That same year, Noda served as personal interpreter and guide when Princess Nobuko Asaka toured the islands.
She was the first examiner appointed to the Territorial Board of Beauty Culture, and was credited with bringing fashionable "flapper" bobbed hairstyles and permanent waves to Hawaii.
[3] In 1936, Noda opened a beauty salon in Ginza, Tokyo, where her techniques quickly became fashionable with socialites and actresses.
After World War II, Noda became head of the Japanese Women's Society in Honolulu, the first American citizen to hold that position.
[2] Her granddaughter Lenny Yajima was executive director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, and president of the Japan-America Society of Hawaii.