Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation

The Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation had the honor of hosting the China Soong Ching Foundation on May 16 and 17, 2024. The distinguished delegation, led by Secretary General Zhang Jimin, visited Iolani School and Punahou School, where Dr. Sun Yat-sen received his education. The two foundations exchanged ideas for future cooperation, resulting in a very fruitful visit. The China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (CSCLF) is one of the most important and influential foundations in China. Established in 1982, the foundation is renowned for its contributions to international and cross-strait exchanges, as well as youth welfare and education projects. The foundation…

A blessing and lei-draping ceremony was held on November 21, 2022, for the nearly half-acre Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park on the makai side of the Hawaii Theatre Center in downtown Honolulu. This event marked the completion of renovations to the park, achieved through partnerships between the City of Honolulu and neighboring businesses. The park’s original landscape was cleaned and paved and the statue of its namesake moved from the corner farthest from the street to the center of the park. Trees and shrubbery commonly found in Chinese gardens — including bamboo, Hong Kong orchid and pak lan — were…

The year 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of sister-city relations between the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, and the City of Zhongshan, Guangdong. During the past twenty-five years, the two cities have worked together on many exchange programs and collaborative projects in many fields, including trade, culture, healthcare, education and so on, which have brought benefits to both cities as well as built a close and deep friendship between our citizens. In 2016, the orchestra of Punahou School visited Zhongshan City. During this visit, Punahou School and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Secondary School signed a sister-school…

November 12, 2019 was the 153rd anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen. In the afternoon on this day, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Library and the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawai‘i Foundation jointly organized a soft opening of the “Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling Research Room” on the fourth floor of Hamilton Library on the Mānoa campus. UH president David Lassner, interim University Librarian Monica Ghosh, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawai‘i Foundation Chairman of the Board Warren Luke, and associate director of the UH Center for Chinese Studies Cynthia Ning made congratulatory speeches. The Research Room is located in…

Coming Soon…… Sun Yat-Sen and Soong Ching Ling Research Room at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Hamilton Library   Hamilton Library holds a research collection of ~500 titles relating to the life and work of revolutionary Chinese leader Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and his wife the philanthropist Soong Ching Ling. Descendants of the Sun family as well as organizations dedicated to carrying on the legacy of Sun and Soong have donated books, materials, artifacts for the Research Room. The Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation and supporters of Sun and Soong are currently raising funds to name the Research Room in…

People in Hawai‘i say that the islands have birthed two presidents—Sun Yat-sen of China and Barack Obama of the U.S.—so that Hawai‘i can be said to have influenced not only the West but also the East.  This observation reflects on the inclusiveness of Hawai‘i’s multicultural society, which is like that of the Pacific Ocean surrounding it, encompassing as it does an infinite number of living creatures and their activities. Hawai‘i has a special significance for Sun Yat-sen. In June, 1879, the 13-year old Sun first arrived in Hawai‘i, relying on support from his older brother Sun Mei who was making…

November 10, 2017 Lahaina honors the life and achievements of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, known as The Father of Modern China, and the town’s Chinese heritage during this annual festival at Wo Hing Museum and Cookhouse on Front Street. Enjoy a film tribute and historical displays depicting the Sun family connection from Maui to China (available all day). Try Chinese martial arts on the lawn, or cultural art activities like calligraphy, knot tying and paper cutting. Attend a presentation in the old Cookhouse on the significance of Dr. Sun’s work and Lahaina’s Chinese roots. Listen to traditional music performed on the…