Over 30! That's how many people rang in the new year with us at Bonsai Restaurant in Restaurant Row on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Everyone dined on the delectable pupus - first round of spicy tempura sushi, chicken karaage, eda mame, and gyoza provided by JETAA Hawaii - and took advantage of the generous drink … Continue reading 2011 Shinnenkai!
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Tea Tasting with Kyoto Obubu Tea
Think back to the week before Christmas - do hectic malls, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and never-ending Christmas shopping lists sound familiar? With a perfectly timed invitation from fellow JET alum Ian Chun, JETAA Hawaii members and friends had the opportunity to take a breather and taste a variety of tea grown and prepared by the president … Continue reading Tea Tasting with Kyoto Obubu Tea
Lokahi Gift Drive
'Tis the season for giving! For the second year in a row, JETAA Hawaii volunteered at the Lōkahi Day Concert and Gift Drive at Ala Moana Center on Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m., collecting gifts and monetary donations from the public at Center Stage. If you were shopping at Ala Moana, … Continue reading Lokahi Gift Drive
Happi Jikan at Pearl
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
JET Sister City List Project
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