2025-09-15T19:29:28-05:00 2024-10-31 593783195 TAKETA IWATA HARA & ASSOCIATES LLC 101 AUPUNI STREET SUITE 139 HILO HI 96720 990 2023-11-01 470863357 HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER HAWA 8089349611 751 KANOELEHUA AVE HILO HI 96720 GLADYS SONOMURA VICE CHAIR 8089349611 2025-09-15 1 0 NATHAN COLGROVE P00283739 8089355404 2025-09-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GLADYS SONOMURA 440 NANIAKEA ST HILO HI 96720 66237 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 20 0 0 55124 40337 2837 1274 13 13 19980 20358 77954 61982 0 0 0 0 97845 159107 0 0 31821 72049 94958 169894 254065 -91940 -192083 995081 820098 360084 360084 634997 460014 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'S 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 140082 4994 IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024, 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 INFISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 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 SHIFT 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 RELATIVE TO OTHER HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. HJC HAS A GROWING REPUTATION FOR BEING ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT ACCEPTS DONATIONS OF USED ITEMS. HJC'S COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RECORDS THESE DONATIONS OF THE VINTAGE ARTIFACTS. HJC HAS ALSO RECEIVED DONATIONS OF HIGH-QUALITY SCANNING EQUIPMENT TO PRESERVE RARE AND FRAGILE MATERIALS IN ITS PHOTO AND DOCUMENT COLLECTION. HJC ALSO CONTINUES TO RECEIVE HELP FROM BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS AND VISITING SCHOLARS FROM JAPAN IN ASSESSING AND CATALOGING HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, HJC HOSTED NOTED SCHOLARS FROM NINJAL (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS), PROF. YOSHIYUKI ASAHI AND PROF. KOSUKE HARAYAMA.2) PROGRAMS: IN ADDITION TO ITS PERMANENT "SEEDS OF LOCAL" EXHIBIT, HJC FEATURED EXHIBITS SUCH AS THE KAMANA SENIOR CENTER ART SHOW. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDED BOOK TALKS AND BOOK SIGNINGS BY DR. GAIL OKAWA, AUTHOR OF "REMEMBERING OUR GRANDFATHER'S EXILE." FILM SHOWING AND TALK, "GREAT GRANDFATHER'S DRUM" BY KAY FUKUMOTO, FOUNDER OF MAUI TAIKO. "CULTURE 4 KIDS" HANDS-ON CRAFTS WORKSHOP AND TALK BY AUTHOR AND EDUCATOR CAROLYN MORISHIGE. PIEPER TOYAMA, STORYTELLING AND TALK STORY FROM HIS BOOK, "FAMILY STORIES FROM THE PLANTATION AND BEYOND."3) EDUCATION: HJC RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE TRIMBLE FOUNDATION TO ASSIST LOCAL SCHOOL GROUPS WITH THE COST OF VISITING THE CENTER'S EXHIBITS. THESE INCLUDED FOUR VISITS FROM WAIAKEA HIGH SCHOOL JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AND JAPANESE CLUB MEMBERS. FOUR HILO HIGH SCHOOL JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AND JAPAN CLUB, AND WAIAKEA HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES. HJC ALSO HOSTED STUDENTS FROM HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE, URAWA UNIVERSITY, AND KUMEJIMA HIGH SCHOOL FROM JAPAN. 140082 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 HI X ELOISE HIURA 8089349611 751 KANOELEHUA AVE HILO HI 96720 WALLACE T OKI DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE KAMITAKI BOARD CHAIR 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GLADYS SONOMURA VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS GOYA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN KIKUTA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DWAYNE MUKAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HIROSHI SUGA DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR TANIGUCHI DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARNOLD HIURA PRESIDENT 1.00 X 24700 0 0 ELOISE HIURA TREASURER 19.00 X 11856 0 0 36556 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8551 14750 17036 40337 TANABATA TIME 459900 1274 1274 1274 13 13 24613 4255 20358 20358 61982 21632 0 13 159107 63643 63643 31821 2952 2952 637 637 12163 12163 17019 13615 3404 17100 17100 18184 18184 12316 12316 CULTURAL ACTIVITIES EXP 11236 11236 GE TAX 2305 2305 BANK SERVICE & LATE FEE 886 886 PENALTY 160 160 254065 140082 82162 31821 348261 191569 50259 50152 776896 209519 585561 567377 11000 11000 995081 820098 84 84 360000 360000 360084 360084 X 0 0 0 0 634997 460014 634997 460014 995081 820098 X -192083 17100 X 0 0 0 X 96750 115251 46245 57961 41611 357818 96750 115251 46245 57961 41611 357818 357818 563 14 13 13 13 616 358434 62939 0.99830 0.99530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 145800 145800 612710 205661 407049 18386 3858 14528 567377 GLADYS SONOMURA VICE CHAIR CASH FLOW X 360000 360000 0 0 1 360000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER HAS MEMBERS ONLY. 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. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NON-TAXABLE INCOME 17,100.