Gov. Neil Abercrombie hosted a breakfast reception Jan. 25 at Washington Place to honor the 2013 inaugural Hawaii NFL Greats. Seven former NFL players honored for their achievements on and off the field, and who have ties to Hawaii are: Charlie Ane, Blane Gaison, Leo Goeas, Arnold Morgado, Jim Nicholson, Herman Wedemeyer and Wally Yonamine.
Photos by Nathalie Walker nwalker@midweek.com
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(back) Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, Stanford Yuen, Marvin Wong, (front) Sam Moku, Lee Donahue and Rep. John Mizuno
(back) Mike McCartney, Howard Dashefsky (front) Maria Franklin, Edison Miyawaki and Gov. Neil Abercrombie
(back) Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, Stanford Yuen, Marvin Wong, (front) Sam Moku, Lee Donahue and Rep. John Mizuno
Norman Chow, Rick Karasaki, Kim Fujiuchi, Don Takaki, David Matlin, Duane Kurisu, Al Chee and Vince Baldemor
(back) Jim Fulton, Maj. John Chamness, Victor Kimura, George Kam, (front) Lisa Ontai, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu and Kaanohi Kaleikini
Bill Oku, Randy Tanaka, Sherry Pokaka‘a and Michael Story
Blane Gaison, Stephen Enos, Jim Nicholson, and Kathy and Leo Goeas
Arnold and Karen Morgado, Malia Ane, and Dean and Rose Yonamine