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Kikaida Brothers Monday - Saturday Vs JANUARY 2010 | VOL. 16, NO. 1 LEGACIES Honoring our heritage. Embracing our diversity. Sharing our future. LEGACIES IS A BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAI`I, 2454 SOUTH BERETANIA STREET, HONOLULU, HI 96826 Come TcelebrateHE YEAR OF THE KIBROS.KAIDA 2454 South Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96826 Tiger tel: (808) 945-7633 fax: (808) 944-1123 OFFICE HOURS ThE KIKAIDA BROTHERS Monday - Saturday vs. Gill’s Monsters 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. MEET HAWAI‘I’S FAVORITE GALLERY HOURS JAPANESE SUPERHEROES! Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Two 30-minute shows with audience participation. RESOURCE CENTER HOURS 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Wednesday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. See page 6 for more information. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. : GIFT SHOP HOURS Tuesday - Saturday Actor Ban Daisuke, who starred in 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Inazuman and Kikaida, will be Mission Statement: available to sign To be a vibrant resource, autographs. strengthening our diverse community by educating present and future generations in the evolving Japanese American experience New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival in Hawai‘i. We do this through Sunday, January 10, 2010 • 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. relevant programming, meaningful JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAI‘I - community service and & MO‘ILI‘ILI FIELD innovative partnerships that FREE ADMISSION enhance the understanding and PARKING: A complimentary shuttle service will run between celebration of our heritage, the parking structure at the University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa and the culture and love of the land. Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i throughout the day. To guide us in this work we draw For more information, call the Cultural Center at (808) 945-7633, from the values found in our email at [email protected] or go to www.jcch.com. Japanese American traditions and For more on the New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival, check out pages 6 and 7. the spirit of Aloha. Dear Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i ‘Ohana: ai s 2010 gets underway, of the centerove I want to thank the L A many volunteers and members of the Japanese 7 Shinnen Akemashite or kasane mochi ; small balls of mochi were Cultural Center of Hawai‘i for your continued support and Omedetō Gozaimasu! flattened/formed into ko mochi 8, to be used generous contributions this past year. We know that our for ozoni 9, made into kinako mochi 10, or fried community is facing very challenging times and we are Months of preparation have gone into our with butter/sugar/shoyu. Some ko mochi was deeply grateful for your commitment of time, services New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival (NYOF) which I also flattened even more, and enveloped a ball and donations to the Cultural Center. sincerely hope that you, our valued members, of an 11 to make an mochi most of which was will attend with your friends and family. One Many of us have friends and family who are experiencing eaten as fast as it was being made. difficult times caused by current events. Hard times and of the most popular demonstrations featured adversity are not unique in our culture. The term ganbare, It was a festive time for my family and, sadly, at the New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival, and certainly or never give up, has been a unifying theme throughout one of my favorites, is mochitsuki 1. We have when my Aunt and Uncle passed away, the our Hawaiian history. The Issei fought to forge a new life been so fortunate that Tenrikyo Hawaii tradition passed with them. in a foreign land, the Nisei fought against racial prejudice Dendocho staff and church members have Mahalo to those organizations and families during WWII. The new millennium has brought many challenges and I’m confident that our community will offered themochitsuki demonstration at the who have kept the mochistuki tradition alive, festival for the past several years. ganbare. As this new year begins, give some thought and to George and Willa Tanabe and Carol as to how we may support our friends, family, local Mochitsuki brings back childhood memories Nagano for sharing their simplified mochitsuki businesses and our broader island community. of preparing for the New Year by going to my with our attendees at the osechi ryōri On a lighter note, our Membership Committee, under workshop we offered in December. Uncle Bob and Aunty Toshiko Tanaka’s home the leadership of Board Member Susan Eichor, recently in Kalihi where the mochitsuki tradition was Aloha, completed a membership survey. To those of you who kept alive by the Tanakas for their family and responded, mahalo for taking the time to provide us friends to enjoy. The whole process took an with valuable feedback. entire day! It started early in the morning with One issue that impressed me most about the survey 2 Uncle Bob carefully washing the mochigome Lenny Yajima Andrew results were the number of respondents who had never so as not to spill one grain, and then steaming President/Executive Director visited the Cultural Center, had not been to the Cultural it in several large seiro 3 over a wood burning Center for many years due to health and mobility issues, fire. When the rice was steamed to perfection, TodaY’S ThoUght: or lived on the neighbor island and could not participate Uncle Bob would dump the sweet-smelling, THE HUMAN RacE in the many events hosted at the Cultural Center. You steaming hot mochigome into the usu 4. The may wonder why they are members. I believe the answer most eager of us to participate in the mochi Confucianism says, “All within the four seas are below sums up the feelings of this group. “Although I am brothers.” Buddhism says, “There is no caste in a non-participating member, I believe in the importance pounding would grab the nearest kine 5, blood which runneth on one hue.” Christianity of having a Japanese Cultural Center to keep traditions and making sure its end was saturated with water, says, “God hath made of one blood all nations values alive, and knowledge available to future generations and then the adults or older kids would take of men for to dwell on the face of the earth. of all ethnic groups.” turns pounding the rice—while another brave Yes, at the bottom, humanity is one. The human soul would flip the hot rice over with their heart is everywhere the same with similar During the Year of the Tiger, the Board will continue to dedicate itself to achieving the long-term goals we have wet, bare hands after each whack of the kine. hopes, fears and aspirations. After all, whether set for the Center—ongoing financial stability as we The really talented “flippers” could flip, wet we are black or white, yellow or brown, we belong to the same race: the human race. seek to expand services, improvement of the Resource their hands for the next flip, and even pick out Center’s outreach, maintenance of our facility, and wood splinters (from frayed ends of older kine) —The Reverend Paul S. Osumi support of our staff, volunteers and members. from the mochi while staying in rhythm with FootNotES Mahalo for all of your support and I look forward to the pounders . When the mochigome was the working with and for you in the many exciting activities consistency of very thick poi, it was officially 1 mochi tsuki: mochi making 2 mochigome: mochi rice planned at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i 6 mochi , and the mochi was lifted out of the usu 3 seiro: wood-framed steamers this New Year. and onto a large table sprinkled heavily with 4 usu: large stone or wood mortar Akemashite Omedetō Gozaimasu (Happy New Year), mochiko to prevent sticking. One adult at each 5 kine: wooden mallet for pounding mochi end of the log of mochi would pinch off a piece 6 mochi: glutinous rice cake and toss it on the table for someone to form. 7 kagami/kasane mochi: literally, mirror mochi— mochi used as an offering to the gods and for good luck We usually made three sizes of mochi: large 8 ko mochi: small mochi Susan Yamada Chairman of the Board and medium sized balls of mochi were 9 ozoni: mochi soup 10 kinako mochi: mochi dusted with kinako ( bean flour) 7 flattened slightly to be stacked for kagami 11 an: sweet azuki bean paste 2 JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAI‘I community Gallery JCCH GALLERY AND GIFT SHOP HOURS: TUESDAY – SATURDAY 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. TWO MEN: Recent Work meet the artists by Satoru Abe and Hamilton Kobayashi January 30–March 26, 2010 Opening Reception Community Gallery Saturday, January 30 11:30 a.m. Open to the public Light Refreshments Saturday, February 6 and Saturday, February 13 he Japanese 11:00 a.m. Cultural Center Community Gallery T of Hawai‘i is proud to present Two Men: Recent JOIN US for an informative Work by Satoru program with artists Satoru Abe Abe and Hamilton and Hamilton Kobayashi. Kobayashi in our Community Gallery After a gallery tour with painter from Saturday, Hamilton Kobayashi, make a January 30 to Friday, Satoru Abe (upper slate sculpture with legendary March 26, 2010. The left) and Hamilton sculptor Satoru Abe. Materials Kobayashi (above). work by the two will be provided. longtime friends presents two very different and clouds. “We’re surrounded by ocean but linked views of the natural world.
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