The Honolulu Rainbow EKIDEN, inaugurated in March 2013 as Hawaii’s first public relay race for amateur runners, is finally back after five years!

Official Website : Honolulu Rainbow EKIDEN 2024

Exhibition of Japanese sake culture, sake sampling, food on sale
*ID with photo is required for tasting
*Samples are limited

　A selection of wonderful Japanese movies. Please visit and enjoy.

*Free Admission!!

The Market will feature art and items that will bring the beautiful Hawaii, including the beaches, surfing, and the ocean to peoples mind. Popular local artists including Heather Brown and Kuchar are scheduled to partake in the art market as well as new and upcoming artists.

The event will feature various Japanese seafood dishes, food tasting sessions, workshops, entertainment elements such as tuna dismantling shows and musubi cooking demonstrations.

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.

The Fair will present around 70 carefully selected products from six of Hawaii’s sister cities (prefectures) in Japan: Ehime, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Okinawa and Yamaguchi. Products include exclusive items such as Hokkaido’s authentic butter cookies and Ehime’s Mandarin Mochi. We invite you to come and have a delightful shopping spree.

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 displayed at the Hawaii Convention Center over the Festival weekend.

Live music, dance and cultural performance.

*Show ends at different times depending on the venue.
*Performance schedule is subject to change without notice.

Enjoy the ‘Sabaki Girl’ skillfully and energetically cut through a tuna relying on a single knife, right before your eyes. The live show will showcase dismantling the tuna, sharing interesting facts about the carefully raised tuna from Uwakai, as well as engaging in fun quizzes during the live show.

【Honolulu Festival　Genki Ball Toss Event】
Time：March 9th Sat. 11am, 1pm, 3pm
March 10th Sun. 11am, 1pm
Where：Donation Booth Hawaii Convention Center (Booth number TBA)
Donation accepted at the booth before making and tossing time at the Ala Wai Canal Promenade.

Iwakuni Odori Aiko Kai
*For about 15 minutes each dance

Take on the challenge of crafting your own rice ball! ONIGIRI ACTION is an annual fall social media campaign with a simple act of taking a photo can help feed underprivileged school children.

People from Hawaii, Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries join this Grand Parade, the finale of the Honolulu Festival. This is a great chance to see the traditional performance of various countries here in Hawaii.

*Event schedule is subject to change without notice.

Nagaoka Hanabi (Nagaoka Fireworks) is presented by Nagaoka Fireworks Foundation. Turn into “Hawaiian 105KINE” as they will sync their music to the firework show from 8:30pm