People that played Go at the club during 2026:
Ayal, Bryan, Chung Sik, Devon, Masa, Andrew, Hongguang, Hyungsub, Joe, Julien, Guy, David, Inwhan, Chris, Cameron, Joshua, Yoshinobu, Anna, Camille, Gabriel, Stan, Kayla, Megan C.
Out of town visitors:
Stephane (France), Dean (Korea), Lee (California)
Meeting Place
January to December 2026 - Club continues to meet at its Salt Lake location every Saturday from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
Events:
January 11, 2026 - Participated in the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii 33nd New Year's Ohana Festival (https://www.jcchawaii.org/events/nyof2026). This is an annual event celebrating the New Year with the public with Japanese culture and food. Introduced event attendees to the game of Go and played 9x9 games with them. This is our 6th participation in this event.
March 29, 2026 - HGC declined invitation to participate in the Moanalua High School World Language Festival.
Significant events:
Sid Kobashigawa was invited to speak by the University of Hawaii Center of Japanese Studies regarding the history of Go on Tuesday January 13 at Moore Hall.
Myungwan Kim and Sid Kobashigawa started a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization called the Hawaii Go-Baduk Camps (https://www.hawaiigocamp.com/) to hold an annual international youth Go camp in Honolulu, Hawaii. First camp is scheduled for July 25, 2026 and will be 8 days long at the Pagoda Hotel. Go instructors will by Myungwan Kim 9P and Ryo Maeda 6P.
Honolulu Go Club worked with the Governor's office to bring the Kisei finals game 1 to Honolulu. Yomiuri held Kisei game 1 at the Waikiki Prince Hotel on January 22-23, 2026. Yomiuri is sponsored many other Go events at the Sheraton Hotel such as Go classes, Simultaneous games with professionals, friendship matches between US and Japanese amateurs. 13 Go professionals came in official capacities; Ichiriki Ryo, Shibano Toramaru, Kobayashi Koichi, Onishi Kenya, Takeshita Ryoya, Kyo Kagen, Michael Redmond, Iwata Saeka, Xie Yimin, Rin Kanketsu, Yasuda Akika. Also Takemiya Yoko Nihon Kiin Executive Director, Sakakibara Fumiko Kansai Kiin Executive Director.
Lee from the San Francisco Go Club donated 3 game clocks to our club.
Go Education:
Sid Kobashigawa continues to teach Go at Pacific Buddhist Academy every Wednesday afternoon after school. First started teaching Go in Spring of 2025.
Guy Nguyen-Phuoc will teach a 10 week class at Lanakila Senior Center. Ron Takata to assist.
Guy Nguyen-Phuoc will teach a 6 week City and County of Honolulu Parks and Recreation Go class.
Check out our facebook page for pictures of our weekly meetings. facebook.com/honolulu.goclub