Mrs. Irene Hidano InouyeLast night we went to a fundraiser for the Historic Hawaii Foundation at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, which was also an event honoring Senator and Mrs. Inouye.
The good: Our table was pretty close to the head table, and we had an excellent view of the stage. We got to sit next to our host (the guy that bought the table) and it was fun talking story and joking with him. The program was excellent - the MC was great, the invocation was excellent, and the video honoring Dan and Irene's accomplishments in the historic community was really informative and well done.
The bad: Despite our proximity to Dan Inouye's table, he was not there! He was in Senate hearings in Washington and he couldn't make it, but his wife Irene was there. Parking was a nightmare - after idling in line for 20 minutes they turned us and everyone else away at the valet because they couldn't accommodate us, which forced us to park at the top of the neighboring parking structure, so we missed the entire cocktail hour (I told my wife that I really wanted to get a picture taken and show up on the Paina section of the Midweek!!). The food was quite atrocious - super salty soup, the main course was really starchy with gnocchi and an edamame flan and a steamed snapper, and the "study in coconut" dessert was too heavy and too sweet. Lastly, the waiter spilled water all over me and our host. When the manager came out and asked if they could do anything for us, we both said no, but I later (jokingly) realized I should have told her "can you bring my car around for me?"
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