“Hawaii Regional Cuisine” Talk and Book Signing
WHO/WHAT: Slow Food O‘ahu, University of Hawai‘i Press and da Shop present a talk and book signing by Pomona College history professor Samuel Hideo Yamashita, author of the newly released “Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine: The...
HoMA Book Club: “The Three-year Swim Club”
WHO/WHAT: The Honolulu Museum of Art’s Book Club presents a discussion on Julie Checkoway’s “The Three-Year Swim Club,” the 1930s story about a group of Maui sugar plantation kids and Coach Soichi Sakamoto, the...
14th Annual Aloha International Piano Festival
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 distinction since 1981; Eugene and Elisabeth Pridonoff, and Alfredo Minetti will...
HUOA Autumn Dance Matsuri
WHO/WHAT: Every year, the Hawaii United Okinawa Association holds its “Autumn Dance Matsuri” – the last bon dance of the season. This indoor bon dance features traditional Okinawan numbers with time-honored and contemporary Japanese...
Book Talk: “Kipuka, Hawaii and Fukushima”
WHO/WHAT: “KIPUKA” is a new photographic book by Ai Iwane. Iwane will talk about her 12-year fascination with bon dance in Hawai’i and Fukushima. Her collection focuses on the song, “Fukushima Ondo,” with photos...
Bulletin Board – Recipe, “Quick Nishime”
Prep time: 20 min.
Cooking time: 30 min.
Total time: 50 min.
2 servings (Double or triple the ingredients for more servings)
Ingredients:
¼ cup tsuyu (soup base)
¾ cup water
1 chicken thigh or breast (sliced into ¼” cubes)
16 oz....
Moananuiakea: One Ocean, One People, One Canoe
WHO/WHAT: Hawai‘i Public Radio will host a special screening of “Moananuiäkea: One Ocean, One People, One Canoe,” which celebrates the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a’s worldwide voyage that connected people and cultures from around the...
Book Launch: “Bamboo Ridge #115”
WHO/WHAT: Bamboo Ridge Press presents a book launch of its latest issue of “Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai‘i Literature and Arts.” The evening will feature a reading and talk story with a few authors...
Geijutsu Performance and Potluck Dinner
WHO/WHAT: The Geijutsu Cultural Exchange and Training Program Students of Okinawa will present a performance of Okinawan music and dance.
WHEN/WHERE: Monday, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) at the Hawaii...
Kadomatsu Workshop
WHO/WHAT: The display of Japanese New Year’s kadomatsu is a popular tradition in Hawai‘i. At this workshop, participants will learn about the history, design and symbolic elements that are a part of the classic...
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