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NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS As the year draws to a close on Saturday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, Japanese Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines throughout the island will observe joya-e (New Year’s...
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ANNUAL WELLNESS EVENT RESUMES WITH RENEWED VIGOR After being sidelined for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Journeys to Wellness yearly gathering resumed in person at the Toho No Hikari...
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BROOKLYN BALLET SCHOOL HOSTS FREE VIEWING OF “THE NISEI PROJECT” In honor of Veterans Day, the Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn is paying tribute to World War II Japanese Americans veterans with a...
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HONORARY CONSUL OF JAPAN IN HILO CONFERRED On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Arthur Katsumi Taniguchi, Honorary Consul of Japan in Hilo, was conferred the 2022 Spring Imperial Decoration, Order of the Rising...
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AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE AMERICAN NOVEL RELEASED IN JAPAN On Friday, Aug. 12, Kathleen Burkinshaw’s award-winning novel, “The Last Cherry Blossom,” a United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs...
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HAWAII’S PLANTATION VILLAGE CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY Hawaii’s Plantation Village at Waipahu Cultural Garden Park celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 10 with free admission to its...
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MONBUKAGAKUSHO JAPANESE STUDIES STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD On Thursday, Aug. 30, the Consulate General of Japan held an awards presentation ceremony of the 2022 Monbukagakusho MEXT (Ministry of...
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ANAHOLA JAPANESE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION REOPENS The Anahola Japanese Community Association is happy to announce that they will start holding events again in 2022. This organization has had a long...
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PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM AT ‘AIEA HIGH SCHOOL Written by Malia Nagatani Gibson Hawai‘i Herald Intern During this upcoming school year, a group of students at ‘Aiea High School will be implementing their...
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HANAYAGI DANCING ACADEMY HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY The Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawai‘i Foundation celebrated their 75th Anniversary with an impressive stage performance of Nihon...
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UTA-SANSHIN MASTER KENTON ODO PRESENTS “Wachimugukuru Utati Katayabira: Sharing My Heart Through Song” “I want to share with people why I fell in love with Okinawan music and dance, show the depth and...
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFERS SUMMER MEALS FOR STUDENTS In early June, the Seamless Summer Option program began serving free meals at 83 select Hawai‘i schools to children ages 18 and younger, regardless of...
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REGISTER TO COMPETE IN THE KUPUNA SPELLING BEE Hawai‘i residents ages 60 and older are invited to use their language skills to compete in the inaugural Kupuna Spelling Bee held statewide throughout...
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UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK PRINT SALE In the spirit of Obon season, original prints of old Japan’s floating world are being offered for sale for the first time at Hawaii’s Plantation Village. The prints were...
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2022 JAPAN WIZARDS COMPETITION WINNING TEAMS ANNOUNCED Congratulations to the 72 students who participated in the 19th Annual Japan-America Society of Hawaii Japan Wizards Statewide Academic Team...
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ACCEPTING HUI O LAULIMA GRANT APPLICATIONS Applications are currently being accepted for the Hawaii United Okinawa Association’s Hui O Laulima 2023 Cultural Grant. Hui O Laulima is a women’s...
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“GIRLS BE AMBITIOUS” INITIATIVE On Tuesday, March 8, in conjunction with International Women’s Day, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and the US based OIST Foundation, launched an...
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JAPAN, KOREA AND U.S. MET TO DISCUSS CONTINUED TRILATERAL PARTNERSHIPS On Friday, Feb. 18 the National Park Service, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the Heart Mountain Wyoming...
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JAPAN, KOREA AND U.S. MET TO DISCUSS CONTINUED TRILATERAL PARTNERSHIPS On Saturday, Feb. 12, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean...
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HIROSHIMA TORII GATE CELEBRATES 20TH YEAR On Saturday, Jan. 22, the Honolulu Hiroshima Kenjin Kai held a private ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Hiroshima Torii Gate located in the...
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