Community Focus – JCAH to Honor Hirano Store and Yamada Furniture
The East Hawai‘i-based Japanese Community Association of Hawaii will recognize two longtime businesses at its sixth annual Nikkei Kigyo banquet, set for Friday, May 10, at Nani Mau Gardens. Hirano...
View ArticleSpotlight –“Guess the Cherry Blossom Queen” Prizes Awarded
Hawaii Hochi, Ltd.’s 36th annual “Guess the Cherry Blossom Festival Queen” Contest concluded this year with the presentation of the prizes to their respective winners. This year’s sponsors were: To see...
View ArticleHawaii Nikkei Legacy Exhibit
WHO/WHAT: Nisei Veterans Legacy presents a photo exhibit highlighting the history and culture of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i — from immigration of Issei in the late 1800s to modern-day Hawai‘i,...
View ArticlePacific Bonsai Club Plant Fair
WHO/WHAT: The Pacific Bonsai Club will hold its annual plant fair and sale. Club members will be available to answer questions on how to care for your bonsai plants. WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, June 9, 9:30...
View ArticleHoMA’s Book Club: “Cane Fires” By Kaui Philpotts
WHO/WHAT: The Honolulu Museum of Art’s Book Club presents a discussion on Kaui Philpotts’ “Cane Fires,” a book comprised of short stories set in post World War II Hawai‘i, a period when sugar and...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai Welcomes New Year
The Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai held its annual membership meeting and shinnen enkai on March 10 at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Manoa Grand Ballroom. Kenjinkai president Wayne Miyao...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – HUOA Installs Jocelyn Ige as President
The Hawaii United Okinawa Association recognized the 2018 “Uchinanchu of the Year” (highlighted in the Herald’s Feb. 15 edition) and installed its 2019 officers on Jan. 19 at the Hawaii Okinawa Center....
View Article“Soup of Life” Film Screening
WHO/WHAT: Palolo Hongwanji Mission screens the documentary film, “Soup of Life,” about 88-year-old Yoshiko Tatsumi, who prepares special soups for her bedridden father. After he passes, Tatsumi begins...
View ArticleIrei No Hi: Stories that Bind us Remembering The Battle of Okinawa
WHO/WHAT: The Hawaii United Okinawa Association presents Irei no Hi. There will be a special presentation of the documentary film entitled “Okinawa-sen no Shogen – Testimonies from the Battle of...
View ArticleKupunawiki Presents Active Aging
WHO/WHAT: KupunaWiki presents Dr. Cullen Hayashida, a sociology professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa and co-author of “Hana Hou: Making the Best of Our Encore Years.” He will speak about...
View ArticleHUOA Senior Health & Fitness Fair
WHO/WHAT: The Hawaii United Okinawa Association will have their annual Senior Health & Fitness Fair. There will be workshops, new products and services for seniors; health, safety, financial and...
View ArticleBig Island Taiko Festival 2019
WHO/WHAT: The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Performing Arts Center presents the Big Island Taiko Festival 2019. The festival will feature Taishoji Taiko, Puna Hongwanji Taiko Club, Kona Daifukuji Taiko...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Mitsufumi Ryu Taiko Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Hawaii...
The 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s Mitsufumi Ryu Taiko Hozon Kai was celebrated in Hawai‘i on April 14 with an exciting and colorful taiko, music and dance performance in the Hawaii Okinawa Center’s...
View ArticleJCCH “Sharing the Spirit of Aloha” Gala to Honor Six
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i will honor five individuals and one organization at its annual “Sharing the Spirit of Aloha” gala on Saturday, June 22, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral...
View ArticleSpotlight – Ariyoshi Inducted into the Aloha Order of Merit
Jodie Chiemi Ching Former Gov. George Ariyoshi was inducted into the Hawai‘i State Aloha Order of Merit –– one of the state’s highest honors –– on April 29, in the Senate chambers of the State Capitol....
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“Da Beer Can Hat”– One More Show Added
Junior (Ku‘umakaonaona Bailon) and Bobo (Brandon Hagio) having fun playing marbles. (Courtesy Kumu Kahua Theatre) WHO/WHAT: Another show is being added for “Da Beer Can Hat” after it sold out shows...
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14th Annual Aloha International Piano Festival
World-renowned pianists Jon Nakamatsu WHO/WHAT: World-renowned pianists Jon Nakamatsu, 1997 Gold Medalist in the Tenth Van Cliburn Piano Competition and the only American to have achieved the...
View ArticleNatto Time: Talk Story and Demo
WHO/WHAT: Musician, educator and “natto demonstrator” Eien Hunter-Ishikawa will talk about natto (fermented beans), which is regarded as a “superfood” in Japan. Natto is known for its many health...
View ArticleBook Signing: “Last Boat Out of Shanghai” By Helen Zia
WHO/WHAT: Helen Zia will talk about her new book, “Last Boat Out of Shanghai” which examines the mass exodus from China during the communist revolution and its impact on global politics today. The book...
View ArticleDisaster Preparedness Workshop
WHO/WHAT: Danny Tengan, United Church of Christ Hawaii Disaster Ministries coordinator, will conduct a free disaster preparedness workshop. WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, June 23, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Manoa...
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