ILWU golf is now a team sport, and the 2016 first place team from Kauai was (left to right) Erwin Ramos, Tyson Moises, Carl Oliver, and Robert Abigania from Unit 3511 - The Grand Hyatt Kauai.
The tournament’s second place team, also from Kauai, finished at number two by only one stroke. (Left to right) Philip Miyashiro from Unit 3515 - St. Regis Princeville, Ryan Chang from Unit 3511 - The Grand Hyatt Kauai, Enrique Esposito from Unit 3510 - Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course, and Orlando Austria from Unit 3511 - The Grand Hyatt Kauai.
Teams from Kauai Division took first and second place, while host Hawaii Division finished 3rd at the 63rd annual ILWU Local 142 Mixed Golf tournament.
KOHALA COAST, Hawaii—On September 4, 2016, many worried about the weather, but hurricane Lester slowly moved toward the north of the Hawaiian island chain—leaving clear skies and hot, humid weather in its wake for the teams participating in the ILWU 63rd Annual Mixed Golf Tournament on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii Division Business Agent and Sports Coordinator Corinna Salmo hosted a small gathering at the Kona Office on Friday evening to kick off the tournament.
Kauai dominates tournament
The two-day event took place on the lush greens of the Robert Trent Jones, Sr.- designed Mauna Kea Golf Course, which is located on the west side of Hawaii island at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel.
With the slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa providing a picture perfect backdrop, the foursome of Tyson Moises, Carl “Kawika” Oliver, Erwin Ramos and Robert Abigania, all from Unit 3511 - Grand Hyatt Kauai, earned a combined net score of 597. The score was one shot better than the mixed team of Orlando Austria and Ryan “Coco” Chang—both from Unit 3511 - Grand Hyatt Kauai—Enrique “Bobby” Esposo from Unit 3510 - Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course, and Phillip “Toppy” Miyashiro from Unit 3515 - St. Regis Princeville.
Hawaii Division Business Agent Michael Dela Cruz, Kenneth “Keoni” Johnson of Unit 1419 - A&B Fleet Services, Dave Rooney and Nicholas Seidle, both from Unit 1517 - Hilton Waikoloa Village earned a combined net score of 599, earning them the number three spot.
Individual stand-outs
Kauai native Chang shot a gross score of 6 over par 78 on day one, and Hawaii Division’s own Fernando Pancho, golf attendant from Unit 1503 - Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, shot a tournament low gross of 3 over par 75 on day two.
Blaine Kahalewai, Ryan Kauweloa, and Gaylen Teraoka from Unit 4404 - Pepsi Beverages Company joined Business Agent Jose Miramontes in representing Oahu Division. Other Hawaii Division participants were: Brian Coad, Peaches Coad, and Clyde Mendiola of Unit 1517 - Hilton Hawaii Village; Brenden Kihoi of Unit 1513 - Waikoloa Village Golf Course; Domy Bruno, Cecilio Libadisos, Tat Chi Yim, and Dennis Conanan of Unit 1503 - Mauna Kea Beach Hotel; Joe Antonio, Janice Estrada, and Temporary Business Agent Tristie Licoan.
New handicapping system used
For this year’s event—and for the first time since ILWU golf tournaments have been held—the Peoria System was used to establish players’ handicaps. The Peoria system calculates an individual player’s handicap by adding the score of six specifically chosen holes, multiplies that score by three, subtracts the course’s par score, then finally multiplies that number by 80 percent. The holes were secretly chosen each day by Mauna Kea Golf Course pro Josh Silliman, and later revealed at the end of the day when scores were computed.
The final day of competition concluded with an awards luncheon held at Kauna‘oa Bar Grill and Kauai Division taking home the top two trophies. “I want to send a mahalo out to all participants, and also to volunteers Swanee Rillanos and Phong Nguyen for making this tournament a success,” said Salmo.
For a complete list of participants and scores, please go to http://www.ilwulocal142. org and search for “2016 Golf.”
Unit 4405 - Foodland takes first place at 22nd Oahu fishing tournament
HONOLULU—The 22nd Annual ILWU Local 142 Oahu Division Fishing Tournament was held from August 19 to 21, 2016. Teams from Unit 4405 - Foodland Super Market Ltd., Unit 4420 - Johnson Control (CBRE GWS), Unit 4412 - Servco Pacific Inc., Unit 4405 - Hawaii Logistics and Unit 4404 - Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii participated in this year’s event.
Nine teams and over 45 adult anglers competed for the coveted bragging rights as “Oahu Division’s best.” A keiki division had ten young aspiring anglers under the age of ten who enjoyed a memorable fishing experience and family fun. As in past, all children received an award and prizes.
The awards luncheon took place at the ILWU Local 142 office immediately following the 12:00 p.m. weigh-in deadline. Food, drinks and snacks were enjoyed by all in attendance and then the fishing stories were told—including “how I lost the big one.”
Mahalo to Greg Terry for stepping in as the weighmaster for this year’s tournament.
Roy Tachino representing first place team Unit 4405 - Foodland Super Market, Ltd.
Unit 4420 - Johnson Control receives the second place team awards.
Keiki winners scoop up prizes.
