Added January 21, 2012. Upcoming Lecture at the Univerity of Hawaii. Please let your friends know.

Karate in the Ryukyu Kingdom, Okinawa Prefecture, and Hawaii
How is Okinawan Culture Spread through Karate?

• Speakers: Sensei Pat Nakata (Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate Association) &
  Charles C. Goodin (Hawaii Karate Museum)

• Date: February 9, 2012 (Thursday)

• Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm

• Location: Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)

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Karate: From Okinawa to Hawaii (Posted for reference only. Exhibit has ended.) An exhibit featuring historical images of Karate in prewar Hawaii, weapons, and artifacts from the collection of the Hawaii Karate Museum UH Manoa Hamilton Library, Bridge Gallery July 1, 2009 to August 28, 2009 See photos from the Exhibit at the Center for Japanese Studies website Karate & Kobudo Demonstration Featuring members of the Hawaii Karate Kenkyukai UH Manoa Art Department Auditorium Sunday, July 12, 2009 from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Map showing the locations of the Art Auditorium and Hamilton Library Karate Lecture "The Early Transmission of Karate from Okinawa to Hawaii" Charles C. Goodin, Director Hawaii Karate Museum UH Manoa Hamilton Library, Room 301 Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 3 p.m. For more information, please click here for the event flyer See the Honolulu Advertiser article about the events: How Karate Reached Hawaii. Sunday, July 5, 2009. Page D5, Island Life section Click here for the Full Sized YouTube Video For Facebook members: Click here for the Full Sized Facebook Video

E Komo Mai!

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Visit the online presentation of: "Hawai`i Karate Roots: 105 Years of Karate in Hawaii." Welcome to the Hawaii Karate Museum. Our purpose is to collect, archive, and display historic Karate materials, including: photographs, books, articles, weapons, training equipment, uniforms, etc. We are in the initial collection and documentation phase which should take approximately three years. At that time, we will seek to raise funds for a permanent facility to display our collection and house our library. In the meantime, we will make selected items available for viewing on the internet.  All Pages Books Only   Subscribe to Hawaii Karate Museum Announcement List at Google Groups Email: Please also visit the website of our sister organization, the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai, for a wealth of information about the history of Karate in Hawaii, including many online articles.

Miyashiro, Azama, Higashionna & Uehara Honolulu, 1933

Rare Karate Book Collection

Check out our growing Rare Karate Book Collection. Books Sorted by Decades Main Page 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Currently, about 500 titles are listed beginning with Gichin Funokoshi's Ryukyu Kenpo Toudi (1922) and Rentan Goshin Toudi Jutsu (1925), Choki Motobu's Okinawa Kenpo Toudi Jutsu Kumite-Hen (1926) and Watashi no Karate Jutsu (1932), Mizuho Mutsu's Karate Kenpo, as well as books from Hawaii's own, Professor Henry S. Okazaki, The Science of Self-Defense for Girls & Women (1929), and Professor James M. Mitose, What Is Self Defense? Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu (1953/47).

Magazine Collection

The centerpiece of our growing collection is the John D. Pell Collection consisting of over 500 magazines, including:

• The first 25 years of Black Belt magazine
  (Volume 1, No. 1 (1961) through Volume 26, No.7 (1988)

• The first 14 years of Inside Kung-Fu
  Volume 1, No. 1 (1973) through Volume 15, No. 6 (1988)

• Samurai: The Magazine of Karate-Do and Oriental Culture
  Volume 1, No. 1 (1971) through Volume 3, No.3 (1972)

• Samurai: Official Publication of All-American Karate Federation
  Volume 1, No. 1 (1974) through Volume 3, No.3 (1974)

Other magaziines, such as Martial Arts Hawaii Magazine, Fighting Arts Hawaii (1970's version), Furyu: The Budo Journal, Fighting Arts Hawaii (2000 version), etc., are listed in our Rare Karate Book Collection.

On Display

• Added 6/5/01: Karate Stamps & First Day Covers.

Donations

The Hawaii Karate Museum is a division of the Hikari Institute, a Hawaii non-profit corporation and federally tax exempt organization under IRC 501(c)(3). We depend upon public support to fund our research and education programs. You are welcome to review our tax exempt documentation. There are two ways to make monetary donations to the Hikari Institute:

• Please click on the PayPal image to make a secure online
  credit card payment (by VISA or Master Card).

• Please click here for a Donation Form. You can print the
  form and send a donation to us by mail.

A donation of any size would be greatly appreciated and we will send you a receipt for your tax records. You can also support us by purchasing books, videos or other items from our online bookstore.

Book Donations. Many books were generously donated to us and we are always seeking acquisitions, particularly of older titles. If you have any historic Karate books, manuals, scrolls, magazines, photographs, weapons, or other items, please consider donating or selling them to the Hawaii Karate Museum. Please contact Charles C. Goodin at goodin@hawaii.rr.com for further information, or send items to:

Charles C. Goodin
Hawaii Karate Museum
98-211 Pali Momi Street #640
Aiea, Hawaii 96701 USA

Aloha!

Do you have any Karate artifacts that you would like to donate to the Hawaii Karate Museum or would you like to contribute funds to help us? If so, please contact us. Mahalo!

Charles C. Goodin, President Hawaii Karate Museum 98-211 Pali Momi Street, Suite 640 Aiea, Hawaii 96701 USA tel: (808) 488-5773 fax: (808) 488-5773 e-mail: goodin@hawaii.rr.com

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The spirit of Karate is the Aloha spirit

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