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Public collections of Hawaiian art may be found at the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), the Hawaii State Art Museum and the University of Göttingen in Germany. In 1967, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to implement a Percent for Art law. The Art in State Buildings Law established the Art in Public Places Program ...
Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子, Tanaka Atsuko; February 10, 1932 – December 3, 2005) was a Japanese avant-garde artist. She was a central figure of the Gutai Art Association from 1955 to 1965.
Atsuki Shinmei Festival (阿月の神明祭, atsuki no shinmei matsuri) [65] [66] February 11: New Year fire festival in which youth erect two 20 m (66 ft) tall shinmei, objects of worship decroated with gohei and daidai, on the beach. Various rituals and dances are performed at these shinmei, which are eventually burned. The event is seen as a ...
Atsuki (written: 篤紀, 昌樹 or あつき in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: Atsuki Aoyagi ( 青柳 亮生 , born 1999) , Japanese professional wrestler
Buddhahead: Hawaii person of Japanese descent. In this context, “Buddha” is likely a corruption of Japanese “豚 (buta)”, meaning “pig”. In contrast, the term “Katonk” means a Japanese-American from the US mainland. Habut/Habuteru: To feel grumpy or resentful, especially after feeling offended by something.
Atsuko Mine (峰 あつ子, born 1951), Japanese voice actress; Atsuko Miyaji (宮地 充子, born 1965), Japanese cryptographer and number theorist; Atsuko Nakajima (中嶋 敦子, born 1961), Japanese animator, character designer, and illustrator; Atsuko Okatsuka, Japanese-American comedian; Atsuko Seki (関 敦子, born 1964), Japanese pianist
The Japanese in Hawaii (simply Japanese Hawaiians or “Local Japanese”, rarely Kepanī) are the second largest ethnic group in Hawaii. At their height in 1920, they constituted 43% of Hawaii's population. [2] They now number about 16.7% of the islands' population, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. The U.S. Census categorizes mixed-race ...
The name “Kilohana” means being made of the finest material, of being the best at what you do, and having superior character, honor and integrity. Our coat of arms denotes this spirit with the Hawaiian words “Mokomoko Ku’i Lima Po’okela Kilohana”. Roughly translated this means being the finest champion in the art of hand-to-hand combat.