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"GO FOR BROKE" COMMEMORATIVE STAMP UNVEILED
On Friday, June 4, the U.S. Postal Service, Gov. David Ige and First Lady Dawn Ige showcased the commemorative “Go for Broke” Soldiers stamp, the very first issue to...
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“IREI NO HI” TO FOCUS ON YOUTH PERSPECTIVES
On Tuesday, June 22, the Hawaii United Okinawa Association will hold its annual Irei No Hi remembrance, a now-online event that commemorates the multitude of lives lost...
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JAPANESE WAR CRIMES DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVE
On Wednesday, April 28, the Center for Japanese Studies hosted a streaming seminar, “The War Crimes Documentation Initiative (WCDI) at the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa,” which ran from noon-1:30 p.m. as...
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KOLOA MISSION SHARES SUTRA RESOURCES
Along with holding virtual religious services via Zoom — just as many other Nikkei-serving temples, shrines and churches have done during the coronavirus era — Koloa Jodo Mission Buddhist Temple...
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JASH HOLDS JAPAN WIZARDS STATEWIDE ACADEMIC COMPETITION
The Japan-America Society of Hawaii announced and congratulated the winners of its 18th annual Japan Wizards Statewide Academic Team Competition. JASH praised the 60 students representing 14 high...
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UH PRESS SALE: A SECRET JOY FOR READERS
The University of Hawai‘i Press is a monster of a publishing company — at least when it comes to (virtually) monopolizing the market for putting out Hawai‘i-Pacific-Asia-themed...
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FOUR HAWAI‘I-ISLAND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH-SCHOOL SENIORS
Two Japanese American community organizations on Hawai‘i island offer scholarships to Big Isle seniors who are getting their high-school diplomas and hope to continue their formal education in colleges...
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HUOA, CPB FOUNDATION AND SUN NOODLE FEED
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Under a rainbow in Waipi‘o, 10,560 servings of noodles were distributed in the Hawaii Okinawan Center’s parking lot. On Sunday, Feb. 21, the Central Pacific Bank Foundation, Sun...
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“UCHINANCHU OF THE YEAR” AND HUOA INSTALLATION
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! and tun-tun-ten! The taiko drums and sanshin kicked off the live-stream celebration of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association’s Uchinanchu of the Year and 71st Installation...
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JCCH HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP SALE
As part of its year-end holiday sale, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is offering 40% off everything in its Gift Shop to JCCH members from Tuesday, Dec. 15, through...
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