Arts. The show has toured ten cities nationwide including the theatres on Oahu, the neighboring Hawaiian islands, New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. After its successful debut in Hiroshima in 2023, “Peace On Your Wings” has been invited back to Hiroshima by Mayor Matsui to be a central commemoration event of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing in August 2025. A cast of 32 Oahu-based young performers have been assembled to perform the show in Honolulu, Fukuoka, and Hiroshima in July/August 2025. The three city performance tour honors the historic sister partnership between Honolulu and Hiroshima City, as well as the sister partnership between the State of Hawaii and Hiroshima Prefecture. This event has had a profound impact on the students who have traveled with the show, inspiring them to embrace their role recovery was not granted, she continued to inspire others with her unwavering spirit. Sadako passed away in 1955, at the young age of 12. After her death, her story touched the hearts of many. Her middle school friends, along with youth, teachers, and peace activists throughout Japan, rallied to honor her and all the innocent children who had suffered as a result of the atomic bomb. They raised funds to build a monument in her memory—a statue of Sadako holding a crane, with a plaque that reads, “This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world.” The monument, which stands outside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, became a symbol of peace and a reminder of the tragic impact of war on innocent lives. “Peace On Your Wings” was written by two local writers, Ohana Arts executive director Jenny Taira and co-artistic director Laurie Rubin, and is produced by Ohana “...the cast and crew will embark on a performance tour to Hiroshima and Fukuoka, Japan by invitation from the city of Hiroshima” 76 HAWAII PARENT May/June 2025
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