and Douglas; daughters Cindy Tanouye, Michelle Kidani, Jackie Corpuz, Patricia Rivas and Ruth L. Filipponi; brothers Minora, Tamotsu, Ralph and Richard; again, and the Sunday classes turned out to be very popular. Anderson had no survivors.

Graveside services will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park's Garden of Hope. A memorial service, from 1 to 3 p.m., will be held Sunday at the Oahu Gymnastic Centers' Moana-lua gym, located at 134 Bougainville Drive, Building 134. Bonifacio R. Acoba of Ha- namaulu, Kauai, a laborer for Li-hue Plantation, died March 21 in Queen's Hospital.

Acoba, 66, was born in Solano, Mueva Vizcaya, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Tomasa daughter Frances and sisters Tecla Rombaoa and Apolinaria Bu-tac. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m.

today at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary and after 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. William C. Alexander of Kaneohe, a former Hawaiian Airlines aircraft mechanic, died March 23 in Kaneohe.

Alexander, 67, was born in Central City, Ky. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a former resident manager of the Royal Kuhio Condominiums and Pearl Regency. He is survived by wife Madeline daughters Karen L. Devine, Wilma J.

Wacklin and Darlene J. Baumgart; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services have been held. Burial: Lynnwood, Wash. Anna "Annie" Anthony of Honolulu died March 22 in Honolulu.

Anthony, 86, was born in Hawi, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Lorraine E. Silva and Yvonne McFarland; son Warren; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. Steve K.

Aoki of Captain Cook, Kona, an airport firefighter with crash rescue, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. Aoki, 45, was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Teresa sons Stevie, Ian and Christopher; parents Kiyoto and Nobuko; brothers Craig and Noel; sister Wanda Kapahu; and grandmother Ume Nakamura. Service: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Central Kona Union Church.

Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Kam Hoy Au of California, formerly of Honolulu, died March 17 in California. Au, 79, was born in Honolulu.

He Is survived by daughters Jetty I.