Nonprofit · EIN 47-0863357
HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER
Also known as MASAFUMI HONDA
Tax-exempt · HILO, HI 96720
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $61,982 | $254,065 | -$192,083 | $820,098 | $360,084 | $460,014 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $77,954 | $169,894 | -$91,940 | $995,081 | $360,084 | $634,997 |
| October 31, 2021 | 990 | $114,147 | $174,374 | -$60,227 | $773,068 | $84 | $772,984 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $40,337
- of which government grants
- $14,750
- Membership dues
- $8,551
- Program service revenue
- $1,274
- Investment income
- $13
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $20,358
- Other revenue
- $20,358
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $159,107
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $159,107
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,952
- Occupancy
- $17,019
- Depreciation
- $18,184
- Program services (functional)
- $140,082
- Management and general (functional)
- $82,162
- Fundraising (functional)
- $31,821
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $995,081
- Total assets, end of year
- $820,098
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $360,084
- Net assets, end of year
- $460,014
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $567,377
- Gross receipts
- $66,237
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- HI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD HIURA | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $24,700 |
| ELOISE HIURA | TREASURER Officer | 19 | $11,856 |
| WALLACE T OKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WAYNE KAMITAKI | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GLADYS SONOMURA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN KIKUTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DWAYNE MUKAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HIROSHI SUGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR TANIGUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD HIURA | PRESIDENT Officer | 0 | $24,700 |
| ELOISE HIURA | TREASURER Officer | 19 | $11,856 |
| WALLACE T OKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WAYNE KAMITAKI | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GLADYS SONOMURA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN KIKUTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DWAYNE MUKAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HIROSHI SUGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR TANIGUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2021: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD HIURA | PRESIDENT Officer | 19 | $30,165 |
| ELOISE HIURA | TREASURER Officer | 19 | $15,299 |
| MIEKO TSUBOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WALLACE T OKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THOMAS GOYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN KIKUTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DWAYNE MUKAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HIROSHI SUGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR TANIGUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WAYNE KAMITAKI | BOARD CHAIR Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GLADYS SONOMURA | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 751 KANOELEHUA AVE, HILO, HI 96720-4517
- In care of
- % MASAFUMI HONDA
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- GLADYS SONOMURA, 440 NANIAKEA ST, HILO, HI 96720
- Signed the 990
- GLADYS SONOMURA, VICE CHAIR
- Phone
- (808) 934-9611
- Return prepared by
- TAKETA IWATA HARA & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $140,082 · revenue $4,994
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-0863357
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $820,098
- Income (IRS master file)
- $66,237
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2024 | $61,982 | $254,065 | $820,098 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $77,954 | $169,894 | $995,081 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $50,459 | $96,506 | $727,021 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | $114,147 | $174,374 | $773,068 | XML |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-0863357).
Questions about HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER
- What is the EIN of HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER is 47-0863357.
- Is HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024 names GLADYS SONOMURA.
- Who are the officers and directors of HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $24,700 (ARNOLD HIURA, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does HAWAI I JAPANESE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $61,982, expenses of $254,065 and total assets of $820,098 at year end.
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