MidWeek Central - Nov 16, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16, 2022
GETTING A BOOST
Spectrum provides a digital education grant to a Whitmore group.
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ALOHA SPIRIT
Wolfhound soldiers from Schofield Barracks bring cheer to orphaned keiki in Japan. SEE PAGE 5
Kendo Federation Features Area Dojos
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
COSTUMED CREATIVITY
(From left) Gage and Mikayla Martinez, KSSK’s Sweetie Pacarro, Lokela Fao and Kiana Orosco pose for a photo during Mililani Shopping Center’s Frightfully Delightful Halloween event. ANTHONY CONSILLIO PHOTO
TBY KYLE GALDEIRA
he tradition and rich history of kendo is passed down from teacher to student and traces its roots back a thousand
years to the samurai warriors of premodern Japan.
Tusha Buntin started practicing the modern Japanese martial art of kendo at the age of 12 in Fukuoka, Japan, where he studied the art for four years. Upon returning to Hawai‘i, he became a member of the Hawai‘i Kendo Fed- eration in 1982 and has been involved with the practice for the past four decades.
“Kendo has been an integral part of my edu- cation in Japanese culture and language,” says Buntin, a Seventh Dan Kyoshi (seventh rank of black belt and second level teacher’s status) who serves as a member of the Hawai‘i Kendo Federation board of directors and heads the or- ganization’s education committee.
“Our tradition is based on the use and princi- ples of the Japanese katana (sword),” he adds.
Hawai‘i Kendo Federation is one of the old- est federations to practice and teach kendo after World War II — even when compared to Japan
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