Larry Rivera’s 80Th Birthday
About 200 well-wishers, including many family members, recently helped music treasure Larry Rivera celebrate his 80th birthday at Kaua’i Veteran’s Center. Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner and entertainment, which included a slide show of Rivera through the years, and song and dance by family members.
Photos by Anne E. O’Malley
- Larry and Gloria Rivera
- Dwayne Rivera, Charli Van Volkenburg, Jacquelynn Rivera, Leilani Paige and Matt Richey
- Victoria Rivera, Taetra Christenson and Sunny Ohlen
- Linda Hunt, Nelson Kaai and Tom Fujimoto
- Haunani Kelekoma, Tia Bonachita, Tia Low and Rhandie Fernandez
- Ayako and Alfonso Garcia
- Lyah and Michael Drake
- Charles Perreir and Kaani Blackwell
- Rev. Harold Kilborn and Christy Kilborn
- Glenn Ichimura and Cheryl Eisensohn
- Diana and Steven Duarte
- John Kauo and Porfirio Vasquez Lagunez
- Frank and Renee Gampon
- Ilima Rivera
- Former Mayor Maryanne Kusaka
- Fish Rames, Linda McCall and Luka Hooten
- Ernie Basconcillo, Tiana Kunioka and Leoni Basconcillo
- Arthur and Renate Rivera, Corinna Ortegon and Michael Fernandez
- Kalei and Clay Arinaga
- Joe and Margaret Palazzolo
- Nancy Burton, Lisa and Shannon Wilson and John Burton
- Marlene Kauo, Renee Thronas, Larry Rivera, Beatrice Lemke and Carmen Nakasone