September is Give Aloha month!

Give Aloha is Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts Program. Throughout September, customers may donate up to $249 to Taiko Arts Center or other Give Aloha registered non-profit organizations, at any Foodland, Sack N Save, or Foodland Farms checkout. One hundred percent of your gift addressed for TAC will go directly to TAC, and Foodland will match a portion of your contribution.

Your support helps TAC provide scholarships for Taiko Center of the Pacific Fellows, support workshops and performances, re-skin taiko used by students, and develop projects that keep the art of taiko thriving in our community.

How to donate:

1. Enter your Maika’i phone number or present your Maika’i card at checkout.
2. Tell the cashier: “I’d like to make a $_____ donation to Taiko Arts Center, #78462.”
3. Review your receipt to confirm that the organization name and donation amount are correct.

Give Aloha runs from September 1 through September 30, 2026.

Every contribution helps, and Foodland’s matching gift makes your support go even further. Please feel free to share the attached flyer with family, friends, and others who would like to support taiko.

Mahalo for your consideration and continued support!

Aloha all! Hope everyone is doing well and safe from the weather conditions.

Fall Session I Registration is now open.
Edo Kotobuki Jishi (Lion Dance MAI, and Taiko Drumming) classes are BACK!
Please register at:
https://taiko-center-of-the-pacific-387153.square.site/current-upcoming-sessions

Schedule is as follows:

Sundays (September 13 – October 18)
9 am Taiko Tots
10 am Family Taiko
10 am Edo Kotobuki Jishi TAIKO (drumming)
11 am Edo Kotobuki Jishi MAI (dance)
11 am Hana Hachijo & KiHoAloha combined
12 pm Adult Beginning Taiko I
1 pm Adult Beginning Taiko II
1 pm Youth Beginning Taiko I
2 pm Youth Beginning Taiko II
2 pm Adult Intermediate Taiko
3 pm Bon Taiko (adults & youth mixed)
3 pm Youth Intermediate Taiko
4 pm Odaiko Beginning I
4-5:50 pm Youth Performing Ensemble & Trainees (Permission Required)
5 pm Uchikomi

Mondays ONLINE only (September 14 – October 19)
4 pm Drills for Skills ONLINE
5 pm Adult Intermediate ONLINE

Tuesdays (September 15 – October 20)
5 pm Uchikomi
6 pm Adult Performance Training (Permission Required)
7 pm Adult Performing Ensemble (Permission Required)

Thursdays (September 17 – October 22)
5 pm Odaiko Beginning II
6 pm Adult Beginning II
7 pm Adult Intermediate
8 pm Adult Performing Ensemble (Permission Required)

FALL Session II is: October 25 – December 10
NO classes on November 15 (Sun), 23 (Mon), 24 (Tues
Bonenkai is Saturday, December 12.

THANK YOU for your participation!

Due to the impending storm and the closure of Department of Education facilities, all Taiko Center of the Pacific classes scheduled for Sunday, August 16, have been canceled.

Make-up classes will be held on Sunday, September 6:

Time	Class
9:00 a.m.	Taiko Tots
10:00 a.m.	Family Taiko
11:00 a.m.	Hachijo
12:00 p.m.	Adult Beginning I
1:00 p.m.	Adult Beginning II
1:00 p.m.	Youth Beginning I
2:00 p.m.	Youth Beginning II
2:00 p.m.	Youth Intermediate — time change for September 6 only
2:00 p.m.	Adult Intermediate
3:00 p.m.	Bon Taiko

Class	Make-up class
Sunday Odaiko I	Thursday Odaiko II on August 20 or 27 at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Uchikomi	Tuesday Uchikomi on August 18 or 25 at 5:00 p.m.

The Youth Group make-up time will be announced separately. If you cannot attend a make-up class and would like to request a refund, please reply directly to the email sent to students on August 14.

Please stay safe, and thank you for your understanding and kōkua.

A couple of important class schedule changes:

• There will be no classes on Thursday August 13 due to Washington Middle School’s open house. Classes scheduled for that day will be rescheduled for September 3.
  
• Our Fall 1 session will now run from September 13 through October 22, instead of September 7 through October 18.

Please update your calendars! We look forward to seeing you in class!

The popular Taiko Tots for Summer Session II is full to capacity and now closed.
The next opportunity will be Fall session I (September 13-October 22).
Registration for Fall Session I will be towards the end of August.

ALSO, due to unforseen circumstances, the Edo Kotobuki Jishi classes, both taiko, and mai (dance), have been cancelled for Summer Session II. Classes will remain on hiatus until further notice.

To join the listserv and be notified of updates, write to: taikoarts@gmail.com
MAHALO for your kokua and understanding.