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 14th Annual Honolulu Festival : March 14 - 16, 2008
15th Annual Honolulu Festival : March 13 - 15, 2009
*This page is constantly updated, so please check back often for details.
Schedule is subject to
change without notice.
14th Annual Honolulu Festival will be held on March 14 - 16, 2008!
Come join us and watch the live performances on March 15th and March 16th at three different venues: Hawaii Convention Center, Ala Moana Shopping Center and another to be announced. Entertainment and demonstrations are complimentary.
The Honolulu Festival concludes with a Grand Parade through the streets of Waikiki on the afternoon of March 16th.
Mar. 14 (Fri) , 2008 [ Mar. 13 (Fri), 2009 ]
●Official ceremony 
Governor's Luncheon Reception
12:00pm - 1:30pm
(by invitation only)
Mayor's Welcome Reception
9:30am - 11:00am
(by invitation only)
 ●Educational School Tour
9:00am -
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center
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Mar. 15 (Sat), 2008 [ Mar. 14 (Sat), 2009 ]
●The 5th US-Japan Cultural
Exchange Seminar Program
theme:The First Citizen: Joseph Heco and the Opening of U.S.-Japan Relations
10:30am -
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center Room 310
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［Press release ]
 ●Performances
10:00am - 5:00pm
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Waikiki Beach Walk, Waikiki Shopping Plaza
[ See Performance ]
●Craft Fair
10:00am - 5:00pm
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center
[ See Craft Fair ]
●Ennichi
10:00am - 5:00pm
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center
[ About Ennichi ]
●Maui Mikoshi Unveiling Ceremony
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center
11:00am -
The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for Maui high school students. Each year there is a competition among Maui high schools to design a mikoshi for the Honolulu Festival. Mikoshi are decorative floats that are unique to specific prefectures in Japan. They are carried by troops of celebrants during their festivals. The winning Maui mikoshi is unveiled and displayed at the Hawaii Convention Center over the Festival weekend. Students of the high school selected as the overall winner visit Honolulu during the weekend of the festival and march in the Grand Parade showcasing their award winning mikoshi.
●Friendship Gala
 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center
*This is a fundraiser. Ticket sales information will be announced at a later date.
Come and enjoy the delicious dishes of Hawaii’s famous restaurants. The Friendship Gala promotes friendship, understanding and international goodwill between the people of Hawaii and other Pacific Rim countries. Attendees are offered a unique insight into the cultures of the Pacific through dance, song and regional cuisine by some of Hawaii's most famous chefs.
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Mar. 16 (Sun), 2008 [ Mar. 15 (Sun), 2009 ]
 ●Performances
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Waikiki Beach Walk, Waikiki Shopping Plaza
10:00am - 3:00pm
[ See Performance ]
●Craft Fair
Venue:Hawaii Convention Center
10:00am - 3:00pm
[ See Craft Fair ]
●Ennichi
10:00am - 5:00pm
 Venue:Hawaii Convention Center
[ About Ennichi ]
●Grand Parade
4:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue:Kalakaua Avenue/Waikik
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 Performance areas
1) 2100 Kalakaua "Luxury Row"
2) Waikiki Shopping Plaza
3) Moana Sufrider's porte cochere
4) Pacific Beach Hotel
5) Waikiki Beach Marriott
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