Obon season has arrived in Hawaiʻi. Throughout the Islands' summer months, bon dances occur on almost every weekend at different buddhist temples around
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii has opened registration for its upcoming Tanoshii Hawaii Keiki Summer Camp, where children can experience hands-on learning of Japanese American history, culture and traditions.
The Japanese American Confinement Sites program was set up in 2006 providing $38 million to preserve these historic sites and their history. More funding was needed, so federal lawmakers approved another $80 million. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.
While many cultural staples were brought back last year, others were still put on hold due to the pandemic. HPR's Jayna Omaye reports on the return of Night in Chinatown, the New Yearʻs ʻOhana Festival and the Honolulu Festival.
Staff from the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi plan to travel to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. to scan and photograph paper documents from Honoʻuliʻuli Internment Camp. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.