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march 2010 | VOL. 16, no. 2
LEGACIES
Honoring our heritage. Embracing our diversity. Sharing our future.
Legacies is a bi-monthly publication of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai`i, 2454 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826
THE ISLAND INSURANCE FOUNDATION PRESENTS
Celebrate!:
The Evolution of Japanese
Celebration in Hawai‘i
2454 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
tel: (808) 945-7633
fax: (808) 944-1123
web: http://www.jcch.com
OFFICE HOURS
Monday–Saturday
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
P
lease join us for the world premiere
of a new exhibition titled Celebrate!:
The Evolution of Japanese Celebration
in Hawai‘i. This historical exhibition will look
at the ways that the Japanese community
in Hawai‘i celebrates from its earliest days
to the present.
GALLERY HOURS
Tuesday–Saturday
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
GIFT SHOP HOURS
Tuesday–Saturday
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Mission Statement:
To be a vibrant resource,
strengthening our diverse community
by educating present and
future generations in the evolving
Japanese American experience
in Hawai‘i. We do this through
relevant programming, meaningful
community service and
innovative partnerships that
enhance the understanding and
celebration of our heritage,
culture and love of the land.
To guide us in this work we draw
from the values found in our
Japanese American traditions and
the spirit of Aloha.
Told through historical photographs, videos,
objects, and art pieces, the exhibition will
look at how the ways we celebrate have
continually evolved over time.
:
The colorful streaming carp and banners of boy’s day inspired numerous
artists and photographers in the 1920s and 1930s.
“Celebrations are a window into how the
local Japanese American community sees
itself,” stated exhibition scriptwriter Brian
Niiya. “Celebrations can provide a revealing
look at what issues were important to the
community over time.”
April 24—1 to 3 p.m. 5th floor lounge
The Cherry Blossom Festival Then and Now
A panel discussion led by Professor Christine R. Yano of UH at Manoa
will include key figures from both past and contemporary festivals.
Professor Yano will also sign copies of her book, Crowning the Nice
Girl: Gender, Ethnicity, and Culture in Hawai’i’s Cherry Blossom Festival.
The exhibition will include “traditional”
Japanese seasonal celebrations such as New
Year’s, obon festival, and cherry blossom
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Hawai‘i State Archives / Nancy Bannick Collection
RESOURCE CENTER HOURS
Wednesday–Friday
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Hawaii State Archives / Virgil Biggs Collection
April 17 to June 18, Community Gallery
Saturday, April 17, 11:30 a.m.
Exhibit Opening and Reception
Bon dance at Soto Mission, ca. 1967.
May 8—11 am to 12:30 p.m., gallery theater and courtyard
Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands
A talk focusing on food and celebrations by Arnold Hiura, author
of the new book Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands.
He will also sign copies of his book.
May 22—1 to 3 p.m.; 5th floor lounge
Bon Dancing Through the Generations: A Discussion on
Bon Dance in Hawai‘i
A panel discussion on the bon dance phenomenon in Hawai‘i
moderated by JCCH education specialist and bon dance aficionado
Derrick Iwata and featuring speakers Kenji Johnasen, Instructor,
Tomodachi Odori Kai; Betty Dela Cuesta, Head Instructor, Yamada
Dance Group; Alice Shiroma, Assistant Instructor, Yamada Dance
Group; Ralston Nagata, Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin; and
Jane Heit, President, Hilo Meisho-In Tsukikage Odori Kai. After the
discussion, there will be a mini bon dance lesson.
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of the center
Dear Cultural Center ‘Ohana,
The featured entertainment was a bellowing
bagpipe performance by Masa Yamaguchi, a
Haru ga kita! Spring has arrived! Many years ago
Japanese instructor at Sacred Hearts Academy,
on a spring trip to Japan, my mother and I partici which included “Sakura” and all time bagpipe
pated with family and friends in the centuries
favorites, “Danny boy” and “Scotland Brave” as
old practice of hanami, or flower (mostly cherry
well as an ukulele performance. The food, drink,
blossom) viewing. Fortunately, our timing was
and fellowship were wonderful. We were visited
perfect and we were able to see the sakura no ki
by two trolley loads of locals and visitors who were
(cherry trees) in full bloom in both Fukuoka and
part of the Wahiawa Nikkei Civic Association‘s
Tokyo . If we had arrived a few days before or after, tour. The Association has offered hanami tours for
we would have missed the peak of the bloom.
a decade and the popularity is growing! Mō‘ili‘ili
In Fukuoka, our relatives took us to various parks
Community Center also offers hanami tours.
and residential areas of hanami. In Tokyo, we
Prior to embarking on my first hanami, I asked
accompanied our friends to Aoyama cemetery
and to their favorite spot near the Imperial Palace, Nicki Garces, our new Resource Center Assistant,
to provide me with some history of hanami
where the blossoms fell like snow all around us.
in Hawai‘i. Her research on the subject is very
It was an ethereal experience. The sight of the
blossoms falling into the moat white with flowers, informative and can be found on our website at
www.jcch.com by clicking on Resource Center,
then drifting away with the breeze, is one I’ll
then Japanese Traditions. Please visit our
always remember. At the time, I couldn’t help
website for Nicki’s article, information on upcoming
but wonder if hanami was a custom that my
Issei (first generation) grandparents/great grand activities and events, and new membership
benefits or call us at (808) 945-7633 for more
parents missed when they moved to Hawai‘i.
information. Many thanks to the United Japanese
Since then, I’ve Iearned that the Issei would hold
Society, Wahiawa Nikkei Civic Association, Waimea
symbolic hanami in Hawai‘i surrounded by local
Arts Council and the Mō‘ili‘ili Community Center
flora, but these stories are not substantiated.
for perpetuating the lovely hanami tradition
For reasons we can surmise—climate, means,
with a Hawaiian flair. By the time you read this,
priorities—it took a half-century for the local
the sakura trees in Wahiawa and Waimea will
Nikkei to successfully do something about the lack be nearly devoid of their fragile blossoms, but
of cherry trees in Hawai‘i. Now, I am happy to say
will be preparing for a grand show in 2011.
that, thanks to the ganbare spirit (perseverance) of I encourage you all to be on the lookout next
these Nikkei, hanami is alive and well in Hawai‘i.
year for information on Wahiawa and Waimea
It is still a well-kept secret because when I asked
hanami tours in early February.
several friends and colleagues about Hawai‘i
hanami, most, though familiar with the term, did Aloha,
not know that hanami has been practiced on O‘ahu
in Wahiawa and on the Big Island in Waimea for
many years.
Lenny Yajima Andrew
President/Executive Director
On Saturday, February 6th, I had the pleasure
of participating in my first hanami in Hawai‘i
thanks to the United Japanese Society of Hawai‘i
Today’s Thought:
(UJS). We visited several sites known for prolific
Positive Thoughts
sakura, with our final stop at the residence of
It is true that we tend to become what we
the Gordon family, members of UJS. A tarp and
think about. It behooves all of us to fill our
the gochisō (feast) were spread under the sakura
minds with positive thoughts of happiness,
cheerfulness, optimism and good health
in the Gordon’s front lawn. Only in Hawai‘i
and to shun negative thoughts of fear,
could a Japanese custom like this become so
worry, pessimism and sorrow. Someone
multicultural with mixed plate from Zippy’s ,
said: “Success in any facet of endeavor is
Stella Artois beer, tako and ahi poke, and many
deep-rooted in attitudes.” A positive mental
varieties of sake all enjoyed while listening to
attitude leads to achievement and happiness.
more renditions than I’ve ever heard of “Sakura”
—The Reverend Paul S. Osumi
by recording artists from around the country.
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Dear Japanese Cultural Center
of Hawai‘i ‘Ohana:
One of the best things about being
part of the Japanese Cultural Center is the
opportunity to meet so many interesting
people. One of the most memorable
was meeting the Emperor and Empress
of Japan! There is, however, one group who has made a lasting
impression on me—the women of the Nisei generation.
Nisei women are really the unsung heroes of their generation.
We are well aware of the achievements of the Nisei men who
fought in WWII, came home to jump start the democratic revolu
tion, and begin successful careers, but what of the Nisei women?
I had the opportunity to work with the Japanese Women’s Society
(JWS) a few years back when their best-selling book, Kokoro, was
released. We were working on an exhibit in the Cultural Center’s
gallery showcasing many of the traditions described in the book.
The core group of JWS members included Harriet Masunaga, Betty
Totoki, Irene Kaichi and Lillian Yajima. These women were always
on time, prepared, considerate, humble, and well dressed…did I
mention they always brought food? It was such an honor working
with these women and the exhibit was a great success!
Then there’s my second mom, Barbara Ishida, our volunteer gift
shop manager for many years. While she has slowed down over
the past couple of years, Barbara is a force to be reckoned with.
Many years ago, she led her “girls” from Kuakini over to the Cultural
Center’s gift shop. With a quick wit, she always had a story for me
and I always made time to stop by the gift shop for a chat and a cup
of tea. On the inside of Barbara’s designer-laden exterior is a heart
of gold. A strong leader who elicited loyalty from her gals.
Our Resource Center is also fortunate to have two leaders—
Betsy Young and Jane Kurahara—both smart as a whip and
tenacious as bulldogs. Together they lead the Cultural Center’s
groundbreaking work on the Honouliuli internment project.
If not for their investigative research, this remarkable story would
never have been uncovered and may have disappeared altogether.
In recent months, much planning has been done to update our
Okage Sama De historical exhibit. We were excited when the
creative leaders of the original project, Jane Komeiji, Momi
Cazimero and Tom Klobe agreed to collaborate once again.
The story of the relationship between Japan and Hawai‘i leading
to the immigration of thousands of Japanese, and the evolution
of subsequent generations is told in a moving, creative manner
that is sure to bring back memories, tears to your eyes and pride
in your heart as well.
So to all the Nisei women who worked 16+ hour days inside the
home, volunteered in the community to make it a better place,
and who now babysit their grandchildren at a moment’s notice—
dōmo arigatō gozaimasu!! I often think of what these professional,
intelligent, creative, and beautiful women would have achieved
had they been born just one generation later. Women today have
so much more opportunity to pursue career aspirations that were
difficult, if not impossible, for women just one generation ago.
As we venture into this world and attain new heights, let us not
forget upon whose shoulders we stand.
Aloha,
Susan Yamada
Chairman of the Board
f riends
of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
tomodachi
A BIG OTSUKARESAMA DESHITA to all
the schools, community organizations,
and businesses that volunteered at this
year’s New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival!
Manoa Grand Ballroom
volunteerS COORDINATOR’S Message
Mid-Pacific Institute Globetrotters
Aloha Volunteers!
We roared into the Year of the Tiger with our New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival on
Sunday, January 10, 2010, and although the afternoon rain scared away some
guests, most stuck it out to enjoy the great food, performances, games, and
rides. This year a record 700 volunteers from local schools, organizations,
businesses, JCCH, and the festival committee worked together to make the
event run smoothly. Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu! (Thank you very much!)
With spring around the corner, I’d like to ask for your continuing support at the
Honolulu Festival on Friday-Sunday, March 12-14 and Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun
Fest/Going Green on Sunday, May 2. This year we are also participating in the
Pan-Pacific Parade for the first time; we will be passing out orizuru (cranes) as we
march from Fort DeRussy to Kapiolani Park on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Please mark
your calendars and let me know if you are available to help at any of these events.
For the latest updates on volunteer news, please visit the JCCH Volunteers Blog
at http://www.jcchtomodachi.blogspot.com/.
The Cultural Center is also looking for volunteer Receptionists, English and
Japanese speaking docents, Gallery Greeters, Discovery Box presenters, and Gift
Shop and Outreach volunteers. If you, or someone you know, are interested in
volunteering, please contact me at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i at
(808) 945-7633, ext. 35 or email [email protected].
Moanalua High School
Class of 2010
57th Cherry Blossom
Festival Court
BRIDGE CLUB Hawaii
Castle H.S. Asian
Cultural Club
Farrington High School
Go Club
Hands in Helping Out
(HIHO)
Hawaii Baptist
Academy
Honolulu Japanese
Junior Chamber of
Commerce
Iolani Key Club
Island Insurance
Foundation
Island Pacific
Academy’s Japanese
National
Honor Society
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu,
Jenny Seki
Volunteers Coordinator
ITO EN (USA) Inc.
JETAA Hawai’i
Kaiser High School
Japanese Club
WANTED: Volunteers for Kodomo no Hi:
Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green!
The Japanese Cultural Center of
Hawai‘i needs your help! We’re
searching for individuals, school
or work groups and service
organizations who would be
interested in helping us at
Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/
Going Green on Sunday, May 2,
2010 at the Cultural Center.
This year we need volunteers who can
help us:
• Prepare keiki craft projects prior to
the event.
• Set up the Cultural Center facilities
before the event.
• Work in booths for food and keiki crafts.
• Clean up during and after the event.
Kalani High School—
Heisei Japan Club
Kalihi Pet Center
Kinetic Productions,
Inc.
KZOO 1210 AM
Longs Drugs
Lutheran High School
Yuukikai - Japanese
Cultural Club
McDonald’s
Restaurants
of Hawaii, Inc.
Class of 2011
Class of 2012
Leo Club
Student Association
Interact Club
Japanese Club
Oahu AJA Baseball
Association
Oahu Community
Emergency Response
Team
Pacific Wireless
Communications
Pepsi Bottling Group
Punahou School
Roosevelt Key Club
Sacred Hearts
Academy Key Club
St. Francis School
TJ Mahoney &
Associates
Tsukazaki & Associates,
LLC
University of Hawai‘i
at Manoa Parking
Services
Vacations-Hawaii
VRE Hawaii
Waipahu High School
Japanese Club
Yelp
Zippy’s Restaurants
McKinley High
School Band
Boosters
For more information or to sign up
as a volunteer, please call Jenny
Seki at 945-7633, ext. 35 or by email
to [email protected].
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RESOURCE CENTER
Spotlight
volunteer
Volunteer Profile: Gordon and May Tomita
T
he hearty laughter coming
from the Resource Center is
from a jovial retired Hawaiian
Airlines employee. For the past year,
Gordon Tomita, a Maui-born Sansei
and the first son of Toru and Miyoshi
(Shishido) Tomita has been faithfully
volunteering at the Resource Center
three times a week. His main project
has been to inventory and preserve
the historical photo collection of over
3,000 photos.
Gordon and May Tomita volunteer at
the Resource Center because they believe
that preservation is important to keep
history alive.
“I find the work here very satisfying.
I’ve gained more knowledge of what
the first and second generation
Japanese went through. It wasn’t
easy for them and I have a deeper
appreciation for their struggles and
successes,” explained Tomita.
In 2008, he started learning to be a
docent in the gallery until he read a
newspaper article on the Honouliuli
internment camp research being done
by the Resource Center and call for
volunteers to help with an archeo
logical dig at the site in Kunia. Tomita
has always been interested in history
and jumped at the opportunity to
be a part of unearthing significant
artifacts of old Hawai‘i. So he and his
18-year-old grandson, Dean Tomita,
along with dozens of other volunteers
dug and sifted through the dirt under
the hot sun.
Gordon Tomita enjoys a wide range
of hobbies that includes golfing,
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genealogy, cooking (his specialties
are chicken long rice soup and
tsukemono), fishing, aikido and
ikebana. The latter hobby is where
he met his wife, May (Hiraoka) Tomita,
who has been an ikebana enthusiast
for 19 years with Ikebono school.
May is the youngest of three girls by
Kimi (Harada) and Tameichi Hiraoka,
grew up in Kapahulu and works
at H&R Block as a professional tax
preparer and instructor. She is also
an enrolled agent with the Internal
Revenue Service. The couple have
been married 12 years and reside
in Makiki. They have two cats and a
dog, all named after Japanese movie
characters: Musashi (Mus for short),
Taki and Ginko. The Tomita’s became
members of the Cultural Center in
2003 to support the efforts of the
Save the Center campaign.
One day in 2009, May Tomita came
to the Resource Center to help her
husband set up his computer and
by the end of the day was recruited
as a volunteer. She volunteers on
Saturdays cataloguing books and
transferring data from phonograph
albums into the computer data
base. In turn, she has recruited two
more volunteers and keeps looking
for others who share her passion to
volunteer.
“I really enjoy the work and find
it interesting. Sharing comes with
knowledge and preserving provides
the opportunity to share. Preservation
is important to keep history alive,”
said May Tomita. They’ve had over
20 relatives from the Mainland come
to visit the Cultural Center and go
through the Okage Sama De exhibit.
“They were very impressed with the
exhibit and what the Cultural Center
does. It’s important to educate the
younger generation. The Cultural
Center is very important. This is the
legacy we leave behind. Fifty years
from now who is going to know
anything about our Japanese history
in Hawai‘i without the Cultural Center
as a reference,” added Gordon Tomita.
A
s we welcome the New Year of the Tiger,
we welcome Nicolita (Nicki) Garces as
the new Resource Center Assistant.
Garces joined us in the midst of all the hustle
and bustle of preparations for the New Year’s
‘Ohana Festival and the Day of Remembrance
events. She was very impressed with the organi
zation and energy abounding in the Resource
Center in preparations for these events.
Nicki Garces will
be assisting in the
operations of the
Resource Center
while attending UH
at Manoa’s Library
and Information
Science Master
Degree program.
She earned a Master of Arts degree in Political
Science and specialized in International
Relations with an interest in education and
migration studies at the University of Hawai‘i
at Manoa. Her work with the Filipino Historical
Society of Hawai‘i’s Oral History Project and her
current part-time job as an intern at the eFil
Archives and History Center of Hawai‘i promp
ted her to apply for the Library and Information
Science Master Degree program at the UH
at Manoa in the fall of 2010.
As a Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET)
Program assistant language teacher of English
from 1999 to 2002, Garces taught at Mikuni
Senior High School in Fukui-ken, Japan.
She speaks conversational Japanese, Chinese
Mandarin and Filipino (Ilocano dialect).
“As a person who sees the importance of
preserving and sharing a community’s history
and perpetuating the culture for the youth
and the greater Hawai’i society, I am humbled
and honored to work for the Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawai‘i,” commented Garces.
Profile
gift shop
Vintage Fabric,
Timeless Style
Kent wanted to thank her husband, Kent
Davis, for all his support (he is her kimono
“deconstructer,” artistic critic, salesperson,
and bag-carrier).
“I want to express my gratitude to the
Cultural Center and the community for
embracing people from different ethnicities
who enjoy and appreciate Japanese culture,”
commented Kent.
E
lizabeth Kent from Vested Interest
hand crafts charming and modern
scarves, vests, and jackets from
repurposed traditional Japanese fabrics
from kimono and obi. Originally from
California, Kent moved to the islands when
she was seven and grew up in Aina Haina
and Niu Valley.
Kent’s love of Japanese fabrics stems from
her appreciation of Asian influences on local
culture. Her work is a merging of passions:
recycling, textiles, and functional art. Each
piece is one-of-a-kind and lovingly designed
to “bring out the beauty of a fabric,”
according to Kent. Rather than sacrifice
the original fabric to fit into a pattern,
Kent strives to respect the original artistry.
“The imperfections in fabric are part of the
history and story of the piece, so I don’t
try to hide them.” At times, Kent will spot a
Inside the
GIFT SHOP
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f you are looking for that special gift,
stop by the Japanese Cultural Center
of Hawai‘i’s Gift Shop. Books and DVD’s
make the perfect present for any occasion.
Artwork, scarves, purses, vests, jackets,
kimono, lacquer and ceramic wares are
but a few of the unique items available.
Shopping at the Gift Shop directly supports
our educational programs and activities.
Members receive 10% off on all items! Patsy Mink: Ahead
of the Majority
$25
Patsy Mink: Ahead Of
The Majority explores
the remarkable political
story of Patsy Mink, an
Asian American woman
who, battling racism and
sexism, redefined American politics. Small
in stature but a giant in vision, she began
Elizabeth Kent displays the hand-crafted
repurposed scarves she made from kimono
and obi fabrics.
piece of fabric and immediately sees its new
form and other times, she waits until she
finds its perfect new life. Kent is patient and
diligent—there is even a kimono that has
been sitting in her collection for three years!
Often busy in her career (she serves as an
administrator and mediator/facilitator for
the State), she crafts during her free time.
her life on a Maui sugar plantation and
rose to become the first Asian American
woman and woman of color in the United
States Congress. A firecracker and a fighter,
she continually pushed the limits of what
was acceptable, speaking out against
the Vietnam War and entering the 1972
presidential primary, making her one of
the first women to seek the nation’s highest
office. She transformed America’s schools
as the co-author of Title IX, the landmark
legislation that opened up higher education
and athletics to women.
Stop by the Gift Shop to see a selection of
scarves, vests, shawls, and jackets. For more
information please see Elizabeth Kent’s
website: www.vestedinteresthawaii.com.
These are just a
couple of the lovely
vests and jackets
made by Elizabeth
Kent available in
the Cultural Center
Gift Shop.
Kachikan: Values $12
Our popular book of Japanese values
KACHIKAN is back! This educational,
inspirational, and attractive book describes
the pronunciation, history, and meaning
of the KACHIKAN (value pillars) displayed
at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s
OKAGESAMA DE exhibit entry. This new
edition features the KACHIKAN kanji
written in calligraphy by renown shodō
artist Hiromi Peterson.
John A. Burns:
The Man and
His Times $25
With Hawai‘i’s recent
celebration of the 50th
Anniversary of Statehood,
the inspirational hourlong 2000 television
documentary “John A.
Burns: The Man and His Times” is updated,
re-broadcast, and released in a special
Statehood Anniversary Commemorative
Edition DVD by EMME, Inc., Emme
Tomimbang Multi-Media Enterprises.
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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
partnerships
upcoming events
NIKKEI YOUTH CULTURAL
HERITAGE PROGRAM
16th Annual Honolulu Festival
The Nikkei Youth Cultural Heritage Program offers students
month-long intensive language and home-stay opportunities
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i in partnership with the
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
(JCCCNC) is seeking applicants for the 2010 Nikkei Youth Cultural
Heritage Program (NYCH). Application deadline extended to Monday,
March 15, 2010. This unique program will bring college-age (18 years
and older) participants together to experience Kobe, Japan for a
month-long intensive language and home-stay program (from June
28 to July 31, 2010).
The Nikkei Youth Cultural Heritage Program, in cooperation with the
Kobe YMCA Language Program (Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) is designed
for Nikkei youth to gain a better understanding of their ancestral and
cultural background
while discovering
Japan in a unique
and exciting way.
This Program will
allow participants to
immerse themselves
in Japanese culture
through Japanese
language and writing
classes, attend
introductory classes in
traditional Japanese
art forms, and enjoy
(L-R): Brittany Harada and Nicole Kikuchi were
late afternoon and
selected from Hawai‘i to participate in last
Saturday excursions
year’s Nikkei Youth Cultural Heritage Program exploring different
and both report that it was their greatest trip
parts of the Kansai
of a lifetime!
region all while having
the opportunity to
use and practice their Japanese language skills on a daily basis with
their home-stay families. Participants will stay with two families for
two weeks each.
This year, the Program will incorporate a mandatory pre-tour trip to
Japan. Highlights of the pre-tour will include a trip to Hiroshima’s Peace
Park and Museum, a visit to Miyajima—considered one of Japan’s most
beautiful sites and a two day walking and cycling tour of Kyoto. Students
will also be able to partake in local delicacies and regional sites.
This program is open to students at any level of Japanese language,
even those with little or no experience. Applicants must be 18 years
of age and older and have completed a minimum of one semester of
college studies. Participants will be chosen based on their application,
essay and interview.
For more information and to download the application, go to
www.jcccnc.org or contact Aya Ino at (415) 567-5505 or email at
[email protected]. Students in Hawai‘i may also contact the Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai‘i at (808) 945-7633 or email [email protected].
The program is sponsored by the Japanese Cultural and Community Center
of Northern California in San Francisco, the Japanese American Cultural and
Community Center in Los Angeles, the Japanese Cultural and Community Center
of Washington in Seattle, and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.
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March 12, 13, 14 • Hawai‘i Convention Center
The Honolulu Festival is an exciting cultural event which promotes
understanding, economic cooperation and ethnic harmony between
the people of Hawai‘i, the U.S. Mainland and the Asia-Pacific region. Each
year, the Festival draws thousands of new and returning visitors who
enjoy ethnic performances, events and exhibits.
Come and visit the Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawai‘i’s booth on Sat., March
13 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
Sun., March 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. and make your own hachimaki
and select items such as t-shirts, books,
DVDs and crafts on sale from our
Gift Shop. Cultural Center members
will receive a FREE Eto figurine of
a tiger to celebrate the Year of the
Tiger. (Members must show a current
membership card to receive the figurine.)
5th
Annual
Taste of Marukai
Thursday, April 8
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Marukai Wholesale Mart
2310 Kamehameha Highway
n Parking available at Pu‘uhale
Elementary School n Trolley service
to and from event n Scratch and
save cards for instant savings
of 5%–50% off all purchases at
the event!
A fundraiser benefitting the Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, Honolulu
Japanese Chamber of Commerce,
Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber
of Commerce and the Hawai‘i United
Okinawa Association.
Admission is $85 per person (before
March 25); $95 per person after March
25 and at the door. Prize tickets are
$10 each or $45 for 5 tickets or $80
for 10 tickets. For more information
or to purchase admission and prize
tickets, call the Cultural Center at
(808) 945-7633 Ext. 22 or on line at
www.marukaihawaii.com.
Come celebrate the best of
Japanese heritage in Hawai‘i with
delicious food and drinks:
• Dishes by Master Chef D.K. Kodama
• Premium Kurosawagyu and other
items prepared teppanyaki style
by Benihana
• Okinawan cuisine from Off the Wall
restaurant
• Fresh seafood: King crab, ahi sashimi
and abalone
• Sake samplings from Shirataki,
Tsukasabotan and Taiheizan
breweries
• Special samplings of Japan-brewed
Kirin beer
Performance by Dazz Toguchi
Incredible prizes include:
• JAL roundtrip airfare to Japan for two
• Roundtrip interisland airfare for two
• 37” flatscreen HDTV
• Yamano Spa Package
• Marukai Sake Club membership
• And much, much more!
Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green
Kimono Dressing Application Form
Kodomo no Hi:
Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green
Kimono Dressing by Masako Formals
Photography by King Digital Imaging Center
Sunday, May 2 • 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Teruya Courtyard and Fifth Floor
When: Sunday, May 2, 2010
Where: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Lounge, Fifth Floor
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cost: $60 per JCCH Member*
$75 per non-member
FREE ADMISSION
On Sunday, May 2, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i will
celebrate both Children’s Day and Earth Day with Kodomo no Hi:
Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green. The Cultural Center’s annual children’s
festival will feature crafts and games based on Japanese traditions
with an added theme of recycling and sustainability.
*Individual Members receive a 20% discount—one $60 slot;
Family Members receive two $60 slots.
Fee includes dressing by Masako Formals staff, use of kimono and
accessories and the portrait sitting fee with King Digital Photo.
Fee does NOT include hair and makeup.
Kimono dressing by Masako Formals and professional portrait
sitting with King Digital Photo will also be available. $60 for
JCCH Members and $75 for Non-members. Please see attached
application form to register for this.
Photos are a separate cost. Packages range from $20 to $60 and up.
Cancellation prior to 72 hours notice will be reimbursed in full.
Parking: $3 with validation
Registration deadline: Saturday, April 17, 2010
For more information, call the Cultural Center at (808) 945-7633,
email at [email protected] or go to www.jcch.com.
Parent’s Name(s): __________________________________________
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sharing their expertise and experiences on this live talk-story community
forum on radio station KZOO-AM 1210. Participate by calling in your
questions or comments live during the program at (808) 941-5966
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March 1
On the Movies (Guest:
Bob Green, Film Critic and
Screen Writer)
March 8
The Future of
Mainstream and
Alternative Newspapers
(Guest: Ragnar Carlson,
Editor, Honolulu Weekly)
March 15
Being Hapa and Issues
of Reconciliation (Guest:
Momi Cazimero)
March 22
Recollections of a World
War II Internee (Guest:
Lily Hatanaka)
March 29
“Kau Kau: Cuisine &
Culture in the Hawaiian
Islands” (Guest: Arnold
Hiura, Author)
April 5
The Future of Hawaiian
Music (Guest: Makana)
April 12
Kawaii Kon Anime
Convention (Guest: Chris
Macedonio)
April 19
World War II Evacuation
of Japanese Americans
from Puuloa (Guest:
Helene Minehira)
April 26
“Love and the Incredibly
Old Man” (Guest: Lee
Siegel, Author)
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Address: _________________________________________________
Email: ___________________________________________________
Child(ren)’s information:
1) Name _________________________________________________
Age: ______
Gender: Boy | Girl (please circle one)
2) Name _________________________________________________
May 3
Hibakusha in Japan,
Hawaii and Abroad
(Guest: Darrell Miho)
Age: ______
3) Name _________________________________________________
Age: ______
May 10
Hawai‘i Books and
Music Festival (Guest:
Roger Jellinek)
4) Name _________________________________________________
Age: ______
5) Name _________________________________________________
May 17
Innovation Based
on Tradition in the
Japanese Performing
Arts (Guest: Kenny Endo,
Taiko Master)
Age: ______
Please pick your preferred time slot (please select up to three time slots):
May 24
Recalling the 1946
Tsunami in Hawaii:
Survival and Education
(Guest: Jeanne Branch
Johnston)
10 a.m.–11 a.m. 12 p.m.–1 p.m. 11 a.m.–12 p.m. 1 p.m.–2 p.m.
2 p.m.–3 p.m.
*Appointments are assigned on a first come, first served basis when payment is received.
We will make every effort to accommodate your assigned time slot. However, your time slot
is contingent upon the flow of day. Please kōkua as we are working with children.
Enclosed is my check payable to the JCCH
May 31
Book Club: TBA
Please charge my credit card:
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Please return this form to the JCCH at 2454 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826
or fax to (808) 944-1123.
For more information, call the JCCH at (808) 945-7633.
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KanshaDonor List
Donations are from December 2009 – January 2010
PATRONS
$15,000–$24,999
Goro Suga, DDS
SUSTAINERS
$10,000–$14,999
Sadanosuke Hata Charitable
Foundation
ASSOCIATES
$5,000–$9,999
Marians Islandwide Catering
FRIENDS
$3,000–$4,999
Ronald M. Ota
CONTRIBUTORS
$1,000–$2,999
Atlas Insurance Agency
Foundation
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaiian Telcom
Eric K. Kawamura
Hawaiian Telcom
Victor M. & Marilyn Mori
Archie T. & May S. Murakami
Matsuo Takabuki
Marjorie H. Tanoue
PIONEERS
$500–$999
Frank K. Hamada
Hawaii Family Dental Centers
Hawaiian Properties Ltd.
Harry K. Ishida, D.D.S.
Claire M. Marumoto
Albert Y. & Edith Matsumoto
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Matsuyama
Nisei Building Maintenance
Co. Inc.
Occidental Underwriters
of Hawaii Ltd.
Larry E. & Laura Sato
Mitsuo & Jane H. Tottori
Christine R. Yano & Scott Wilson
DONORS
UP TO $499
Takeshi & Mary Abe
Richard Y. Akizaki
Wayne Akizaki
Lillian A. Akizuki
Richard & Ethel Anbe
Pete & Joanne S. Ancheta
Howard & Lynn Arimoto
Roy K. & Patricia Arita
Harold Y. & Vera M. Ashitomi
Janet F. Beaulieu
W.M. & Setsuko Y. Crawley
Caitilin J.H. Embree
Jack Tatsuo Endo
Will Espero
Patrick D. Frane & Diane A.
Nakashima
Friendship Force of Honolulu
Berg H. & Grace E. Fujimoto
Donald M. Fujimoto
Kenneth K. & June K. Fujimoto
Guy K. & Susan Fujimura
Walter & Helen Fujimura
Howard & Ellen H. Fukuda
Jerome & Paula Fukuda
Hideo Fukunaga
Thelma H. Furukawa
Charles K. Furuya
George S. Harada
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John N. & Jean K. Hashimoto
Ernest H. & Sue Hashizume
Tatsumi & Masako Hayashi
Jinji Higa
Shigeo & Yoshiko Higa
Tamie Higashi
Kowashi & Nora C. Hirai
Linda Hirota
Larry M. & Patsy A. Hiyakumoto
Betty H. Honda
Tosh & Dorothy Hosoda
Junko Ige
Stanley K. & Betty S. Ikeda
Iwao & Leatrice Ikeno
Jean R. Imamoto
Helen T. Inazaki
Blanche Inouye
Edward N. Inouye
Julie M. Ishibashi
Lincoln J. Ishida & Lynn Estes
Derrick S. & Mitchell Iwata
Chester A. Kaitoku
Alvin A. Kajiwara
Janice A. Kamemoto
Brian S. Kataoka
Katherine Kawaguchi
Masayuki & Lorna Kawahara
Clarence Y. Kawahigashi
Beatrice Kaya
Harry H. & Tsuneko Kikuyama
Akimichi & Florence Kimura
Arthur & Rene Kimura
Roy & Janet Kirihara
Mary U. Kishi
Yukio & Tsuyuko Kitagawa
George Y. & Jeanette Koide
James K. & Frances K. Kojiro
Shosuke Konno
Tsuneyuki & Kikuyo Kubota
Alton T. & Susan Kuioka
Kazuo & Helen Kumagai
Betsy Miyoko Kutara
Henry R. Kuwaye
Don & Pamela Lichty
Beatrice Maeda
Thomas & Jean Maekawa
Shuji & Mary Magota
Harry Y. Manago
Katsugo & Laura M. Miho
Yutaka & Gladys Mikami
Henry E. & Tomiko Miura
Clarence H. Moke Puha
Karen K. Mondoy
Sachiko Monzen
Charlotte Morikuni
Kennard & Miriam Morimoto
Eugene S. & Ethel Mukai
Myra Y. Murata &
Charyn Sunahara
Jane S. & Lillian A. Nagatori
Michael Naito
Shuku Najita
Ronald & Betty Nakamine
Dell M. Nakamura
Lily Nakao
Yosao Naruto &
Patsy S. Oyadomari
Shigeki & Beatrice Nii
Amy & Grace Nogami
Betty A. Nojima
David Y. Oda &
Arlene T. Oshima-Oda
Toshio & Florence F. Ohara
George I. & Chieko Ohmi
Amy S. Okazaki
Elaine S. Okazaki
Valerie Okihara
Charles & Mildred Okimura
Yoko Okumura
Omiya Minbu Kai
Raymond S. & Tiare H. Ono
Ichiro & Sanaye Onoye
Paul N. & Mitsuko K. Oshiro
Michael Y. & Sombat Otake
Akira & May Otani
Sylvia M. & John M. Pearson
Tetsuo & Ann Sahara
Minnie K. Saiki
Howard Sakata
Robert T. & Reiko Sakurai
Irvin K. Sasaki
Naomi & Marshall Sato
Janet Satogata
Linda K. & Karen Sawai
Joe & Kikue Shikami
Takeshi & June Shimana
Jane H. Shimoda
Tamotsu & Ayako Shintaku
Richard K. & Umeno Shiozaki
Kazuo & Betty S. Shishido
Masumi Shoma
Yosihiko & Kazuko Sinoto
Laurie S. Sogawa
Helene Sokugawa
Joan Soma
Florence S. Sugimoto
Stephen A. & Kyle K. Tajima
Raymond & Winifred Tajiri
Alyce Sato Takami
Jeanne T. Takasaki
Thomas Tamayori
Rod Tanaka
Stanley & Drusilla A. Tanaka
Edmond Y. & Janet E. Terada
Dorothy N. Teraoka
Tesh & Yasuko Teshima
W.Y. Thompson
George & Janet I. Tokita
Charles Y. & Audrey Y. Tokunaga
Nancy C. Toma
Jean Torikawa
Allan & Betty Totoki
Harry H. & Irene H. Toyomura
Eileen H. Tsuji
Ted & Fuku Tsukiyama
Dennis Tsuruda & Karie Lyn
Kojima-Tsuruda
Miyoko Uchigakiuchi
Hajime Ueno
Ethel M. Uyeda
Nora S. Uyeda
Hikoharu & Lisa H. Uyesato
Dennis & Pauline Wachi
Hideko Watanabe
Gladys Yajima
Kiyo Yamada
Gail S. Yamaguchi
May T. Yamaguchi
Alvin M. & Sheryl Y. Yamamoto
Robert M. & Gladys Y. Yamamoto
Dale & Lynn R. Yamanaka
Kimiyo Yamanaka
Daniel & Amy Yanagihara
Lance A. Yokochi
Larry S. & Joan C. Yokoyama
Kenneth S. & Julie N. Yoneda
Kazumi Yoneyama
Arlene Y. Yoshida & Alfred
Yoshida
Koichi & Edythe Yoshihara
SPECIAL
In honor of Masayuki Kamaura
–Michael & Sharon M. Inake
(Donors)
In memory of Shizuko Nakamoto
–Joseph R. & Jane M. Harada
(Donors)
In memory of Greg Arnberg
(Donors)
In memory of William Hee
(Donors)
In memory of Mrs. Tsugi Saiki
–Jane I. Hiranaka (Donors)
In memory of Dr. Edward G.
Maehara–Lila Ann S. &
Glenn S. Horio (Donors)
In memory of Shinichi Suzuki
–Lila Ann S. & Glenn S. Horio
(Donors)
In memory of Shizuko Kumamoto
–Walter & Marion I. Ikeda
(Donors)
In memory of John M. Inake
(Donors)
In memory of Helen Kamaura
(Donors)
In memory of Richard H. Shigemura
–Lisa A. Shigemura (Donors)
In memory of Holly E. Takara
–Jane & Howard Takara
(Donors)
OKAGE SAMA DE
Yamada Scott Family Fund
at the Hawai’i Community
Foundation (Friends)
Glenn M. & Harriet Masunaga
(Pioneers)
May Leiko Imamura-Uruu
(Donors)
members New
or renewing
Masami Abe*
Robert Abe
Takeshi & Mary Abe
Belinda Adcock
Jane Agawa
Marion Akamine
Gary Y. & Shirley M. Akita
Shizue Akiyama
Wayne Akizaki
D.S. & G.I. Amakawa
Daiya Amano*
Richard & Ethel Anbe
Pete & Joanne S. Ancheta
Rona Anduha
Patricia Angiollilo*
Audrey Antone
Wayne C. Aoki
Eva E. Arakawa
Mark Arimoto & Grace Ryu
Roy K. & Patricia Arita
Harold Y. & Vera M. Ashitomi
Gareth Au
Jane Au
Georgia Ball
Janet F. Beaulieu
Roger S. Bellinger
Grace T. Bickham
James M. & Laura B. Bozeman
Rita Brogan
Maria E. Brown
Anneliese Buchert
Sean Burke
Linda Camp
Terumi M. Carter
Brenda Sue Chang
LaVina Chow
Carol N. Chung
Shayna Ann Akiko Coleon
W.M. & Setsuko Y. Crawley
James R. & Moira Crowley
Minh Kenduit & Keiko A. Dinh
Kathleen Ebey
Caitilin J.H. Embree
Kenny K. & Chizuko Endo
Will Espero
May Everly
Fairmont Specialty, a part
of Crum & Forster Group
First Insurance Company
of Hawaii Ltd.
Patrick D. Frane &
Diane A. Nakashima
Ethel Fujieki*
Berg H. & Grace E. Fujimoto
Donald M. Fujimoto
Kenneth K. & June K. Fujimoto
R. Katsuji & Helen M. Fujimoto
Guy K. & Susan Fujimura
Walter & Helen Fujimura
Evelyn Fujishima*
James H. Fujita
Linda Fujitani
Gary K.M. & Vernette Fukuda
Howard & Ellen H. Fukuda
Jerome & Paula Fukuda
Teruyuki Fukuhara
Eloise Fukuji
Melvin M. & Judith T. Fukumoto
Hideo Fukunaga
Paul & Charlene Fukunaga
Miyako Funakoshi
Thelma H. Furukawa
Keith Gingerich
Cathleen Gleason
Rommel Guzman & Sheri
Watanabe-Guzman
Carl J. & Amy A. Hagihara
Carol S. Hagihara
Glenn & Katherine Hamai
Cheryl Hamamoto
Carolyn H. Hanagami &
Jennett Tada
Doris Hara*
Joanne Hara*
George S. Harada
Mary Louise Haraguchi
John N. & Jean K. Hashimoto
Ruth R. Hashisaka & Clyde O.
Fukuyama
June S. Hashizaki
Ernest H. & Sue Hashizume
Dale M. Hatakeyama*
Krystal R. Hauseur
Melvin T. & Eileen Hayase
Leslie Hayashi
Florence Hayashi-Mojzisik
June Rae Hee
Shigeo & Yoshiko Higa
Harold T. Higashi
Dawn Hirai*
Kowashi & Nora C. Hirai
Hitomi Hirata
Miles T. & Colette A. Hirata
Tom Hironaga*
Hiroshi & Nobu Hishinuma
Roy & Carole Hiyama
Betty H. Honda*
Gail Ann M. Honda
Tosh & Dorothy Hosoda
Hammond Hu*
Wendell Idemoto*
Irene Emiko Igawa
Evelyn Y. Iha
Koren Ihara*
Stanley K. & Betty S. Ikeda*
Jean R. Imamoto
Frank & Janet Inamine
Helen T. Inazaki
Annette Inouye*
Blanche Inouye
Edward N. Inouye
Jason Isa
Julie M. Ishibashi
June H. Ishida & Janet Kim
Lincoln J. Ishida & Lynn Estes
Lorey M. Ishihara
Island Nursing Home
Amy Y. Iwamasa
Wesley & Mae Iwamoto
Kathleen Izon
Deanna Izuka
Donna Izuka
Frederick S. Izumi
Tomiyo Jokura
Richard M. & Nancy K. Kado
Chester A. Kaitoku
Dennis Kajiura*
Alvin A. Kajiwara
Cara Yamaguchi Kakuda
Melvin & Joann Kam*
Janice A. Kamemoto
Stanley Y. & Fumiko Kamita
Richard K. & Janice H.
Kanayama
Danny Y. & Mitsuko Kaneko
Dennis K. & Marion M. Kanemori
Carol Kanna
Brian S. Kataoka
Jody Kato*
Pamela Kato
Katherine Kawaguchi
Kevin & Jodi Kawahara
Masayuki & Lorna Kawahara
Clarence Y. Kawahigashi
Kenneth & Ethel Kawakami
Nancy & Hiroko Kawakami
Alan K. Kawamura*
Edward J. Kawamura*
Kenneth K. Kawamura*
Richard & Aiko Kawasaki
Beatrice Kaya
Ronald & Cheryl Kayano*
Christopher Kealoha
Joan Keaulana
Donald & Linda Kessler
Amy Kiguchi
Harry H. & Tsuneko Kikuyama
Akimichi & Florence Kimura
Arthur & Rene Kimura
Lee Kimura & Lisa Yamamoto*
Mary U. Kishi
Mae T. Kishimoto
Yukio & Tsuyuko Kitagawa
Delma O. Kiyomoto
Robert T. & Agnes H. Kiyuna
Roderick Y. & Tomi D. Kobara
Christine Kobayashi
Gale Kobayashi
Helena Kodani
James K. & Frances K. Kojiro
Leonard & Chieko Komatsu
Sheila Komatsu
Shosuke Konno
Mitch M. Kouchi
Dennis M. Kuba*
Edward G. Kuba*
Lilly Kuba*
Stephen Kuba*
Sharilyn A. Kubo
Arthur & Yaeko Kubota
Kansha donor list
Donations are from December 2009 – January 2010
Alton T. & Susan Kuioka
Richard S. Kuniyoshi
Amy Kuon
James Jr. & Patricia Kuroiwa
Harriet Y. Kusunoki
Linda Kutten
Henry R. Kuwaye
KZOO Foundation
Richard & Feliciana Lazariuk
Takie Lebra*
Gary Lee
Ginny T. Lee
Rosamond Leong
Don & Pamela Lichty
Beatrice Maeda
Jon H. Magarifuji*
Leo & Lani Maher
Tomiko Makinodan
Ronald F. & Marjorie H. Malilay
Lani Mamiya
Gary & Wendy Manago
Manoa Japanese Language School
Charlotte Martinson
Kevin Matsuda
Stanley & Kay Matsuda*
George S. Matsumoto
Robert & Edith Matsumoto
Tsutomu & Sanae Matsumoto
John & Ruth Matsunaga*
Warren & Linda Matsunaga*
Tad & Janice Matsuno
Jon & Pat Matsuo*
Carolyn Matsuura
Christopher McCullough
Dan & Linda Menda
Pete & Doris Merrifield*
Katsugo & Laura M. Miho
Laurie & Keevin Minami
Ralph & Linda Miranda
Helen Y. Mishima
Joyce A. Mitsunaga
Henry E. & Tomiko Miura
Roy Miyamoto*
Nola & Gaye Miyasaki
Keith & Joyce Miyashiro
Michael & Jessica Miyata
Marshall & Kimberly Miyoshi
Gail Mizokawa
Clarence H. Moke Puha
Amy Monk
Monsanto
Sachiko Monzen
Thomas & Paula Morelli *
Aska Mori
Jon H. & Lisa Morikawa
Charlotte Morikuni
Kennard & Miriam Morimoto
Eunice E. Morisaki
Annette Morishige
Cheryl & Jean Motooka
Sean Moura*
Peter & Lois Mow
Gregg E. Mueller
Douglas K. & Betty N. Mukai
Nelson H. & Alice Muraoka
Wayne H. & Phyllis Muraoka
Myra Y. Murata & Charyn Sunahara
Sanford & Frances Murata
Karen N. Muronaga
Raynard & Dawn Nabeshima
Jane S. & Lillian A. Nagatori
Patrick T. & Betty Nakagawa
Scott S. & Lynn T. Nakahara
Elaine Nakai
Karen T. & Cynthia Nakaichi
Ronald & Betty Nakamine
Avis Nakamoto*
Craig & Betty Ann Nakamoto*
Earl I. Nakamura
Gary Koji Nakamura*
Katsuko U. Nakamura
Edwin M. & Mary Nakasone
Helen Nakasone
Cecile Nakata
Dorothy S. & Ann R. Nakata
Yosao Naruto & Patsy S. Oyadomari
Jo-Lynne Naton
Daryl S. Nekoba
Clara Y. Niimoto
Clyde M. Nishimoto*
Warren Nishimoto & Michiko
Kodama-Nishimoto
Yoichi Nishimoto*
Jean Nishimura
John M. Nishimura
Toshio & Florence Nishioka
John & Harriett Nishizaka*
Sue Nishizaka*
Michio & Masako Nitta
Amy & Grace Nogami
Judy Noguchi-Greenwell
Betty A. Nojima
Diane Nomura*
Matsuyo & Elizabeth H. Nose
Yeiko Jeanne Nowaki
John M. Numoto
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
Stephen & Geraldine Ochikubo
Jim & Deb Oda
Roy & Gail T. Oda
Alice Ogata
Lois Ogata*
Wendell & Lynette Ogata*
George I. & Chieko Ohmi
Michael T. & Kathleen A. Okada
Alvin & Pat Okami*
Milton & Teresa Okamoto
Jane S. Okamura
Joyce Okano
Elaine S. Okazaki
Rachel Mari Okazaki*
Valerie Okihara
Mark S. Okihiro*
Michelle Y. Okikawa
Margaret E. Okimoto
Charles & Mildred Okimura
Rachel Okoji
Sada Okumura & John H. Drouilhet
Yoko Okumura
Carol Okutani
Gary Omori & Clarice Hashimoto*
Hisamitsu & Miyoko Omori
Evan & Dawn Omoto
Beverly Ono
Raymond S. & Tiare H. Ono
Richard K. Onosaki
Corrine Onuma
Fukiko S. Oshiro
Paul N. & Mitsuko K. Oshiro
Amy Osurman*
Robert & Helen Ota
Jean Otake
Michael Y. & Sombat Otake
Mitchell Otani
Yukio Ozaki
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Pang
Sylvia M. & John M. Pearson
Constance A. & Maria Riley
Tetsuo & Ann Sahara
Donna W. Saiki
Minnie K. Saiki
Richard K. & Agnes T. Saito
Janet M. Sakagawa
Lorraine Sakaguchi
Mack & Barbara Sakai
Alison M. Oshiro Sakamoto
Harold K. Sakamoto &
Evelyn T. Murashige
Howard H. & Molly T. Sakamoto
Kalene Sakamoto & Sylvia Werny
Howard Sakata
Kean Sakata*
Mija & Thomas Sakata
Steven Sakuma & Becky Kim
Robert T. & Reiko Sakurai
Phil & Marcia Samulski
Kimihiko Sano
Claire R. Sanpei
Stanley Sasaki
James E. & Nora T. Sato
Kenneth K. Sato
Larry E. & Laura Sato
Mamoru & Kathleen Sato
Naomi & Marshall Sato
Patrick & Leonette Sato
Takao & Mitsue Sato
Takashi & Edna Sato*
Janet Satogata
Preston H. & Alice F. Satsuma
Linda K. & Karen Sawai
Masayoshi & Lorraine Sawai
Ellen Schroeder
Machiko Sekimoto
Allen Seto
Karen E. Shigematsu
Derek Shigesato*
Joe & Kikue Shikami
Norman & Mary Shimabukuro*
Lisa Shimamura
Jane H. Shimoda
Julie Shimonishi*
Tamotsu & Ayako Shintaku
Terry Shintani*
Jamie & Myles Shioji*
Kazuo & Betty S. Shishido
Yosihiko & Kazuko Sinoto
Walter Soga
Laurie S. Sogawa
Helene Sokugawa
Joan Soma
Shinji & Masuko Soneda
Jay T. & Allene R. Suemori
Elizabeth (Lisa) S. Suenaga
Ann Sugibayashi
Kevin S. Sugimoto*
Rene Sumida*
Edward & Cynthia Sunahara
Helen Sunakoda
Paul & Judy Suyama
Alice Suyeoka*
Shigeki & May T. Suyeoka
Kei Suzuki
Nancy Suzuki-Slakter
Bob & Carolyn Swartz
George Tagashira
Kenji G. Taguma
Stephen A. & Kyle K. Tajima
Lance & Karen Takahashi
Todd Z. Takahashi
Betty S. Takakawa
Fred Takakuwa
Kent Takamoto*
Naoki & Toshie Takamura
Christy Takamure
Ruby Takanishi
Jeanne T. Takasaki
Linda Taketa
Harold Takiguchi*
Corinne Tam
Thomas Tamayori
Rod Tanaka
Stanley & Drusilla A. Tanaka
Judith Tateishi
Ina Tateuchi
Edmond Y. & Janet E. Terada
Dorothy N. Teraoka
John & Irene S. Teraoka
John & Irene S. Teraoka
Tesh & Yasuko Teshima
W.Y. Thompson
Howard K. & Anna I. Toda
Hiroji Togashi
Tokakai Calligraphy
George & Janet I. Tokita
Goro Tokiwa
Wade Tokumine
Violet W. Tokushima
June Tom
Thomas & Gail Toma
Claire Tong*
Nobuhide Torii & Tiana Nguyen
Jane Torikai
Jean Torikawa
Mitsuo & Jane H. Tottori
Ronald Matsuo Toya
Kenji & Nobuko Toyama
Harry H. & Irene H. Toyomura
Linda Tsai
Harry Tsuchidana
Shigeko M. Tsuda
Yuriko Tsue
Ted & Fuku Tsukiyama
Dennis Tsuruda &
Karie Lyn Kojima-Tsuruda
Cheryl Tsutsuse
Miyoko Uchigakiuchi
Marvin H. Uehara
Patsy Uehara
Sheila Uehara & Kikue Roumain
Hajime Ueno
Paul Ueoka
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To Our
Corporate Members
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member benefits
Profile
Member Benefits Galore at Prince Resorts Hawaii
H
eading towards Waikiki on Ala
Moana Boulevard, the 20-year-old
Hawaii Prince Hotel stands
majestically overlooking Ala Wai Yacht
Harbor. The 310 Prince Resorts’ employees
are committed to providing gracious
hospitality and dedicated to creating unique
“Prince Moments” through Lokomaika‘i.
“Our management philosophy is to practice Lokomaika‘i, sharing
of kindness from within. Hawaii Prince is committed to treating our
family of employees with the same care and personal attention
offered to our customers. Lokomaika‘i is the coordination of hearts
and minds working together to do what is right. It is valuing and
respecting one another while understanding that our diverse back
grounds and experiences all represent opportunities for learning,”
explained Wade Gesteuyala, Hotel Manager. It’s a philosophy that
seems to be working as 90 of the resort’s employees have been with
the company since it opened in 1990.
All rooms have a magnificent view of the ocean with floor-to-ceiling
glass windows. Guests can swim and sunbathe at the infinity pool
or be pampered at the Yamano Day Spa or workout at the fitness
center or just relax at the Reef Lounge in the lobby. It’s a great place
for locals to get away but not too far away on a staycation. The
Hawaii Prince Resorts offers Kama‘aina rates and other discounts
through their Mahalo and Prince Preferred membership program.
“Around 70% of our guests are local and 30% are from Japan.
We are at the gateway to Waikiki, downtown and shopping at Ala
Moana Center and the only hotel in Waikiki that owns and manages
golf courses and provides complimentary shuttle service to our
golf courses,” said Gesteuyala.
The Hawaii Prince Golf Club is in the ewa plains of O‘ahu where
golfers can enjoy the stunning views of the Wai‘anae mountains.
The championship golf course was designed by Arnold Palmer and
Ed Seay. Mark Rolfing, an NBC golf analyst is also the golf profes
sional at the course. Known for its contemporary Island cuisine, the Prince Court blends
classic culinary techniques of East and West, prepared with fresh
island produce from land and sea. The Honolulu Magazine’s Hale
‘Aina Awards have acknowledged Prince Court this year with a
Silver Award for best brunch, in 2009 with the Silver Award for best
brunch and the Bronze Award for best restaurant for a big group.
Prince Court won first place in 2008 and 2009 for the best buffet
in the Honolulu Advertiser’s Peoples’ Choice Awards. The National
Zagat Survey rated the Prince Court excellent as one of America’s
top restaurants.
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(L-R): Wade Gesteuyala, Hawaii Prince Hotel Manager and Teruhiro
“Terry” Katagiri, Special Advisor to the Board/Assistant to the President,
believe in giving back to the community and welcome the partnership
with the Cultural Center and being able to provide hotel, golf, catering
and restaurant discounts to our members.
Also at the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki is another local favorite,
Hakone Japanese restaurant features authentic Japanese cuisine,
traditional complete dinner selections and a wide variety of
sushi specialties.
“As a Japanese company, we cater to locals and find ways to contri
bute to the community. We appreciate the work of the Japanese
Cultural Center and wanted to make your members happy through
our programs with discounted prices. This is our way of giving
back to the community and showing our support. We look at the
partnership as a win-win situation,” commented Teruhiro “Terry”
Katagiri, Special Advisor to the Board/Assistant to the President.
“We participate with Aloha United Way, the Hotel Charity Walk and
Easter Seals, and now the Japanese Cultural Center—we are very
excited about this new partnership,” he added.
Hawaii Prince Resorts is owned by Seibu in Japan and also operates
Mauna Kea Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel on the Big Island’s
Kohala Coast. Make use of your JCCH membership card at these
Hawaii Prince Resorts properties!
n 20% discount from buffet menu at Hakone and Prince
Court restaurants n 10% discount for catering events at
Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki* n Hawaii Prince Golf Club
discount for weekday/weekend green fees $42/$55 and off
regular Kama‘aina green fees of $52/$65* n 20% discount for
merchandise in Pro Shop at Hawaii Prince Golf Course
* Restrictions apply. Please check website for details. www.jcch.com
programs
Rewind
NEW YEAR’S ‘OHANA FESTIVAL
Sunday, January 10
M
ore than 10,000 people flocked
to the Japanese Cultural Center
of Hawai‘i and Mō‘ili‘ili Field to
ring in the Year of the Tiger at the New
Year’s ‘Ohana Festival. This annual family
event had something for everyone to
enjoy. For the second year in a row, the
featured entertainment was the Kikaida
Japanese superheroes. Actor Ban Daisuke,
who starred in the Inazuman and Kikaida,
signed autographs and watched over the
two performances of Kikaida Brothers vs.
Gill’s Monsters, a big hit for the youngsters
and the young at heart who grew up
with Kikaida.
Well-known local songstress and comedian
Karen Keawehawai‘i entertained the
audience as mistress of ceremonies at the
courtyard stage and sang several songs in
Japanese. Jill Kuramoto and Justin Fujioka
from KITV4, Devon Nekoba and Cherry
Blossom Queen Kristine Wada shared emcee
duties introducing 25 entertainment groups.
First-time performances were well received
by the crowd and included the FAB 4 singing
group, Halau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie a me
Kahulaliwai, Kenshikan Kendo Club, the
Celtic Keiki School of Irish Dance, Music
& Culture, and Traditional Karate-Do
Organization Hawai‘i (TKO Hawai‘i). Those in a shopping mood had 36 local
crafters to choose from as well as a wide
selection of Japanese books at the book sale
and items from the Gift Shop. In the Gallery
Theatre, there was storytelling by Jeff Gere,
Janice Terukina Morimoto and anime by
Kawaii Kon and Oahu Anime Explorer.
The long lines at the 16 food booths were
tell-tale signs that specialties such as
okonomiyaki, mitarashi dango, sekihan,
zenzai, inari sushi, KC Waffle hot dog,
andaagi, shaved ice, and the many more
offerings, remain Island favorites. students. Make-n-Take activities filled the
5th floor ballroom along with keiki kimono
dressing. Youngsters bounced to their
heart’s content in six bouncer rides and
families rode around Mō‘ili‘ili in a vintage
fire truck.
Thank you to overall co-chairs Raymond
Fujino and Ricky Shimokawa, their hard
working committee chairs, and the 700
volunteers who helped to make this event
a success. The Festival was made possible
in large part through a generous grant
from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority-City
and County of Honolulu County Product
Enrichment Program.
Fifteen fun games were prepared by
Cindy Wong and Moanalua High School
TWO MEN: Recent Work By Satoru Abe
January 30–March 26
& Hamilton Kobayashi
H
workshop took home their artwork with
pride and counted themselves lucky
enough to have been guided by a legend
in the art field such as Abe.
On Sat. February 6 & 13, Kobayashi
conducted personal tours of the exhibit
and those taking the tours were able to
hear him share special stories on how
and why he decided to paint particular
sceneries. After the tours, Abe conducted
workshops showing how to create art out
of a slab of slate using your imagination,
glue and paint. Those attending the
Painter Hamilton Kobayashi speaks to
guests about his inspiration and artistry
during a tour in the Community Gallery.
undreds of art enthusiasts helped
Satoru Abe and Hamilton Kobayashi
open their “Two Men: Recent Work
by Satoru Abe and Hamilton Kobayashi”
exhibit on Sat., January 30 at the opening
reception held in the Community Gallery.
People came not only to admire but to
purchase the array of landscape paintings
by Kobayashi and sculptures created using
steel cut nails by Abe.
Sculptor Satoru Abe kept a watchful eye on
students creating their own sculpture out of
slate and paint.
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Rewind
CONTINUED
SHIPPOYAKI February 19 & 20
A
A student learns the fine art of shippoyaki in
Inomata Sensei’s classes.
ward winning cloisonné artist, Kazuko
Inomata, once again shared her talent
with participants at her workshop on
the Japanese art of shippoyaki or enamel-ware.
She has been teaching the art form for more
than 30 years. Inomata Sensei loves Hawai‘i
and sharing with the people of our Islands
so much that she has been coming to hold
classes for 15 years. The Cultural Center is
fortunate to be able to present these
specialized classes to our members and the
public. The next time she will be offering
classes at the Cultural Center will be in
August 20 and 21.
Courtesy of Hawaii Herald
Programs
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
1985 Cherry Blossom Festival.
viewing and how they have evolved into
unique local festivals and practices. It
also looks at celebrations that take place
over the course of one’s life, from birth
to graduation to weddings to yakudoshi
and other special birthdays. There is a
section on community celebrations such
as business openings and openings of
temples, schools, and other community
institutions. Finally, there is a section
on historical and political celebrations,
from anniversaries of historical events to
commemorations of important commu
nity milestones.
day of remembrance
February 21
Dennis Ogawa, Jane Komeiji, George Tanabe
and Lillian Yajima brought history to life with
their personal experiences of WWII. The panel
was moderated by Judge Riki May Amano (Ret.).
Break out sessions covered Varsity Victory
Volunteers and the Emergency Service Commit
tee presented by Ted Tsukiyama and facilitated
by Susan Arnett, being Japanese American
during WWII in Hawai‘i presented by Jane Komeiji
and facilitated by Shawn Benton, a Hawai‘i
excludee’s story presented by Helene Minehira
and facilitated by Liann Ebesugawa, Hawai‘i
under martial law presented by Matt Mattice
and Alan Rosenfeld and facilitated by Amy
Shimamura, and a Hawai‘i internee’s story
presented by Pat Nomura and facilitated by
Allicyn Tasaka. A video, “Honouliuli: Hawai‘i’s
Hidden Internment Camp” was shown by Ryan
Kawamoto of Kinetic Productions.
Colorful, vibrant, and ever-changing, our
celebrations continue to illustrate where
we’ve been and—if you look carefully—
where we’re going.
Panel speakers (clockwise from upper left):
Dennis Ogawa, Lillian Yajima, George Tanabe
and Jane Komeiji.
Cultural activity breakout sessions included
ikebana by Lillian Yajima and the Japanese
Women’s Society Foundation, Boy’s and Girl’s
Day origami by the Cherry Blossom Festival
Court, tea ceremony demonstrations by Marilyn
Naka, Misako Kurokawa and the Iolani Tea Club
facilitated by Jayne Hirata Epstein, Kodomo
Asobi: Origami Koma & other games by Cindy
Wong and Moanalua High School students,
and a taiko demonstration by Kenny Endo and
Taiko Center of the Pacific facilitated by Karen
Nakasone. Docents Betsy Sekiya, Janet Kanja
and Charles Furuya provided guided tours of the
Okage Sama De exhibit. The event culminated
in a community bon dance led by Derrick Iwata.
The event was co-sponsored by the Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawaii and the Japanese
American Citizens League, Honolulu Chapter.
*This project/program is part of the Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations (ECHO), a collaborative education partnership
of museums and cultural institutions in Hawai‘i, Alaska, Massachusetts and Mississippi. Support is provided by the U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement.
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The exhibition also conveys how local
Japanese culture has influenced—and
has been influenced by—the other
cultures of Hawai‘i. Bon dance, for instance,
has evolved from a Japanese religious
ritual into a multi-ethnic festival enjoyed
by all of the people of Hawai‘i. And today,
local Japanese are much more likely to
celebrate the 4th of July and the big
University of Hawai‘i football victory than
the Emperor’s birthday like their Issei
ancestors once did before the war.
JCCH/Nippu Jiji Collection
G
overnor Linda Lingle proclaimed February
21, 2010 as “Day of Remembrance Day”.
More than 450 people gathered in the
Manoa Grand Ballroom for the “Day of Remem
brance: Liberties & Culture Suppressed, But
Revived” to commemorate President Roosevelt’s
issuance of Executive Order 9066 on February
19, 1942 authorizing the exclusion and detention
of all Japanese Americans from the West Coast
States. There were internment camps in Hawai‘i
and we commemorate the opening of the
Honouliuli Detention Camp on March 1, 1943,
where 2,400 Japanese Americans, Europeans
and Koreans were held. U.S. Senator Daniel K.
Inouye sent a special message for the comme
moration. Resolutions by the State Senate and
House of Representatives recognizing the
courage and bravery of the Japanese Americans
and those interned in Hawai‘i were sponsored
by Sen. Will Espero and Rep. Joey Manahan.
As people entered the ballroom, they were
greeted by Tevita Apina singing old and new
Japanese songs.
Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce
contingent for the Aloha Week Parade,
ca. 1950. By the early prewar years, local
Japanese played vital roles in the Aloha
Week Parade and other festivals celebrated
by all of Hawai‘i.
AcchiKocchi
ikebana
I nspirations
Here & There, This & That corner
Manoa Waioli Lions Club
Salt Lake Community Center
The Manoa Waioli Lions graciously welcomed Lenny
Andrew, Jane Kurahara and Betsy Young from the
Cultural Center who gave a 40-minute presentation on
the “State of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i /
Vision for the Future” that also included a screening of
“Honouliuli: Hawai‘i’s Hidden Internment Camp”, a short
version of a video by Ryan Kawamoto to help promote
participation for the Feb. 21 “Day of Remembrance:
Liberties and Culture, Suppressed but Revived” event.
Members of the Lions club shared fascinating personal
stories about Hawai‘i internees during WWII. The group
continues to be amazed by the number of still to be
uncovered stories on the Hawai‘i internment experience.
Hot off the heels from
their presentation to
the Daughters of the
American Revolution,
Florence Sugimoto, Tats
Hayashi, Jane Kurahara
and Betsy Young took
their presentation
to the seniors at the
Salt Lake Community
Center. More than 30
seniors learned about
the Hawai‘i internment
camp project which
brought back many
memories and sharing
of their experiences.
Sun., January 17
Mon., February 1
Ikebana 1 u
Sogetsu by
Nancy Fujita
Tats Hayashi, Florence
Sugimoto, Betsy Young and
Jane Kurahara gather at the
Salt Lake Community Center
for their presentation to the
Salt Lake seniors.
Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy in Waimea
Mon., February 1, 2, 3
Nadine Nishioka, Betsy Young, Jane Kurahra, Lenny
Andrew, Rodney Loo and Melvin Nakamura enjoyed
the fellowship with the members of the Manoa Waioli
Lions Club.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sat., January 23
Volunteers from the Cultural Center Resource Center
who share a passion for preserving history met with 30
members of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Honolulu Chapter #375. Florence Sugimoto, Tats Hayashi,
Jane Kurahara and Betsy Young spoke of their efforts to
collect oral histories, assist families to track their relatives
in Japan and develop their genealogy, as well as relate
information on the internment camps in Hawai‘i. The
Daughters of the American Revolution meet monthly and
maintain an excellent library for genealogy and historical
research. They are a non-profit membership organization
with a mission to perpetuate the memory of the men and
women who achieved American independence during
the Revolutionary War through programs that promote
education, historical preservation and patriotism.
Education Specialist Derrick Iwata visited with students
of the Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy in Waimea and
conducted a presentation on the effects of WWII on
Japanese culture in Hawai‘i. The presentation included a
short video on the interment of the Japanese in Hawai‘i,
a taiko lesson, yukata dressing demonstration and a
bon dance instruction and demonstration. Members
of the Hilo Meisho-in Tsukikage Odori Kai and the Hilo
Taiko Club assisted in the presentation. The presentation
finale culminated with a combination of the students
that learned how to play the taiko with those that were
dressed in yukata dancing to the Fukushima Ondo.
Iwata also held two Discovery Box presentations for the
Japanese level 2 and 3 students.
t Ikebana 2
Toin Misho by
Lillian Yano
Ikebana 3 u
Sogetsu by
Connie Yoshio
Derrick Iwata with students of the Hawai‘i Preparatory
Academy in yukata and ready to bon dance.
Bidding Farewell
As we began the Year of the Tiger, Marisa Takahashi,
our Public Relations/Membership Manager, bid us
aloha on January 4. Her husband, Justin Amador,
has an exciting new job as a TV producer in Austin,
Texas. The opportunity came suddenly and they
made a decision to make the big move!
KITV4 as a news reporter and producer grounded
by TV experience in San Francisco. She fit right
in and started off her first few weeks gearing up
for the Celebration of Leadership Achievement
Dinner and preparing the Legacies newsletter.
She did a terrific job for us and we will miss her.
Takahashi came to the Cultural Center in
September of 2008 having worked at HMSA as
a Community & Public Relations Specialist and
The Cultural Center ‘Ohana sends our best wishes
to Marisa and Justin!
t Ikebana 4
Ikenobo by
Kazuko Yoza
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Membership benefits
Golf Benefits
Restaurant Benefits
Hawaii Prince Golf Club*
20% off merchandise in the Pro Shop and a
discounted price of Weekday/Weekend $42/$55,
from regular Kama‘aina price of $52/$65
respectively [Oahu]
Hakone, Hawaii Prince Hotel
Waikiki*
20% off buffet menu [Honolulu]
Kapalua Plantation Golf Course
20% discount off Kama‘aina greens and
cart fees at The Plantation Course at Kapalua,
non-sale retail goods in The Plantation Course
Shop at Kapalua and one spa treatment at the
new Kapalua Spa [Maui]
Luana Hills Country Club
10% off green fees [Oahu]
Makalei Golf Club
2 for 1 green fees (kama‘aina rate only)
[Hawai‘i]
Olomana Golf Links
20% off Pro Shop items (some restrictions
apply) and a member special rate of $37 on
weekday golf and $45 on weekend golf [Oahu]
Pearl Country Club
20% discount off of regularly priced apparel
in the pro shop [Oahu]
Poipu Bay Golf Course
$55 + tax green fee [Kauai]
Pro-Am Golf Shop
20% off retail price on all items, except golf
balls & items already on sale [Honolulu]
Pukalani Country Club
4 players for the price of 3 (not valid
from January to March) [Maui]
Retail Benefits
The Art Board
30% off custom picture framing [Honolulu]
BASKETS, etcetera by Nancy
10% discount [Kaneohe]
Hakubundo
10% off (except CD/DVD/magazines) [Honolulu]
Morning Glory
15% off at the Mililani location only [Mililani]
Nuimono
10% off all merchandise except consignment
merchandise [Honolulu]
Security Alarm Shop
10% off all merchandise [Honolulu, Pearl City]
Shirokiya*
10% off any day [Honolulu]
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Naniwa-Ya Ramen
10% off purchase [Honolulu]
Prince Court, Hawaii Prince Hotel
Waikiki*
20% off buffet menu [Honolulu]
Current Partnership/
Program-Related Benefits
$3 discount for Kenny Endo’s 35th anni
versary concert on June 11 at Hawaii Theatre.
Taiko Center of the Pacific event.
$5 off Japanese Calligraphy by Sensei Hiromi
Peterson.
Discount on kimono dressing at our New Year’s
‘Ohana Festival, Kodomo no Hi and Shichi Go San.
Specialty Services Benefits
Bay View Mini Putt
Buy 1 get 1 free 18-hole round of
miniature golf (limit 1 free round per JCCH
card presented) [Kaneohe]
Occidental Underwriters
of Hawaii
Special discounts on insurance
[Honolulu]
Pacific Resource Realty Inc.
$500 to $7,500 closing cost credit; JCCH member
purchases property with 3% cooperating
brokerage fee; Sale and purchases over $1.5
million subject to review for further discount.
Subject to restrictions* (Please call 721-7507
or email [email protected] for more
information) [Honolulu]
Panda Travel
Corporate rates on international
travel [Honolulu]
Quality Health & Fitness
Intro offer: $45 per session with a
5 session package for $225 ($400 value) or
10% off on any other packages, 20% off on any
supplement by dot fit [Honolulu]
Taira Chiropractic
Complimentary consultation and
50% off initial examination [Honolulu]
JCCH Benefits
Free one-year admission to the JCCH
Historical Gallery exhibit Okage Sama De.
Brian Y. Sato
$25 discount on portrait sessions for JCCH
members 65 and older [call 945-7633 for more
information]
Free subscription to the JCCH newsletter
Legacies.
Dean Kashiwabara Physical
Therapy
Free initial consultation [Honolulu]
20% off non-commercial translation services
at the JCCH Resource Center.
Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki
10% off regular menu items for catering events
[Honolulu]
Hawaii Senior Life Enrichment
Association & Honolulu Shogi
Club
10% off $40 initiation fee & 10% off
yearly $20 Honolulu Shogi Club fee [Honolulu]
Jujube Holistic Clinic
Free consultation & 10% off from
service/products [Honolulu]
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MAnoa Grand Ballroom*
10% off (up to $100) on food catered
[Honolulu]
Masaki Auto
10% discount (up to $50 off, not valid
with other promotions) [Honolulu]
Masako Formals
10% off kimono dressing & picture taking
[Honolulu]
10% off items in the JCCH Gift Shop.*
50% off session fee for Kumihimo Craft
Workshops.
Discounts on selected JCCH programs, events,
cultural classes, workshops and seminars.
Invitations to special events and voting
privileges.
* Some restrictions may apply.
Membership/Donation application
Board of Directors
Membership questions? Please call (808) 945-7633, ext. 30
or email [email protected]
Nomination Notice
MARCH 2010 (Membership benefits are for one year and non-transferable)
Dear Members,
The Bylaws of the Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawai‘i (Cultural Center)
provides for a Board of Directors
consisting of 19 directors. Five directors
are serving terms that expire on June
30, 2010 and are being re-nominated:
David Erdman, Gordon Kagawa,
Wayne Kamitaki, Curt Otaguro and
Neil Takekawa. Also, Director Wayne
Muraoka has opted not to be renominated. Director Susan Yamada
has served her maximum six-year term
limit on the Board and is therefore not
eligible to serve the remaining two
years of her current three-year term.
The Board of Directors, acting upon
nominations made by its Board
Governance Committee pursuant
to section 4.3(b) of the Bylaws,
recommends the election of the
following members to fill the vacancies:
Renominated Directors to serve
three (3) year terms:
DAVID ERDMAN President & CEO,
PacRim Marketing Group. (Term expiring
June 30, 2013.)
WAYNE KAMITAKI President, BFS Inc.
Hilo Office (Big Island Representative).
(Term expiring June 30, 2013; however,
Mr. Kamitaki will have served his maxi
mum six consecutive years on the Board
on December 31, 2011. Therefore, Mr.
Kamitaki will serve until December 31,
2011. Thereupon, the Board will appoint
a successor to fill his unexpired term
until the next election of Directors.)
GORDON KAGAWA President & CEO,
Occidental Underwriters of Hawaii
(Term expiring June 30, 2013.)
CURT OTAGURO Executive Vice
President and Manager, Card Services
Group - First Hawaiian Bank. (Term
expiring June 30, 2013.)
NEIL TAKEKAWA Consultant (formerly
Vice President Sales & Marketing, Hawaii
Superferry) (Term expiring June 30, 2013.)
Director. A licensed Engineer in Hawai‘i
and California, he was formerly a Senior
Geotechnical Engineer and Project
Manager for URS Corp. in the Honolulu
office. He serves on the Industry
Advisory Committee for the UH College
of Engineering and is a member of the
Hawai‘i Section of the American Society
of Civil Engineers.
BONNY AMEMIYA (To serve a threeyear term; Term expiring June 30, 2013).
Director of Finance for Anheuser-Busch
Sales of Hawai‘i, a position that she has
held for 14 years. She serves as the
Secretary/Treasurer of the Hawai‘i Food
Industry Association; member and Trea
surer of University of Hawai‘i’s Ahahui
Koa Anuenue; Treasurer of Aloha Harvest;
and Past President of Financial Executives
International, Hawai‘i Chapter.
Only if additional nominations are made
by petition will an election ballot be
sent to you. Nominations may be made
by a written petition signed by not less
than 15 Voting Members accompanied
by a written assent of the nominee,
pursuant to Section 4.3(b) of the
Bylaws. In the event that there are no
additional nominees by way of timely
written petition, then the nominations
shall be closed and nominees listed
above shall be deemed elected without
further action to be taken by the Voting
Members. All nominees must qualify
as regular members of the Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.
If you intend to petition for a
nomination, please obtain a form at the
Cultural Center office or call Leianne
Fujimura, Administrative Assistant at
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 29. The completed
petition form must be submitted
through mail or in person to the Cultural
Center office at 2454 South Beretania
Street, Honolulu, HI 96826 no later than
4 p.m. on March 23, 2010.
Sincerely,
MEMBER
LEGACY MEMBER
CORPORATE MEMBER
DONOR
Membership
$ 15
Student (with ID)
$ 35
Individual
$ 50Family
LEGACY MEMBERSHIP
$1,000Legacy (Individual Lifetime Membership)
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
$ 100Non-Profit
$ 250 Supporting Business
$ 500Premier Corporate
$ 1,000 Imperial Corporate
If New or Renewing:
Membership # ___________________________________
Expires _________________________________________
Name __________________________________________
Address ________________________________________
City ____________________________________________
State ______________________ Zip _________________
Home Phone # ___________________________________
Work Phone # ___________________________________
Email ___________________________________________
FOR Gift Membership ONLY:
Name (of Recipient) _______________________________
Address ________________________________________
City ____________________________________________
State ______________________ Zip _________________
Home Phone # ___________________________________
Work Phone # ___________________________________
Email ___________________________________________
FOR FAMILY Membership (2 People ONLY):
Please indicate the name of the second member below:
( Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. ) ______________________________
Relation (to member) _____________________________
In addition to my membership, enclosed is
my tax-deductible contribution of $ _______________
in support of JCCH programs and activities.
NEW DIRECTORS:
BRENNON MORIOKA, PhD (Appointed
by the Board to complete the twoyear remaining term of Director Susan
Yamada; Term expiring June 30, 2012).
Yes, we/I want to become a
Susan Yamada
TOTAL: $ ____________________
Please send payment to
Director, State of Hawai‘i Department
of Transportation. Appointed in 2007
after serving three years as Deputy
15
2454 South Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96826
Check enclosed, payable to the JCCH
Charge to my:
VISA
MasterCard
Card # ______________________________________
Exp. _________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________
2009–2010
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Susan Yamada
Treasurer/Vice Chair
Lee Moriwaki
Secretary/Vice Chair
Ronald Ushijima
Vice Chair
Susan Eichor
Vice Chair
Wayne Muraoka
Vice Chair
Tyler Tokioka
At-Large Directors
Donn Ariyoshi
David Erdman
Glenn Inouye
Gordon Kagawa
Wayne Kamitaki
Hawai‘i Representative
Michele Sunahara
Loudermilk
Eric Miura
Kaua‘i Representative
Lance Mizumoto
Ken Niimura
Curt Otaguro
Kyoko Kimura
Maui Representative
Neil Takekawa
Christine Yano
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. Postage
Paid
Honolulu, HI
Permit No. 891
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Chairman
Susan Kitsu
Vice Chair
Yvonne Lau
Members
David Asanuma
Raymond Fujino
Ben Fukumoto
Denise Hayashi
Charlyn Honda Masini
Rich Hosoda
Dennis Ihara
Barbara Ishida
Jane Komeiji
Akemi Kurokawa
Susan La Vine
Kathryn Matayoshi
Michael Murakoshi
Deborah Nakagawa
Dawn Nakagawa
Lori Okazaki
Ryan Okunaga
Ricky Shimokawa
Lisa Shozuya
Rattana Soubandith
Brian Suzuki
Jill Suzuki
Justin Takaki
George Tanabe
Robyn Titcomb
Glenn Wakai
Mark Yamada
Betsy Young
2454 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
a t a g l a nc e J a pa nese C u lt u r a l C en t er of H awa i‘i
UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
SUNDAY, MARCH 12-14
Outreach • Honolulu Festival
Cultural Center STAFF
President &
Executive Director
Lenny Yajima Andrew
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 23
Chief Operating Officer/
Director Of Development
& Communications
Allicyn Hikida Tasaka
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 22
Director Of Finance
& Administration
Caroline Okihara
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 33
Director Of Program
Development
Brian Niiya
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 32
Gallery Manager
Christy Takamune
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 39
Gift Shop Manager
Barbara Ishida
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 43
Volunteers Coordinator
Jennifer Seki
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 35
Education Specialist
Derrick Iwata
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 25
THURSDAY, APRIL 8
Event • Taste of Marukai
Gallery & Gift Shop
Assistant
Suann CHEN
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 39
Administrative Assistant
& Accounting Clerk
Leianne Fujimura
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 29
Administrative Assistant
Michelle Miyashiro
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 30
resource center Assistant
nicolita (nicki) garces
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 42
Staff Emeritae
Jane Kurahara
Betsy Young
Resource Center
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 42
Gallery & Gift Shop
[email protected]
(808) 945-7633, Ext. 39
SATURDAY, APRIL 17–
FRIDAY, JUNE 18
Exhibit • Celebration!: The Evolution
of Japanese Celebration in Hawai‘i
SUNDAY, MAY 2
Event • Kodomo no Hi:
Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green
SATURDAY, MAY 15
Outreach • 9th Annual Maui Matsuri
SATURDAY, JUNE 5
Workshop • Hawai‘i Internment
Teacher Workshop & Public
Program on Kauai

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