The 10th Annual Russell Tanoue Photographer's

Birthday Project Celebration

Saturday, July 9, 2005

7:00 PM, Ocean Club

EVENT PHOTOS
Due to the hundreds of guests in attendance, it was impossible to capture each guest.

Contributing photographers

Oceas

John Berger Starbulletin

Brandon Ching of MidWeek Magazine

Byron Lee of MidWeek Magazine

Ryan Ohara

Miss Hawaii Malika

Cathy Tanaka

and of course

RTFOTO

 

 

6:45 PM :  The unexpected line began.

Calls received at the Hawaii Prince to notify Russell Tanoue (still in the shower), that the lines have gone around the block.  

 Russell's Angels Candee, Rod and Brandi. 

Angels Candee and Brandi were beautiful but....
 

 

 24 Hour Angel Rod Redondo won the Fuji Film Digital camera for selling the most raffle bags. Angels get to work!  Each guest receives  an Angel pin.
   
Russell Tanoue and good buddy Jordan Segundo get ready to head to the Ocean Club one hour late from the Hawaii Prince Hotel after running behind from setting up and a few rough edges. Finally arriving at the event to a club packed with guest dressed in white.  The night officially begins!
   
Production manager Carlos Ocasio and former Miss Hawaii USA, Juliet Lighter squeeze in a snap shot before the show begins. Hypersquad Dance Company's Jason Ulep, Cathy Tanaka, Juliet Lighter and Project Innovative Larry Ganiron pose for the MidWeek Cameras.
   
Cathy Tanaka takes one more photo..."come on the show has to start!" Okay, this is not funny.....MidWeek Photographers snap away.
 

9:00 PM The show finally begins.  Cathy Tanaka "Welcome to my birthday."

K5's BREAKING NEWS with Walter Makauala and Stephanie Lum began the countdown to Angel's On the Rocks.

 

After Kelly Hu's opening along with KHON's Trini K Clark, News 8's Walter Makauala and Stephanie Lum's pre recorded tape, the show begins with Hypersquad Dance Company.  The journey begins with "Dark Angel."

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