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HUI MAKAALA FASHION SHOW
Bloomingdale’s was the headliner of the 52nd Hui Makaala Scholarship Luncheon held on Sunday, July 30 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Resort Coral Ballroom. The upscale Ala Moana department store...
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MAUI WILDFIRE UPDATE
The County of Maui sent a press release with the following information as of Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. For more detailed and up to date information, go to mauicounty.gov.
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URASENKE TEA CEREMONY
On Tuesday, July 18, the Urasenke Foundation of Hawaii presented a sacred tea ceremony for world peace, performed by Dr. Genshitsu Sen, a 15th generation grand tea master in the Urasenke Chado...
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CELEBRATING THE 80TH MIS ANNIVERSARY
The MIS (Military Intelligence Service) Veterans Hawai‘i will hold their 80th Anniversary luncheon on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, (2454 S. Beretania...
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COMMUNITY LEADER KITTY YANNONE PASSES AWAY
Catherine “Kitty” Yannone, a veteran Hawai‘i communicator, entrepreneur and community leader, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Friday, June 2, surrounded by her family. She was...
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HONOLULU FUKUSHIMA KENJIN KAI VISITS FUKUSHIMA
On Tuesday, April 11 through Friday, April 21, Honolulu Fukushima Kenjin Kai members visited Furusato, Fukushima, then went on to visit the prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate. This was Kenjin Kai’s eighth...
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MAUI HIGH STUDENT WINS CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION
In May, Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02) held a ceremony in O‘ahu to announce the winner of the U.S. House of Representatives Artistic Discovery Contest, a high school art competition...
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UH CENTER ON AGING AND ‘IOLANI SCHOOL REVITALIZE “CLUB 100”
For most of its existence since it was built in 1952, the unassuming one-story building long known as “Club 100” at 520 Kamoku Street served...
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FRUITIONS ETUTORING “HEADSTART” SUMMER PROGRAM
Fruitions eTutoring is an online institution that strives to assist students of all grade levels with their academics, specifically focusing on the subjects of math, reading, science and test prep (SAT, GRE,...
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JASH: POWERING TO SUSTAINABILITY
An ambient room filled with chatter of networking and slight laughter went quiet as Japan-America Society of Hawaii President Reyna Kaneko took the stand. Kaneko began to introduce the esteemed panel...