Hakuoh University Handbell Choir Returns for 26th Hawaii Concerts
Hakuoh University’s popular Handbell Choir returned to Honolulu in March to present two public concerts. The choir members, who ring seven octaves of handbells, performed at Palikü Theatre at Windward...
View ArticleHonolulu Hiroshima Members Greet 2017
The Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai held its annual membership meeting and shinnen enkai on March 12 at Natsunoya Tea House. Also in attendance was a delegation from Hiroshima, including Hiroshima’s...
View ArticleOkinawa Performing Artists to Present June 8 Lecture-Demo on Kumiwudui
The 85th anniversary of Kin Ryosho Sensei’s teaching of the art of Kumiwudui, also known as Kumi Odori, in Hawai‘i — and the 41st anniversary of his teaching dance and Kumiwudui at the University of...
View ArticleUpcoming Bon Dances
Refer to our May 19 issue, or online at thehawaiiherald.com for detailed information. BIG ISLAND June 17 (Sat.): Papaikou Hongwanji, 7 p.m. June 24 (Sat.): Honomu Hongwanji, 7 p.m. June 30-July 1...
View ArticleUH “Kids First! Film Festival”
WHO/WHAT: The highly anticipated UH Manoa “KIDS FIRST! Film Festival” enters its 11th summer, with 40 live-action and animated films from 13 countries for children and youth from 4 to 15+ years of age....
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Japanese Women’s Society Foundation Presents 37th Fashion Show
“Kagirinaki Yume (Boundless Dreams)” was the theme of the 37th fashion show presented by the Japanese Women’s Society Foundation on May 6 at the Prince Waikiki. The event was a fundraiser for the...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Families of Wahiawa Fallen Soldiers Sought For Third...
The Wahiawa Lions Club will hold the third annual Wahiawa War Memorial Ceremony on Sunday, July 16, at 4 p.m. at the Wahiawä District Park – Wahiawä War Memorial Swimming Pool at 1129 Kilani Ave. The...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – JCCH to Receive Federal Funds For Honouliuli National...
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i would receive $155,812 in grants to fund preservation and...
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Tanabata Festival July 8, 2017 10AM – 2PM
WHO/WHAT: The Hawaii Japanese Center will celebrate its second annual Tanabata (Star Festival) on Saturday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features children’s make-and-take craft activities...
View ArticleStoryteller, Yasu Ishida, Featured Artist for Library Summer Reading Program
WHO/WHAT: Magical storyteller Yasu Ishida will be the featured artist for the Hawaii State Library System’s 2017 Summer Reading Program at selected libraries statewide. Ishida’s storytelling programs,...
View Article“Fred Korematsu Speaks Up” Book Signing
WHO/WHAT: Author Stan Yogi will discuss and sign copies of “Fred Korematsu Speaks Up,” which he co-authored with Laura Atkins. Fred Korematsu refused to comply with the World War II internment order...
View ArticleTea Ceremony Workshop
WHO/WHAT: Urasenke Foundation of Hawaii/Tankokai Hawaii Association will present a workshop on chado, or the “way of tea.” Participants will learn the history and the basics of a tea ceremony....
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Community Focus – Japanese Community Association of Hawaii Honors Dodo...
JCAH president Ivan Nakano (far left) and Nikkei Kigyo event chair Roland Higashi (far right) with Nikkei Kigyo honorees (from left) Larry Dodo, Mitchell Dodo and Beverly Dodo of Dodo Mortuary, Inc....
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Kuakini Honors Early Japanese Immigrant Residents of...
The Kuakini Auxiliary honored the memory of 141 former Issei residents of Kuakini Home on May 30 at the Kuakini Columbarium at Honolulu Memorial Park Cemetery in Nu‘uanu. The memorial service was...
View ArticleCommunity Focus – Honolulu and Hokkaido Establish Sister State Ties
Hokkaidö Prefecture, Japan’s second-largest island, and the state of Hawai‘i are now sister-states. The signing of the sister-state relationship by Hawai‘i Gov. David Ige and Hokkaidö Gov. Harumi...
View ArticleSumie Society Celebrates 15th Exhibition
Members of the Sumie Society of Hawaii celebrated the conclusion of their 15th annual exhibition at Honolulu Hale with a luncheon at Alan Wong’s Pineapple Room at the Ala Moana Macy’s on May 19. The...
View ArticleHerald Salutes – Hawaii Information Service’s, Colleen Yasuhara
Colleen Yasuhara has been promoted to chief operating officer of Hawaii Information Service, a Honolulu-based real estate tech company that serves as the multiple listing service for Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i...
View ArticleJapanese Name Interpretation Workshop
WHO/WHAT: Come and learn about “What’s in a Japanese name!” JCCH Tokioka Heritage Resource Center volunteer Marian Okada and Yoko Waki will provide an extensive general overview of Japanese personal...
View ArticleBack-To-School Education Blessing
WHO/WHAT: Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha – Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmagu will provide a blessing for educators and students of all ages so that they may enjoy learning and take delight in new discoveries and...
View ArticleHui Makaala 48th Annual Scholarship Fund Luncheon & Fashion Show
WHO/WHAT: Hui Makaala presents its 48th Annual Scholarship Fund Luncheon & Fashion Show, featuring designers Allison Izu, Janice Tsujimura and Jeanie Chun. WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, July 30, at the...
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