III 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 249 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2005 Mr. Akaka (for himself and Mr. Inouye) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Commemorating the Oahu All-Stars for winning the 2005 Cal Ripken World Series and the Hawaii Warriors for winning the 2005 Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series (ages 9-under).

Whereas on August 21, 2005, the Oahu All-Stars won the 2005 Cal Ripken World Series; Whereas the team from Oahu worked together in the 1 hit shutout title game to beat the series reigning champs, Team Mexico; Whereas the manager and coaching staff, Gerald Oda, Keith Oda, and Staphe Fujimoto, respectively, had the ability to instill 14 boys from Oahu with the confidence and skills needed to succeed in a world competition; Whereas Kewby Meyer was named the Most Outstanding Player in the series; Whereas Kewby Meyer, Timmy Arakawa, Gavin Okada, and Kalani Lagoc-Crawford were named to the 2005 United States All World Series Team and Kash Kalohelani, Ryan Cortez, and Ryan Yamane were named to the 2005 All Defensive Team; Whereas on August 5, 2005, the Hawaii Warriors won the 2005 Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series (ages 9-under) championship game; Whereas the team battled from behind in the final innings of the championship game to beat the Cincinnati Flames and complete the series with a perfect 9-0 record; and Whereas all of the teams' players showed tremendous dedication throughout their tournaments toward the goal of winning World Series Championships and displayed great class and sportsmanship in victory: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)commends the Oahu All-Stars for winning the 2005 Cal Ripken World Series title game and the Hawaii Warriors for winning the 2005 Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series (ages 9-under); (2)recognizes the achievements of all the teams' players, coaches, and support staff, and invites them to the United States Capitol to be honored; (3)urges the President to— (A)recognize the achievements of the Oahu All-Star team and the Hawaii Warriors team; and (B)invite the teams to the White House for an appropriate ceremony honoring these world championship teams; and (4)directs the Secretary of the Senate to make available enrolled copies of this resolution to the Oahu All-Star team and the Hawaii Warriors team for appropriate display.