
ALOHA and WELCOME!
Welcome to the Home Page of Ikebana International, Honolulu Chapter 56.
Ikebana is the art
of Japanese flower arranging. Our motto is "Friendship
through flowers."
Photos
from our 60th Anniversary
Celebration have been posted.
See the congratulatory message and certificate received from II HQ!
President's Message |
Aloha Everyone! Welcome to the 2022-2024 calendar
year of Honolulu Chapter
56 and its sixty-first year of membership with Ikebana
International. I’m
honored and humbled to become our chapter’s 30th
president, not
counting the two additional terms served by Ohara
Sensei Reverend Theodore
Chinen and Ohara Sensei Elaine Arita. Friendship through Flowers, the
motto and universal theme of
Ikebana International is powerful in creating
friendships not only on the
international level, but locally as well. I am
grateful for the friends I have
made serving on the Board and their kind support. I
look forward to meeting
more of you members and am thankful to be working with
new faces on our
incoming board. I’m so grateful to those 60th
anniversary
committee members who have faithfully served these
past 22 months. Their
dedication and perseverance has paid off.
Nearly 750 people attended Hanakago Splendors
of Ikebana. Our 60th
anniversary luncheon and demonstration conducted by
Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro
Kasuya was attended by 200 members, guests, and Ala
Moana Hotel staff. Many members worked behind the
scenes to prep materials
gathered from Lyon Arboretum for Iemoto’s
demonstration. Those who made any
contribution can appreciate how their part added to a
highly successful
celebration. It was such a blessing to see each
other at Splendors and
our 60th celebration. I hope that you
members continue to contribute
your time, talents, and participation to our future
luncheons and workshops. In the meantime, I look forward to
working with our new
Board of Directors and am so grateful for the
perseverance of our past
‘pandemic’ Board. Their determination was inspiring. Blessings and Friendship through
Flowers, Joyce |