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                                                                                                                 Exchange students Emi and Michelle - August 09, 2011

Japan students to Hawaii

 

Year

Dates

Names

Where at and dates. . .

       

 **2010

Aug. 9 - Aug. 17

Tamae Otsuka, Aya Matsuzawa

no host Oahu:  Honolulu 9 to 10; Kauai 10 to 11; Maui 11 to 13; Hawaii 13 to 15; Honolulu 15 to 17.

       

**2008

July 29 - Aug. 6

Kayo Fujiwara, Marissa Toyoda

no host  Hawaii:  Honolulu 29 to 31; Kauai 31 to 2nd; Maui 2 to 4; Oahu 4 to 6.

       

**2006

August 8 - 18

Yuika Inagaki, An Na Jo

no host Honolulu:  Hawaii 9 to 11; Maui 11 to 14; Kauai 14 to 17; Oahu 17 to 18.

       

**2004

August 2 - 11

Miyuki Okita, Maki Goto

no host Maui:  Honolulu 2 to 4; Hawaii 4 to 7, Kauai 7 to 9, Oahu 9 to 11.

       

2002

August 4 - 13

Sayaka Kawase, Keiko Kubo

no host Kauai:  Honolulu 4 to 6; Hawaii 6 to 8, Maui 8 to 11, Oahu 11 to 13.

       

   2000

August 10 -23

Reiko Okazaki  Yuko Hironaka

no host Honolulu:  Honolulu 10*,  Kauai 11 to 14; Maui 14 to 17; August 17 to 20?;  Hawaii 20 to 23.

 

* Rose Nakamura - homestay, 1st night, Bishop’s Dinner

** As requested by Honzan, the girls will stay at a hotel on their first night and last night in Hawaii.

Hawaii students to Japan

 

Year

Dates

Names

Where at. . .

       

2011

July 27 - Aug. 9

Emi Hashi (Makawao, Maui),

Michelle Soga (Kahului, Maui)

Homestay:  Kyoto

       

2009

July 30 - Aug. 11

Maitri Soga (Kahului, Maui),

Robyn Taniguchi (Hilo, Hawaii)

Homestay:  Kyoto, Hiroshima, Toyama

   

 

 

2007

July 18 - July 31

Clarynne Ishikawa,

Carolyn Taira

Homestay:  Kyoto & Nara

       

2005

July 28 - Aug. 8

Raimi Ishikawa, Erika Masaki

Homestay:  Yamaguchi , 2 host families

       

2003

July 25 - Aug. 5

Holly Mizuno,

Kristine Taniguchi

Homestay:  Kinosaki-Toyooka, Osaka

       

2001

July 30 - Aug. 13

Stacey Onishi, Karlen Suga

Homestay:  Niigata, Chiba, Tokyo, Yokaiichi

       

1999

July 25 - Aug. 5

Tabita Kobata

Homestay:  Fukui, Toyama, Kokubu

 

submitted by Sylvia Ishikawa, Fujinkai Exchange Student Committee Chair person

 

Complete list of student exchange girls attending from Hawaii from 1971 - 1997.   Edited by Donna Higashi   March 2008
 

 

1997

 

Kathy Taira, Edlyn Muneto

 
       

1995

July 24 - Aug. 7

Kari Miyamoto, Celeste Nagata

Homestay: Shiga-ken, Osaka

       

1993

 

Susan Kakuda, Aiko Shibuya, Rona Yagi

 
       

1991

July 25 - Aug. 8

Susan Asato, Janice Kamemoto

(homestay 8 families)

       

1990

July 25 - Aug. 7

Megumi Makino, Michele Pabila

 
       

1989

   

postponed because of HHMH Centennial Celebration

       

1987

 

Candace Imada, Caroline Otani

 
       

1985

 

Luly Nakanish, Ann Okano

 
       

1983

 

Yumi Kawaji, Shelly Ushio

 
       

1980

July 23 - Aug. 10

Rene Ojiri, Yvonne Takeshita

 
       

1976

 

Maya Fujitani, Penny Tomiyama

 
       

1971*

 

Jan Aratani, Gail Mamura

* (1st participants selected after resolution to adopt the Student Exchange program was passed at the 3rd World Buddhist Women’s Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii June 1967)