In an effort to combat the decline of our Japanese skills (or lack thereof!), JETAA Hawaii had its first Nihongo Dake event, Ha-Ji, aka Happi Jikan! What better way to improve our Japanese than to practice it - and for some, while consuming alcoholic beverages? Thanks especially to JETAA Hawaii Treasurer Krystle Hara's inviting her … Continue reading Happi Jikan at Pearl

Steven Horowitz, who is the author of JetWit is working on getting a comprehensive list of JETs and drawing connections with sister cities. Here is an excerpt from the Jetwit page dedicated to this: Welcome to the JET-Sister City List Project! The Goal: To create a list of Japanese cities (and prefectures) where JETs lived … Continue reading JET Sister City List Project

If you found yourself sitting in Tsunami on Saturday October 23rd at 6PM and looked carefully past the crowd of people watching the big fight on TV, you might have caught a glimpse of JETAA Hawaii's annual Returners Mixer - and hopefully, if you were looking for us, it wasn't too much trouble finding us! … Continue reading JET Returners Mixer

On September 19th, eager JETAA members and friends met up for a long awaited outdoors event, Kuliouou Hike. They brought everything they needed for a hike - snacks, water, insect repellent, and sunscreen. Little did they know they should have also packed a raincoat. As everyone met up at the Kuliouou Trailhead, heavy rain and … Continue reading Hiking (or not) at Kuliouou Ridge!