Community Focus – Japanese Women’s Society Foundation Welcomes New Year
Members and guests of the Japanese Women’s Society Foundation gathered at Natsunoya Tea House on Feb. 3 for the organization’s shinnen enkai (New Year’s party) luncheon. The day included traditional...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – MIS Veterans Club Installs 2019 Officers
The MIS Veterans Club held its annual New Year’s gathering and installation at Natsunoya Tea House on Jan. 27. The organization is made up of World War II veterans who served in the Military...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjin Kai: Call for 2019-2020...
The East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjin Kai is currently accepting applications for up to two $1,000 scholarships for graduating seniors who plan to begin their post high school education this fall. The...
View ArticleThe “Japanese Turn” in U.S. Fine Dining
WHO/WHAT: Pomona College history professor and Kailua native Dr. Samuel Yamashita talks about the marriage of French and Japanese cuisine. The movement began in the 1970s when Japanese chefs began...
View Article“Echos of Uchina Deeku (Taiko) in Hawaii”
WHO/WHAT: Mitsufumi Ryu Taiko celebrates its 50th anniversary in Hawai‘i with an Okinawan taiko performance. Master instructor Terry Higa-Sensei has led Mitsufumi Taiko Kai of Hawaii since 1990. The...
View Article“14the Bolts of Fabric & Fun”
WHO/WHAT: A celebration of textiles and a fundraiser for TEMARI Hawaii. Artists and crafters clear out their workrooms and sell those precious items at “Bolts,” where the Japanese immigrant principle...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Queen Lauren Sugai Draws “Guess the Cherry Blossom Festival...
Newly crowned Cherry Blossom Festival queen Lauren Sugai drew the winning entries in the 36th “Guess the Cherry Blossom Festival Queen” contest. Sugai pulled Käne‘ohe resident Jemalee Wong’s ballot for...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hawaii Island AJA Veterans Group Offers Scholarships
The Hawaii Island AJA Veterans Legacy Association is accepting applications for up to two $1,000 scholarships that will be awarded to graduating seniors who plan to continue their post high school...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hakuoh University Handbell Choir Performs in Hawaii
The Hakuoh University Handbell Choir shared its amazing handbell music at a friendship luncheon hosted by Hakuoh vice president and board chair Joji Kamioka on Feb. 19 at the Japanese Cultural Center...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hawaii Fukuoka Kenjin Kai Welcomes “Year of the Boar”
The Hawaii Fukuoka Kenjin Kai welcomed the “Year of the Boar” at its annual general membership meeting and shinnenkai at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i on Feb. 10. Special guests included...
View ArticleHiroshima Survivor Koko Kondo Talk
WHO/WHAT: Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and peace activist Koko Kondo will share her story with the Hawai‘i community. Kondo was 7 months old on Aug. 6, 1945, when America dropped the world’s first...
View Article“And Then They Came for Us” Screening
WHO/WHAT: The screening of “And Then They Came for Us,” a documentary film featuring actor George Takei and other internees and a panel on the present-day relevance of the World War II internment are...
View Article“Serendipity and Sociology”
WHO/WHAT: The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Center for Japanese Studies and the Department of Sociology will present “Serendipity and Sociology: Five Decades of Studying Japanese Society,” a...
View ArticleSumie Society Annual Exhibition
WHO/WHAT: The Sumie Society of Hawaii will present its 17th annual exhibition featuring paintings by the students of Sachie Saegusa-Sensei. The exhibit will include over 80 sumie (black ink) shikishi...
View ArticleHilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission Garage Sale Extravaganza
WHO/WHAT: Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission will hold a garage sale fundraiser with sushi, baked goods, pickled vegetables, andagi, nishime, rummage items, hardware, and plants and produce, all for sale....
View ArticleTravel Journal Workshop with Nikki Oka
WHO/WHAT: Start your own travel or pocket sketch journal with artist and solo traveler Nikki Oka. Her talk will cover assembling a mobile art/journaling kit, different types of journal page layouts and...
View Article“Voices Behind Barbed Wire: Stories of Hawaii” Screening
WHO/WHAT: AARP Hawai‘i will host a free screening of “Voices Behind Barbed Wire: Stories of Hawai‘i,” produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. While the mass incarceration of Japanese...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Omotesenke Domonkai Hawaii Honors Founder Sen No Rikyu
Omotesenke Domonkai Hawaii held a memorial tea ceremony in honor of its founder, tea master Sen no Rikyu (1522-1591). The April 13 ceremony was held in the Seikoan Tea Room at the Japanese Cultural...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Honors 44th “Living...
The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii held its 44th annual Living Treasures of Hawai‘i program on Feb. 9 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The program recognizes individuals for their sustained...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Hui O Laulima Accepting Applications for 2020 Cultural Grants
Applications are being accepted for Hui O Laulima’s 2020 Cultural Grant program aimed at preserving, perpetuating and promoting Okinawan culture. Since 1984, Hui O Laulima has awarded more than...
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