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Internet-Okinawa.com is brought to you by a collaborative effort by a team of talented and inspired individuals who are involved in the Okinawan performing arts community or hold a strong connection to Okinawa. The team is comprised of 2 Kyoshi (certified instructors), 4 students of various Okinawan performing arts, 1 martial arts instructor, 1 travel expert Okinawa, 2 Okinawa residents -- all with one thing in common: their love and interest in Okinawa.

Would you like to be a part of this great team of folks who make i-O possible? We're looking for team members! (And don't worry - you don't need to be a "certified expert" on anything to be a part of Team i-O!) Learn more about getting involved!

 

Donna Shiroma
Co-founder; Webmaster; Content Manager; Editor; Writer; Tamagusuku Ryu Shosetsu Kai Hawaii, Ryukyu Buyo student; and all around web geek.

E-mail donna@internet-okinawa.com

 
Richie "Riccin" Yamashiroya
Co-founder; Columnist; Writer; Web Designer; plays Sanshin with the Nidaime Teishinkai - Hawaii Shibu, freelance Kuchoo (Okinawan fiddle) performer; and a zealous fan of many aspects of the Okinawan and Japanese entertainment scene.
 

E-mail riccin@internet-okinawa.com

Other web projects
t.u.p. (The Uzagaku Project) - Richie's personal web site and journal, where you can find out what he's been up to besides being busy writing articles for internet-okinawa!

 
Myron Akana
Photographer; Correspondent and frequent traveler to Okinawa.

E-mail myron@internet-okinawa.com

 
Gilbert "Giru" Gonzalez
Web Affiliate (in partnership with SearchOkinawa.com); our Man-on-Location; Writer; and Content Manager

E-mail gil@internet-okinawa.com

Other web projects
SearchOkinawa.com - Our partner site.

Worldwide Marketing & Advertising - The backbone of SearchOkinawa and its affiliates.

Susan Hamaker
Contributing Writer

E-mail susan@internet-okinawa.com

 

Tomoaki Hara
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Shizuoka University; Contributing Writer

E-mail tomo@internet-okinawa.com

   

Norman Kaneshiro
Kyoshi (certified instructor), Nomura Ryu Ongaku Kyokai Hawaii Shibu; Columnist; Writer

E-mail norman@internet-okinawa.com

 
Rodney Little
Web Designer, Graphic Artist

E-mail rlittle@internet-okinawa.com

Other Web Projects
Black Jack Productions

Travis Morgan
Graphic artist; Flash programmer. (Credit goes to Travis for creating the Internet-Okinawa.com logo.)

E-mail travis@internet-okinawa.com

 
Rich Ruth
Columnist; Writer; Photographer; Okinawa Dive Master

E-mail rich@internet-okinawa.com

Other Web Projects
DiveOkinawa.com - A comprehensive web site on diving in Okinawa. Rich Ruth is the owner of Fathoms Dive Shop in Chatan-Cho, Okinawa.

IANTD Okinawa - Fathoms scuba diving training.

 
Keith Shimabukuro
Obon Odori Choreographer; Tamagusuku Ryu Shosetsu Kai Hawaii, Ryukyu Buyo student; Writer; Columnist
 
Eric Wada
Kyoshi (certified instructor), Tamagusuku Ryu Shosetsu Kai Hawaii; Columnist; Writer

E-mail eric@internet-okinawa.com

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