In Our Community – Hands on Raku
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Learn to Play “Hanafuda: Na Pua Hawaii”
WHO/WHAT: Learn how to play “Hanafuda: Nä Pua Hawai’i,” a card game that depicts plants and animals either endemic to Hawai’i or were introduced via canoes in early Polynesian migrations. As participants play with...
In Our Community – Ikebana International’s Make-And-Take
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In Our Community – August 16 to 18 “Made in Hawaii Festival”
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Culture and Science – Samuel Ohu Gon III, Master Chanter
Teaching the World a New Approach to Conservation Roy Kodani Special to The Hawai‘i Herald Samuel ‘Ohu Gon III, is a respected master Hawaiian chanter and a conservation biologist. The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii recognized him as a Living Treasure of Hawaii in 2014 for his work in biocultural conservation — melding Hawaiian culture....
Culture – Okinawa’s First to Enter Keiki Hula Competition in Hawaii
Ishii Takes Fourth Place Jodie Chiemi Ching On July 25, Kainosuke Ishii of Ginowan, Okinawa took fourth place in the master’s division at the Queen Lili‘uokani Keiki Hula Competition at the Neal S. Blaisedell Arena. It is the first time anyone from Okinawa has entered the Hawai‘i competition, although there have been participants from other....
2019 Okinawan Festival – “The Festival” and “The Mura”
Last year, the leadership and member-clubs of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association took a leap into the unknown and moved the Okinawan Festival from Kapi‘olani Park to the Hawai‘i Convention Center. It was an experimental year for the state’s largest ethnic festival. It proved to be a good move as it had an estimated 56,000....
2019 Okinawan Festival – Music, Odori, Taiko, Karate, and More!
SATURDAY, AUG. 31, 2019 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9:30 a.m. RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Derek Fujio, President
Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai
Bonnie Miyashiro Soho Kai
Yamashiro Yoneko Sokyoku Kenkyu Kai
Yasuko Arakawa Aki no Kai
Toyoko Toma Sokyo Kai
Kazuko Ito...
Celebrating Culture – The Road to “Tobe! UTA Sanshin in NY”
A Birthday Celebration for Choichi Terukina-Sensei That We Will All Remember Kenton Odo Special to The Hawai‘i Herald The dream of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City dates all the way back to 2003 when OTV (Okinawa Television) host Shinichi Maehara interviewed me for an episode of his series, “Sekai Uchinanchu Kiko (Worldwide....
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...
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