Educational School Tour 2010

Honolulu Festival -Day 3-

The Grand Parade and various performances were held on the final day.

16th Annual Honolulu Festival Photo Gallery

We posted some of your photos on our facebook in the album “2010 Honolulu Festival”. Please post your photos on our Fan Page. Let’s share your photos of the 16th Annual Honolulu Festival!

Maui Mikoshi Design Contest 2010

“Share Your Voice” Project 2010

The Honolulu Festival -Day 2-

There were various performances taking place at each respective venue by the participating groups from the countries of the Asia-Pacific region including Japan and Hawaii.

The Honolulu Festival -Day 1-

The first event was the Educational School Tour, which was held for the local schools at the Hawaii Convention Center.

The Participating Groups from the Asia-Pacific Region

This year marked the 15th anniversary of the Honolulu Festival. There were more participating groups from Japan and other countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, the groups from Australia, Philippines, Korea, Alaska and Hawaii participated this year. Each of them performed their traditional culture.

Feature Interview with Yasunori Maeno of Obama Girls & Obama Boys

The members of Obama Girls & Obama Boys participated at the 15th Annual Honolulu Festival for the first time in 2009. Recently, “Obama for Obama” support group that promotes the city of Obama, Japan is gaining a lot of media attention even in the U.S., since its name is same as the U.S. President, Barrack Obama. We interviewed Yasunori Maeno, who is the representative of Obama Girls & Obama Boys.

From a Port Town of Toba City, Mie Prefecture to the Honolulu Festival!

The members of Toba City Tourist Association participated at the Honolulu Festival, which will be their sixth time this year. Today, we interviewed the Executive Director, Kenji Komiyama.