[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8550]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO KAHUKU HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

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                              HON. ED CASE

                               of hawaii

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 2005

  Mr. CASE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my deepest 
congratulations to the incredible students of Kahuku High and 
Intermediate School for their great achievement in winning 4th place at 
the national finals of the We the People: The Citizen and the 
Constitution program, held in Washington, DC from April 30 to May 2, 
2005. These outstanding students from my Oahu's North Shore underwent 
months of intensive study and hard-won victories to earn the right to 
represent Hawaii in the finals, where they competed against a class 
from every state in the country and demonstrated a remarkable 
understanding of the fundamental ideas and values of American 
constitutional government.
  This is the second consecutive year in Hawaii's 9-year history at 
this rigorous competition that Kahuku has competed in the final 10. 
This is truly a wonderful accomplishment that our whole state is deeply 
proud of!
  I want to again commend Kahuku's great teacher, Sandra Cashman, for 
her unending commitment to her students and for producing new 
generations of responsible citizens. Commendations are also in order 
for State Coordinator (and State Representative) Lyla Berg and District 
Coordinator Carolina Kaanehe for fostering development of what will 
surely be our leaders of tomorrow.
  However, ultimately this competition is by and about our outstanding 
students. So I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to 
each and all of them by entering their names for posterity into our 
Congressional Record: Genevieve Allen, Yesenia Arevalo, Amanda Baize, 
Bonnie Cameron, Meri Ching, Dannah Christensen, Krystle Corpuz, Oliver 
Howells, Lorna Kekua, Jokke Kokkonen, Jacquelyn Lautaha, William Law, 
Catalina Markowitz, Ajri McArthur, Sara Mirels, Brad Rasmussen, Ashley 
Rillamas, Lizette Sauque, Noelle Spring, Shirly Tagayuna, Joseph 
Trisolini, and Morgan Wright. You have all done your Hawaii proud, and 
we wish you only best wishes and aloha in all of your future endeavors.

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