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theme:The First Citizen: Joseph Heco and the Opening of U.S.-Japan Relations

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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.

*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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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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(Hachioji Karyukai)

DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA AND THE LITTLE DINOSAUR

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.

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*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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DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA AND THE LITTLE DINOSAUR

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(Free Admission)

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.

[ See Maui Mikoshi Design Contest Winner ]

(Price: $85)

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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(by invitation only)

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(Open for Public)

Yosakoi is a form of dance style originated in Kochi, Japan in 1954 as a modern rendition of Awa Odori. This creative and very energetic form of dancing combines traditional dance with modern music and movements.

Sugaren’s Yosakoi Performance
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=185813144783609

See 2010 Honolulu Festival Report

Hello Kitty Photo Opportunity
11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00 (5 times)
*10 minutes picture opportunity on the top of every hour
Tickets will be given for first 10 people at The Custom Company booth next to Ennichi Corner. This is first come first service! Please bring your own camera.

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(Free Admission)

Judges: Chinky Mahoe, Veto Baker, Michael Casupang, Kaleinani Hayakawa, Tad Teraizumi (Hawaiian Host)

The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for high school students in Maui. Each year there is a competition among 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.

[ See 2010 Maui Mikoshi Design Contest ]

*Honolulu Festival Happi Coat give-away for the first 100 participants!

(Price: $85)

Friendship Gala 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.

See 2010 Honolulu Festival Report

Hello Kitty Photo Opportunity
11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 (4 times)
*10 minutes picture opportunity on the top of every hour
Tickets will be given for first 10 people at The Custom Company booth next to Ennichi Corner. This is first come first service! Please bring your own camera.

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SENNIN NO SANSHIN (The Sanshin of a thousand people at the Grand Parade) Sanshin Master Choichi Terukina-sensei, the grand marshal, and many Sanshin (Okinawan musical instrument) players will parade down Kalakaua Ave.

the Nagaoka Fireworks Show planned for this Sunday, March 13, out of respect to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on Thursday, March 10.

See 2010 Honolulu Festival Report

(by invitation only)

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(Open for Public)

Let’s dance with Sugaren, dance performers from Kochi, Japan! You can participate in the grand parade with them.

Sugaren’s Dance Performance
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(Free Admission)

(Free Admission)

The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for high school students in Maui. Each year there is a competition among 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.

(Price: $90 / $70 for under 21 years old）
includes food and two beverages
*FREE admission for under 6 years old （NOT include food and beverages)

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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(Free Admission)

The Nagaoka Fireworks is well known for their large fireworks display originating from Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.

*Hawaiian105 KINE will be broadcasting the music to the fireworks from 8:30pm. Please bring your FM Radio with you.

Related article: Nagaoka Fireworks Special Interview 2011

(open to the public)

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(by invitation only)

Tickets: $90 / $70 for under 21 years old
(includes food and one beverage)
*FREE admission for under 6 years old （NOT include food and beverages)

Language: English & Japanese with interpreter

After two years passed from 3/11 Tsunami at East Japan, debris have reached even to Hawaii. Both governments and NPO of the United States of America and Japan will talk about how they cooperate and solve the debris problem and influence to the environment of all over the Pacific. 

Enter for a chance to win great prizes!

*Time may be changed according to the venues.

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The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for high school students in Maui. Each year there is a competition among high schools to design a mikoshi for the Honolulu Festival. The winning Maui mikoshi is unveiled and displayed at the Hawaii Convention Center over the Festival weekend. Students selected as the overall winner visit Honolulu during the weekend of the festival and march in the Grand Parade showcasing their award winning mikoshi.

The Honolulu Festival’s Bon Dance Yagura (tower) will be unveiled!

(Free Admission)

Guest Speaker: Mamiko Akutagawa
Host: Reiko T. Rogers

Enter for a chance to win great prizes!

*Time may be changed according to the venues.

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(Free Admission)

The first ever, “Honolulu Rainbow Ekiden” will be held for runners in Hawaii! Our goal is to join all participants in the Spirt of Aloha, by the use of ribbon leis as race sashes. We also strive to widen a circle of friendship beyond ethnic background or generation, to spread a ripple of goodwill to all participants of the Ekiden.

[ URL ] http://www.honoluluekiden.com

The Nagaoka Fireworks is well known for their large fireworks display originating from Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.

*Hawaiian105 KINE will be broadcasting the music to the fireworks from 8:30pm.
Please bring your FM Radio with you.
*The firework display may be cancelled due to weather conditions.

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Related article:
– Nagaoka Fireworks Special Interview (2011)
– Sending out to the World Our Prayer for the Pursuit of Peace Nagaoka’s Fireworks
in Honolulu (2012)

(open to pre-registered schools/students)

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(by invitation only)

Tickets: $90 / $70 for under 21 years old
(includes food and one beverage)
*FREE admission for under 6 years old (NOT include food and beverages)

Honolulu Festival Co-hosted Event, Sponsored By JTB

The first ever, “Honolulu Rainbow Ekiden” will be held for runners in Hawaii! Our goal is to join all participants in the Spirt of Aloha, by the use of ribbon leis as race sashes. We also strive to widen a circle of friendship beyond ethnic background or generation, to spread a ripple of goodwill to all participants of the Ekiden.

[ URL ] http://www.honoluluekiden.com

We will have more events to come!

Earn stamps on your passport by completing four activities at the convention center and WIN 20th anniversary special prize!

*Time may be changed according to the venues.

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The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for high school students in Maui. Each year there is a competition among high schools to design a mikoshi for the Honolulu Festival. The winning Maui mikoshi is unveiled and displayed at the Hawaii Convention Center over the Festival weekend. Students selected as the overall winner visit Honolulu during the weekend of the festival and march in the Grand Parade showcasing their award winning mikoshi.

Made in Japan, Loved in Hawaii – a personal and local look at anime’s influence over the decades. From early hanabata days to the latest in online anime as panelists discuss how anime, manga, and tokusatsu have influenced their work and lives.

-Presented by Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu-
[ Free Admission ]

Earn stamps on your passport by completing four activities at the convention center and WIN 20th anniversary special prize!

*Time may be changed according to the venues.

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-Presented by Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu-
[ Free Admission ]

The Nagaoka Fireworks is well known for their large fireworks display originating from Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.

*Hawaiian105 KINE will be broadcasting the music to the fireworks from 8:30pm.
Please bring your FM Radio with you.
*The firework display may be cancelled due to weather conditions.

Sponsors:

Related article:

• Nagaoka Fireworks Special Interview (2011)
• Sending out to the World Our Prayer for the Pursuit of Peace Nagaoka’s Fireworks in Honolulu (2012)

(open to pre-registered schools/students)
*Registration has already closed due to an overwhelming response. Thank you for your interest.

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(by invitation only)

We would like to honor the groups which have participated from outside of Oahu more than three times for their contributions to the Honolulu Festival.
(Specific participation group only)

Tickets: $90 / $70 for under 21 years old
(includes food and one beverage)
*FREE admission for under 6 years old (NOT include food and beverages)
*Doors Open: 6:40pm

Live music, dance and cultural demonstrations from Asia and the Pacific.
*Closing time vary by venue.

Check the schedule of Stage Performances HERE>>>

Ennichi, Carnival Corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart. Check out the new and hot attraction!

≪Whats New about Ennichi?≫
Ennichi now became a Carnival! Make a donation, and get your GOLD game scrip! You will also be awarded with a gift! You can also get SILVER game scrip without donation and try cotton candy challenge. Just win a game, earn stamps get a free cotton candy!

There will also be a Jurassic obstacle course -“Dinosaur Bouncer”- !!

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More than 100 vendors exhibiting from Hawaii, Japan and all over the world.

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES

Free Admission!!

• Sapporo Short fest Special movie
Cry at Dusk・Secre of the Ring・Kurumi・Suzu・My Milk Cup Cow・Why only me?・CYCLOID・By Your Side・An American Piano
• Samurai Hustle
• Sapporo Short fest Special movie for Kids
Playground・Welcome To The Snow Party!・CYCLOID・By Your Side・Computer Overture
• ”The Garden of Words” Trailer

Come and learn fundamentals of “Hula” from Kumu.

Kumu Hula：Kapi’olani Ha’o (Halau Ke Kia’i A O Hula)
Mele&Music：Hanu ‘A’ala (Ka Hanu Lehua O Manoa)
Artist：Kamaka Kukona
CD：Hanu ‘A’ala（Released in December 2013）
*This workshop will be simultaneously interpreted in Japanese.
[Honolulu Hula Formal 2015 Official Website(Japanese)]

The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for high school students in Maui. Each year there is a competition among high schools to design a mikoshi for the Honolulu Festival. The winning Maui mikoshi is unveiled and displayed at the Hawaii Convention Center over the Festival weekend. Students selected as the overall winner visit Honolulu during the weekend of the festival and march in the Grand Parade showcasing their award winning mikoshi.

The Honolulu Festival Foundation and Japan Ecotourism Society in cooperation with Hawaii Eco-tourism Association University of Hawaii ― We invite you to join us for a symposium to discuss the importance of Ecotourism in Hawaii.

*Free Admission!! No reservations are necessary.
*All sessions will be translated to Japanese and to English, including Q&A

Honolulu Festival Co-hosted Event, Sponsored By JTB

The first ever, “Honolulu Rainbow Ekiden” will be held for runners in Hawaii! Our goal is to join all participants in the Spirt of Aloha, by the use of ribbon leis as race sashes. We also strive to widen a circle of friendship beyond ethnic background or generation, to spread a ripple of goodwill to all participants of the Ekiden.

[ URL ] http://www.honoluluekiden.com

We will have more events to come!

Ennichi, Carnival Corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart. Check out the new and hot attraction!

≪Whats New about Ennichi?≫
Ennichi now became a Carnival! Make a donation, and get your GOLD game scrip! You will also be awarded with a gift! You can also get SILVER game scrip without donation and try cotton candy challenge. Just win a game, earn stamps get a free cotton candy!

There will also be a Jurassic obstacle course -“Dinosaur Bouncer”- !!

[ About Ennichi ]

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from Hawaii, Japan and all over the world.

Live music, dance and cultural demonstrations from Asia and the Pacific.
*Closing time vary by venue.

Check the schedule of Stage Performances HERE>>>

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES

Free Admission!!

• Sumurai Hustle
• Sakana Kami “God of fish”
• Go for Broke

Check the schedule >>>HERE !!

*All events may be subject to change without further notice.

*Admission Required

The Nagaoka Fireworks is well known for their large fireworks display originating from Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.

*The firework display may be cancelled due to weather conditions.
*Don’t forget to bring your FM RADIO.
*Hawaiian 105 KINE will be broadcasting the music to the fireworks from 8:30pm.
*Parking is limited.

Check the Fireworks Program >>>HERE

Related article:

• Nagaoka Fireworks Special Interview (2011)
• Sending out to the World Our Prayer for the Pursuit of Peace Nagaoka’s Fireworks in Honolulu (2012)

[ About Educational School Tours ] 

Admission Required By Subscription

(by invitation only)

We would like to honor the groups which have participated from outside of Oahu more than three times for their contributions to the Honolulu Festival.
(Specific participation group only)

Tickets: $90 / $70 for under 21 years old
(includes food and one beverage)
*FREE admission for under 6 years old (NOT include food and beverages)
*Doors Open: 6:40pm

*Admission Required By Subscription

Live music, dance and cultural demonstrations from Asia and the Pacific.
Click Here for the Details>>>

*Closing time vary by venue.

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from Hawaii, Japan and all over the world.

Ennichi, Carnival Corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart. Check out the new and hot attraction!

≪Whats New about Ennichi?≫
Ennichi now became a Carnival! Make a donation, and get your GOLD game scrip! You will also be awarded with a gift! You can also get SILVER game scrip without donation and try cotton candy challenge. Just win a game, earn stamps get a free cotton candy!

There will also be a Jurassic obstacle course -“Dinosaur Bouncer”- !!

[ About Ennichi ]

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES

Free Admission!!

・Ramen Samurai
・The God of Ramen
・Jiro Dreams of Sushi
・A Tale of Samurai Cooking

“Peace on Your Wings” is an original musical inspired by the life of Sadako Sasaki which juxtaposes her story and the events leading up to her death in November 1955 with a fictional story about a group of her friends who rallied support from around Japan to have a monument built in Sadako’s memory to honor the children victims of the atomic bomb. Please come to 22nd Honolulu Festival, and see special select musicals from Peace On Your Wings. Admission is free.

The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for high school students in Maui. Each year there is a competition among high schools to design a mikoshi for the Honolulu Festival. The winning Maui mikoshi is unveiled and displayed at the Hawaii Convention Center over the Festival weekend. Students selected as the overall winner visit Honolulu during the weekend of the festival and march in the Grand Parade showcasing their award winning mikoshi.

keynote : Dr. Dennis Masaaki Ogawa, Professor, University of Hawai‘i Manoa

*Free Admission!! No reservations are necessary.
*All sessions will be translated to Japanese and to English, including Q&A

“Peace on Your Wings” is an original musical inspired by the life of Sadako Sasaki which juxtaposes her story and the events leading up to her death in November 1955 with a fictional story about a group of her friends who rallied support from around Japan to have a monument built in Sadako’s memory to honor the children victims of the atomic bomb. Please come to 22nd Honolulu Festival, and see special select musicals from Peace On Your Wings. Admission is free.

Puffy AmiYumi and Hilcrhyme Special mini Live.

[ URL ] http://www.honoluluekiden.com

*Admission Required By Subscription

Honolulu Festival Co-hosted Event, Sponsored By JTB

The first ever, “Honolulu Rainbow Ekiden” will be held for runners in Hawaii! Our goal is to join all participants in the Spirt of Aloha, by the use of ribbon leis as race sashes. We also strive to widen a circle of friendship beyond ethnic background or generation, to spread a ripple of goodwill to all participants of the Ekiden.

[ URL ] http://www.honoluluekiden.com

We will have more events to come!

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES
Free Admission!!
・Chigasaki Story
・Mourning Recipe
・The Garden Of Words
・War Memorial Program Nagaoka Fireworks in Pearl Harbor

Live music, dance and cultural demonstrations from Asia and the Pacific.
Click Here for the Details>>>

*Closing time vary by venue.

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from Hawaii, Japan and all over the world.

Ennichi, Carnival Corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart. Check out the new and hot attraction!

≪Whats New about Ennichi?≫
Ennichi now became a Carnival! Make a donation, and get your GOLD game scrip! You will also be awarded with a gift! You can also get SILVER game scrip without donation and try cotton candy challenge. Just win a game, earn stamps get a free cotton candy!

There will also be a Jurassic obstacle course -“Dinosaur Bouncer”- !!

[ About Ennichi ]

“Peace on Your Wings” is an original musical inspired by the life of Sadako Sasaki which juxtaposes her story and the events leading up to her death in November 1955 with a fictional story about a group of her friends who rallied support from around Japan to have a monument built in Sadako’s memory to honor the children victims of the atomic bomb. Please come to 22nd Honolulu Festival, and see special select musicals from Peace On Your Wings. Admission is free.

At the request from Nagaoka-city, The Honolulu Festival Foundation will act as an intermediary to donate the nishikigoi (koi fish) from Natagoka-city to Honolulu Zoo and Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. There will be a presentation ceremony to commemorate this event.

*All events may be subject to change without further notice.

Click Here for the Details>>>

*Admission Required By Subscription

Related article:

• Nagaoka Fireworks Special Interview (2011)
• Sending out to the World Our Prayer for the Pursuit of Peace Nagaoka’s Fireworks in Honolulu (2012)

*Admission Required By Subscription

[ About Educational School Tours ] 

(by invitation only)

*Admission Required By Subscription

We would like to honor the groups which have participated from outside of Oahu more than three times for their contributions to the Honolulu Festival.
(Specific participation group only)

Tickets: $90 / $70 for under 21 years old
(includes food and one beverage)
*FREE admission for under 5 years old (NOT include food and beverages)
*Doors Open: 6:40pm

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from around the world Including Hawaii and Japan. Ennichi/Carnival corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart.
Click Here for the Details>>>

*All events may be subject to change without further notice.

Honolulu Festival Co-hosted Event, Sponsored By JTB

“Ekiden” a cultural event born in Japan, bringing both runners and supporters together in a spirit of Aloha.

[ URL ] http://hawaii-event.com/en/rainbowekiden

We will have more events to come!

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from around the world Including Hawaii and Japan. Ennichi/Carnival corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart.
Click Here for the Details>>>

*All events may be subject to change without further notice.

Live music, dance and cultural demonstrations from Asia and the Pacific.
*Closing time vary by venue.
Click Here for the Details>>>

*All events may be subject to change without further notice.

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES
Free Admission!!
・Climbing to Spring
・Komaneko – The Curious Cat
・Komaneko’s Christmas – A Lost Present
・Farewell to Jinu
・The Calling

Live music, dance and cultural demonstrations from Asia and the Pacific.
*Closing time vary by venue.
Click Here for the Details>>>

*All events may be subject to change without further notice.

The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for high school students in Maui. Each year there is a competition among high schools to design a mikoshi for the Honolulu Festival. The winning Maui mikoshi is unveiled and displayed at the Hawaii Convention Center over the Festival weekend. Students selected as the overall winner visit Honolulu during the weekend of the festival and march in the Grand Parade showcasing their award winning mikoshi.

Free Admission!!
・Speech:　“Visas of Life” (author: Akira Kitade)
・Movie:　“Persona Non Grata”

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES
Free Admission!!
・Wood Job!
・Ecotherapy
・The Book Peddler

Free Admission!!
・Speech:　“Visas of Life” (author: Akira Kitade)
・Movie:　“Persona Non Grata”

Click Here for the Details>>>

*All may be subject to change without further notice.

Turn into “Hawaiian 105KINE” as they will sync their music to the firework show from 8:30pm.

Free Entrance!!

Come check out the biggest dance competition in Hawaii.

[ URL ] http://hawaii-event.com/en/archives/event/1237

*Admission Required By Subscription

[ About Educational School Tours ]  
*For Invited Guests Only

*For Invited Guests Only

*Admission Required By Subscription

We would like to honor the groups which have participated from outside of Oahu more than three times for their contributions to the Honolulu Festival.
(Specific participation group only)

Tickets: $90 / $70 for under 21 years old
(includes food and one beverage)
*FREE admission for under 5 years old (NOT include food and beverages)
*Doors Open: 6:40pm

*Admission Required By Subscription

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES

*Free Admission!!

・Voices behind Barbed Wire: Stories of Oahu (short film)
・It’s a Beautiful Life -Irodori-
・Silver Spoon
・A Drop of the Grapevine

SCHEDULE of special guided tour at Nikkei Legacy Exhibit booth
[First 10 arrivals / First come first served]

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from around the world Including Hawaii and Japan. Ennichi corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart.

*All the event schedules are subject to change without notice.

Come and enjoy dance, music and traditional arts performed by groups from Hawaii, Japan and other parts of the Pacific region.

*Show ends at different times depending on the venue.

*Performance schedule is subject to change without notice.

The Maui mikoshi contest was developed exclusively for high school students in Maui. Each year there is a competition among high schools to design a mikoshi for the Honolulu Festival. The winning Maui mikoshi is unveiled and displayed at the Hawaii Convention Center over the Festival weekend. Students selected as the overall winner visit Honolulu during the weekend of the festival and march in the Grand Parade showcasing their award winning mikoshi.

※入場無料!!

“Storytelling of Hawaii’s Japanese Immigration and Mythology of Ancient Japan Presented by Eishokukai”
“Sakurakomachi Wagakudan -Hawaii Concert 2018- Singing Japan’s Spirits”

Tamio Okuda, who was born and raised in Hiroshima, strongly empathized the Festival’s theme and decided to be part of the Honolulu Festival. Hiroshima and Honolulu is the 58-year-old sister-city and this was also a major reason to bring him to Honolulu.

*Free Admission!!

*Free Admission!!

http://hawaii-event.com/en/archives/event/3173

*Admission Required By Subscription

Co-sponsored by the Honolulu Festival Foundation
Main Sponsor: JTB Corporation

This year marks the 6th annual Ekiden, a relay running race originated in Japan. Handing off tasuki (cloth sash indicating the current runner) to the next runner will surely make an unforgettable experience in paradise. Don’t worry – you can run or walk, we just want you to have fun!

[Official website] http://hawaii-event.com/en/rainbowekiden

Also there will be other fun events accompanying the race!

More than 100 vendors exhibiting from around the world Including Hawaii and Japan. Ennichi corner will feature many activities for the young and young at heart.

*All the event schedules are subject to change without notice.

Come and enjoy dance, music and traditional arts performed by groups from Hawaii, Japan and other parts of the Pacific region.

*Show ends at different times depending on the venue.

*Performance schedule is subject to change without notice.

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES

*Free Admission!!

・The Untold Story: Internment of Japanese Americans in Hawaii
・Akanezora beyond the Crimson Sky
・There is No Lid on the Sea

SCHEDULE of special guided tour at Nikkei Legacy Exhibit booth
[First 10 arrivals / First come first served]