Here is an archive listing of participants in the BWA Student Exchange Program between Hawaii and Japan.
Japan Students to Hawaii
| 2018 | Miwa Kakoi (Kagoshima) and Fuuka Sasaki (Hiroshima) Aug 9 – 16 Federation 8/9; Kauai 8/10-8/11; HI Island 8/12 to 8/14; Honolulu 8/14 to 8/15; Federation 8/16 (all homestay); No host Maui, Oahu |
| 2016 | Mami Takayanagi (Takaoka, Toyama) and Hinano Nishihata (Hyogo) Aug 12 – 19 no host Kauai and Hawaii; Honolulu 8/12 to 8/14, Maui 8/14-8/16, Oahu 8/16-8/18, Federation 8/18-8/19 (all homestay) |
| 2014 | Fukumi Tajima (Miyazaki) July 29 – Aug 6 no host Maui and Hawaii; Federation 7/29-7/30; Oahu 7/30 to 8/1, homestay); Honolulu 8/1-8/3; Kauai 8/3-8/5; Federation 8/5-8/6 |
| 2012 | Mio Iwata (Fukuoka), Kana Yoshida (Kumamoto) July 31 – August 8 no host Kauai; Oahu 7/31 to 8/2; Hawaii 8/2 to 8/4; Maui 8/4 to 8/6; Honolulu 8/6 to 8/8 |
| 2010 | Tamae Otsuka, Aya Matsuzawa August 9 – 17 no host Oahu: Honolulu 8/9 to 8/10; Kauai 8/10 to 8/11; Maui 8/11 to 8/13; Hawaii 8/13 to 8/15; Honolulu 8/15 to 8/17 |
| 2008 | Kayo Fujiwara, Marissa Toyoda July 29 – August 6 no host Hawaii: Honolulu 7/29 to 7/31; Kauai 7/31 to 8/2; Maui 8/2 to 8/4; Oahu 8/4 to 8/6 |
| 2006 | Yuika Inagaki, An Na Jo August 8 – 18 no host Honolulu: Hawaii 8/9 to 8/11; Maui 8/11 to 8/14; Kauai 8/14 to 8/17; Oahu 8/17 to 8/18 |
| 2004 | Miyuki Okita, Maki Goto August 2 – 11 no host Maui: Honolulu 8/2 to 8/4; Hawaii 8/4 to 8/7, Kauai 8/7 to 8/9, Oahu 8/9 to 8/11. |
| 2002 | Sayaka Kawase, Keiko Kubo August 4 – 13 no host Kauai: Honolulu 8/4 to 8/6; Hawaii 8/6 to 8/8, Maui 8/8 to 8/11, Oahu 8/11 to 8/13 |
| 2000 | Reiko Okazaki, Yuko Hironaka August 10 – 23 no host Honolulu: Honolulu 8/10 (Rose Nakamura), Kauai 8/11 to 8/14; Maui 8/14 to 8/17; August 8/17 to 8/20?; Hawaii 8/20 to 8/231994 Mari Honda, Rie Watanabe, Yuka Kodani 1992 Keiko Nakahara, Takako Miyauchi 1990 Yuriko Endo, Satoko Miyaji 1988 Keiko Kawai, Reiko Shiratori, Nahomi Oyama 1986 Nobuyo Sasaki, Kaede Murakami 1984 Tomoko Hashimoto, Etsuko Ikeda 1981 Hisami Fujii, Eri Shishido 1979 Yuuko Kurita, Masako Takeda 1977 Satoko Yasuaki, Minori Toyoda 1975 M. Yoshida, Nobuko Osako 1971 Atsuko Iwata, Kayoko Miyamaye |
Hawaii students to Japan
| 2019 | Katelyn Otani (Pearl City), Chloe Oshiro (Mililani) July 17 – July 27 Homestay: Jokenji Temple, Oda City in Shimane Prefecture Reports by the students are printed in the Fall 2019 HFBWA newsletter. |
| 2017 | Kiaria “Zoi” Nakamura (Hilo, Hawaii), Brandi Yamamoto (Kapaa, Kauai) July 10 – July 22 Reports by the students are printed in Fall 2017 Federation Newsletter. |
| 2015 | Koki Atcheson (Honolulu), Cristina Gervais (Hakalau, Hawaii) July 17-29 |
| 2013 | Lyssa Nishikawa (Makawao, Maui), Megan Pascual (Hilo, Hawaii) July 22 – August 4; Homestay: Nara |
| 2011 | Emi Hashi (Makawao, Maui), Michelle Soga (Kahului, Maui) July 27 – August 9; Homestay: Kyoto |
| 2009 | Maitri Soga (Kahului, Maui), Robyn Taniguchi (Hilo, Hawaii) July 30 – August 11; Homestay: Kyoto, Hiroshima, Toyama |
| 2007 | Clarynne Ishikawa, Carolyn Taira July 18 – July 31; Homestay: Kyoto & Nara |
| 2005 | Raimi Ishikawa, Erika Masaki July 28 – August 8; Homestay: Yamaguchi , 2 host families |
| 2003 | Holly Mizuno, Kristine Taniguchi July 25 – August 5; Homestay: Kinosaki-Toyooka, Osaka |
| 2001 | Stacey Onishi, Karlen Suga July 30 – August 13, Homestay: Niigata, Chiba, Tokyo, Yokaiichi |
| 1999 | Tabita Kobata July 25 – August 5; Homestay: Fukui, Toyama, Kokubu |
| 1997 | Kathy Taira, Edlyn Muneto |
| 1995 | Kari Miyamoto, Celeste Nagata July 24 – August 7; Homestay: Shiga-ken, Osaka |
| 1993 | Susan Kakuda, Aiko Shibuya, Rona Yagi (Moiliili, Hon) |
| 1991 | Susan Asato, Janice Kamemoto July 25 – August 8; (homestay 8 families) |
| 1990 | Megumi Makino, Michele Pabila July 25 – August 7 |
| 1989 | postponed because of HHMH Centennial Celebration |
| 1987 | Candace Imada (Honokaa,Hawaii Is), Caroline Otani |
| 1985 | Luly Nakanishi (Maui) , Ann Okano (Pearl City, Oahu) |
| 1983 | Yumi Kawaji, Shelly Ushio |
| 1980 | Rene Ojiri, Yvonne Takeshita July 23 – August 10 |
| 1976 | Maya Fujitani, Penny Tomiyama |
| 1971 | Jan Aratani, Gail Mamura 1st participants selected after resolution to adopt the Student Exchange program was passed at the 3rd World Buddhist Women’s Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii June 1967 |