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amp Hansen Festival is returning Jan. 26 C and 27. Flo Rida will headline the event on Sat- urday, starting at 8 p.m. The festival features many other attractions such as games, live music, as well as festival foods adult beverages and more. Head to Camp Hansen and enjoy this fun-packed free event.

CAMP HANSEN FESTIVAL DATE: Jan. 26 - 27 TIME: 2 – 10 p.m. (Jan. 26); 1 – 9 p.m. (Jan. 27) LOCATION: Camp Hansen Parade Deck *Visitors need to enter via gates 1 & 2 *Open to all service members, their families and Japanese citizens URL: https://www.mccsokinawa.com/ mccsoki2015/_sub2015.1.0.aspx?cid Pages 4-5 =4294983868&pglot=2147485841 Pigs aboard USS Owen. 1948. Photo courtesy of Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa INSIDE INFO

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Max D. Lederer Jr. Publisher BY DAKOTA FINDLEY, You can also rethink your overall bud- Lt. Col. Richard E. McClintic STRIPES OKINAWA Commander get to find ways to put more money into repaying the debt. No one says to give up Michael Davidson ou’ve made it through your grand- all your luxuries forever, but you might put a Revenue Director pa’s jokes during the Christmas hold on that fancy coffee for a few months un- Chris Verigan meal and handed out all of your gifts. Engagement Director Y til you reach your goal. When you get some- The holiday season has officially wrapped up, Marie Woods thing paid off, use the minimum payment you Publishing and Media Design Director but the bills from your holiday shopping cer- tainly haven’t. Post-holiday financial stress is used to make to reward your efforts. Chris Carlson Publishing and Media Design Manager no joke. As the holidays become memories, the fun indulgences give way to large bills Get cash back Kentaro Shimura already sitting in an account to pay off the to- Production Manager and pressing due dates. If nothing else, finding ways to get cash tal when everything is over. back can give you some extra momentum. Rie Miyoshi January doesn’t have to be such a shock, Engagement Manager however, if you put some practices into place. Alternately, you can pay cash for your holi- Did you love all the gifts that you received? If day merriment and not even worry about a Scott Wheeler If you start now, you can transform the un- not, consider returning them if you can to get Okinawa Area Manager pleasant experience of paying the price for looming credit bill come January. All the bet- cash to fund your pay-off. ter to enjoy the gifts of the season knowing Ian Waddick the holidays into stress-free chore. Even if you can’t get cash back, many Publishing and Media Design Editor Let’s take a look at some ways to recover you’ve paid for them outright. stores will issue gift cards. If your gifts came Publishing and Media Design Writers from overspending. from stores that carry a multitude of different ChiHon Kim Assess the situation Shoji Kudaka types of items, this might free up your budget Takahiro Takiguchi Make sure you have the funds to pay Ok, you didn’t plan throughout the year to put down cash if you can pay for groceries or in December for larger bills, and now you Layout Designers credit card bills or household items with the gift card. have a situation on your hands. 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The Atomic Bomb Dome is part of the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. The building which is one of few still standing after the attack is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a memorial to more than 100,000 people who died. Photo by Rachel McIntosh, Humphreys High School

The Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima is a site dedicated to A photo of a Japanese soldier who died three days after the eradication of nuclear weapons. Colored streams and the the attack shows the horrific injuries suffered by the beautiful billboard call for peace. Photo by Rebecca Holladay, victims in the blast. Photo by Lance Pescosco, Kinnick High Yokota High School School Hiroshima’s Peace Park is emotional trip of a lifetime BY LANCE PESCOSO, The word “stranger” is almost that remain to tell the story of devastation as a means to end- with the names of all the victims ECHOES (KINNICK HS NEWSPAPER) not enough however, as for the their last moments are the trin- ing World War II in the Pacific whose lives were claimed by the first time, I faced the countless kets, toys and scraps of clothes makes any American deserving bomb. YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE – As images of innocent people with donated by the victim’s families. of the title “murderer.” In the eye of the monument an American stepping into the seared flesh, tear-filled eyes and Each of these exhibits has a tale; But when I asked a young rests the Peace Flame which sits Peace Museum in the heart of faces pleading “make the pain each tale has a victim. Japanese man in the park nick- in the middle of a square foun- Hiroshima’s Peace Park, I have stop.” Knowing that Americans – named Rara-Chan about who tain, awaiting the day when the never felt more like a stranger to Few survivors of the attack my people, my home – dropped was to blame for the tragedy, he world will no longer know the this foreign land. are still alive, and the only things a bomb that caused all this said, “This is everybody’s fault, threat of atomic annihilation. I think. Everybody decided to A Belgian visitor to the park have a war, and this is the con- named Edith claimed that the sequence.” most impactful monument was I visited the Peace Museum during an outing in November the A-Bomb Dome, the only re- as part of the Department of De- maining structure near ground fense Education Far-East Jour- zero. nalism Conference. “It is the fact they conserved Despite my parents being sta- it, because they were not sure tioned in Japan att Yokosu- okosu to keep it some ka Naval Base, years after the this was my bomb,” she first time to visit COMMENTARY said. the Peace Park, At the base which beckons of the monument, I watched tourists world-wide who seek children no older than 10 run the true story behind the horrific and play, completely unaware event that unfolded Aug. 6, 1945, that just 73 years ago more than when the Enola Gay detonated 100,000 lives were lost here in an a nuclear weapon in the skies instant. above the city killing at least “They are not so frightened of 126,000 people, mostly civilians. this time,” said Edith, remarking In 2016, nearly 2-million on the children playing. people visited the park, making What I learned in just a few it one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world, with hours in Hiroshima is more than many things to see that makes it I ever could have learned about a one in a lifetime experience. the bombing and aftermath in Right after you exit the Mu- school. These grounds are more seum, visitors will see a curved than a park. They are the echoes stone structure across a field. of those lives snuffed out in an This houses the flower adorned instant and the enduring spirit of Cenotaph, a monument etched a people to overcome tragedy.

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White pigs can be seen on the deck of USS Owen. They are thought to have surprised Okinawans, who were familiar only with black indigenous pigs called ‘Agu.’ Photo courtesy of Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa

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BY SHOJI KUDAKA, Hawaii Pub STRIPES OKINAWA High wav lenges, forci oday, the destruction of cult voyage. war and the struggles food supplie T of immigrants may not After 28 be something people can relate made it to W to with the sense of reality. But 550 pigs wer on Okinawa, the memories of storms. the difficult times live on. This even On Nov. 17, people from cording to th local governments, schools, more than 1 communities, and the U.S. mil- the number itary gathered at White Beach being a food Naval Port Facility. They were manure was there to commemorate “Pigs Thanks to from the Sea”, a relief effort ber went ba conducted by seven Okinawan immigrants in Hawaii with the Okinaw cooperation of the U.S. mili- This histo tary, which took place on the and Hawaii facility 70 years ago. 2004 and in Capt. Robert Mathewson, erected in U Commanding Officer of Fleet 2018, Gover Activities Okinawa, who host- 27 as “Pigs f ed the ceremony, stated, “This The story was an effort between the itself. But, it TheThe four men in front, along with the two in the back left and the man in the photo at U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and dates back l the bottom right, were the seven Okinawans who transported the pigs. an organization of Okinawan Photo courtesy of Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa About ha descendants in Hawaii, to re- from Okina plenish a major source of food ed on Hawa which were the pigs.” number of O Mathewson quoted the word to “Okinawa “yuimaaru” as the theme of this relief effort. This Okinawan sumoto. word refers to the mentality of helping and sharing each oth- Okinawa er, and is often used to describe the gentle personality of Oki- typhoons, a nawans. But, it was also the source of strength for those who were quoted risked their lives to rescue the island from starvation. immigrated It was on August 31, 1948 that the seven volunteers joined The early the ship’s skipper, crew, and 550 pigs on the USS Owen and where they departed Portland, Oregon. Prior to that, $47,196 had been rest under t raised for the voyage according to records. stantly mon A photophoto and a poster Along the 6,069 mile trek, the ship was struck by several of a musicalmus based on the immigra tthehe ‘P‘Pigsig from the sea’ severe storms. a segregatio story. Photos by “The storms literally obliterated the storage they had other parts o Shojij Kudaka built on ship,” said Jon Itomura, whose grandfather Shinyei Shimabukuro was aboard the ship, in an interview with the JANUARY 17 − JANUARY 23, 2019 A STARS AND STRIPES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION STRIPES OKINAWA 5

Pigs being transported to a truck. Photo courtesy of Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa

ry of Okinawa’s pigs from the sea blic Radio. “Okinawa ken ken buta kau kau” was a deroga- stage and narrated the “Pigs from the Sea” story. Dur- ves and mines left from the war added more chal- tory phrase known to be thrown at Okinawans. ing the presentation, he touched upon the diverse ing the ship to take a detour and prolong the diffi- “Buta” means “pig” and “kau” means “keep impact this achievement had on Okinawa. . By the time the ship reached Okinawa, water and (animals).” “kau kau” also means “eat” in “During this time, Okinawans in Hawaii es for the crew and pigs were nearly gone. Hawaiian. So this means “People of Oki- For many who live also started a campaign to establish a uni- days of the desperate navigation, the ship finally nawa keep and eat pigs.” Matsumoto on Okinawa, stories versity in Okinawa,” Oshiro said. “This uni- White Beach. Along with the passengers, 536 of the noted that this phrase reflected a view versity came to be known as the University re offloaded. Some had gone overboard during the shared by immigrants from mainland of starvation or war of the Ryukyus - the university that I go to Japan that that pig raising was low in devastation may belong to today.” nt had a significant importance to Okinawa. Ac- social status. the past. But the spirit of Laverne Toyo Higa, who represented he Okinawa Prefectural Government, there were But, the Okinawan immigrants the Hawaii United Okinawa Association as 100,000 pigs in the prefecture before the war. But stuck it out. What kept them going was yuirmaaru continues to be a president in 2006, was happy to see young r was down to 7,731 when it ended. In addition to yuimaaru. an inspiration. people of various backgrounds coming out. d source, they were important for farming as their Okinawans from the same towns or vil- “It is wonderful that the younger genera- s used as fertilizer. lages formed associations, and some held tion are able to understand what was happen- o the 536 pigs coming to Okinawa by sea, the num- money pools known as “tanomoshi” to help ing,” Higa said. “It’s very important. It happened ack up to 100,000 in four years. each other as they went through hardships. An- 70 years ago, but it’s still quite important to understand other key role for their uphill battle was played by pigs. what our relatives have gone through. wan immigrants While laboring on the Hawaii plantations, many Okinawan “This is probably the most famous story, but there were a oric event became widely recognized in Okinawa families established a side business of raising a few pigs, ac- lot of other stories, other people who also contributed to the i. A musical based on it was played in Hawaii in cording to Matsumoto. Although raising pigs by collecting efforts after the war. That story also needs to be told.” n Los Angeles in 2005. In 2016, a monument was garbage and feeding it to them was regarded by other Japa- For many who live on Okinawa, stories of Uruma City to commemorate the effort. And, in nese as a filthy job and probably fueled the discrimination, starvation or war devastation may belong rnor David Ige of Hawaii proclaimed September it also set the stage for future success. After working sever- to the past. But the spirit of yuirmaaru con- from the Sea Day.” al years for the plantations, some Okinawans started other tinues to be an inspiration. y of “Pigs from the Sea” achieved a milestone in small business such as raising chickens or selling tofu. And [email protected] t can also be put in a context of a larger story that “yuirmaaru” came into play. long before 1948. Matsumoto noted that the Okinawan immigrants’ ability to alf a century prior to the mission, immigration organize and work in groups with a strong sense of social soli- awa to Hawaii started when 26 Okinawans land- darity was a key to the success of their businesses. aii in 1900. More people followed and pushed the Today, many Okinawans are known to be socially success- Okinawans in Hawaii to 8,500 by 1907, according ful, as represented by Governor Ige, whose ancestors were a Migrants to Hawaii”, a report by Y. Scott Mat- originally from Okinawa.

’s scant natural resources, damage to farms from Pass it on nd a lack of food with an increasing population While yuimaaru led to the success of Okinawan immi- d by Matsumoto as the reasons why many people grants, it was also the driving force of the “Pigs from the d to Hawaii. But more difficult days awaited them. Sea.” Now, the spirit of overcoming struggles by sharing and y groups of Okinawans were sent to plantations helping each other is passed down to future generations. were forced to work from early morning without On Nov. 17, students from Okinawa International Uni- the scorching Hawaiian sun. And they were con- versity and other young folks were among the attendees of nitored by observers called “luna”, who whipped the ceremony. Many of them volunteered to set up 2,000 ants and put pressure on the labor. And, there was candles to light up the special day. on between Okinawan immigrants and those from Kazuki Oshiro, a sophomore from the of Japan. University of the Ryukyus, took the

A total of 2,000 candles were lit to Vice President Akira Yamauchi of Okinawa Hawaii Association (left), Mayor Toshio Shimabuku of Uruma city (middle), and commemorate the ‘Pigs from the sea’ story. Capt. Robert Mathewson, Commanding Officer of Fleet Activities Okinawa cut a baked pig at the ceremony. Photos by Shoji Kudaka

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In the Kitanakagusuku neighborhood, located slightly north of Ginowan, visitors can enjoy seeing the earliest- blooming sunflowers in Japan.

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STORY AND PHOTOS BY AYA ICHIHASHI, Okinawa’s cherry blossom sea- the kanhizakura, or Taiwanese during hanami season. I always Kitanakagusuku STARS AND STRIPES son starts much earlier than cherry blossoms, that dot the look forward to having at least Published: Dec. 27, 2018 mainland Japan, beginning mountain. Kanhizakura blos- one or two sakura waffle cones Z\UÅV^LYZ around mid-January and lasting soms are a bright, vivid pink — a during the season. Sunflowers aren’t often asso- uring the early spring through mid-February. During colorful contrast to the pale pink ciated with winter — but on Oki- months, one of the most this time, other flowers are also someiyoshino blossoms usually nawa, the bright yellow flowers popular activities in Haneji cosmos D often in full bloom. found on the mainland. There Cosmos, a bright pink flower are in full bloom around hanami mainland Japan is hanami — While Okinawa’s are other differences about similar to daisies, are known season. In the Kitanakagusuku coming together with friends, summers are famous this type of blossom, too. as autumn flowers in mainland neighborhood, located slightly family or coworkers for food- across the coun- At the end of the sakura Japan — but you can spot cos- north of Ginowan, visitors can filled picnics that take place be- try, the mild season, the entire mos in Okinawa in January and enjoy seeing the earliest-bloom- neath the fully-bloomed sakura, weather flower falls off February. The most famous lo- ing sunflowers in Japan. or cherry blossom, trees. Hana- during the tree, in- cations for cosmos viewing are Here, a small sunflower mi means “flower viewing” in Okinawa stead of the at Haneji rice garden nestled Japanese, and many residents hanami individual farms. EXCLUSIVE NEWS FROM: in a residential of Japan look forward to these makes petals. The farmers neighborhood is lively gatherings as a way to cel- winter an While plant cosmos popular among ebrate the end of a long and cold ideal time driving up the seeds in their locals for its col- winter. lection of brightly to visit the is- mountain, be rice fields to en- On Okinawa, hanami is more colored blooms. land and take sure to stop at the rich the soil and allow it to rest subdued compared to the hana- Parking can be difficult, but the in the scen- Bic Ice ice cream between crops. After the cosmos mi celebrations on the main- site of sunflowers in winter is ery. stand for are fully bloomed, the plants are land. Here, hanami is less about sure to make up for the effort it Here are their popu- used as fertilizer for the next bentos and beer and more about Served in a handmade takes to get there. some of the best waffle cone, the lar sakura crop of rice — but not before Whether you’re looking to enjoying nature — a laid-back spots on Okinawa sakura ice cream at ice cream crowds of flower lovers come to practice your photography skills activity fitting for the island life- to have a fun-filled flower the Yaedake Sakura (400 yen enjoy the colorful scene. Festival is sold only or simply enjoy some time out- style. Sakura viewers drive to viewing experience. for a double The flowers are usually cut during hanami season. doors and welcome the new their favorite hanami locations scoop, or about down by the farmers in Febru- year with family or friends, Oki- and stroll around to look at the @HLKHRL:HR\YH-LZ[P]HS $3.50). Served ary, so be sure to come earlier in nawa’s hanami season offers blossoms, enjoying snacks such The Yaedake Sakura Festi- in a handmade the season for the best chances plenty of opportunities to enjoy as yakisoba and ice cream sold val is the most famous hanami waffle cone, the at seeing the blooms. by vendors. celebration on Okinawa. Visi- sakura ice cream is sold only the beauty and nature of this Okinawa hanami comes ear- tors can drive up Yaedake (also tiny island. lier than it does elsewhere. known as Mt. Yae) and enjoy [email protected]

Haneji rice farmers plant cosmos seeds in their rice fields to enrich the soil and allow it to rest between crops.

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