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."
Join
us for our 60th Anniversary
Celebration!
See the congratulatory message and certificate received from II HQ!
President's Message |
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Aloha Everyone! Welcome to the 2022-2224 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
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 grateful to be
working with new faces on our incoming board. Our 60th Anniversary
Celebration has been rescheduled for October 30, 2022
with a demonstration by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya
followed by luncheon at the Ala Moana Hotel. Two
workshops conducted by Kasuya Sensei are scheduled for
October 31, 2022. Hanakago, flower baskets is the
theme of this year’s Splendors of Ikebana. This
exhibition will be from October 28-29 from 9:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. at the Ilima Room, Ala Moana Hotel. Prior to the
demonstration luncheon on October 30, members and
guests may view the exhibits. You might think you have nothing to
offer to benefit our Chapter 56, but you’re wrong! The
Iemoto Kasuya cannot rely on Lyon Arboretum alone to
make his amazing stage displays. He will want to use
local materials, so please be ready and willing to
contribute anything you would normally cut back. We
will be having a casual workshop conducted by Kasuya
and Earl Sensei to prep bamboo. Both strong
and weak hands will be needed. The benefit is the
chance to learn from masters. Kasuya Sensei is fluent in English
and attended college in Pennsylvania. Like his father,
he is a humble creative spirit. Take advantage of this
opportunity to help prep and meet this innovative
sensei. 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 |