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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 service) by...
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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 campus in Nu‘uanu...
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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 two-week free...
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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 Sun, Gold Rays with...
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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 Education Resource for Teachers and Students, was released in...
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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 indoor and outdoor exhibits, multicultural entertainment by performers...
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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 Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Japanese Studies...
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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 history, bringing together Japanese members who grew up...
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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 own peer education program aimed...
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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 Buyō (classical Japanese dance) at the Mamiya Theater on June...
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