78 HAWAII PARENT May/June 2025 ed for a family audience, and parents are encouraged to bring their children to see the show. Despite the tragedy of the true story, the remembered story is one of peace, hope, and resilience. “There are many uplifting facets of Sadako’s story. She was funny and playful. Her hospital roommate said that Sadako was lovingly called the mayor of the Red Cross Hospital, always getting the children to have fun and play in spite of a grave situation, so there are lots of elements of humor, as well as touching, inspirational moments that make her story so uplifting,” says Jenny Taira, the show’s composer. Performances take place at the Kennedy Theatre on campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa for a total of four performances for the general public on Saturday July 12, at 2:00 and 7:30 PM, and on Sunday July 13, at 2:00 and 7:30 PM. Tickets can be purchased at ohanaarts.org. as peace ambassadors. “My favorite part of the trip was singing a song from our show at the monument as we delivered the cranes we had folded in honor of Sadako,” says Maya Nakamoto, a cast member who has been with the show since its premiere at Leeward Community College in 2014. “I loved singing the finale with the students from Hiroshima high schools joining us on stage,” says Madison Mattoon who plays Sadako’s best friend in the show. “Peace On Your Wings” is recommend- “…an ancient Japanese legend that said if a person folded 1,000 paper cranes, their wish would be granted”
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