WELCOME BACK TO "LIVING
808."
THE JAPANESE CULTURAL SENT HER
HAWAI'I HOLDS ITS SUMMER CRAFTS
AND FAIR EVERY SECOND SATURDAY
DURING THE SECOND MONTH.
THE NEXT EVENT IS COMING UP THIS
SATURDAY.
HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT,
KEN AND LEZ KOZUKI WHO IS ONE OF
THE FEATURED VENDORS.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
TELL US ABOUT THIS EVENT.
IT'S THE SECOND SATURDAY.
OF THE MONTH, SO AUGUST 11TH,
THE SATURDAY, AND THE NEXT ONE
IS ALSO ON SEPTEMBER.
OKAY.
BASICALLY IT'S WE INVITE
VENDORS FROM ALL OVER THE ISLAND
AND THEY BRING IN THEIR
COLLECTABLES, THEIR ANTIQUES AND
SOME OTHER CRAFTS ALONG WITH
THEM SO YOU GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF
STUFF.
YOU GOT DOLLS, YOU GOT A WHOLE
BUNCH OF RANGE OF ITEMS THAT YOU
CAN SHOP.
YOU HAD ME AT SHOPPING.
BUT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
THE CENTER.
IT HELPS RAISE FUNDS FOR THE
CENTER.
IT HELPS US RAISE FUNDS FOR
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH NOT
ONLY SUPPORTS OUR GALLERY THAT
WE HAVE IN OUR MUSEUM BUT ALSO
IT HELPS US FUND SCHOOL
BUSINESSES, OUTREACH PROGRAMS
THAT WE HAVE A AT THE CENTER.
TERRIFIC.
LAST YEAR ONE OF THE FEATURED
VENDORS THIS SATURDAY, TELL US
ABOUT YOUR COMPANY AND ALSO ALL
OF THE BEAUTIFUL ITEMS YOU'VE
GOT IN TODAY.
IT'S FROM THE GIFT SHOP AND I
MAKE SOME ITEMS MADE SOME
VINTAGE JAPANESE KIMONO.
WOW.
WHERE DO YOU GET IT FROM?
THE GIFT CENTER ITSELF,
JAPAN, THE REAL OLD, THE REVENGE
UNIVERSITY THINGS.
VINTAGE KEY MOANO.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE PIECES
YOU PROUD IN SOME WHAT I LIKE TO
TELL PEOPLE IS I'M ATTEMPTING TO
RECYCLE AND UP CYCLE INTO
ACCESSORIES THAT YOU CAN BUY
THAT GIVES YOU THAT SPECIAL
GENUINE PIECE OF HISTORY YOU CAN
WEAR AND THIS IS MADE FROM A
1912 TO 1926 KIMONO.
I'VE ADDED DIFFERENT PIECES ON
EACH END.
THIS IS ONE MADE FROM EIGHT
DIFFERENT PIECES.
THAT'S MADE INTO A SCARF.
THAT'S A PILLOW THAT'S MADE FROM
VINTAGE EGYPTIAN OBI.
OKAY.
I LOVE ALL OF THIS.
THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND I
LOVE THE WORD UPCYCLE.
YOU CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO
THROW AWAY SOMETHING THAT'S NOT
BEING WORN.
YOU CAN TURN IT INTO BEAUTIFUL
SCARFS, LIKE YOU SAID, A
BEAUTIFUL PILLOW.
THESE CONTINUE TO BE TREASURES
AND THINGS YOU CAN PASS DOWN
THROUGH THE GENERATIONED.
I AGREE.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
THESE ARE ITEMS THAT YOU CAN
FIND AT THE GIFT SHOP.
YOU CAN FIND THESE ITEMS AT
THE GIFT SHOP.
THESE ARE DONATED GENEROUSLY
FROM OUR MEMBERS AND THE
COMMUNITY AT-LARGE.
WE CLEAN THEM UP A LITTLE BIT
AND TRY TO FIND THEM A HOME.
HOW WOULD YOU SAY JAPANESE
CULTURE AFFECTS CONTEMPORARY
HAWAI'I?
IT AFFECTS EVERYBODY BECAUSE
WE ARE A MELTING POT HERE.
EVERYONE'S CULTURE IS EFFECTIVE.
WE HAVE THE FOODS, JAPANESE
FOOD.
WE TOOK OFF OUR SLIPPERS AT
HOME.
SOME OF OUR VALUES ARE JAPANESE
AS WELL LIKE KINDNESS AND
HONESTY, PERSEVERANCE.
THOSE ARE VERY JAPANESE
QUALITIES.
THE EVENT IS THIS SATURDAY.
9-1.
OKAY AND PARKING.
PARKING IS FREE IF YOU SPEND
$10 IN THE GIFT SHOP.
SO JUST KEEP YOUR RECEIPT.
YOU'LL KEEP YOUR RECEIPT AT THE
GIFT SHOP AND WE'LL VALIDATE THE
PARKING FOR YOU.
9-1 SATURDAY.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO ON DOWN
AND SUPPORT THE JAPANESE CULTURE
CENTER.
AND THEN CHECK OUT ALL HILO
THESE BEAUTIFUL ITEMS.
THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY
VENDORS.
HOW MANY VENDORS WILL BE THERE?
THERE'S ABOUT 15 VENDORS.
IT IS NOT LIKE SOME OF THE
BIGGER ONES, YOU WON'T GET LOST
TO THE CROWD.
IT'S NICE.
YOU GET TO MEET SOME OF THESE
VENDORS, YOU GET TO KNOW THEM .
BECAUSE WE HAVE THEM OVER
SEVERAL MONTHS, YOU GET TO KIND
OF GET TO KNOW THEM VERY WELL.
LEZ, THIS IS REALLY WONDERFUL
THAT PEOPLE WILL GET TO MEET YOU
AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE TIME
AND EFFORT THAT IT TOOK TO MAKE
THESE PIECES.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS NICE.
THAT'S WHAT I LOVE BA FARMER'S
MARKETS TOO, YOU GET TO MEET THE
FARMER AND LEARN ABOUT HOW THEY
MADE THESE BEAUTIFUL PIECES.
ONE ON ONE.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE EVENT IS SATURDAY FROM 9-1.
QUESTION ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO
ON DOWN.
FREE PARKING IF YOU SPEND $10 AT