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JCCH - Slideshow presentation, entitled Moiliili Neighborhoods
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Slideshow Presentation
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Date
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Saturday - 4/8/2006
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Time
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5:30 PM
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Location
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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i
Community Gallery
2454 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96826
For more information call (808) 945-7633
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Cost
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FREE
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From stock car races at Old Stadium Park to tofu being sold door to door in five-gallon cans. Didn't know Mo¯'ili'ili had such a past? Learn about the area's different neighborhoods and history when Laura Ruby--co-curator of the exhibition, Mo¯'ili'ili--The Life of a Community at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i (JCCH), and researcher of the new book that shares the same name--will give a slideshow presentation, entitled Mo¯'ili'ili Neighborhoods, on the diverse areas that make up this community on Saturday, April 8, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the JCCH Gallery Theatre. Attendees are also encouraged to share their own Mo¯'ili'ili memories. Admission is free.
Sponsored by Central Pacific Bank, the new exhibition at the JCCH is a sampling of the book, Mo¯'ili'ili--The Life of a Community, published by the Moiliili Community Center (MCC). Exhibition admission is free. The exhibition is open until Friday, May 5. JCCH gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, call the JCCH at (808) 945-7633. The book is available for purchase at the JCCH. Book cost is $26.95 (tax not included) for JCCH members; $29.95 (tax not included) for non-members.
"The book and exhibition uniquely brings together quite a pool of background information, research and oral histories on Mo¯'ili'ili," said Ruby, an art professor at the University of Hawai'i at Ma¯noa who was introduced to the book project four years ago. "We talk about factual information about the area and share personal stories, and we want to showcase the actual personal items and photos from the book in this exhibit."
First named Waiki¯ki¯ Waena then Kamoiliili, today's Mo¯'ili'ili is a community on the island of O'ahu, with boundaries that include the Ala Wai Canal, the Ma¯noa Stream, the Ka¯newai area, Dole Street to University Avenue, University Avenue to the freeway, and the freeway to Isenberg Street and makai to the canal, Ruby explained.
The 400-page book began as a vision of the Moiliili Community Center board of directors when more than 12 years ago, long-time residents began gathering at the JCCH and MCC to talk about the history of Mo¯'ili'ili.
"There were old timers who remembered what Mo¯'ili'ili was like before Kapi'olani Boulevard came in," said Ruby. "There were also stock car races at the stadium [what is now Old Stadium Park] and sake was brewed in this area. With all those types of stories, people kept saying, 'we should have a book, we should write a book.'"
Then, during the annual Discover Mo¯'ili'ili Festival, privately-owned photographs as well as photographs from Hawai'i's archives were exhibited. These became the first resources for the MCC Mo¯'ili'ili History and Oral History Project Committee, which formed in 2002. The black and white photos stirred enthusiasm and revived long-forgotten stories that were recorded in more than forty family oral histories by the committee, said Ruby.
Co-curator of the exhibition, Lila Gardner, said the oral histories, "give a face to the history," she said.
Gardner, who is the programs director at the Moiliili Community Center, conducted several of the interviews that sometimes included not just one person's memory but conversations between siblings who grew up in Mo¯'ili'ili. "It's a kind of detail you don't get from research or a photograph," she said. "It's a personal story that adds life to this exhibition and book."
Both Gardner and Ruby said they are excited to unveil the exhibition.
"I hope our project guides other community's to do similar things," said Ruby, who has lived in Mo¯'ili'ili since 1980. "In Mo¯'ili'ili--The Life of a Community we covered events that happened; people that came to this area; legacies that are there. It's a great reference point, and will remind people of the rich history of the area."
JCCH Gallery Director Christy Takamune explained the JCCH is delighted to host the Mo¯'ili'ili exhibition in its gallery. "The JCCH is proud to be a part of the Mo¯'ili'ili community and we wanted to support Moiliili Community Center's wonderful project."
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i (JCCH), a non-profit organization, strives to strengthen our diverse community by educating present and future generations in the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai'i. Located in Mo¯'ili'ili, the Center features a Community and Historical Gallery, Resource Center, Kenshikan martial arts do¯jo¯, Seiko¯an Japanese teahouse and Gift Shop. For more information call (808) 945-7633
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