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leGaCiesHonoring our heritage. Embracing our diversity. Sharing our future.

JULY 2010 | VOL. 16, nO. 4

mission statement:To be a vibrant resource,

strengthening our diverse community by educating present and

future generations in the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. We do this through

relevant programming, meaningful community service and

innovative partnerships that enhance the understanding and

celebration of our heritage, culture and love of the land.

To guide us in this work we draw from the values found in our

Japanese American traditions and the spirit of Aloha.

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Curt Otaguro: New Chairman of the Board Ready to Lead Bonny Amemiya

Brennon Morioka

New Board of Director Profile:

New Board of Director Profile:

Caring, character, cooperation, competitiveness and confidence— these are the “5 Cs” of First Hawaiian Bank. These are also the core values of Curt Tadashi Otaguro, the new chairman

of the board for the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.

“Character is most important, integrity and mutual respect are what my parents taught me and is reinforced in my work every day,” explained Otaguro. “The customer is first and the customer’s needs are first before our own” is the philosophy he stresses to the 113 employees he supervises as executive vice president and manager of Card Services Group at First Hawaiian Bank, where he has worked for 29 years.

This successful business executive is a graduate of ‘Iolani School and the University of Redlands in Southern California. He unabashedly admits to some rocky periods in his early academic life. His “aha moment” occurred while in college as a member of the golf team. After playing several holes in an important golf match, his coach called Otaguro off the course to inform him that he was academically not eligible to continue playing and his team had to forfeit the match. He was devastated and humiliated that his own inability to perform had impacted others and he had let down not only himself, but his teammates and cost them the championship. This life lesson has never left him and he admits it has made him a better person. Otaguro is still an avid golfer with a single digit handicap of 8. “Hey at one time it was 5!” Otaguro quipped.

Otaguro is a yonsei (4th generation) who was raised in Kaimuki with older sister, Cheryl. His father, Herbert, worked at Finance Factors for 33 years and was active in community service and the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce. “My dad said since he didn’t give me a brother, he would be that and a disciplinarian so we spent a lot of time together watching and playing basketball, football, baseball, and he taught me to play golf. I grew up knowing my father’s friends, which later in life served me well as his reputation and friendships helped open doors with my career,” reflected Otaguro. With such a close bond, it’s not surprising that the younger Otaguro considers his father one of his role models.

Bonny Amemiya adores her 90-year-old aunty, Nobuko Kaneda Mookini, the matriarch of her family. There is great

comfort in feeling that Aunty Nobuko is taking care of Amemiya and her family, having lost her parents Edythe (Kaneda) and Melvin Suzui.

The sansei’s (3rd generation) roots are in the Hiroshima and Fukuoka prefectures. Aunty Nobuko keeps the family together. She is the central point of the family as they gather for lunch every Sunday at her house. Amemiya says she admires her aunty’s kindness, generosity and thoughtfulness.

Growing up, Amemiya was taught by her elders to always try your best no matter what, have pride in your work, persevere and work hard. These are important values she hopes to teach her 10-year-old son, Christopher, a fifth grader at Punahou School.

When Brennon Morioka moved from the private sector to the public sector five years ago as

Governor Linda Lingle’s appointee as deputy director and later as director of the State Department of Transpor tation, it was a major

transition. After studying civil engineering for his bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley and his doctorate at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Morioka changed course and entered the world of politics as political finance director and then chairman and executive

Proud father, Curt Otaguro (center), enjoys a close relationship with his sons (L-R) Aden and Devan. Otaguro said, “What I love about the Cultural Center is the legacy it leaves for our children and future generations.”

Bonny Amemiya serves on the budget and finance committee as well as the fundraising committee in her first year of a three-year term on the board of directors.

Brennon Morioka officially started his three-year term on the board of directors on July 1. He serves as a member of the facilities and operations committee as well as the fundraising committee.

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Dear JCCH ‘Ohana,

2010 marks the 125th anniversary of the arrival in Hawai‘i of the first Japanese contract laborers—the Kanyaku Imin. Our heartfelt Okage Sama De (I am what I am because of you) to these pioneers whose willingness to brave new frontiers is the reason yonsei (4th generation) like myself are enjoying an exceptional life with our gosei (5th gene­ration) children here in Hawai‘i. In their honor, we dedicate a series of community presentations, starting with Ryuho Hamano Sensei’s artistic calligraphy exhibit debuting in our Com munity Gallery on July 10th. We hope you will attend our annual membership meeting prior to the exhibit opening, and join us for refresh ments and a chance to meet Hamano Sensei (see page 7 for more info about the exhibition).

It is also in honor of the Kanyaku Imin that we dedicate our Celebration of Leadership and Achievement Dinner (CLAD), themed Kakushin no Tatsujin—Masters of Innovation on Saturday, September 25. Our honorees, Satoru Abe, Ken Hayashida, Dave “D.K.” Kodama, Anne Namba, and Roy Sakuma, are nisei (2nd generation) and sansei (3rd generation) who rose from humble beginnings to become Kakushin no Tatsujin in their respective fields of expertise in culture and arts. Reverend Osumi captures the spirit of our honorees in his thought for the day chosen for this issue of Legacies. Please join us in honoring these individuals for their significant contributions to our state, our nation and the world, through their masterful work and community service. We promise you an exciting evening with a silent auction, and entertainment you will long remem ber. In addition to celebrating the achievements of our honorees, your participation in CLAD, which is our major fundraising event of the year, ensures a boost to our operating expenses early in the fiscal year. We hope you will purchase tickets and/or consider a donation to our silent auction (see page 5 for more information on CLAD 2010).

Aloha!

Lenny Yajima Andrew President & Executive Director

Aloha!

As your incoming chairman of the board and a Hawai‘i­born yonsei (4th generation), I have to pause and reflect on what an awesome

responsibility I have just accepted to lead our board of directors and Cultural Center. So many great and prominent individuals have led your Cultural Center before me and have left us with the responsibility to continue this tremendous legacy.

Founded in 1987 by nisei (2nd generation) and sansei (3rd generation), the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i has played a critical role in perpetuating the cultural heritage inherited from our pioneering issei (1st generation) forefathers. During those initial and humble beginnings, King David Kalakaua negotiated with Emperor Meiji for four years before the first ship arrived with 944 immigrants on February 8, 1885. A second ship arrived on June 17, 1885 with another 988 immigrants from Japan. In all, 26 Kanyaku Imin ships brought 29,069 immigrants, and approximately 220,000 Japanese arrived in Hawai‘i from 1885–1924. Significantly, this year we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Kanyaku Imin.

Our forefathers from the Meiji Era brought over their value system with emphasis on respect for authority, hard work and belief in education as a means for advancement. My great­grandfather, Kosaburo Nakamura was one of those individuals who shared in those core values and sacrificed his life to give us an opportunity for a better one. He started his life in Hawai‘i with the Waialua Plantation Company with his wife Ie. My father wrote a paper on “Kosaburo the Immigrant” during his college days. When I initially read his essay, I thought it was interesting to learn about our family’s humble beginnings in Hawai‘i. Today, I look back on my father’s paper as a valuable and historic family heirloom, filled with so many stories of my great­grandfather and great­grandmother’s happiness as well as their struggles. So many immigrants like Kosaburo and Ie shared similar stories which created a strong and common bond to get through their adversity. I am grateful that Dad was able to document and share that piece of history with me because it makes my commitment to our Japanese culture more emotional and meaningful. I now have a passion to ensure that my two sons have an understanding of their family’s humble beginnings in Hawai‘i.

Another amazing fact is that our Cultural Center’s initial origins were through the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, which coincidently will be celebrating its 110th anniversary. From the arrival of the Kanyaku Imin in 1885, the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce was born in 1900 to advocate trade between Japan and Hawai‘i. It wasn’t until much later that our missions separated the “cultural” aspects of Japanese in Hawai‘i, through the Cultural Center, from our business and networking aspects, through the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce.

I have the unique opportunity of being your incoming chairman of the board for the Cultural Center as well as a director for our

Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce. It is a very humbling experience to be in this position as so many other great community leaders have sacrificed and given their time to make both organizations stronger and better over the last century. I hope I can bring our two groups together and align our missions when it makes sense. Our Cultural Center has come a long way and continues to be vibrant and exciting. Thanks to so many volunteers and nearly 5,000 members, we are the pre­eminent keepers of our Japanese American heritage in Hawai‘i. We are financially stable with a positive cash flow annually. Our investment portfolio continues to provide much needed stability for our future projects and generations. More importantly, President & Executive Director Lenny Yajima Andrew continues to do an outstanding job and represents us well in our community, on the mainland and internationally. We are so very fortunate to have a dedicated and hard working staff to keep the inner workings of the Cultural Center moving.

I am also extremely grateful for the leader­ship of our immediate past chairman, Susan Yamada. Her passion and commitment to our community and Cultural Center has been second to none. Susan taught us well and left us with a very capable and conscientious board to continue her vision and work that she dedicated herself to over the past six years as a board member. Susan was instrumental in creating our Cultural Center vision around three goals (1) developing the Cultural Center as a gathering place; (2) sharing our Resource Center with the wider community; and (3) sustaining a well­maintained facility.

The recent launch of our five­year $10 million Okage Sama De: A Living Legacy Campaign under the stewardship of campaign chair, Colbert Matsumoto, will help us strengthen our legacy and cultural foundation. We want to continue to expand our educational programs for our children and their future generations. Our campaign will allow us to preserve our local histories as well as expand our reach globally with alliances in Japan and throughout the world. Who would have thought any of this was possible back in 1885? As your 2010 incoming chairman, I am honored to lead such a great organization and look forward to working with all of you. To my fellow board members, we all know that to move the needle, we need to work as a team—one team. I am grateful that we all respect one another and are supportive of each other. To our new board members Bonny Amemiya and Brennon Morioka, welcome aboard. You will enjoy your time on the board and be mesmerized by the magic of our Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. We have so many exciting and meaningful projects and activities planned. Together, we will make a difference.

To our wonderful membership, thank you for your past support and involvement in making our Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i a great place to visit and learn from. I certainly look forward to learning from all of you.

Aloha,

Curt T. OtaguroChairman of the Board

Today’s ThoughT: sTick your neck ouTA man had on his desk a model of a turtle under which were these words, “Consider the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.” When a turtle is enclosed in his shell he makes no progress. Are you afraid to take any risks for a good cause? Are you afraid to stick your neck out to help mankind?

—The Reverend Paul S. Osumi

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Kalani High School Japanese Classes

Moanalua High School Class of 2012

Punahou School Japanese Classes

Roosevelt High School Key Club

Roosevelt High School Sakura Club

Shinnyo-en Hawaii

Waipahu High School Japanese Club

Cultural Center volunteers, members, and community members

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Aloha Volunteers!Atsui desune (It’s HOT)! I heard this phrase all summer long in Japan. The young and young­at­heart alike seemed to bond with friends, co­workers, neighbors, and even strangers through shared weather woes and seasonal joys such as kakigori (shave ice), natsu matsuri (summer festivals), and hanabi (fireworks).

Here at the Cultural Center, more than 300 volunteers braved the mushi atsui (hot and humid) weather in May to keep our Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green bright and sunny for festival goers by helping with keiki make­and­take crafts, food and drink booths, recycling, greeting visitors, and helping in the Gift Shop and Gallery.

At our annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on June 21, we said a BIG “Otsukare sama deshita” (You’ve worked hard) to all of our volunteers, thanking them for their tireless dedication and commitment to the Cultural Center.

Board Chairman Susan Yamada announced that volunteer Gift Shop Manager Barbara Ishida has been honored as staff emeritus by the board of directors to recognize her tremendous volunteer efforts, and presented her an engraved plaque that will be displayed in the Gift Shop. Barbara will now join long­time volunteers Jane Kurahara and Betsy Young, who also hold the designation of staff emeritus. Guest speaker Raymond Ohta of Pacific Training & Development Company gave an inspirational and humorous talk about “Making Volunteerism Fun.”

We also welcomed quite a few new volunteers this summer, including many students on break who were generous enough to volunteer their time while learning a little about Japanese culture.

Jenny Seki Volunteer Coordinator

Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

MahaLo to the 300+ volunteers that helped make Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green a success!

EVEnt SPOnSOrDouglas Goto Executive Vice President Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

GuESt PrESEntErRaymond Ohta Pacific Training & Development Company

GiFt DOnOrSLenny Yajima AndrewEmily EbinaMarukai Wholesale MartLee Moriwaki, Bank of HawaiiDeborah NakagawaArnold Okuhara, Zep ManufacturingCurt Otaguro, First Hawaiian Bank

President & Executive Director Lenny Yajima Andrew and Board Chairman Susan Yamada presented Barbara Ishida with a special plaque that will now hang in the Cultural Center Gift Shop.

Volunteers, board of governors, board of directors and event sponsor pose for a quick group photo before the recognition luncheon.

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The Cultural Center is revamping the popular Things Japanese Sale. On Saturday, July 17, we are hosting a One-Day things Japanese Sale and offering fun new ways to save. The sale will be held right outside of the Gift Shop. Not only will you find lots of one-of-a-kind items, but also drinks, snacks, and a 20% discount on all books in the Gift Shop!

A sneAk peek:

Prize Wheel—everyone gets one free spin, members get two. Prizes include items showcased in the Gift Shop, grab bags, and more!

Gift Shop Point Card—a free point card to rack up points for discounts and gifts as you make purchases.

Specials in the Gift Shop—20% off all books.

resource Center Picks—Books, LPs and 78 records for collectors also available. Members receive their 10% discount on these items as well.

And as always, great deals and mark-downs!

Saturday, July 17 • 10:00 am–3:00 pm

Members Special Preview Sale at 9:00 am

Mark your calendars!

Although Otaguro’s dad had to fill in as a bro-ther, he considers his very dear friend, Ray Ono, as his long-lost brother, key role model and biggest influence in his life. Ono has been a special friend and mentor throughout his professional career and helped him through some of life’s challenges. At First Hawaiian Bank, Otaguro has also been fortunate to have other key individuals shape his career including Walter Dods, Gary Caulfield, Tony Guerrero and most recently, Don Horner. During his time at ‘Iolani School, Otaguro, like many other students and athletes regarded Eddie Hamada as a friend and mentor. Otaguro has been appreciative of all of his wonderful teachers and mentors throughout his life.

Also having a positive influence on Otaguro was his mother, Ethel (Fujii), who worked at Pearl Harbor and then moved to the Small Business Administration Hawai‘i as adminis-trative assistant to the director. “She always encouraged me to do my best even though I would get very discouraged at times. While I was in elementary school my mom gave me a poem entitled ‘Don’t Quit’—I memorized that poem and took it with me to college—it got me through some tough times,” Otaguro recalled.

Ray Ono recruited Otaguro to serve on the Cultural Center board of directors in 2007. “It was truly an honor to be asked to serve on the board and it has been a very rewarding experience to learn about the Cultural Center. What I love about the Cultural Center is the legacy it leaves for our children and future generations. We all have different moments in life when we reflect on our heritage and the sacrifices made by our ancestors. When we make that connec tion, the Cultural Center can provide the focal point, expand our education and curiosity about our heritage. My older son asked me about our heritage and at that time I didn’t know and I had to ask my father. My father’s side is from Kumamoto prefecture and my mother is Uchinanchu (Okinawan). My father was born in Pu‘unene camp on Maui— he had a very hard start in life and I was able to share this and more with my son,” Otaguro said.

Otaguro is the proud father of two sons, Devan Hideo, who is 26 years old and lives in Los Angeles, California, and 22-year-old Aden Sunao who works at Zen Shu restaurant learning to be a chef. Otaguro is close to his sons and hopes that he can fulfill his father’s dream to work hard so that future generations will not have to struggle as much as the previous generations. He added, “In the end, blood is all you can count on in life.”

Wearing his chairman’s hat, Otaguro’s vision for the Cultural Center is to enhance the resources to allow our community to experience and participate in programs and exhibits that drive and perpetuate our culture. His priorities include sharing our mission with the commu-nity to increase membership, exciting and igniting a movement with people who are passionate about our mission, and finding the magic in the board and staff to make it happen.

“We are blessed with great volunteers, the unsung heroes at the Cultural Center who help keep the vision alive for future generations. To that end, we need to connect better with sansei (3rd generation), yonsei (4th gene ration) and gosei (5th generation). We need to listen to our members, volunteers and staff, and carry that voice to the board so we can develop new strategies,” Otaguro explained.

“This is one of the best professional board of directors I’ve been honored to chair. They are passionate, team-oriented and very supportive. They will put the Cultural Center’s needs before themselves and most importantly will execute and deliver.”

Otaguro summarized his role as Chairman, “I see the Cultural Center evolving in a good way. I see my personal commitment as contin-uing to improve the legacy left to us beginning with those who built the Cultural Center, as well as those who saved the Cultural Center. Our job is to continue to benefit the community and the people who sacrificed and to make them feel proud.”

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One of her biggest influences was her ex-boss, Yoshio Takaoka of Pentagram Corporation (Burger King). Amemiya said he would always tell her, “All you can do is all you can do and all you can do is enough if you give complete effort. If you do that, you will always be satisfied and happy.” He would also say, “Don’t chase money, it will chase you if you do that.”

She has taken his words to heart and has built a successful career as director of finance at Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawai‘i, where she has worked for the past 14 years. Amemiya received her degree in business administration with emphasis on accounting from the University of Washington. She received her CPA license in Washington. She enjoyed her time in Seattle and it made her appreciate Hawai‘i more. She is also a graduate of Punahou School.

The Amemiya name is widely recognized in high school athletics. Her husband, Keith, is the former executive director of the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) and in his 12 years at the helm made innovative systemic changes and successfully launched and raised more than $1.3 million in four months of the Save Our Sports campaign. The Amemiya family personally donated more than $30,000 of their own money towards this effort. Son Christopher and his youth baseball buddies also donated $50 each to the cause after asking his parents, “How can I give?”

Amemiya serves as treasurer on ‘Ahahui Koa Anuenue, the fundraising partner of the University of Hawai‘i’s athletic department, as well as with Aloha Harvest. She also serves as vice chair of the Hawai‘i Food Industry Association. Amemiya enjoys playing golf and recently learned to stand-up paddle board.

Amemiya is looking forward to learning more about the Cultural Center, getting involved and helping advance the mission.

AMEMiYA (cont’d from p. 1)

One-Day

The Cultural Center is proud and honored to present the honorees for the Annual Celebration of

Leadership and Achievement Dinner. Kakushin no Tatsujin—Masters of Innovation is the theme for this year’s event, a theme our honorees truly define.

The five honorees are Satoru Abe, legendary local sculptor and artist, Ken Hayashida, president of KAI Hawaii; Dave “D.K.” Kodama, owner and chef of Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar; Anne Namba, owner of Anne Namba Designs; and Roy Sakuma, owner of Roy Sakuma Ukulele Studios.

SAtOru ABE, a legendary figure, has been inspiring the artistic community of Hawai‘i for decades with his unique paintings and sculptures. He has won numerous awards in recognition of his great accomplishments, including being honored as a “Living Treasure” by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i and being installed in the McKinley High School Hall of Honor in 1988. Abe’s approximately 5,000 pieces of artwork can be found in nume­rous places around the Hawaiian Islands as he continues to create many more.

KEn HAYASHiDA successfully opened the structural engineering firm KAI Hawaii, Inc. in 1995 as a sole practitioner, and has grown the

company to 25 employees. His projects impact our daily lives and have won numerous awards. In 2007 he was named “Engineer of the Year” by the National Society of Professional Engineers. He has been an active participant in the engineering community

in Hawai‘i and was president and national direc­tor of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawai‘i (ACECH). Additionally, he has generously donated his time and talents to the betterment of several organizations such as the University of Hawai‘i’s Alumni Association and College of Engineering, YMCA, Lanakila Pacific, and the Friends of ‘Iolani Palace.

DAVE “D.K.” KODAMA is the founder of the Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar which first opened on Maui in 1996. Known to all as “D.K.” he now owns and operates seven restaurants on three islands. Ever since its

opening, the restaurant has been reeling in “top notch” reviews and received several culinary honors; the most prestigious being overall rating of 90 in Wine Spectator, the highest food rating in both the 1998 and 1999 Zagat Hawai‘i Restaurant Surveys, numerous consecutive HONOLULU Magazine Hale Aina Awards, inclusion as one of Bon Appetit’s “Favorite Asian Restaurants” and one of “America’s Best Sushi Bars” in Travel + Leisure.

AnnE nAMBA began designing her own line of one­of­a­kind garments out of her parents home before opening her first boutique in Mānoa Valley in 1989. In the years since, Anne Namba Designs has grown to new heights and Namba’s “Kimono Couture” has made lasting impressions worldwide in places such as Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and many U.S. main land cities. In 2000, she was Hawai‘i’s Retail Entrepreneur of the Year and in 2007 she was the recipient of the Roselani Medallion of Excellence from the National Society of Arts and Letters.

rOY SAKuMA is the young protégé of ukulele master Herb “Ohta­San” Ohta. As an extraor­dinary student, he decided to venture out and devote his life to teaching others to play. Since 1974, the Roy Sakuma Method of Ukulele Instruction has brought the magic of music into the lives of thousands of his students. Sakuma along with his wife Kathy have expanded Roy Sakuma Ukulele Studios to four locations throughout O‘ahu.

the event will be held on September 25 at 5:30 pm at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. Individual seats are $175 ($150 for JCCH members). Table sponsor­ships are also available at various levels ($2,000/$5,000/$10,000). For more information, visit www.jcch.com or call (808) 945­7633.

Be sure to save the date and be there as we honor these five accomplished and successful individuals.

Celebration of Leadership and Achievement Dinner Honorees

UPCOMING EVENTS

Presenting this year’s

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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i

Presenting our honorees for the 2010 Celebration of Leadership and Achievement Dinner! (left to right) Jon Murai (representative for Ken Hayashida), Roy Sakuma, Dave “D.K.” Kodama, Anne Namba and Satoru Abe.

An exciting new development for this year is an exhibition in our Community Gallery featuring all of the honorees. This exhibition will open on September 18 and run through October 30. We are also putting together public programs featuring each of the five honorees throughout the month of October. See our September issue of Legacies for more information on the exhibit and public programs.

Ken Hayashida

MAui In partnership with: Go For Broke National Education Center, Nisei Veterans Memorial Center

Saturday, October 9, 2010 • nisei Veterans Memorial Center • time: tBD

(Check September issue of Legacies for updated information.)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Join us for a presentation by Lane Ryo Hirabayashi centered on his latest

book, which takes a fresh look at War Reloca tion Authority (WRA) photographs of the “resettlement” of Japanese Americans released from wartime confinement. Professor Hirabayashi will be joined by Hikaru Carl Iwasaki, who worked as a photographer for the War Relocation Authority and who took many of the photographs in the book.

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi is the George and Sakaye Aratani professor of Japanese American Internment, Redress, and Community at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the author of several books on the Japanese American World War II experience. Hikaru Carl Iwasaki was the only full-time photographer of Japanese ancestry in the WRA’s photographic section, 1943–46. He later became an acclaimed photojournalist, whose work has appeared in Life, Time, Sports Illustrated, and People.

On June 5, an early morning shower greeted the Cultural Center staff at the Kaua‘i Museum. But thanks to the teru teru bozu (paper or cloth doll believed to bring good weather) made by Chris Faye from the Kaua‘i Museum, the brief Hawaiian

blessing was followed by a beautiful day for the first of four public internment workshops.

The Cultural Center, in partnership with the Kaua‘i Museum, the Educa tion through Cultural and Historical Organizations (ECHO) grant and with the help of Kaua‘i friends and relatives, presented fascinating informa tion and heart wrenching stories of the Hawai‘i and Kaua‘i internment during World War II to over 80 people in attendance.

The day included a presentation of the short video “Honouliuli: Hawai‘i’s Hidden Internment Camp” that consists of interviews with a former internee, children, and grandchildren of internees. Presenters for the workshop included Brian Niiya, JCCH director of program develop ment, Betsy Young, JCCH staff emeritus, Alan Rosenfeld, UH West Oahu, Norman Osumi, the son of the late Reverend Paul Osumi, and Roy Miyake, who has done extensive re search on the Kaua‘i internees. The audience responded that the workshop was “excellent,” “top notch” and it “provided a wealth of information and healing.”

The afternoon teacher/librarian workshop was also well attended and well received. Three starter instructional units aligned to the Department of Education (DOE) Social Studies WWII internment benchmarks for the courses on U.S. History, Modern History of Hawai‘i and Participation in Democracy were presented by Mary Chun, Waialua High School teacher, and the members of the JCCH Resource Center. The participants were given classroom display panels of the “Dark Clouds Over Paradise: The Hawai‘i Internees’ Story” exhibit and the accompanying History Sleuth activity.

Workshops on the Big island and Maui are scheduled for July and October (see below). For more information, please call Education Specialist Derrick Iwata at (808) 945-7633 Ext. 25 or email him at iwata@jcch.com.

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August 14: Book talk and Signing Gallery theater, 10:30 am to noon

Lane ryo Hirabayashi’s Japanese American Resettlement Through the Lens: Hikaru Carl Iwasaki and the WRA’s Photographic Section, 1943–1945

September 12: Panel Discussion • Manoa Grand Ballroom, 5th Floor • 1:30 to 3:30 pm

Japanese American Social issues Series in Hawai‘i: no Shame!: talking About the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/transgender Japanese American Experience in Hawai‘i

You are invited to a program on the unique issues Japanese American mem-

bers of the GLBT community face featuring a keynote address by famed actor George takei followed by a panel discussion. Panelists will include Jo Chang, Micah Inoue, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Camaron Mikio Jimenez Miyamoto, and Rae Watanabe and will be moderated by Christine R. Yano, Ph.D. See our September Legacies for more on this provocative program.

First of Four public internment Workshops a success

Big isLAnDIn partnership with: National Park Service, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Go For Broke National Education Center, Hawai‘i Japanese Center

Friday, July 9, 2010 (Teacher Workshop and Public Session) • Kılauea Military Camp • 9:30 am–3:30 pm

teacher Workshop: 9:30 am–12:00 pm

Public Session: 1:00–3:30 pmSession will include an overview of Hawai‘i’s WWII Internment Story, a DVD presentation of “Honoluliuli: Hawai‘i’s Hidden Intern ment Camp,” a presentation

by the National Park Service and a visit to the Kılauea Military Camp detention camp site.

Saturday, July 10, 2010 (Public Session Only) • Hawai‘i Japanese Center • 10:00 am–12:00 pm

Session will include an overview of Hawai‘i’s WWII Internment Story, a DVD presentation of “Honouliuli: Hawai‘i’s Hidden Internment Camp,” a presen-tation of a forth coming publication regarding Otokichi Ozaki’s papers by Gail Honda, and a talk-story session.

George Takei

Teachers and librarians represented each public high school, a private school, Kaua‘i Commu-nity College (KCC), a public library and a museum on Kaua‘i. The workshop presented three starter instructional units aligned to the DOE Social Studies WWII internment benchmarks.

Co-sponsored by the Equality Hawai‘i Foundation, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i, and Japanese American Citizens League—Honolulu Chapter.

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Ryuho Hamano proudly displayed his many masterpieces at a recent show in Sapporo.

A Calligraphy Exhibition by Ryuho Hamano

125 Years in Hawai‘i:

director of the Hawai‘i Republican Party, where he faced the frustrations of bureaucracy while trying to figure out how to expedite the comple-tion of his projects.

Morioka persevered and found his way through the public sector maze. After five years he can say it’s been enjoyable and he can see the benefits of his department’s hard work. He considers his accomplishments to include improving the roads, updates to the airport, outreach to the community, and changing the attitude of the department employees to be more proactive in listening to what the people in each community want, need and can live with and in so doing, reestablishing the trust with the public. His appointed term ends in December of this year and he plans to return to the private sector in 2011.

Morioka’s interest in his Japanese heritage peaked during a visit to Japan as a member of the Japanese American Leadership Delegation in 2007. His father, Keith, has roots in Yamaguchi prefecture. His mother, Darleen (Gum) is half Chinese and Portuguese. Growing up, Morioka says he gravitated more to his Japanese side of the family attending obon festivals with his grandmother and enjoying Japanese foods. He learned the value of obligation in that everything you have comes from someone else’s sacrifice. His parents worked two jobs each and sacrificed so he, his brother and sister could get a good education. He also learned at an early age to show respect to others and to give back to the community.

Asked about his hobbies, Morioka said he is consumed by his three children, Taysia who is 7 years old, and 5-year-old identical twins, Brayden and Bronson. He is married to his wife of 11 years, Jeanine. In his spare time, he enjoys golfing and has recently taken up stand up paddle boarding.

As his children are getting older, Morioka wanted to share their Japanese background with them and has taken his family to our New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival, Kodomo no Hi/ Keiki Fun Fest and Shichi Go San. This experience also gave him an opportunity to relive his youth.

He is not a stranger to the Cultural Center as he is a member of the Cultural Center’s Hawai‘i Confinement Sites Committee’s Advisory Group helping in their efforts to memorialize the Honouliuli internment camp-site in Kunia with the National Park Service.

“I am very flattered to be considered to serve on the board of directors. The Cultural Center is a terrific avenue for learning about our Japanese culture and more recent history of the issei (1st generation) and nisei (2nd generation)— it’s a great resource,” stated Morioka.

MOriOKA (cont’d from p. 1)

“I got to know Sara Sawada, a nisei who volunteers for the Cultural Center, when I traveled to Honolulu. At her request, my first calligraphy class was held in February 2000 at Mililani High School. Given writing brushes donated by the City of Toyohashi which is known for its production, the tense looks of the students turned to smiles. I felt the nostalgic sentiments of the AJAs on their ancestors’ mother­land. Their ancestors migrated to Hawai‘i with

Public Programs for 125 Years in Hawai‘iCo-organized with the Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu

July 10: Opening ReceptionCommunity Gallery, 11:30 am

July 27: Holehole Bushi: Song of the Canefields • 5th Floor Lounge, 7:00–8:30 pm n Join Franklin Odo, Ph.D., former chairman of ethnic studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and author of a forthcoming book on Holehole Bushi in Hawai‘i, along with filmmaker Chris Conybeare, for a program exploring songs of labor and life composed and sung by Japanese sugar plantation workers. Based on songs and interviews collected by the late Harry Urata, the program will also serve as a tribute to Urata. A short clip from Conybeare’s accom-panying documentary, Holehole Bushi: Songs of the Canefields (working title) will also be screened.

August 21: reflections on 125 Years of Japanese immigration • 5th Floor Lounge, 1:30–3:30 pm n A panel discussion featuring both academic and public historians will highlight differing historical perspectives on the large scale immigration from Japan to Hawai‘i that began 125 years ago. Confirmed panelists include Mark McNally, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of History at University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, on the impact of immi-gration from the Japanese standpoint; Palani Vaughan, musician and public historian,

on King Kalakaua and the impact of immigra-tion from the Hawaiian standpoint; Kelli Nakamura, Ph.D., lecturer at University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Kapi‘olani Community College and Windward Community College, on Yeiko Minobe So and domestic abuse in the issei community; Patsy Iwasaki, lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and author of Hidden Hero, on Katsu Goto and the continu-ing resonance of his story.

August 25: Textured Lives: Barbara Kawakami, Japanese immigrant Clothing, and Picture Bride Stories • 5th Floor Lounge, 12:00–1:30 pm n Historian Barbara Kawakami has focused the second half of her life on the study of Japanese immigrant clothing and picture brides. Join us for a screening of documentary videos produced for Textured Lives, an exhibition currently on display at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), along with a discussion featuring Barbara herself, JANM Director Akemi Kikumura, Ph.D. and video producer Audrey Muromoto.

August 28: Seal Making and Calligraphy Workshops • 5th Floor Lounge • Seal Making: 9:00 am–12:00 pm • Calligraphy: 1:30–4:30 pm: n Calligrapher Ryuho Hamano will conduct seal making (morning) and calligraphy (after-noon) workshops. Enrollment will be limited to 30 for each session. Cost of the classes are $20 for seal making and $15 for calligraphy. Cultural Center members receive a $5 discount. For reservations, call Christy Takamune at 945-7633, ext. 39 or e-mail takamune@jcch.com.

July 10–September 3, 2010Community Gallery

ambi tions more than 100 years ago. They strug­gled through the days of hardship beyond our imagi nation. Their pioneer spirits have been passed on from generation to generation and the AJAs in Hawai‘i are now a vital part of the islands.

Now they are in their third and fourth generation and the images of Japan are fading away among them. I decided to have my calligraphy exhibit at the Cultural Center this year to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Kanyaku Imin. Over 1,060 family names of those who migrated to Hawai‘i are written on the 24 sheets of cotton cloth (3 meters x 2 meters). I also engraved seals which are rendered with my thought on the group of the Japanese who migrated on the first ship.

The fragrance of sumi (Chinese ink) and the space filled with black and white—I hope you will feel something with your eyes, nose, skin and body.”

Ryuho, April 2010

enowned Calligrapher ryuho Hamano will showcase his exhibi tion titled 125 Years in Hawai‘i to com me morate

the 125th anniversary of the beginning of large scale Japanese migration to Hawai‘i in 1885. Below, Hamano outlines his reasons for taking on this ambitious project, as translated by Tatsumi Hayashi.

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Years of Japanese celebrations and tradi-tions came together for an exciting exhibition in the Community Gallery.

Celebrate!: The Evolution of Japanese Cele bration in Hawai‘i opened to an eager crowd on April 17. Told through historical photographs, videos, objects, and art pieces, the exhibition looked at traditional Japanese celebrations and how each has evolved into unique local festivals and practices. It also looked at celebrations that take place over the course of one’s life, from birth to graduation to weddings to yakudoshi and other special celebrations such as business openings and openings of temples, schools and other community institutions.

Celebrate! closed on June 18, but plans are being formulated to travel it to venues on the neighbor islands.

The exhibition also featured four public programs designed to highlight different areas of Japanese celebrations in Hawai‘i.

Panelists closely related to the Cherry Blossom Festival in Hawai‘i gathered for the first of four discussions on April 24.

The discussion was moderated by UH Professor Christine Yano, author of the book Crowning the Nice Girl: Gender, Ethnicity and Culture in Hawai‘i’s Cherry Blossom Festival. Professor Yano also signed copies of her book following the discussion.

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Celebrate!: The evolution of Japanese Celebration in Hawai‘i April 17–June 18

This Girls’ Day display was just part of the Celebrate! exhibition that showcased various traditional Japanese celebrations.

The panelists for The Cherry Blossom Festival Then and Now (left to right) Karlton Tomomitsu, 1999 general co-chair; Pono Chong, 1999 general co-chair; Trisha Tamaru, 2008 queen; Katherine Grebe, 1970 queen; Christine Yano, moderator; and David Kaneko, 2008 general chairman.

On May 8, Arnold Hiura, author of Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands, discussed his book and how food in local culture is more than just a meal, but a definition of who we are. Hiura also signed copies of his book following his presentation.

In celebration of his 35th anniversary, master taiko artist Kenny Endo held a special talk-story session before a full room on May 15. The event was moderated by Ricardo Trimillos, ethno-musicologist at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Endo spoke of the trials and tribula-tions that led to his remarkable career which has put him in front of a worldwide audience.

The final presentation, Bon Dancing Through the Generations: A Discussion on Bon Dance in Hawai‘i, was put on before a standing-room only crowd in the Cultural Center 5th Floor Lounge. On May 22, more than 80 people attended the panel discussion which was

moderated by Education Specialist Derrick Iwata and included bon dance experts from around the state. Following the presentation attendees participated in a mini bon dance lesson on the Manoa Grand Ballroom lanai.

The exhibition was made possible through a generous grant from the Island Insurance Foundation. Public programs were sponsored by the Hilo Nihonjin Gakko Fund.

Author Arnold Hiura poses for a quick picture with Brian Niiya, Lenny Yajima Andrew and Betsy Young while signing copies of his book Kau Kau: Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands on May 8.

Left to right: Lenny Yajima Andrew, Christy Takamune, Kenny Endo, Suann Chen, and Brian Niiya following a talk-story session with the taiko master at the Cultural Center on May 15.

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Despite passing showers, thousands attended our annual

Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green on May 2. The Cultural Center cele brated Hawai‘i’s keiki with fun games, such as kingyo sukui (gold fish scooping game), kimono dressing, cultural activities such as origami, calligraphy, Gyotaku (fish prints) and learning the game of “Go,” a variety of food, and a mini craft fair.

This is the second year the festival included a “Going Green” theme to celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and Midori no Hi (Greenery Day in Japan, May 4). A number of “green” compa nies and non-profit organizations were on hand with informational booths and hands-on activities for the children.

The Cultural Center presented a very special and unique benefit concert featuring world-renowned pianist and

recording artist Jon Nakamatsu on April 24.

Hundreds attended the concert held at the Ko‘olau Golf Club in Kaneohe. Howard Dicus of Hawaii News Now and “Howard’s Day Off” on Hawai‘i Public Radio was the master of ceremonies for the evening.

kodomo no Hi: keiki Fun Fest/going green May 2

A Concert in the ko‘olaus with Jon nakamatsu April 24

Entertainment for the event included perfor-mances by Tamagusuku Ryu Sensukai Hawai‘i, Hawaii Matsuri Taiko, Manoa Japanese Language School Singing Stars, Hanayagi Dancing Academy, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii, Nakasone Dance Academy, Japan International Karate and Wah Ngai Lion Dance Association. All attendees were also allowed to tour the Celebrate! exhibition free of charge.

Thank you to the programs department staffed by Brian Niiya, Suann Chen, Christy Takamune, Derrick Iwata, and the 300 volun teers that helped make this event a success once again! The festival was made possible in large part through a gene-rous grant from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority-City and County of Hono lulu County Product Enrichment Program.

Nakamatsu intrigued the audience with not only his masterful playing, but his wit and charm and ability to command a room. Nakamatsu opened up the room to questions in between pieces which the audience loved and still rave about to this day.

He was also gracious enough to hold an autograph session following the concert. His CDs sold out quickly and many were eager to personally meet the man behind the music.

Nakamatsu is the cousin of Gallery/Gift Shop Manager Christy Takamune who requested the special performance on behalf of the Cultural Center. During his visit, he was able to stop by the Cultural Center, tour the exhibits and pay a special visit to KZOO as well.

World-renowned pianist Jon Nakamatsu chatted with the audience during his performance.

He was also able to spend time with the Nakamatsu clan (many of whom attended the concert) as well as his 96-year-old grandmother.

The Cultural Center would like to once again thank Jon Nakamatsu for an evening we will never forget!

Nakamatsu took time to pose with an excited Cultural Center staff shortly after arriving on Oahu.

Nakamatsu with gallery/gift shop manager and cousin Christy Takamune after touring the Celebrate! exhibition.

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Ikebana 2 u Toin Misho by Eileen Tsuji

Nearly a thousand people gathered at ‘Iolani Palace on June 5 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Kanyaku Imin and to honor the AJA World War II veterans. The event was free and open to public but many chose to purchase the special VIP packages that gave event attendees special reserved seating at the ceremony and concert as well as fast access to all food booths.

The Cultural Center was a partnering organization of the event and assisted with VIP ticket sales. The staff and volunteers Janet Kanja, Clarence Kanja, Brandon Kim and Troy Nakamura also sold numerous items from the Gift Shop and were thrilled to welcome two new family memberships to the Cultural Center. Another current member took the opportunity to renew their membership for the year.

A special photo of the AJA WWII veterans was taken in front of ‘Iolani Palace to mark the auspicious occasion. Several

kulia i kanu‘uJune 5

Volunteer Brandon Kim and Chief Operating Officer Allicyn Tasaka pose for a quick picture with Recording Artist Jake Shimabukuro following his concert at the Kūlia I Kanu‘u event at ‘Iolani Palace on June 5.

The Cultural Center once again took part in the 10th Annual Maui Matsuri on May 15.

Education Specialist Derrick Iwata, together with volunteers Charlene Yamamoto, Kimberly Chinen, Scott Morishige, Eric Kobayashi, Arnold “A.J.” Bactista and Shasta Yamada represented the Cultural Center in the children’s activities tent making our signature hachimaki, as well as a new koi activity. Five volunteers from Kamehameha School’s Japanese Club and three from Baldwin High School’s Japanese Club also participated.

Throughout the festival, hundreds of hachimaki were made as well as about 150 paper koi. We also sold numerous items from our Gift Shop and got the opportunity to meet some of our members from Maui and Moloka‘i!

Yuki Lei Sugimura, a former board member, who is one of the co-coordinators for the event, was very pleased to have the Cultural Center participate. The children’s make-and-take activities tent coordinator, Tiffany Iida and her assistant were also very impressed with how many patrons we were able to service. We are very grateful to the Maui Matsuri organizers for inviting us once again.

The Cultural Center traveled to the Big Island of Hawai‘i on June 5 for the 7th Annual Keauhou Shopping Center Obon Festival. The event was sponsored by the Kona Hongwanji. Educational Specialist Derrick Iwata, volunteer Charlene Yamamoto, and several members of the Hilo Tsukikage Odori Kai staffed the Cultural Center booth which assisted nearly a hundred event attendees with our signature hachimaki activity and sold some select items from our Gift Shop. Lisa Ciriako, member of Kona Hongwanji and Cultural Center, was very pleased to have our group at the event. Many thanks goes to the Kona Hongwanji for inviting us for the past four years. We look forward to another great experience next year.

Maui Matsuri May 15

keauhou shopping Center Obon FestivalJune 5

(Left to right) Eric Kobayashi, Kimberly Chinen, Scott Morishige, Yuki Lei Sugimura, Arnold “A.J.” Bactista, Derrick Iwata, Charlene Yamamoto and Shasta Yamada present Sugimura with a belated board appreciation resolution.

veterans held “talk-story” sessions of their WWII experience. The event was topped off by a special performance by Ukulele Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro who performed his new song, “Go For Broke”. Education Specialist Derrick Iwata was also instrumental in coordinating the festive bon dance that concluded the evening.

The event, sponsored by Pacific Guardian Life and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, also partnered with Central Pacific Bank, Hawai‘i Imin Shiryo Hozon Kai, United Japanese Society and Friends of ‘Iolani Palace.

July 5 T-shirts, Humor, and Local Identity (Guest: Grant Kagimoto)

July 12 The World of a Local Filmmaker (Guest: Edgy Lee)

July 19 Storytelling, Drama, and Oral Histories (Guest: Nyla Fujii-Babb)

July 26 JCCH Book Club: Murder Casts a Shadow (Guest: Victoria Kneubuhl)

August 2 Nichiren Buddhism in Hawai‘i (Guests: Eric Kawatani and Bishop Shingyo Imai)

August 9 Local Ingredients, Local Products (Guest: Don Akiyama)

August 16 Japanese American National Museum (Guest: Irene Hirano Inouye)

August 23 The Creative Spirit—Why We Need It (Guest: John Koga)

August 30 JCCH Book Club: The Value of Hawai‘i (Guests: Jon Osorio and Craig Howes)

We want to hear from you. Call in your questions or comments live during the program at (808) 941-KZOO or email anytime at jcch@am1210kzoo.com.

Download past shows at the KZOO website. Visit www.jcch.com for a link to all archived past shows.

ot topics, notable guests. Thinking Out Loud has officially been on the air for a year and the interesting interviews continue to draw much attention from the local community. Tune in

to KZOO-AM 1210 every Monday night and get into the discussions regarding topics that are on everyone’s mind. Thinking Out Loud is hosted by Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto and Warren Nishimoto, George Tanabe and Christine Yano. Willa Tanabe hosts the JCCH Book Club on the last Monday of each month.

Thinking Out Loud is sponsored by Hawai‘i Committee for the Humanities, University of Hawai‘i Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawai‘i College of Social Sciences, and Barnes & Noble.

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thinking Out Loud Celebrates One Year on the Air

tALKinG iSSuES•tAKinG ACtiOn

THinkingLOuD OuT Mondays 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Phone: (808) 941-5966 (KZOO) Email: jcch@am1210kzoo.com

KZOO-AM 1210

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t Ikebana 1 Saga Goryu by Esther Sanborn

t Ikebana 3 Sogetsu by Karen Bowman-Kirk

t Ikebana 5 Ohara by Edith Tanaka

Ikebana 2 u Toin Misho by Eileen Tsuji

Ikebana 4 u MOa Kohrinka by Hideko Iwata and Yoshiko Morimoto

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Friday, August 20 · 1:00 pm–4:00 pmSaturday, August 21 · 9:00 am–12:00 pmCultural Center First Floor Conference room

Learn to create beautiful ornamental pieces such as earrings, pendants, and brooches through the Japanese

art of Shippoyaki (Japanese enameling). Award-winning enamel and cloisonné artist Kazuko Inomata Sensei will be conducting two workshops presented by the Cultural Center. Inomata Sensei is a member of the Japan Cloisonné Artists Association and has taught the art form for more than 30 years. Students will learn how various colors of enamel are used to produce unique designs on a base of metal or ceramic objects. Class size is limited so make your reservations now.

SHIPPOYAKI WORKSHOP

regisTer nOW!

COSt PEr DAY:• $15 for Cultural Center members • $20 for non-members * In addition to registration fees, students pay $5 for materials to Inomata Sensei on the day of the workshop. Cash is appreciated!

PArKinG: Free with validation

rEGiStrAtiOn DEADLinE: Friday, August 6, 2010

Name: ________________________________________________________________

JCCH Membership # (required for member discount):___________________________

Telephone: _____________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Email: _________________________________________________________________

Please check one: I would like to attend the Friday, August 20 (1:00 pm–4:00 pm) class

I would like to attend the Saturday, August 21 (9:00 am–12:00 pm) class

I would like to attend both the Friday and Saturday classes

TOTAL ENCLOSED = ________________

( ) Enclosed is my check (payable to JCCH)( ) Please charge my credit card: ( ) Visa ( ) MasterCard

Account Number: _______________________________________________________

Exp. Date ______________________________________________________________

Authorized Signature: ____________________________________________________

• Workshop space is limited and participation slots are assigned on a first come, first served basis with receipt of application and payment.

• The Cultural Center will confirm your workshop participation within two weeks of receiving your application form and payment.

• Cancellation prior to 72 hours notice will be reimbursed in full.

For more information, call the Cultural Center at (808) 945-7633 or email info@jcch.com.

to register, please return this form and payment to: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, 2454 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, Hi 96826 or fax to 808-944-1123.

APPLiCAtiOn FOrM

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MEMbErShIP bENEfITSJapanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i

Golf BenefItSHAWAii PrinCE GOLF CLuB* 20% off merchandise in the Pro Shop and a discounted price of Weekday/Weekend $42/$55, from regular Kama‘aina price of $52/$65 respectively [Oahu]

KAPALuA PLAntAtiOn GOLF COurSE 20% discount off Kama‘aina greens and cart fees at The Plantation Course at Kapalua, non-sale retail goods in The Plantation Course Shop at Kapalua and one spa treatment at the new Kapalua Spa [Maui]

LuAnA HiLLS COuntrY CLuB 10% off green fees [Oahu]

MAKALEi GOLF CLuB 2 for 1 green fees (kama‘aina rate only) [Hawai‘i]

OLOMAnA GOLF LinKS 20% off Pro Shop items (some restrictions apply) and a member special rate of $37 on weekday golf and $45 on weekend golf [Oahu]

PEArL COuntrY CLuB 20% discount off of regularly priced apparel in the pro shop [Oahu]

POiPu BAY GOLF COurSE $55 + tax green fee [Kauai]

PrO-AM GOLF SHOP 20% off retail price on all items, except golf balls & items already on sale [Honolulu]

PuKALAni COuntrY CLuB 4 players for the price of 3 (not valid from January to March) [Maui]

retaIl BenefItStHE Art BOArD 30% off custom picture framing [Honolulu]

BASKEtS, EtCEtErA BY nAnCY 10% discount [Kaneohe]

HAKuBunDO 10% off (except CD/DVD/magazines) [Honolulu]

MArtin AnD MACArtHur 10% off regular price of any furniture purchase at the retail stores or Furniture Showroom, 10% off any custom framing job at the Framing Workshop, and a discount on Corporate accounts (discount not to be combined with other offers or discounts) [Honolulu, Maui]

MOrninG GLOrY 15% off at the Mililani location only [Mililani]

nuiMOnO 10% off all merchandise except consignment merchandise [Honolulu]

SECuritY ALArM SHOP 10% off all merchandise [Honolulu, Pearl City]

SHirOKiYA* 10% off any day [Honolulu]

reStaurant BenefItSHAKOnE, HAWAii PrinCE HOtEL WAiKiKi* 20% off buffet menu [Honolulu]

iZAKAYA nOnBEi 10% off food [Honolulu]

nAniWA-YA rAMEn 10% off purchase [Honolulu]

PrinCE COurt, HAWAii PrinCE HOtEL WAiKiKi* 20% off buffet menu [Honolulu]

current partnerSHIp/proGram-related BenefItS$5 off Japanese Calligraphy by Sensei Hiromi Peterson.

Discount on kimono dressing at our New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival, Kodomo no Hi and Shichi Go San.

SpecIalty ServIceS BenefItSBAY ViEW Mini Putt Buy 1 get 1 free 18-hole round of miniature golf (limit 1 free round per membership card presented) [Kaneohe]

BriAn Y. SAtO $25 discount on portrait sessions for members 65 and older [call 945-7633 for more information]

DEAn KASHiWABArA PHYSiCAL tHErAPY Free initial consultation [Honolulu]

HAWAii PrinCE HOtEL WAiKiKi 10% off regular menu items for catering events [Honolulu]

HAWAii SEniOr LiFE EnriCHMEnt ASSOCiAtiOn & HOnOLuLu SHOGi CLuB 10% off $40 initiation fee & 10% off yearly $20 Honolulu Shogi Club fee [Honolulu]

HErtZ COrPOrAtiOn Provide customer discount program (CDP) #1884139 for special rates on car rentals 1-800-654-3131.

JAPAn KArAtE SHOtOKAi HAWAii 50% discount off classes at the Cultural Center Kenshikan Dojo [Honolulu]

JuJuBE HOLiStiC CLiniC Free consultation & 10% off from service/products [Honolulu]

KEn Yu KAi KEnDO CLuB 50% off fees ($7.50 per month) at the Cultural Center Kenshikan Dojo [Honolulu]

MAnOA GrAnD BALLrOOM* 10% off (up to $100) on food catered [Honolulu]

MASAKi AutO 10% discount (up to $50 off, not valid with other promotions) [Honolulu]

MASAKO FOrMALS 10% off kimono dressing & picture taking [Honolulu]

OCCiDEntAL unDErWritErS OF HAWAii Special discounts on insurance [Honolulu]

PACiFiC rESOurCE rEALtY inC.* $500 to $7,500 closing cost credit, additional discount for sale or purchase over $1.5 million. Call 721-7507 for assistance [Honolulu]

PAnDA trAVEL Corporate rates on inter national travel [Honolulu]

QuALitY HEALtH & FitnESS intro offer: $45 per session with a five session package for $225 ($400 value) or 10% off on any other packages, 20% off on any supplement by dot fit [Honolulu]

tAirA CHirOPrACtiC Complimentary consultation and 50% off initial examination [Honolulu]

WEALtH StrAtEGY PArtnErS LLC. Complimentary financial review for businesses, couples and individuals. Contact Thomas Blottenberger at (808) 371-1273 or thomas_blottenberger@thewsp.com [Honolulu]

JccH BenefItSFree one-year admission to the Cultural Center Historical Gallery exhibit Okage Sama De. as well as other Community Gallery exhibits throughout the year.

Free subscription to Legacies, the Cultural Center newsletter.

10% off items in the Cultural Center Gift Shop.*

20% off non-commercial translation services at the Cultural Center Resource Center.

50% off session fee for Kumihimo Craft Workshops.

Discounts on selected Cultural Center programs, events, cultural classes, workshops and seminars.

invitations to special events and voting privileges.

* Some restrictions may apply.

nEW DEFinitiOn OF FAMiLY MEMBErSHiP

The Cultural Center is pleased to announce that starting in July 2010 the popular “Family” category of membership will now include up to two children for the same $50 rate.

Previously the “Family” category included only two adults. We now welcome up to two children, who are 17 years and under, to receive JCCH membership benefits. Additional children may also be added on to the “Family” membership for $15 (student rate) each child.

We hope that many of you will take advantage of this great opportunity to make the entire family a member of the Cultural Center.

For more information, please call (808) 945-7633 or email us at info@jcch.com.

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aNNUal MEMbErShIP MEETING

You are invited to the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, July 10 at 10:30 am in the Cultural Center Gallery Theatre.

At the meeting, the Cultural Center board of directors will report on the status of the Cultural Center for fiscal year 2009–2010 and future plans for fiscal year 2010–2011.

All members are encouraged to attend. Free validated parking will be provided for members. Please stay after the meeting to enjoy the official exhibit opening, 125 Years in Hawai‘i: A Calli graphy Exhibition, by Ryuho Hamano commemorating the anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawai‘i. Refreshments will be provided.

If you have any questions, please contact Allicyn Tasaka, chief operating officer at (808) 945­7633, Ext. 22 or email membership@jcch.com.

Thank you very much for your continuous support of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Membership Meeting.

With warm regards,

Dear Members,

Membership/donation application

Membership questions? please call (808) 945-7633, ext. 30 or email membership@jcch.com

YEs, WE/I WAnt tO bE A member legacy member corporate member donor

MEMbErshIP $ 15 Student (with Id) $ 35 Individual $ 50 family (two adults, two children 17 years and under)

LEGACY MEMbErshIP $1,000 legacy (Individual lifetime membership)

COrPOrAtE MEMbErshIP $ 100 non-profit $ 250 Supporting Business $ 500 premier corporate $ 1,000 Imperial corporate

If nEW Or rEnEWInG:membership # ___________________________________expires _________________________________________name __________________________________________address ________________________________________city ____________________________________________ State ______________________ Zip _________________Home phone # ___________________________________ work phone # ___________________________________email ___________________________________________

fOr GIft MEMbErshIP OnLY:name (of recipient) _______________________________address ________________________________________city ____________________________________________ State ______________________ Zip _________________Home phone # ___________________________________ work phone # ___________________________________email ___________________________________________

fOr fAMILY MEMbErshIP (two adults, two children 17 years and under):please indicate the names of additional family members below:

(mr./mrs./ms.)________________________________________________________ ________________________

In ADDItIOn tO MY MEMbErshIP, enclosed is my tax-deductible contribution of $ _______________ in support of JccH programs and activities.

tOtAL: $ ____________________

PLEAsE sEnD PAYMEnt tO 2454 South Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96826 check enclosed, payable to the JccH charge to my: vISa mastercard card # ______________________________________ exp. _________________________________________ Signature ____________________________________

JUlY 2010 (Membership benefits are for one year and non-transferable)Saturday, July 10 • 10:30 am • Cultural Center Gallery Theatre

ronald ushijimaSecretary, Board of Directors

Lenny Yajima AndrewPresident & Executive Director

MEMbErShIP

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UPCOMING EVENTSat a gl a nce Japanese Cultur al Center of Hawai‘i

2010–2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman of the Board Curt otaguro

treasurer/ViCe Chair Lee moriwaki

seCretary/ViCe Chair ronald ushijima

ViCe Chair Gordon Kagawa

ViCe Chair neil takekawa

ViCe Chair tyler tokioka

at-LarGe direCtorsBonny amemiya donn ariyoshi susan eichor david erdman Glenn inouye Wayne Kamitaki hawai‘i representative Kyoko Kimura maui representative michele sunahara Loudermilk eric miura Kaua‘i representative Lance mizumoto Brennon morioka Ken niimura Christine yano

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Chairman deborah nakagawa

memBers david asanumaraymond fujinoBen fukumotodenise hayashiCharlyn honda masinirich hosodadennis iharaBarbara ishidasusan Kitsu Jane Komeijiakemi Kurokawayvonne Lau susan La VineKathryn matayoshimichael murakoshidawn nakagawaLori okazakiryan okunagaricky shimokawaLisa shozuyarattana soubandithBrian suzukiJill suzukiJustin takakiGeorge tanaberobyn titcombGlenn Wakaimark yamadaBetsy young

President & exeCutiVe direCtorLenny yaJima andreWandrew@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 23

Chief oPeratinG offiCer/direCtor of deVeLoPment & CommuniCationsaLLiCyn hiKida tasaKatasaka@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 22

direCtor of finanCe & administrationCaroLine oKiharaokihara@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 33

direCtor of ProGram deVeLoPmentBrian niiyaniiya@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 32

PuBLiC reLations/ memBersiP manaGerdenise taGomori ParKpark@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 27

GaLLery/Gift shoP manaGerChristy taKamunetakamune@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 39

VoLunteers CoordinatorJennifer seKivolunteers@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 35

eduCation sPeCiaListderriCK iWataiwata@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 25

ProGrams assistant/ it sPeCiaListsuann Chenchen@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 40

administratiVe assistant/ aCCountinG CLerKLeianne fuJimurafujimura@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 29

administratiVe assistantmiCheLLe miyashiromiyashiro@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 30

resourCe Center assistantniCoLita (niCKi) GarCesresource.center@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 42

staff emeritaeBarBara ishidaJane KuraharaBetsy younG

resourCe Centerresource.center@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 42

GaLLery & Gift shoPgallery@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 43

CulTuRAl CENTER STAFF

Friday, august 20 & saturday, august 21 Class • Shippoyaki

sun., september 12 Panel Discussion • No Shame!: Talking About the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Japanese American Experience in Hawai’i

Friday, July 9 Workshop • Hawai‘i Internment Teacher Workshop & Public Program at the Kı lauea Military Camp (Big Island)

saturday, July 10 Workshop • Hawai‘i Internment Public Program at Hawai‘i Japanese Center in Hilo (Big Island)

sat., July 17 Event • Things Japanese Sale

saturday, July 10 Event • Annual Membership Meeting

saturday, July 10– Friday, september 3

Exhibit • 125 Years in Hawai‘i: A Calligraphy Exhibition by Ryuho Hamano

Commemorating the Anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Hawai‘i

Japanese American Resettlement Through the Lens

saturday, august 14Event • Lane Hirabayashi Book Signing

saturday, september 25Event • Celebration of Leadership and

Achievement Dinner— Kakushin no Tatsujin (Masters of Innovation)