“Share Your Voice” Project 2011

The Friendship Gala: Expanding Friendships through Cultural Exchange

The Friendship Gala is an event for people from countries of the Asia-Pacific region such as Hawaii and Japan to foster international goodwill and establish relations with the locals.

Hawaii Music Festivals 2011

The Hawaii Music Festivals was held at the 17th Annual Honolulu Festival. It consisted of 3 festivals which are Hawaii Choral Festival, Hawaii Band & Orchestra Festival and Hawaii Cheer & Dance Festival. Also, schools from the U.S. mainland, Hawaii, Canada and Japan participated.

Special Event: Cultural Exchange with the Indigenous Groups and the Peace Dance

The 17th Annual Honolulu Festival hosted a special collaborative event with various indigenous groups on Saturday, March 12. Those groups included the Alaska Native Heritage Center Dancers from Alaska, Descendance from Australia and Hokkaido Ainu Culture from Japan.

The Educational Program: Educational School Tour

The Educational School Tour was the first event, where the local schools were invited. It was held at 9:00 a.m. at the Hawaii Convention Center.

The 17th Annual Honolulu Festival-Special Interview

Masakazu Asanuma, who is the Executive Director of the Honolulu Festival Foundation conducted an interview with Tamio Mori, who is the Mayor of Nagaoka City and also President of the Japan Association of City Mayors.

The 17th Annual Honolulu Festival-Special Interview

We were given an opportunity to interview Mr. Kazuo Nizawa, who is Vice President of the Executive Committee for Developing a Bridge of Friendship between Japan and USA.

16th Annual Honolulu Festival – Special Interview

We had a chance to interview National Living Treasure of Japan, Sanshin Master Terukina Choichi.

“Share Your Voice” Project 2010: Interviewing Videos

The 16th Annual Honolulu Festival hosted a collaboration project with Kapiolani Community College to bond relationships with the volunteers and local communities.

“Share Your Voice” Project 2010

The 16th Annual Honolulu Festival hosted a collaboration project with Kapiolani Community College to bond relationships with the volunteers and local communities. The students of Kapiolani Community College interviewed the guests and performers which the scenes were live streamed online.