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SUMMER 2015 | VOL. 21, NO . 2 Aki Matsuri: Celebrating Children and Culture (Page 11) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015 Aloha! Each year, JCCH kicks off summer by honoring our volunteers at an annual Volunteers Appreciation Luncheon sponsored by Pacific Guardian Life. We are grateful to the 267 individuals who support our mission, As we close out another fiscal year, we give thanks to the 267 JCCH help with our programs and activities, and commit the precious volunteers and members of the Board of Governors and Board of gift of time to the JCCH. Our volunteers are the stewards and Directors. We want to especially acknowledge the individuals who leaders of the organization. They are passionate about their work, are concluding their terms on the Board of Directors, Mr. Glenn committed to our purpose and are critical to our success. From Inouye, Ms. Kyoko Kimura and Ms. Lynne O’Neill. Thank you for 2014-15, volunteers contributed a total of 14,662 hours which your leadership and generous contributions to the organization. equates to 7 full-time staff positions! If we were to pay them a minimum wage, it would total $113,630 each year in salary! As we celebrated our outstanding leaders on July 25th at the Sharing the Spirit of Aloha Annual Gala, we also take a moment We can quantify the value of our volunteers in hours and dollars, to celebrate all of you—the members and volunteers at the JCCH. but the impact of their contributions is truly priceless. Last year, Thank you all for believing in our work and investing in our future. our volunteer docents touched the lives of over 4,000 elementary We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events including school children and teachers as they led schools through our Aki Matsuri on November 22! historical exhibit, Okage Sama De. In the Resource Center, our volunteers gathered over 6,000 signatures to support the In gratitude, preservation of Honouliuli, led 44 tours to the Honouliuli Internment Camp site, and inspired a movement to establish the Honouliuli National Monument. It was volunteers who opened the JCCH Gift Shop which has brought in more than CAROLE HAYASHINO, BRENNON MORIOKA, $1.1 million in revenue to the organization since its founding! PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS ai OF THE CENTER JCCH Meets with the Japanese American Cultural Centers Alliance On April 24, Japanese American cultural centers from Los Angeles, Seattle, Honolulu and San Francisco convened for a three-day summit at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California in San Francisco’s Japantown. The Japanese Cultural Centers Summit “ It was an inspiring weekend to learn brought together staff and board about the creative initiatives to keep the representatives from the Japanese American Japanese and Japanese American cultural Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in heritage alive. And while each of us serve Los Angeles, the Japanese Cultural Center of different communities in various parts of Hawai‘i (JCCH), the Japanese Cultural and the nation, we face similar challenges — Community Center of Washington (JCCCW), in program development, reaching new and the Japanese Cultural and Community audiences, engaging the next generation, Center of Northern California (JCCCNC). building financial sustainability and One of the primary issues discussed at maintaining our cultural center facilities the summit was revitalizing the alliance for the future. Through the alliance, of Japanese cultural centers in the U.S. we are committing to one another’s success by sharing resources and ideas,” Summit participants representing the Hayashino said. JCCH included President and Executive Director Carole Hayashino, Vice Chair of The first summit was held at the JACCC the Board of Directors Christine Kubota, in Los Angeles in 2003 with a purpose Director of Programs Tim Ho and Director to strategize ways in which the cultural of Communications & Development Denise centers could better communicate, Tagomori Park. collaborate, share and develop resources and plan for the future needs of Japanese “ I want to acknowledge Paul Osaki and the cultural centers in America. Following JCCCNC for bringing us together,” said Carole the success of the 2003 meeting in Los Hayashino, president and executive director Angeles, subsequent gatherings were held of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. IKENOBO in Hawai‘i, San Francisco and Seattle. Ikebana by Barbara Tinius (CONTINUED ON paGE 5) (ABOVE) Summit Participants: Front (L to R): Paul Osaki, JCCCNC Executive Director; Carole Hayashino, JCCH President and Executive Director; Leslie Ito, JACCC President and CEO; Karen Yoshitomi, JCCCW Executive Director; Center (L to R): Donna Kotake, JCCCNC Ex-Officio Board of Directors & Meeting Facilitator; Aya Ino, JCCCNC Director of Development and Communications; Helen Ota, JACCC Director of Marketing and Development; Lori Matoba, JCCCNC Deputy Director; Tim Ho, JCCH Director of Programs; Back (L to R): Matt Okada, JCCCNC Director of Programs; Christine Kubota, JCCH Board of Directors, Vice Chair; and Denise Tagomori Park, JCCH Director of Communications and Development. (not pictured: Donna Kimura, JCCCNC President Board of Directors) 2015-2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MISSION STATEMENT: To be a vibrant resource, strengthening CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AT-LARGE DIRECTORS our diverse community by educating present and future generations BRENNON MORIOKA in the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. We do DAWN MATSUYAMA DunbAR this through relevant programming, meaningful community service VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY REID HOKAMA HOWARD HANADA and innovative partnerships that enhance the understanding and MARK IBARA TREASURER/VICE CHAIR celebration of our heritage, culture and love of the land. To guide DIANE MURAKAMI LYNN ARAKI-REGAN us in this work we draw from the values found in our Japanese Maui Representative VICE CHAIR American traditions and the spirit of Aloha. KEN HAYASHIDA SCOTT KUIOKA VICE CHAIR DARRYL NAKAMOTO CHRISTINE KUBOTA MITCHELL NISHIMOTO VICE CHAIR SHANNON OKINAKA LEIGH-ANN MIYASATO LORI TERANISHI VICE CHAIR DARCIE YUKIMURA EUGENE NISHIMURA Kaua‘i Representative Hawai‘i Representative VICE CHAIR FELIPE ZIALCITA 2015-2016 BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN THIS ISSUE DAVID ArAKAWA Colbert MAtsuMOTO SUMMER DAVID AsAnuMA Debbie NAKAGAWA 2015 CouncilMEMber Dr. BLAir ODO CArol FukunAGA Dr. Dennis OGAWA DouglAS GOTO Curt OTAguro Leighton HARA T. RAYMonD SekiyA Aloha Board Members! SusAN HARAMoto GArrett SerikAWA Meet two new members of the Japanese 4 DeAN HirATA JAY SueMori Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Board of Directors Akio Hoshino WAlter TAGAWA as we say goodbye and mahalo to our outgoing KAthryn Inkinen Don TAKAki board members. WAyne IshihARA SENATOR BRIAN TANIGUCHI WAyne KAMitAki Tyler TokiokA CouncilMEMber RonALD UshiJIMA Ann KobAYAshi Annual Membership Meeting SENAtor Glenn WAKAI JAne KOMeiJI Don’t miss our Annual Membership Meeting SusAN YAMADA AkeMI KurokAWA on September 19! 5 STAFF PRESIDENT AND MEMBERSHIP AssISTANT Hawai‘i Internment Preservation EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JonAthAN luM CAROLE HAYASHINO [email protected] The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i [email protected] (808) 945-7633 EXT. 48 receives two new grants from the National 6 (808) 945-7633 EXT. 23 RESOURCE CENTER Park Service Japanese American Confinement DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS MANAGER Sites grant program. TIMOTHY HO MARCIA KEMBLE [email protected] [email protected] (808) 945-7633 EXT. 22 (808) 945-7633 EXT. 34 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE EDUCATION SPECIALIST & ADMINISTRATION DERRICK IWATA Upcoming Events CAROLINE OKIHARA [email protected] [email protected] (808) 945-7633 EXT. 25 There is always something happening at the (808) 945-7633 EXT. 33 JCCH and in the community. 9 PUBLIC PROGRAMS DIRECTOR OF COORDINATOR COMMUNICATIONS & AUDREY KANEKO DEVELOPMENT [email protected] DENISE TAGOMORI PARK (808) 945-7633 EXT. 28 [email protected] In the Gift Shop (808) 945-7633 EXT. 27 GIfT shOP MANAGER JENNIFER CALLEJO There is something for everyone in the EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT [email protected] JCCH Gift Shop. Check out some of our 14 MICHELLE MIYASHIRO (808) 945-7633 EXT. 39 [email protected] featured items. (808) 945-7633 EXT. 30 STAFF ASSOCIATES (CONTINUED ON paGE 5) JANE KURAHARA ACCOUNTING spECIALIST BETSY YOUNG LEIANNE FUJIMURA [email protected] STAFF EMERITA (808) 945-7633 EXT. 29 BARBARA ISHIDA MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR RESOURCE CENTER JANNA LAU (808) 945-7633 EXT. 42 [email protected] GALLERY/GIFT SHOP (808) 945-7633 EXT. 47 (808) 945-7633 EXT. 43 NEW BOARD MEMBERS! The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is pleased to welcome 4 WELCOME two new members to the 2015-2016 Board of Directors! Lynn Araki-Regan has been elected as was also selected by Pacific Business News as the 2007 Woman the Maui Representative to the Board of Community Leader of the Year. She is a 2004 graduate of the Directors for a three-year term. Pacific Century Fellows Program. In 2012, she was selected as one of Hawaii Business News’ 20 for the Next 20. Born and raised in Wailuku, Maui, Araki-Regan graduated from H.P. Baldwin High School in 1988, and obtained Reid Hokama has been elected to a bachelor’s degree in accounting the JCCH Board of Directors for a from Santa Clara University in 1992. three-year term. She then received her law degree in 1995 from the University of Hokama is the Director of Research at Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law. She continues to Tsukazaki & Associates where his work practice law with the firm of Araki-Regan & Associates LLC, is encompasses structuring retirement a realtor with Shore to Shore Realty, Inc. and is the founder of plan investment lineups, fund due CalendarMaui.com. diligence and monitoring for retirement Araki-Regan currently serves on the board of the Collection Law plans. He is also responsible for fund selection, asset allocation Section of the Hawai‘i State Bar Association and Pu‘u Kukui and portfolio monitoring for institutional and private wealth clients. Elementary School Student Community Council, as well as the Prior to Tsukazaki & Associates, Hokama held investment related J.