2024-12-02T15:38:16-06:00 2023-10-31 593783195 TAKETA IWATA HARA & ASSOCIATES LLC 101 AUPUNI STREET SUITE 139 HILO HI 96720 990 2022-11-01 470863357 HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER HAWA 8089349611 751 KANOELEHUA AVE HILO HI 96720 GLADYS SONOMURA VICE CHAIR 8089349611 2024-11-27 1 0 NATHAN COLGROVE P00283739 8089355404 2024-11-27 2022 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z GLADYS SONOMURA 440 NANIAKEA ST HILO HI 96720 86866 0 X HTTP://HAWAIIJAPANESECENTER.COM/ X 2002 HI THE HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER SERVES AS A BRIDGE FOR DIVERSE GENERATIONS OF THE FUTURE TO UNDERSTAND THE TRIUMPHS AND STRUGGLES OF JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS TO THE ISLAND OF HAWAII THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTIONS OF RESOURCES. 11 11 0 32 0 0 40629 55124 5616 2837 13 13 4201 19980 50459 77954 0 0 0 0 47337 97845 0 0 19569 49169 72049 96506 169894 -46047 -91940 727021 995081 84 360084 726937 634997 X THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS TO HAWAII BY:-PRESERVING RECORDS AND ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE IN HAWAII.-EDUCATING CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS ABOUT THE STRUGGLES, SACRIFICES AND SUCCESSES OF THEIR IMMIGRANT FOREBEARS.-SERVING AS A BRIDGE TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN HAWAII AND JAPAN.-SHARING THE JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH THE CENTER'S EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.THE CENTER' GOAL IS BY PRESERVING THE PAST, IT CAN SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO LEARN ABOUT AND APPRECIATE THE HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE IN HAWAII AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE IMMIGRANTS FROM JAPAN MADE IN HAWAII'S HISTORY. 0 0 68726 8837 IN FY2022-2023, THE HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER (HJC) FOCUSED ITS EFFORTS ON SEVERAL KEY PROGRAMS:1) PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF HAWAII'S RICH MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH ITS COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS,PHOTOGRAPHS, BOOKS, AND DOCUMENTS DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY;2) INSPIRING AN APPRECIATION FOR HAWAII'S ETHNIC DIVERSITY AND ALOHA SPIRIT THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EXHIBITS, SPEAKERS, FILMS, WORKSHOPS, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS; AND3) SHARING THE LESSONS OF OUR MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND PASSING THEM ON TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.GROWING ITS PROGRAMS FOLLOWING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, HJC EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH INFY2022-2023 BOTH IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF EVENTS HELD AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IT SERVED.1) PRESERVATION: MANY HAWAII FAMILIES ARE PRESENTLY UNDERGOING A DRAMATIC GENERATIONAL SHIFTS AS FAMILY ELDERS PASS ON. OFFSPRING ARE LEFT WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TAKING CARE OF FAMILY HOMES AND ARTIFACTS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ON HAWAII ISLAND, WHICH STILL HAS MANY OLDER HOUSES STILL STANDING. HJC IS ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT ACCEPTS DONATIONS OF USED ITEMS. HJC HAS SECURED FUNDING TO HIRE A COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT TO CARE FOR VINTAGE ARTIFACTS IT COLLECTS. HJC HAS ALSO HIRED A DIGITIZATION COORDINATOR AND RECEIVED DONATIONS OF HIGH-QUALITY SCANNING EQUIPMENT TO PRESERVE RARE AND FRAGILE MATERIALS IN ITS COLLECTION. HJC ALSO CONTINUES TO RECEIVE HELP FROM BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS AND VISITING SCHOLARS FROM JAPAN IN ASSESSING AND CATALOGING HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS.2) PROGRAMS: IN ADDITION TO ITS PERMANENT "SEEDS OF LOCAL" EXHIBIT, HJC FEATURED EXHIBITS AS VARIED AS THE WORLD-TRAVELING "MANGA, HOKUSAI, MANGA" EXHIBIT PRODUCED BY THE JAPAN FOUNDATION TO THE HOMEGROWN KAMANA SENIOR CENTER ART SHOW. BOTH WERE WELL-ATTENDED AND ATTRACTED VERY DIFFERENT AUDIENCES.OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDED BOOK TALKS BY DR. GAIL OKAWA, AUTHOR OF "REMEMBERING OUR GRANDFATHER'S EXILE, AND FILM SHOWINGS, SUCH AS "GREAT GRANDFATHER'S DRUM" BY KAY FUKUMOTO,FOUNDER OF THE MAUI TAIKO TROUPE.3) EDUCATION: TEACHER WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT HJC IN HILO AND AT THE PACIFIC AND ASIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL (PAAC) TEACHER'S WORKSHOP HELD AT THE EAST-WEST CENTER ON OAHU. HJC RAISED FUNDS TO ASSIST LOCAL SCHOOL GROUPS WITH THE COST OF VISITING THE CENTER'S EXHIBITS. THESE INCLUDED WAIAKEA HIGH SCHOOL JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AND JAPANESE CLUB MEMBERS. HILO HIGH SCHOOL JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AND JAPAN CLUB, AND WAIAKEA HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES. HJC ALSO HOSTED STUDENTS FROM HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND VOLCANO CHARTER SCHOOL. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990 FOR REVIEW, BEFORE THE TAX RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.