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Date: Monday, November 3, 2003
Contact: Dr. Linda Marie Golian-Lui, (808) 933-3132
For Immediate Release
TV fisherman and author Mike Sakamoto showcased in UH Hilo Library fund raiser
Big Island angler Mike Sakamoto, host of TV’s Fishing Tales, will be the headliner as the University of Hawaii at Hilo Edwin H. Mookini Library and Graphic Services holds its first fundraising event, A Night in the Stacks 2003: Fishing for Friends with Mike Sakamoto, on Friday, November 21 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Library. Sakamoto will be promoting his new book, Hawaii’s Mike Sakamoto Presents 101 Fishing Tips, about which Honolulu Advertiser book reviewer Wanda Adams called “the real insider’s stuff.”
“We will have copies of the book for purchase and he will sign them for no charge,” said Library Director Dr. Linda Marie Golian-Lui. “A percentage of each sale will go to help the Library Foundation Account. Mike will also be doing a demonstration of a poke recipe from one of his previous cookbooks as well as talking about his books and TV show.”
The event is hosted by UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng and Hawai`i Community College Interim Provost Shirley Daniel. There is no charge for the event, but a $25 donation is suggested. Reservations are required. Call Myrtle Hara at (808) 974-7568 by Friday, November 14.
“All donations are 100 percent tax-deductible,” Golian-Lui said. “Anybody who gives $25 or more will have the opportunity to ‘adopt a book.’ You get to choose a bookplate to honor either a loved one or a special occasion.
“Every dollar raised is going straight toward purchasing additional library material. This will help a good library become a great library.”
There will also be Library tours, an art exhibit, refreshments, hula demonstration and light classical and jazz music provided by students.
In addition, the occasion will also be used to inaugurate a special library borrowing card for alumni of UH Hilo and HawCC.
“It is going to be a special community borrowing card that is only good for the Mookini Library,” Golian-Lui explained. “But instead of the regular $60 a year fee, it will only be $35 a year if they are current dues paying members.”
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