The Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii is among several groups in the state trying to brighten the lives of Fukushima victims still contending with fallout from the earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disaster of 2011 in Japan.

Honolulu Fukushima Kenjin-Kai, which donated lunch for the eight Japanese children visiting the isles this week, has supported about 55 children from Fukushima prefecture in need of “rest and recuperation,” said Roy Tominaga, the nonprofit’s treasurer and adviser.

Tominaga can be reached at roy.tominaga@hawaiiantel.net.

Kenji-Kai has worked in conjunction with other groups including the Aloha Initiative, sponsored by NPO Japanese Cultural Society of Maui; Rainbow for Japan Kids, initially sponsored by the Japan America Society of Hawaii and later by the Hawaii Senior Life Enrichment Association; Fukushima Kids Hawaii, by Aloha Keiki; and Fukushima Sato-no-Ko Kai.

In addition, Marian Moriguchi, a longtime Kenji-Kai member and liaison officer, actively supports other programs for Fukushima children. Moriguchi lives in Fukushima most of the year, though she regards Hawaii as her home, and is director of Assist-One Co. Ltd. Her email is marian@assist-one-jp.com.