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Planting ProjectThe Honolulu Festival Foundation is supporting the koa tree planting project to protect the global environment.
About Honolulu Festival
The Honolulu Festival is an attractive event to your Hawaiian vacation.
Friendship Gala
The Friendship Gala aims to promote friendship and international goodwill between Hawaii and people around the world, attendants with diverse backgrounds get to know each other, while enjoying various performances and dishes served by Hawaii's premier restaurants.
Craft Fair & Exhibition
Enjoy the craft fair (over 100 booths) from Japan, Hawaii and all over the world. Create your own crafts and learn from our participating exhibitors.
Performance Stages
The participating groups have an opportunity to show their talents to the spectators not only from Hawaii, but from all over the world.
Educational Programs
The Honolulu Festival Foundation is committed to provide an educational opportunity for the school children and communities of Hawaii.
Grand Parade
The Grand Parade received the Legacy Award from the city of Honolulu in 2017! Our Honolulu Festival concludes with the Grand Parade. The parade starts on Saratoga Road and continues along the Kalakaua Avenue. As always, the cultural performances will be spectacular!
March 6-8, 2020
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NewsOur application form for vendors is now available !
Aloha♪ We start accepting Booth applications! Don’t miss out! Performer applications ( Stage/ Parade ) is TBA. ■Vendor Booth The Craft Fair is a place where various cultural exhibitions and demonstrations will take place at the Hawaii Convention Center. There will be over 100 vendor booths that are available. This is an event that offers cultural exchange through many arts and cultures which goes beyond the language barrier. Vendor’s application form is available below. ≫Application Form (in English) We are waiting for your application. Related Article: Three major reasons to participate in the Honolulu Festival ■Performers (Stage Performance/Grand Parade) TBA
September 5 (Thu), 2019 -
Topics“25th Honolulu Festival” highlight video is uploaded
We just released 25th Honolulu Festival’s highlight video. we received many positive feedbacks from people in Honolulu and outside the city. As we run Honolulu Festival Foundation, we set 3 important themes: “cultural exchange”, “education”, and “environment”. Click here for all Youtube Clip＞＞ We are planning more interesting events for the next 26th Honolulu Festival in 2020. We look forward very much to seeing you at festival.
August 8 (Thu), 2019 -
PickupPeytynn Kubo of Maui High School awarded scholarship by The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui
The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui awarded $1,000 scholarship to Peytynn Kubo of Maui High School for involvement and efforts in promoting the Japanese culture. Kubo has performed taiko for Zenshin Daiko for more than 10 years and now teaches and helps grow the organization. She served as president for the Maui High School Japanese Club since 2017 and led the club to win the Maui Mikoshi Design Contest this year, which allowed them to participate in the Honolulu Festival. Honolulu Festival congratulated Peytynn Kubo and had an interview. Q: We are so glad to hear that you won the award., Let us hear your thoughts about it. I am so grateful to have been awarded this scholarship. The Japanese Culture Society of Maui contributes so much to the perpetuation of Japanese culture and I’m so honored to have been recognized by such an amazing organization. Q: One of the reasons you to won the award was that you led the club to win the Maui Mikoshi Design Contest as the president of the Maui High School Japanese Club., How do you feel about it? Serving as Japanese Club President this year was such a fun and rewarding experience. My teacher and club advisor, Etsuko Nagahama, is such an inspiring role model and I’ve learned so much from her. Working with her and the other students from Japanese Club was so fun! We made lots of memories together while creating the Mikoshi and learned a lot about the deep history and influence of Japanese culture in Hawaii. Q: The Mikoshi was a beautiful, one-of-a-kind piece. What are some memorable moments during the creation process? While creating the Mikoshi, the memory that left the most impression was our club’s first Mikoshi meeting. Before designing the Mikoshi, we got together to think deeply about what the theme truly meant to us. As we talked about the theme, Looking Back to Create the Future, we discussed how vital it is for us to pay respect to our roots and preserve our traditions. Q: Please let us know your interests of Japan or Japanese culture. My interest with Japanese culture began when I started taiko at the age of six. I joined Zenshin Daiko in order to have a place where I could engage in my culture and channel my energy. The taiko dojo became my safe place and home, where I was able to be creative and find confidence within myself as an artist and person. Q: Through the Mikoshi, what did you wish to share with the world? Our main goal when designing the Mikoshi was to shine light on those who helped shape Hawai’i into the diverse and strong community that it is today. We wanted to reflect the immense responsibility we feel to continue the legacy of those who first immigrated to Hawaii and made the ultimate sacrifice in return for a better life. We are indebted to these people who left their family and lives of comfort behind and only looked ahead for not only their children, but for generations and generations to come.
July 30 (Tue), 2019
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