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Hawaii Tokai International College held its first "Bi-Annual Student Talent Show" in the College Cafeteria during the fourth week of the Summer Term on July 22, 23, and 24. Emceed by Class President Hirofumi Takasaki (July 22, 23) and College Prep Coordinator Nicholas Delzotto (July 24), the three-day event featured performances by College Preparatory students, College Liberal Arts (A.A degree program) students and some HTIC staff. Judges were impressed by the vast range of talent that was showcased in the show. Three performers demonstrated musical talent by playing different selections on the French horn, violin, and trumpet. These acts were joined by three other musical entries, two of which (teams of two students apiece) performed different original versions of music by the group "Green Day" and the third, an act that featured song and dance. In addition to these musical acts, other participants performed dance, stand-up comedy, magic, animal balloon-making, acrobatic cheerleading moves, and skateboarding (this last event was held outdoors).

In the end, the judges gave awards to these top acts:

1st Place: Mana Shiokawa / Moe Saito (Acrobatic Cheerleading Routine)
2nd place: Ayana Oshima / Otono Naniwa (Singing / Dance Performance)
3rd place: Takuma Hirako / Yuki Hirohata – (Magic Act)

Here are all the acts that performed each day:

Tuesday, July 22
Emcee: Hirofumi Takasaki
Kenshi Ichinomori - Violin (Titanic theme – “My Heart Will Go On”)
David Oshima - Japanese Stand-up Comedy
Kota Hobara - Hip Hop Dancing Routine
Takuma Hirako / Yuki Hirohata – Magic Act

Wednesday, July 23
Emcee: Hirofumi Takasaki
Kosuke Hashida – Trumpet (Disney’s “When you Wish Upon a Star”)
Yuki Tamura - Balloon Animals
Mayumi Yoshida - French Horn (Titanic Theme)
Narumi Sugimura – Dancing Routine

Thursday, July 24
Emcee: Nicholas Delzotto
Yukihiro Bando / Hirofumi Takasaki - Singing / Guitar (Green Day – “Time of Your Life”)
Yuya Nakagami / Kousuke Muramoto - Singing / Piano (Green Day)
Ayana Oshima / Otono Naniwa - Singing / Dance Routine
Mana Shiokawa / Moe Saito – Acrobatic Cheerleading
Kento Takahashi - SkateboardingJumps
Special Dance, Comedy Performance by Student Government Officers (Akiko, Yuki, Sherwood, and Andrew)

HTIC’s next Talent Show is scheduled for the Winter Term (January-March 2009). Interested participants please contact Student Support Specialist, Andrew Fujimoto, for more information.

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On Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, approximately 20 HTIC students participated in two events hosted by the Palolo Lion’s Club to honor 25 international students from 13 countries: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, England, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Turkey. The HTIC students were invited as guests to the first event, but worked as volunteers in the second event as a part of the College’s efforts to encourage service learning in the local community.

The first event, held on Friday at the Palolo Community Center in Palolo Valley, Honolulu, was the “International Youth Summer Camp Pool Party.” HTIC students enjoyed a memorable night of fun interacting with the international students as well as with local MAAC and HCAP youths from Palolo Valley. Students were treated to pool time, a buffet dinner, and a movie presentation and award ceremony given by the local MAAP group. The pool party helped the visiting international students relax at the end of a three week summer camp that took them to beautiful sites on Oahu and Maui.

Those HTIC students who attended the pool party were Masato Ariga, Yaeko Okano, Hitomi Yahagi, Yoshimi Araki, Narumi Sugimura, Atsuto Matsumoto, Terumasa Kanzaki, Ken Hamanaka, Haruka Ishiwata, Kota Hobara, and Emi Iwai.

At the second event held on Saturday, about ten HTIC students volunteered time to serve food at the Lion’s International Youth Camp Farewell Dinner. This dinner was held at the Jarrett Middle School Cafeteria, with Lion’s Club members from all over the island coming together to say farewell to the international students. The three-hour dinner party showcased the many talents of the international students as they performed hula and an impressive “haka,” a traditional New Zealand warrior dance. It was apparent that the students put a lot of time into their practice for this performance. The evening was topped off with everyone holding hands and singing "Aloha O’e."

The HTIC students enjoyed volunteering and helping out with this community event. They worked hard in setting up, serving, and cleaning up for the farewell dinner on Saturday in honor of the international student visitors. Hopefully, they will learn from their experiences, encourage others to help out in the community, and continue to expand their own service learning experiences.

The ten students who volunteered at the Farewell Dinner were: Ayako Sato, Yurina Nakamura, Moeka Dobashi, Kosuke Muramoto, Masato Ariga, Yuko Watanabe, Emi Iwai, Mana Shiokawa, Ryohei Suzuki, and Shun Suzuki.