Honolulu Foundation
In 2008
Hastume Sato
the Founder of “Ischia in the Forest”: House of Rest and Relief
at 1:00 pm on Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Queen Liliokalani Center, Room #412
University of Hawaii at Manoa
70 people gothered on Sunday November 16th at the Queen Liliokalani Center, room 412 to share the wisdom of Ms. Hatsume Sato who is a founder of "Ischia in the Forest": House of Rest and Relief. Since 1992, Ms. Hatsume Sato has presided over a magical place in Northern Japan called “Ischia in the Forest” . People from all over the world are drawn to “Ischia” seeking relief from the acute mental and physiological health problem caused by living in such a troubled, stressful world. Ms. Sato provides food, love, healing, energy, advice, and hugs to people who seek her compassion. Her long commitment to social welfare and community based educational activities has earned her numerous awards from the International Soroptimist Society, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls in more than 120 nations around the world.
from Oct 23rd to 25th
at The Art Board, Honolulu HI
Sachiko Adachi:
Born in Tokyo and a graduate of Waseda University, Adachi broke conventional art concepts when she introduced, in the 1980s, her “Cosmic Art”.
At the Japan Expo in Los Angeles in 1988, a fashion show featured Adachi’s “12 Hitoe”; medieval Japanese court ladies’ 12-layered Kimono as a “moving art”. In 1989, she was a winner at the Contemporary Art Expo in New York. In 1993, Adachi launched her own gallery “Space Sachi”, but passed away, at age 47, just one day before the gallery opening. Exhibitions or her work continue to be held all over Japan.
Most of modern art, it seems to me, is the idealistic expression of the ego. I don’t express my personality or ego in these pieces. They are vibrational representations as art of the pure essence of the universe, led by the feeling of let it be. It is my belief that the universe consists of Art and Science.
from “To live as we are” written by Sachiko Adachi
Naoki Nishimura Charity Peace Concert in Hawaii: Composition for Hawaii
October 21st, 2008
Naoki Nishimura, Born in Matsuyama, Japan in 1949, Mr. Nishimura is a graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He was a composer of music for television and films before returning to his birthplace, and becoming a lecturer at Ehime University. Currently, he composes from his studio in Kochi, where he has been focusing on children’s songs, among his other projects. Mr. Nishimura is renowned for his beautiful, meditative melodies promoting peace, and has performed around the world including at New York City's Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, as well as for Pope John Paul II in Vatican City.
About 150 audience enjoyed Mr. Nishimura's beautiful and peaceful melodies at the Parish Hall, Central Union Church, on 21st October, 2008. Mr. Nishimura donated all the donation from the audience ($402) to the Central Union Church.
