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Kakushin no Tatsujin—Masters of Innovation
Exhibition Workshops
Following the Celebration of Leadership and Achievement Dinner on
September 25, the Community Gallery featured all of the 2010 honorees
in a special exhibition. Throughout October, the honorees held special
workshops and presen tations that proved why they were named
Kakushin no Tatsujin—Masters of Innovation.
Wood Workshop with Satoru abe
October 2
On October 2, dozens jumped on an
opportunity to create wood art pieces with
legendary artist Satoru Abe. Workshop
attendees created one­of­a­kind pieces
under the tutelage of the renowned
artist. Abe has won numerous awards in
recognition of his accomplishments. Some
of his notable pieces include “Volcano” at
Aloha Stadium and “Reaching for the Sun”
at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.
Talk Story with Roy Sakuma
October 9
Life lessons and overcoming adversity were
the key topics of a talk­story event with
renowned ukulele instructor Roy Sakuma
on October 9. Sakuma talked about his
struggles and how meeting his wife Kathy
helped turn his life around. Sakuma asked
the children in the audience to join him in
singing “I am what I am,” a song Sakuma
wrote and is well­known by school children
throughout the state. Sakuma also signed
copies of his DVDs following the event.
Hands-On Demonstration for
Kids Taught by D.K. and His Kids
October 16
Some lucky children tested their culinary
skills and made sushi with popular chef
and restaurateur Dave “D.K.” Kodama. On
October 16, Kodama and his three children
put on a special hands­on demonstration
for kids and taught them the fundamentals
of making sushi. Kodama, owner of Sansei
Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, also
answered random questions from the
children and signed copies of his book.
Chat with Ken Hayashida
October 30
Matsuri Kaua‘i
October 9
On October 9, the Cultural
Center once again
hit the road to participate
in the 2010 Matsuri
Kaua‘i event on the Garden Isle.
Education Specialist Derrick
Iwata, together with volunteers
Charlene Yamamoto and
Scott Morishige represented
the Cultural Center doing our
signature activity, hachimaki,
and our Carp Windsock activity.
We are very grateful to Pearl
Shimizu, president of the Kaua‘i
Japanese Society for inviting
us to parti cipate in their event
year after year. We look for ward
to a continued relationship
with them in 2012.
Ken Hayashida, award­winning engineer
and owner of Kai Hawaii, Inc., gave the
audience at his event a chance to play
engineer for a day. On October 30, event
attendees were tasked with constructing
a bridge or a tower with paper. After
the exercise, he critiqued every group’s
project and explained the strengths and
weaknesses of each one. Everyone enjoyed
the hands­on event that gave them a
glimpse into life of a structural engineer.