Rev. Thomas Okano officially left his post as Bishop for the Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii on February 28th, 2011 and his Aloha Banquet was on March 5th at the Hale Koa.
For the most part it was nice, there was a minor mishap since the Honolulu Star-Advertiser put the wrong announcement in that morning's edition of the paper. (There was a forcible venue change partway through planning). Most people were delighted to be there and say farewell to Bishop Okano officially.
Bishop Okano snuck into a planning meeting and picked Pineapple upside down cake as the dessert of choice because it is his favorite :)
There aren't any other pictures because it was super crowded and the DeRussy Room at the Hale Koa was packed. I do wish I had taken a picture of the centerpiece though because Ann Nakata did a really good job!
Please see the previous post on Robbie Omura's video of the banquet. Thanks Robbie and Grant for your hardwork :)
