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    • 28 Dec 2024
    • 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Wailuku Hongwanji Mission, Wailuku
    • 35
    Register


    Oshougatsu Mochi Pounding

    Saturday, December 28, 2024

    4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

    Wailuku, Hongwanji Mission 1828 E Vineyard St, Wailuku, HI 96793

    Limited spots available. Open to the public! Bring your keiki and the whole family - experience pounding mochi, then eating them afterwards! We'll have games, and traditional New Year's ozoni.

    • 11 Jan 2025
    • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Kahului Jodo Mission
    • 18
    Register


    Join us for an amazing Zen Dinner experience with Naoko Moller.

    Learn about preparation, presentation and the philosophy of eating with a vegetarian course to nurture the heart, mind, body and spirit. This class was so in-demand the last time with raving reviews from attendees! 

    A Zen dinner can refer to a meal prepared in the style of shojin ryori, a cuisine based on Zen monastery cooking, or to the practice of eating in a Zen-like way. It is a strictly vegetarian cuisine that aims to purify the body and mind. Common dishes include vegetable tempura, miso soup, sesame tofu, pickled vegetables, and eggplant with a caramelized miso topping. Zen monks learn to eat in a frugal style called oryoki, which involves eating just enough food to survive.

    The practice involves slowing down, paying attention to the food, and savoring it. This can include being grateful for where the food came from, noticing emotions while eating, and learning to enjoy healthy foods.

    Very limited seats available.


    Cost:

    • $35 JCSM members and Kahului Jodo Mission members
    • $50 Non-members 


    Guest Speaker Naoko Moller

    Naoko is a Japanese cooking connoisseur and an ESL Educator.

    Born in a Zen Buddhist temple in Niigata, Japan, raised in Hawaii and in Japan at Zen Buddhist temples. She learned to cook by assisting her mother from an early age and as a minister's wife by cooking for large groups at Zen Buddhist temples.

    Conducts Zen Buddhist vegetarian cooking workshops and educational workshops for parents and teachers in England, America, and in Japan.

    Operated an English School in Japan for over 20 years and worked also as a teacher-trainer while managing the temple.

    Moved to Hawaii and taught Japanese language and Japanese culture at Honolulu Waldorf School.

    Conducting Zen Buddhist vegetarian cooking workshops, cultural and educational workshops for parents and teachers both in America and in Japan.

    Currently enjoying off-the-grid life in Northern California with her husband.


    • 11 Jan 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Kahului Jodo Mission
    • 6
    Register


    Join us for an amazing Zen Dinner experience with Naoko Moller.

    Learn about preparation, presentation and the philosophy of eating with a vegetarian course to nurture the heart, mind, body and spirit. This class was so in-demand the last time with raving reviews from attendees! 

    A Zen dinner can refer to a meal prepared in the style of shojin ryori, a cuisine based on Zen monastery cooking, or to the practice of eating in a Zen-like way. It is a strictly vegetarian cuisine that aims to purify the body and mind. Common dishes include vegetable tempura, miso soup, sesame tofu, pickled vegetables, and eggplant with a caramelized miso topping. Zen monks learn to eat in a frugal style called oryoki, which involves eating just enough food to survive.

    The practice involves slowing down, paying attention to the food, and savoring it. This can include being grateful for where the food came from, noticing emotions while eating, and learning to enjoy healthy foods.

    Very limited seats available.


    Cost:

    • $35 JCSM members and Kahului Jodo Mission members
    • $50 Non-members


    Guest Speaker Naoko Moller

    Naoko is a Japanese cooking connoisseur and an ESL Educator.

    Born in a Zen Buddhist temple in Niigata, Japan, raised in Hawaii and in Japan at Zen Buddhist temples. She learned to cook by assisting her mother from an early age and as a minister's wife by cooking for large groups at Zen Buddhist temples.

    Conducts Zen Buddhist vegetarian cooking workshops and educational workshops for parents and teachers in England, America, and in Japan.

    Operated an English School in Japan for over 20 years and worked also as a teacher-trainer while managing the temple.

    Moved to Hawaii and taught Japanese language and Japanese culture at Honolulu Waldorf School.

    Conducting Zen Buddhist vegetarian cooking workshops, cultural and educational workshops for parents and teachers both in America and in Japan.

    Currently enjoying off-the-grid life in Northern California with her husband.


    • 25 Jan 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Maui Beach Hotel
    • 196
    Register

    Nominations for Nihon Bunka Awards are now open. Click here to nominate someone.


    Packages:

    • General Admission – $75

      Includes dinner from Maui Beach Hotel

    • Shinnen Enkai Sponsor – $1,000 (Best value, worth $1200)

      Includes Table of 10, prime seating at the event and recognition for your company in the promotion and 10 JCSM memberships. 

    • Table of 10 – $750

      If you are buying for your table, make sure to add all the names after your guests.


As the first anniversary of the Aug. 8 fires in Lahaina approaches, we would like to invite you to a trip down memory lane with this book "Dear Maui - 12 Stories around Maui." 

Twelve writers and photographers have compiled their stories into a breathtaking collection, which cherishes the treasures we lost in the town of Lahaina. Please learn more and support by visiting: https://littlegiftbooks.com/ 

Note from publisher Yukie Masumoto:

The book is available at bookstores in Japan, as well as on Amazon and Rakuten-Books online marketplaces. Additionally, the publisher accepts individual orders from overseas, priced at 2700 yen, which is about $18 at the current exchange rate. The flat overseas shipping cost is 1000 yen, approximately $6.50 - this is a significantly lower cost compared to those on other marketplaces.



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Sign-up or renew your membership. Membership dues start at only $10 for 18 years and below and seniors 60+.

If you are interested in serving on the JCSM all-volunteer Board, please email Deron Furukawa at jcsmhawaii@gmail.com. We are always looking for active leaders to further our mission.



The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui established the Ganbare Maui Community Recovery Fund to stand in solidarity with the people of Maui after catastrophic Aug. 8 wildfires that resulted in loss of life and significant damages in Upcountry and West Maui.

The Japanese in Hawaii, such as the community in the town of Lahaina, have deep historical roots that span generations of more than 150 years from the Gannenmono, the first Japanese contract laborers recruited in 1868. Historical churches and other places of worship, well-preserved documents and cultural traditions have turned into ashes. More important, generational homes and residents’ sense of place that define their identity are also lost in the flames. Thousands have been displaced, many are still missing, and the number of those who have perished rises each day as search and rescue continue.

During this difficult time as we mourn with family and friends, our spirit remains strong. We urge the Japanese community throughout the State of Hawaii, across the nation, and in the world to stand with us. We understand recovery will take years, but our resolve to never give up is firm.

This fundraising effort is dedicated to support recovery efforts, restoration programs and special initiatives in line with the preservation and perpetuation of Maui’s thriving Japanese culture and community. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, and if you wish to make a donation, go to jcsmaui.org. Checks may be sent to JCSM at PO Box 5090, Kahului, HI 96733. For inquiries, email jcsmhawaii@gmail.com.

JCSM will match the first $35,000 of funds raised.


マウイ日本文化協会(Japanese Cultural Society of Maui)は、この度88日に起きたアップカントリーと西マウイの山火事で被災された方々を支援する“がんばれマウイ復興募金”を開設いたしました。

ハワイにおける日本人移民の歴史は、1868年にラハイナタウンなどのパイナップルやサトウキビプランテーションで働くために呼び寄せられた“元年者”と呼ばれる最初の移民にさかのぼります。およそ150年の間、日系人は世代を重ね、マウイのコミュニティに深く根差してきました。ラハイナの移民達によって築かれた日本の寺院や、大切に引き継がれてきた記録は一晩にして灰と化してしまいました。何よりも、それぞれの家族が先祖から受け継いできた大切な家や次世代へ引き継がれるはずだった思い出がすべて焼失してしまったのです。マウイ島では数千人もの方々が行き場を失い、多くの方が未だ行方不明、捜索が進むにつれ確認される死者の数は日に日に増え続けています。今は島民すべてが被災者に思いを寄せ、心を痛めていますが、復興への意志は強く持っています。

マウイ日本文化協会は、ハワイ州のみならずアメリカ本土、日本、世界中からの応援、支援を強く呼びかけます。この募金は、マウイにおける日系人コミュニティの復興の足掛かりとなることを願います。

マウイ日本文化協会は、非営利団体 (501(c)(3)) です。募金は、jcsmaui.org からお願いいたします。チェックを郵送される場合は、JCSM 宛て、PO Box 5090, Kahului, HI 96733で受け付けております。ご質問等はEmailにて、jcsmhawaii@gmail.comまでお願いします。

マウイ日本文化協会は、$35,000.00まで貴殿の募金と同額を寄付させていただきます。ご支援の程よろしくお願いいたします。


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