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."
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President's Message |
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Welcome to
the website for Hawaii’s Ikebana International
Chapter 56! Our
Honolulu Chapter 56 was established in 1961. This
means that for almost 60 years, our members have
been sharing their friendship through flowers with
others. We are extremely lucky to enjoy fellowship
with many different ikebana schools in Hawaii
including Ichiyo,
Ikebana Sangetsu, Ikenobo, Ishida, Kin Sen Ryu,
Moa Kohrinka, Ohara, Saga Goryu, Sayegusa, Sogetsu,
Toin Misho,
and Wafu.
Our members all learn from each other and enjoy
sharing their inspiring floral creations. I am
honored to serve as the 30th president
of
our Honolulu Chapter. I hope to continue to foster
this wonderful fellowship through planned events,
which will share our love for flowers, ikebana and
the Japanese culture. Every year
our Honolulu Chapter strives to conduct or support
ikebana activities for the public. Some of our
community service efforts have included: ·
Youth classes
(Grades 1-6) for Ikebana at Mo`ili`ili Community
Center ·
Ikebana
student workshops at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and
several public and private middle and high schools ·
Ikebana
demonstrations ·
Ikebana
exhibits at the Honolulu Museum of Art and Honolulu
Hale ·
Fundraisers
for non-profit organizations ·
Flower
arrangements for the Japanese Consulate We also
schedule fellowship activities for our members and
their guests, which feature invited speakers and
ikebana exhibits: ·
Membership
luncheon in September ·
New Year’
luncheon in January ·
Aloha
Luncheon in May ·
Various
cultural workshops (e.g., washi paper, centerpiece
arranging, haku lei making, Kumihimo, Nunozouri, ) ·
Garden tour
of local estates So check
out our website and visit us on our Facebook page! We hope
that we can further your interest in flowers and the
beauty of flower arranging into developing a greater
enjoyment of ikebana. In
Friendship through Flowers, Darryl
Tagami, Ikebana
International, Chapter #56 President, 2018-2020 |