

Sun, Aug 04
|Honokaa
The Voice of Hiroshima & On a Paper Crane
Special Presentation by Masafumi Honda, University of Hawaii Japanese Studies Program, with Animated Film "On a Paper Crane" and Origami Crane making.
Time & Location
Aug 04, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Honokaa, 45-3574 Mamane St, Honokaa, HI 96727, USA
About the Event
Voice of Hiroshima: Before and After A-Bomb 2024." - Special presentation by Masafumi Honda, University of Hawaii Japanese Studies Program, with a paper crane, Orizuru, workshop after the presentation.
We want to start at 1 pm and a moment of silence at 1:15 pm (8:15 am Japan time).
On a Paper Crane. A story of Sadako, ayoung child survivor "Hibakusha" in Hiroshima.
A young girl named Tomoko visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. There she has a mysterious meeting with Sadako, the little girl who was 2 years old when the U.S. dropped the bomb on her city during WWII and 11 when she died from the effects of radiation poisoning. Sadako takes Tomoko on an eye-opening journey.
Please email masafumi@hawaii.edu for more information.