Last Updated: September 26, 2008
Calendar
Notices
10/26/08 39th Annual Hui Makaala Scholarship Luncheon & Fashion Show
Hawaii Ballroom
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
9:00 am - boutique sale & silent auction
11:30 am - ballroom doors open

Tickets: $60 each
Ticket reservation deadline: October 14, 2008
Contact HUOA at 676-5400 or huoa@huoa.org

All proceeds from the Fashion Show will benefit the Hui Scholarship Fund, which has awarded hundreds of academic scholarships to local college-bound high school gradates.
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Scholarships & Grants
Deadline to apply:
9/19/08
Okinawa Prefectural Government Scholarship Application Okinawan Prefectural Government offers a scholarship for young persons of Okinawan descent an opportunity to learn about Okinawan culture and other subjects of interest so that they can return to their communities and share what they have learned and experienced. Selected individuals will study at University of the Ryukyus or the Okinawan Prefectural Art Institute (Geidai). This annual award includes air transportation, tuition, books, room and board. Deadline for 2008 scholarship has past, but HUOA will accept application throughout the year for 2009-2010 scholarship. For more information, please contact HUOA at 676-5400 or email to huoa@huoa.org. Get an application.
6/12/08 Hui O Laulima Cultural Grants -  $7,000 Grants Awarded
Hui O Laulima has provided grants to individuals and organizations in our local Okinawan community with the greatest potential for the preservation, promotion, and perpetuation of the Okinawan culture.  This year, a total of $7,000 was awarded to seven applicants. Click here for Grant Recepients.
2/7/08 Hui Makaala Scholarship Approximately 7-8 scholarships will be awarded. Last year, the scholarships ranged from $2,000 to $2,500, and were awarded to graduating high school seniors going onto 4-year colleges.
6/11/07 With Love From Lorraine - Cultural Grant Program established to students pursue certification in Okinawa for their art form. Applications are available through qualified Okinawan performing arts school.

Winner of "With Love From Lorraine" Cultural Grant, Seiichi Yagi.
5/14/07 Winner of Okinawa Prefectural Government Performing Arts Scholarship, Mina Tamashiro
News
4/3/08 Hui Makaala Scholarship Winners - congratulations to Sarah Fong, Ai Kobashigawa, Case Miyahira, Rendi-Ann Nagata, Marlene Shimamura, Ellise Uyema, Liane Yoshitsugu. See Hui Makaala's newsletter (link below).
11/27/07 Sharing Experiences - HUOA Leadership Study Tour participants share their once in a lifetime experience. Read it here or in the People - Leadership Study Tour page.
10/29/07 Congratulations to Kenton Odo, June Uyeunten Nakama, and Calvin Nakama for their achievements in the performing arts competition known as geino konkuru. For more on their sterling accomplishments, check out the following article.
Board Of Director Meeting Recap
March 2008
Newsletters
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Hui Okinawa July 2008
Hui Okinawa July 2008 Haari Race Insert
Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai July 2008
Gushichan June 2008
Hui Okinawa April 2008
Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai April 2008
Bito Doshi Kai May 2007 to January 2008
Hui Okinawa January 2008
Hui Makaala January 2008
Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai January 2008 Special
Haebaru Club January 2008
Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai January 2008
Club Submissions
9/26/08 Maui Celebrates 80 Years
8/19/08 Hui Okinawa Haari Boat Race Results (updated)
7/23/08 Hui Makaala Scholarship Awards Banquet and Fashion Show
5/31/08 Hui Makaala Golf Tournament
3/27/08 Chicago Kenjin Kai 2004 Joint Performance / Kariyushi Kai
2/26/08 Hui Okinawa Celebrates Year of the Boar
2/24/08 Hui Okinawa - January 2008
9/9/07 Hui Okinawa Grandparents Day
8/7/07 Gushichan Picnic
7/22/07 Hui Okinawa Picnic
6/24/07 Children's Camp in Hilo
5/9/07 Chibarana Workshop results: 50 ideas to encourage membership and revitalize your clubs
4/16/07 VIDEO: Check out the Kohala Okinawa Kenjin Kai Children's Day Camp 2006 video (approx. 5 min)
3/5/07 Family Ties: Okinawan woman searches desperately for long-lost father. An article (published in the USARJ Newspaper - Torii on 8/15/03) submitted by Allen Agena.
2/8/07 Ginowan Shijin Kai - Updated history