Vive la France!
Merci Beaucoup
Outgoing Dean Yoshihiko Kamo, Incoming Dean Patricia Y. Lee and the Members of the Consular Corps
of Hawaii gratefully acknowledge the talent and generosity of the following people and organizations who
supported this extra-special evening: Fred Hellekes, Bailli Provincial of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, who chose
and supervised the food and wine served; the Consulates of Australia (Consul General David Binns), Austria
(Honorary Consul General J. Hans Strasser), Chile (Honorary Consul General Gladys Vernoy), France
(Honorary Consul Patricia Y. Lee), India (Honorary Consul General Mrs. Sheila Watumull), Japan (Consul
General Yoshihiko Kamo), Kiribati (Honorary Consul William E. Paupe), Korea (Consul General Bong
Joo Kim), Morocco, (Honorary Consul Jan Rumi), the Netherlands, (Honorary Consul Gaylord G. Tom,
New Zealand (Honorary Consul Peter Lewis), Philippines (Consul General Leoncio R. Cardenas), Portugal
and Spain (Honorary Consul John Henry Felix), Slovenia (Honorary Consul R.J. “Zap” Zlatoper), Sweden
(Honorary Consul James M. Cribley), and Associate Members Consul Emeritus Laurence Vogel, Consul
Emeritus Niklaus R. Schweizer, Mr. Frank Boas, Mr. Phillip Wang and Ambassador Charles Salmon who
contributed to the cost of the wines; Bandmaster Michael D. Nakasone, and the members of the Royal
Hawaiian Band, who appear by courtesy of Mayor Mufi Hannemann; Ms. Tina Yap, bagpiper,
Ms. Jacqueline Quirk, soprano, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii, the Honorable Ronald T. Y.
Moon, and last, but not least, Honorary Consul Patricia Y. Lee, Honorary Consul Nina H. Fasi, Consular
Agent Annie Kaneshiro and our Master of Ceremonies Honorary Consul William E. Paupe, who worked
tirelessly to ensure this evening’s success.
In the late 1700s, France, like other European
nations, embarked on voyages of exploration in the
Pacific. France’s most renowned explorer, La Pérouse, was
the first foreigner to set foot on Maui on May 30, 1786. In
1788, his two ships vanished. King Louis XVI was so concerned
about La Pérouse’s disappearance that minutes before he was led to
the guillotine, he inquired about La Pérouse.
French missionaries brought Catholicism to Hawaii in 1827. This
followed King Kamehameha II’s historic voyage to England. After the King’s
unexpected death in London in 1824, his close friend Jean Rives returned to his
native France and informed the Catholic Church that Calvinist missionaries from
New England had established a stronghold in Hawaii. The Catholic Church then sent
priests to Hawaii who were threatened with expulsion. When France sent warships to the
Pacific, King Kamehameha III wisely avoided possible annexation of Hawaii by the French
by deftly proclaiming a policy of religious tolerance in 1839. Consequently, Catholics were
allowed to remain and built Our Lady of Peace Cathedral in downtown Honolulu.
Father Damien of Molokai, Hawaii’s revered missionary, was recently canonized “Saint Damien” by
Pope Benedict in October, 2009. Although he
was born in Belgium, he belonged to the French
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts in Paris, was sent
from France to Hawaii and was ordained in Honolulu’s
Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in 1864. In 1873, he was
assigned to Molokai, where he subsequently died after
contracting Hansen’s disease.
France, one of Europe’s great maritime powers, felt that
it should have a cultural and economic presence in the
Pacific. In 1837, Jules Dudoit, a merchant resident
in Honolulu, was appointed Consular Agent and
later Honorary Consul of France in Hawaii. There
would eventually be two treaties with France, in
1846 and 1857. Queen Emma, Princess Kaiulani,
Kamehameha IV, Prince Kuhio and King Kalakaua
all visited France.
Today, it is estimated that there are over 3,000
French nationals living in Hawaii. France’s
influence in Hawaii continues in the fields of
commerce, art, cuisine, fashion, language and
literature.
Louis XVI giving La Pérouse his
instructions
On July 10th, 1839 Captain Laplace of the
French frigate Artémise sailed to Hawaii
The Consular Corps of Hawai‘i
Inaugural Ball
February 20, 2010
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Monarch Terrace & Ballroom
master of ceremonies
Honorary Consul William E. Paupe
~ Champagne Reception ~
Hors d’Oeuvres
{Hand Passed Canapes}
Toast Brioche au Foie Gras de Canard
{Foie Gras on Toasted Brioche}
Fromage de Chèvre à l’Ananas de Maui Caramélisé
{Baked Surfing Goat Cheese on Caramelized Maui Gold Pineapple}
posting the colors
Army R.O.T. C.
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Anthem of the United States of America
Anthem of France
performed by
royal hawaiian band
Mr. Michael D. Nakasone
Bandmaster
installation of officers
Honorable Ronald T. Y. Moon
Chief Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court
Piper-Heidsieck Brut NV
* * *
~ Dinner ~
Bouillabaisse avec sa Rouille comme à Marseille
{Bouillabaisse Marseille with Rouille}
Château de Segries, Tavel Rosé 2008
* * *
Officers
incoming dean
Patricia Y. Lee
Honorary Consul of France
outgoing dean
Yoshihiko Kamo
Consul General of Japan
Cœur de Filet de Bœuf au Foie Gras et au Truffe Façon Rossini
Macédoine de Jeunes Légumes du Jardin
{Roasted Tenderloin of Beef “Rossini” with Sautéed Foie Gras and Truffle
on a Macedoine of Farmers’ Vegetables and Potato}
Château Tournefeuille, Lalande-de-Pomerol 2005
* * *
vice-dean
Leoncio R. Cardenas
Consul General of the Philippines
secretary
Nina Hamre Fasi
Honorary Consul of Norway
treasurer
Annie Kaneshiro
Honorary Consular Agent of Tonga
Assortiment de Fromages Français avec Confiture de Figues et Pain aux Noix
{French Cheese Platter with Raisins on the Vine and Fig-Nut Jam with Walnut Bread}
Petite Salade de Mesclun au Citron et Huile d’Olive de Provence
{Mesclum Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil from Provence}
* * *
Mes Surprises au Chocolat Valrhona
auditor
Kusuma Cooray
Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka
{Chef ’s Study of Valrhona Chocolate}
historian
Consul Emeritus Niklaus R. Schweizer, Ph.D.
{Coff ee or Tea}
Café ou Thé