and other groups that filed suit against the FCC and won.

Dance instructors included Mitzi Shimizu (front row.YAMAMOTO/Rafu ShimpoMass quantities of chicken teriyaki were produced.

Sharyl Yamada-Oda (right) and Nadine Kakimoto co-chaired this year’s Obon Festival.with the number of dancers estimated at well over a thousand.GBCs Bon Odori is believed to be the largest in the Southland.

Hama Kara Mura Kara Miyako Kara.UC Irvines Jodaiko and GBCs Isami Taiko performed both days.

Above and below: About a thousand people joined the dance circle.

GARDENA —Gardena Buddhist Church held its annual Obon Festival on Aug.a fire broke out while the boat was anchored in Platts Harbor near Santa Cruz Island.

including by:?Failing to have a night watch or roving patrol;? Failing to conduct sufficient fire drills and crew training;?Failing to provide firefighting instructions or directions to crewmembers after the fire started;?Failing to use firefighting equipment.The jury found he failed in his responsibilities in several ways.

including a trip to the Galapagos Islands.and inattention to his duties and led to the deaths of 34 victims.