2016 Okinawan Festival – Music, Dance, and Much More!
9 a.m.
RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Jane Kaneshiro and Bonnie Miyashiro, Co-chairs; Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai; Bonnie Miyashiro Soho Kai; Toma Toyoko Sokyoku Kai; Kaya Hatsuko Sokyoku Kai;
Yamashiro Yoneko Sokyoku Kenkyu Kai; Yasuko...
2017 Okinawan Festival – Countdown on to the 35th Okinawan Festival!
Okinawan Festival Returning to Kapi‘olani Park Labor Day Weekend
After cancelling last year’s Okinawan Festival just days before the signature summer event was set to open, citing safety concerns over an approaching hurricane, the Hawaii...
The 29th Annual Okinawan Festival
This weekend is the 29th Okinawan Festival. Due to popular demand, here is the schedule of the festivities:
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 2011 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9 a.m. RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Yoneko Yamashiro Edmondson,...
2017 Okinawan Festival – MUSIC, DANCE, AND LOTS MORE!
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2, 2017 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9 a.m. RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Jane Kaneshiro and Bonnie Miyashiro, Co-chairs
Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai
Bonnie Miyashiro Soho Kai
Toma Toyoko Sokyoku Kai
Yamashiro Yoneko Sokyoku Kenkyu Kai
Yasuko Arakawa Aki...
Bad Brains at Pipeline Cafe
They have been called the "greatest live band ever," fusing together punk, reggae, jazz, rock, heavy metal and funk - not to mention influencing countless A-list musicians - for over 30 years.
They have endured...
Spotlight – Grant Murata Will Say “Thank You” with Concert
When Clarence and Judith Murata adopted their infant son in 1962, they never imagined that he would grow up to become a leader in the field of Okinawan music in Hawai‘i through uta-sanshin —...
Okinawan Music Performance
WHO/WHAT: Afuso Ryu Koten Ongaku Kenkyu Choichi Kai USA will perform traditional Okinawan music as part of “Ayanuji: Okinawa’s Traditional Culture – Past and Present.” This is an East-West Center Arts Program, presented in...
2017 Okinawan Festival – Even More Culture in this Year’s Cultural Tent!
The Okinawan Festival’s Cultural Tent is a great place to spend several hours of your time at the festival expanding your knowledge of Okinawan culture. The Cultural Tent, which is organized annually by the...
2018 Okinawan Festival – Music, Dance, Taiko, Karate, Hula and Lots, Lots More!
SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 2018 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9:30 a.m. RYUKYU SOKYOKU KOYO KAI HAWAII SHIBU
Derek Fujio, President, and Sara Nakatsu, Vice President
Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai
Bonnie Miyashiro Soho Kai
Yamashiro Yoneko Sokyoku Kenkyu Kai
Yasuko Arakawa Aki no...
Community – “Allegiance” Cast Honors Nisei Veterans and Support Groups
“Allegiance” Lead George Takei Discusses the Musical’s Broader Message
Gregg K. Kakesako
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
Actor and civil rights activist George Takei said the story of the 120,000 Japanese Americans who were imprisoned behind barbed...
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