New Year’s Reception 2024
On January 24, 2024, Governor Josh Green and First Lady Jaime Green graciously opened Washington Place to the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) for our annual New Year’s Reception celebration.
To kick off the Year of the Dragon, JASH President Reyna Kaneko along with Governor Josh Green, Deputy Consul General Mikio Izawa, Vice Admiral Blake Converse, JASH Board Chair Karen Knudsen, Deputy Managing Director Krishna Jayaram and Linda Rodrigues of Hilton Grand Vacations, Presenting Sponsor of the reception participated in the Kagami Wari ceremony to ring in the New Year.
(L-R) Krishna Jayaram, Karen Knudsen, Blake Converse, Josh Green, Linda Rodrigues, Reyna Kaneko and Mikio Izawa
The evening entertainment line up started with a thunderous performance by Ryugen Taiko headed by Nolan Miyahara and his group of Taiko drummers.
Ryugen Taiko
We were honored to welcome Anju Madoka of Madoka no Kai who performed solo as well as a duet with Nolan Miyahara of Ryugen Taiko.
[L-R] Anju Madoka, Nolan Miyahara
In addition, Darin Miyashiro performed music on the koto beautifully. It was an evening of fantastic entertainment!
Darin Miyashiro
Guests enjoyed delicious dishes prepared by JASH Corporate Member ZETTON, Inc. who is the parent company of the restaurants: ALOHA TABLE, ALOHA STEAK HOUSE, Goofy café & dine, HEAVENLY Island Lifestyle, ZIGU, CAMADO RAMEN TAVERN, The Seaside and natuRe Waikiki.
Special JASH New Year’s Plate by ZETTON, Inc.
[Top L-R] Mikio Izawa, Peter Dames, Blake Converse, Karen Knudsen, Sal Miwa
[Bottom L-R] Amy Converse, Reyna Kaneko, Nancy Miwa
[L-R] Tyler Hiranaka, Jessica Muranaka, Steve Dyer, Courtney Honda and Cosmo Hirai
[L-R] Lois Shimada, Derek Kanoa, Linda Rodrigues and Megumi Haubner
Our sincerest gratitude to our members, partners and guests who helped make our New Year’s Reception a success!
