“Buddhism in the Age of the Refugee”
WHO/WHAT: The BDK-Rev. (Yoshiaki) Fujitani Interfaith Program presents a talk by Dr. Jeff Wilson, professor of religious studies and East Asian Studies at Renison University College in Waterloo,...
View ArticleGov. John Waihee to Speak at NVMC
WHO/WHAT: The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center’s Leadership Series will feature a talk by former Hawai‘i Gov. John Waihee, who will speak on leadership and the values of aloha that continue to be...
View ArticleTreasures at UH Hamilton Library: Hawley/Sakamaki Collection
WHO/WHAT: Hamilton Library’s Asia Collection is home to the world-renowned Sakamaki/Hawley Collection containing over 5,000 items, most of which is Ryukyu and Okinawa source materials from the 1400s to...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Release of Japanese Translation of “Japanese Eyes, American...
Consul General of Japan Koichi Ito hosted a reception at the Japanese Consulate on Feb. 20 to celebrate the release of the Japanese translation of the three volumes of “Japanese Eyes, American Heart.”...
View ArticleCommunity Focus –“Voices Behind Barbed Wire: Stories of Hawaii Island”
The Hawai‘i Japanese Center, in partnership with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, will present two showings of the documentary film, “Voices Behind Barbed Wire: Stories of Hawai‘i Island,” on...
View ArticleDialogue – Aloha ‘Oe, Sen. Akaka
Karleen Chinen Commentary Hawai‘i is mourning the passing of a man who lived aloha all his life, the type of person our society produces too few of these days. I’m writing, of course, about retired...
View ArticleHonbushin International Center Daikon Festival
WHO/WHAT: Honbushin International Center’s 2018 Daikon Festival is a harvest festival featuring food booths, crafts, a vegetable bazaar, cooking show and entertainment. Sun protection gear is...
View Article“The Hawaii Nikkei Legacy” Exhibit
WHO/WHAT: Nisei Veteran’s Legacy and the Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu are cosponsoring “The Hawaii Nikkei Legacy,” a photo exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival in...
View ArticleMother’s Day Ceramics + Glass Sale 2018
WHO/WHAT: The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s annual Mother’s Day Ceramic + Glass Sale features great gifts for your mom, grandmother, aunt or grad! Proceeds support UH art students and the Department...
View ArticleEighteenth Annual Maui Matsuri
WHO/WHAT: Maui Matsuri commemorates the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Gannenmono with several days of celebrating all things Japanese on the Valley Isle. Now in its 18th year, Maui Matsuri...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Deigo Club Holds Shinnen Enkai
Members of the Deigo Club held their shinnen enkai at the Natsunoya Tea House on March 25. The gathering was a festive event, with lots of music, comedic skits and prizes. Yasuko Arakawa-Sensei and her...
View ArticleBig Island Community Focus – Hilo “Kodomo No Matsuri Set” For May 12
The Japanese Community Association of Hawaii, based in Hilo, will hold its ninth biennial Kodomo no Matsuri — Children’s Day Festival on Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Honpa...
View ArticleBalinese Dance and Music at Asia Pacific Dance Festival
WHO/WHAT: The Asia Pacific Dance Festival will premiere “Ramayana: The Abduction of Sita,” an ancient Hindu epic told through Balinese dance and music. “Ramayana” is a collaboration between Gamelan...
View ArticleHTY Presents One Performance of “7 (x1) Samurai”
WHO/WHAT: David Gaines’ original one-person rendition of director Akira Kurosawa’s epic “Seven Samurai.” “7 (x1) Samurai” — pronounced “7 (by one) Samurai” — is a mixture of mime, storytelling and...
View ArticleOkianawa Kucho Presentation
WHO/WHAT: Allison Yanagi-Sensei, an Okinawan kucho (upright fiddle) instructor, and her student, Yukiko Pierce, will present a public performance as part of their Apprentice Mentoring Grant. The grant...
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Community Focus – HUOA Installs 2018 Officers
Courtney Takara studies koto with Miyashiro Soho Kai and sanshin with Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyu Choichi Kai USA Hawaii in her “free time.” Here, she performs an uta-sanshin (singing while...
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“Guess the Cherry Blossom Festival Queen” Winners
John Teruya, general manager of Pagoda Floating Restaurant (left), with second prize winner Judy Watanabe. Melanie Carrié, 66th Cherry Blossom Festival queen, visited the Hawaii Hochi offices in March...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – June 16 JCCH “Sharing the Spirit of Aloha Gala” to Honor Seven
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i will honor three individuals and four organizations at its “Sharing the Spirit of Aloha Annual Gala” on Saturday, June 16, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hui O Laulima Accepting 2019 Cultural Grant Applications
Applications are being accepted for Hui O Laulima’s 2019 Cultural Grant program. All prospective grant projects/activities must take place during the 2019 calendar year (January through December)....
View ArticleSpotlight – Jodie Chiemi Ching Joins Hawaii Herald Staff
Karleen C. Chinen If you read our May 4 edition, you know by now that one of The Hawai‘i Herald’s pillars for 26 years — Gwen Battad Ishikawa — has moved on to a new career. Although I did not work...
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