Supporting local, learning new things and getting to taste some good rum?! Count us in!
Over the weekend, HJJCC members got to enjoy a tour and tasting at Kō Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum. We learned from co-founder, Jason Brand, about Hawaii’s agriculture, saw firsthand where the rum is made, got to compare the different varieties against each other, and tasted Kō Hana’s brand new daiquiri mixes!
Mahalo @kohanarum for having us!
Last week, we hosted our first Young Business Roundtable, Investing: Tips for Better Investment Outcomes. Gordon Nihei, co-founder of Humble Capital Management, LLC provided us insights around how to determine a company’s value and how to make wiser, educated decisions when making investments in the stock market. After the presentation, attendees got to ask Gordon their own questions and network with their fellow HJJCC members and friends.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and please stay tuned for our next YBR coming soon!
We had a great time at our HJJCC Golf at the Sports Box event!
Thank you everyone for coming to our first Sports Committee membership event of the fiscal year! Mahalo to @sportsboxhi for hosting us and to Jayrald Rabago for giving us some valuable golf tips and advice!
Thank you to Aloha Beer Co. and founder-owner Steve Sombrero for hosting us last week at our final Young Business Roundtable (YBR) event of the fiscal year! Members and friends enjoyed networking and hearing Steve’s story, which included his focus on branding in founding and growing Aloha Beer Co.
On Sunday, members and guests were treated to an amazing Gyotaku Class led by Tracy Katano. We are so grateful to Tracy for sharing his love for Gyotaku with us. Everyone's fish prints were different and unique!
Members and guests also sat through an exciting fish cutting demonstration by Seiko from @cakesbyseiks. She showed us how to debone, skin, and plate sashimi. Seiko brought more than enough fish so that members and guests could make and eat various hand rolls and sashimi.
Thank you to our instructors Tracy and Seiko for sharing their experiences with us!
On Sunday, May 1st, HJJCC members and guests gathered at Magic Island Beach Park to celebrate Lei Day together. Mahalo to our amazing instructor, Reeann, for teaching everyone how to make a beautiful lei po‘o. Everyone did an amazing job and we love how each one was original and different. It was a nice breezy and sunny day to gather together and socialize outdoors.
Over the past few weekends, we were given the opportunity to lend a hand to the Sullivan Family of Companies in putting on their Give Aloha Mahalo Event at Turtle Bay.
Last weekend, our members visited the SFOC Warehouse and helped to pack 300 adult and 175 keiki thank you gift bags for attendees Then this weekend, members made the trek to Turtle Bay Resort and had our food service skills put to the test!
We had a lot of fun! Thank you to Foodland Hawaii and the Sullivan Family of Companies for everything you do for our community!
Last week, we hosted an in-person Young Business Roundtable event, Cryptocurrency 101, featuring Kenny White of Shell Protocol, a Hawaii-based decentralized finance platform. Kenny gave a presentation on the basics of cryptocurrency, including discussion of blockchains, smart contracts, NFTs, DeFis, DAOs, and more. Members got to ask plenty of questions and network with each other before and after the presentation. Mahalo Kenny and everyone who joined us!
HJJCC members and guests enjoyed a night of delicious food and sake at Hanale by Islander Sake. Owner Tama Hirose walked us through the process of making sake and shared his insight on sake in Hawaii.
We had the opportunity to sample three cold sake and a nice hot sake. He even treated members to a delicious line up of food including a tofu salad, beef, oyakodon, and refreshing dessert.
We are so thankful to Mr. Hirose and his staff for hosting our sake tasting event. It was so nice to see members socializing and bonding over great sake!
On Sunday, members got to enjoy a nice sunny day outdoors! We first played picture Scavenger Hunt, where members took pictures together at various places around Kapiolani Park. After lots of walking, members enjoyed a yummy bento and fellowship. After lunch, we played a series of fun team games.
We had such a great time seeing each other safely and in-person!
This past weekend, HJJCC members, with an assist from Honolulu Chinese Jaycees and JCI Hawaii representatives, lent a helping hand to Hawai‘i Foodbank to pack 330 Emergency Food Boxes for the Home Isolation Quarantine Food Services Program that serves individuals who have tested positive for COVID and have difficulty obtaining food and supplies during this time.
Our community is thankful for all the Hawaii Foodbank does, and we are happy to provide them with our support.
Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu!
HJJCC members brought in 2022 with a fun and exciting experience, mochi pounding! Each member had the opportunity to pound mochi and then mold/wrap the mochi. We all enjoyed the results of our hard work - tasting the freshly-made mochi with anko.
Thank you to the Tenri Cultural Center and the Young Men's Association for taking us through the entire mochi-making process! We are so grateful to organizations like them for perpetuating Japanese traditions!
On Thursday, January 13th, we kicked-off the new year with our virtual Young Business Roundtable event, Purchasing in Paradise, featuring fellow HJJCC member Evan Tom with Coldwell Banker Realty. Evan discussed the local real-estate market in the context of investments and the inflationary economy, and shared a data summary of the real-estate market in 2021 with projections into 2022. Thank you Evan!
Members also had the opportunity to participate in Q&A after the discussion, as well as engage in a few brief rounds of virtual networking breakout sessions.
Happy New Year!
HJJCC members teamed up with the 69th Cherry Blossom Festival Court and welcomed the new year by donating their time to the omamori sale at Daijingu Temple of Hawaii’s New Year’s Day Blessing this past weekend.
We wish you all the best in 2022!
Last Wednesday, HJJCC members got to enjoy a night filled with shopping and fun. It felt so good to support local small businesses!
Thank you to Ten Tomorrow for this wonderful opportunity for our members and for this amazing night!
Congratulations to Gina for winning the awesome giveaway filled with different items from all the vendors at the event!
On Monday, HJJCC members and guests experienced a variety of Japanese activities virtually together in celebration of Bunka No Hi or a celebration of Japanese culture. Members and guests learned and participated in Nihon Buyo from Nishikawa Minokimi Sensei; Jadyne Yomono of Lotus Wrapping Co. taught us how to use Furoshiki to get ready for the holidays; and Sensei Terence Omori taught us a variety of breathing techniques through his many years of experience with Aikido.
Thank you to these instructors for passing down their love of the culture. It was definitely a night of celebration while embracing Japanese culture!
This weekend, members and guests experienced making cute and delicious Jack O’ Lantern manju with Mrs. Lillian Yajima. Mrs. Yajima taught us step-by-step how to make these adorable treats and we are so thankful to her for passing down her tradition and knowledge to us!
