Noe Tanigawa

Name: Noe Tanigawa

Hometown: Aina Haina

Occupation: Artist working in paint, wax, radio, & video

Hobbies: Children, live music, gardening, swimming, yoga, reading, cooking, sunsets

Schooling: Punahou, B.S. in Painting from State University of New York, MFA from UH Manoa

Favorite Food(s): opihi, raw oysters, cheeses, wines, vodka infusions, creative salads, poke, squid luau, noodles of all kinds

Favorite Book(s): The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy comes to mind

Favorite Charity(s): Hawai’I Youth Symphony, Honolulu Symphony, the Contemporary Museum, Honolulu Academy of Arts,

Career Highlight(s): In radio, working for the New York Time’s Classical station WQXR in New York City and now, working at Hawai’I Public radio covering the arts and community life, plus doing this precious program with Visionary and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs—great opportunities to keep energy flowing in Hawai’i

2004 Edward R. Murrow Award for Regional Political Reporting
2008 L.A. Press Club National Award for Entertainment Journalism, Second Place