A heartfelt MAHALO to everyone who helped make the 35th Annual JASH Friendship Golf Classic a huge success!
The event was held on Monday, July 14, 2025, at the beautiful Mid-Pacific Country Club, and we’re so grateful for the community that came together in support of JASH.
👏 Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, Pacific Guardian Life, and to all our generous sponsors, donors, members, and volunteers. Your support made this memorable day possible!
🎉 Congratulations to all our tournament, on-course activity, and lucky draw winners! We hope you enjoy your prizes. See below for the list of winners. And to everyone who entered the Lucky Draw—thank you for your enthusiasm and participation!
Your continued support helps us build bridges of friendship and understanding between Hawaii and Japan. We’re already looking forward to next year!
Team Awards Winners
1st Place:
Winners of (3) (3) The Royal Hawaii Hotel, a Luxury Collection Resort One Night Stay (double occupancy) Historic Ocean
Dwight Akagi, Spencer Shishido, Roy Nishimura
(Auto Perfection)
Score: 54.8
2nd Place:
Winners of (3) Season Badges to the Sony Open in Hawaii,
(3) Five Birdies Gift Certificates, & (3) Titleist Hats
Brendon Stover, Eric Yung, Justin Tsubaki
(Pitch Sports Bar)
Score: 55
3rd Place:
Winners of (3) $50 Foodland Gift Cards & FHB Golf Balls
Jay Kitashima, Daniel Chun, Kai Reed
(Hotels & Resorts of Halekulani)
Score: 56.6
4th Place:
Winners of (3) $50 Amazon Gift Cards
Sean Sugai, Tommy Hulihee, Brad Tokioka
(Ronald N.S. Ho & Associates)
Score: 56.8
5th Place:
Winners of (3) $50 Whole Foods Gift Cards
Ed Kageyama, Neal Matsumoto, Marc Nakamoto
(Resort Management Group)
Score: 57.3
35th Place:
Winners of (3) Golf Wedges & Golf Umbrellas
Jay Suemori, Gabe Lee, Chad McDonald
(Jay Suemori, Attorney at Law)
Last But Definitely Not Least Team:
Winner of Gift Baskets
Joey Buchan, Christian Naeole, Mike Iosua
(Imanaka Asato)
On-Course Activity Winners
Closest To The Pin
Winners will each receive Mid-Pac Merchandise
Hole 4: David Morimoto
Hole 6: Miki Young
Hole 11: Jinie Ho
Hole 14: Nathan Kam
Most Accurate Drive
Winners will each receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card
Women's Winner: Jinie Ho
Men's Winner: Tsuyoshi Tsuji
On The Green/Off The Green
Winners will each receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card
OFF the Green: Logan Araki
ON the Green: Hanako Hata
Beat The Pro
Winner of a $200 Amazon Gift Card & Wolf Griddle
Jay Suemori
Marshmallow Challenge
Winner of a S'mores Kit
Miki Young
Ted O’Connor
Winner of a S'mores Kit and D&B Gift Card (Grand Prize)
Jake Niiro
Lucky Draw Prizes Winners
Grand Prize: 4-day/3-night stay in a 1-Bedroom Suite at Hilton Grand Vacations Club (Las Vegas)
Howard Kam, Jr.
2nd Prize: One-night partial ocean view stay with breakfast for two & round of golf for two at Westin Hapuna Beach Resort
Shinsuke Kasagi
3rd Prize: Golf for (3) at Waialae Country Club
Sponsored by Roy Nishimura
Aaron Poentis
4th Prize: Sponsor Lunch for (3) at Waialae Country Club
Sponsored by Jean Rolles
Alex Keaunui
5th Prize: Pickle Ball for (4) at Pacific Club
Sponsored by Steve Dyer
Dayton Asato
6th Prize: One-way vehicle shipment between Honolulu and San Diego fromPASHA Hawaii ($1,650 value)
Mike Nitta
7th Prize: Wolf Griddle
Arnold Hirotsu
8th Prize: Wolf Griddle
Matt Oyomadori
9th Prize: Callaway Opus Golf Wedge
Creighton Aotani
10th Prize: GolfTec Certificate
Dean Yoneshige
Sponsors
PRESENTING SPONSOR
PREMIUM SPONSORS
TITANIUM SPONSORS
GOLF BALL SPONSOR
TEAM SPONSORS
American Savings Bank
Auto Perfection
Bank of Hawaii
Dentons/B of A Securities Inc.
Harders Hawaii/Island Maid Inc. (2 teams)
Haseko Hawaii, Inc.
HAWAIILAWER.COM
HC&D
Honolulu Disposal
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
KAI Hawaii
Gayle Matsuo
Dr. Glenn Miyataki
Pitch Sports Bar (4 teams)
John Rankin
Resort Management Group
R.M. Towill Corporation
Jean Rolles
Arlene Shimokawa
Starts International Hawaii Inc.
Jay Suemori, Attorney at Law
TRUSTA
Westman Corporation
Yamada Consulting Group USA Inc
Kaulana Young
PAU HANA SPONSORS
Aloha Beer Co.
Cushman & Wakefield ChaneyBrooks
Auto Perfection
KTA Super Stores
Resorttrust Hawaii LLC
Spectrum
ON-COURSE GAME SPONSOR
OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels
HOLE SPONSORS
Diamond Bakery
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Fargo Associates LLC
Harders Hawaii/Island Maid Inc.
ITO EN (Hawaii) LLC
Chad & Kazuko Love
Noguchi & Associates
TRUSTA
LUNCH SPONSOR
Gyotaku
DONORS
Betty Brow
Neill Char
Daniel Dinell
Steve Dyer
Giovanni Pastrami
Ann Hartman
Hilton Grand Vacations
The Islander Group
Reyna Kaneko
Karen Knudsen
Akemi Kurokawa
Kyo-ya Hotels & Resort
David LeNoir
PASHA Hawaii
Sal Miwa
Riggs Distributing Inc.
Roy Nishimura
Jean Rolles
Steve Sombrero
Sony Open in Hawaii
David Watanabe
The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort
Aloha Beer Company
Asahi Beverage America
Asato Family Shop
Coca-Cola Bottling of Hawaii / The Odom Corporation
Dave & Buster’s
Diamond Bakery
Harders Hawaii/Island Maid, Inc.
Hawaiian Ice Company
Inu Island Ales
Island Maid Sparkling Water
FOOD & BEVERAGE DONORS
Inu Island Ales
Island Maid Sparkling Water
ITO EN (Hawaii) LLC
KC Waffle Dog
Kirin Ichiban & Kirin Light
Market Advantage
Menehune Water Co.
Pitch Sports Bar
The Cherry Co. Ltd.