Events || Honolulu Festival

Educational School Tours

Event Time	09:00 - 13:00 (Mar 10(Fri) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center

[ About Educational School Tours ]
*For Invited Guests Only
– Make the Ala Wai Canal Clean –
In addition to the traditional backstage tour, students from local schools will drop the Genki Balls into the Ala Wai Canal, which are believed to help improve water quality.

Governor’s Luncheon Reception

Event Time	12:00 - 13:30 (Mar 10(Fri) )
Place	Washington Place (Governor's Mansion)

*Doors Open: 11:30am
*For Invited Guests Only

Friendship Gala

Event Time	19:00 - 20:30 (Mar 10(Fri) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center 1F Kamehameha Exhibit Hall

Tickets: $100 (Flat rate)
(includes food and one beverage)
*FREE admission for under 5 years old (NOT include food and beverages)

Schedule:

6:50pm	Doors Open
7:00pm	Friendship Party
8:00pm	Close

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Japanese Film Festival

Event Time	10:00 - 17:05 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MOVIES

*Free Admission!!

10:00am～11:40am	The Sketch of Life
01:00pm～03:07pm	A LONG GOODBYE
04:00pm～05:05pm	Sumikkogurashi: Good to be in the corner

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Sake & Food Fest

Event Time	10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center

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

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Kyushu Food Fair

Event Time	10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center

Honolulu Festival will hold a Japanese products fair for the first time.
For this year’s fair, we have selected a variety of popular products from Kyushu. We hope you come and check it out and enjoy the shopping experience.

Craft Fair / Ennichi Corner / Food Corner

Event Time	10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center

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.

HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts

Event Time	10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place

Joy Shimabukuro of HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts will be offering several craft projects for all ages to make and take. Projects will include Alcohol Ink Butterfly Card, Origami Kimono Girl clip and a Paper Fan to color. There will also be a hands-on Hardware Science Project for those interested in STEM. Stop by and create fun crafts at the HouseMart Ben Franklin Craft Booth!

Maui Mikoshi (Exhibit Only)

Event Time	10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center

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.

11:00～	Maui Mikoshi Unveiling Ceremony

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Stage Performances

Event Time	10:00 - 18:00 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center / Ala Moana Center Stage / Waikiki Beach Walk

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.

Bon Dance

Event Time	12:00 - 12:15 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center

*For about 15 minutes each dance.

Bon Dance

Event Time	14:20 - 14:35 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center

*For about 15 minutes each dance.

Aloha DANCE CONVENTION 2023：DANCE SUMMIT

Event Time	16:15 - 17:40 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center 1F Main Stage

The Japanese idol group, “BANZAI JAPAN” and “Waseda University’s Getappers”, “WORLDWINGS Dance Company” will perform on stage!

*Free Entrance!!

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Hitomi Shimatani Official Ambassador Inauguration Mini-Live

Event Time	17:00 - 17:30 (Mar 11(Sat) )
Place	Hawaii Convention Center 1F Stage

A special mini-live will be held to commemorate Hitomi Shimatani’s appointment as the 27th Honolulu Festival Official Ambassador. Since her debut in July 1999, Shimatani, a talented Japanese singer from Hiroshima, Japan, has been well received for her ability to sing various types of songs that transcend genres with her beautifully clear vocals. She has received

numerous awards including the Newcomer of the Year Award. In addition to her musical activities, she has appeared on many radio programs and TV shows in Japan.

For social contributions, “YUME Biyori” was selected as the theme song for the LGBT events in 2018. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, her charity song “Shiawase wo hakoberu youni” was released, which was sung together with 77 children from the Tohoku and the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake areas. Her SDGs support song “CYCLE” was also released, as she performed at charity concerts.

*Free Entrance!!

JTB Travel and Culture Seminar in Hawai’i

Event Time	10:00 - 11:30 (Mar 12(Sun) )
Place	Hawai‘i Convention Center 3F, Emalani Theater 320

The Travel and Culture series, which started in 1983 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of JTB, marks its 40th year in 2023.
The seminars have included leading personalities from various fields and able hear interesting topics related to “travel” and their expertise in the field.
The JTB Travel and Culture Seminars have received high remarks as a cultural outreach and philanthropy programs with a cultural and social mission. We will continue to select engaging topics and current trends, as we have done in the past.
This will be the 1st time the seminar will be held overseas.

Application Form
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10:00～10:45(TBD)	＜part 1＞Keynote Speech Malama Ku'u Home: Hawai'i's Journey toward a Regenerative Tourism Model Instructor: Kalani Ka'ana'ana（Chief Brand Officer, Hawai'i Tourism Authority)
10:50～11:30(TBD)	＜part 2＞Special Talk Sustainable Tourism: What we, the travelers, can do Panelists: Mitue Varley(County Director at Hawaii Tourism Japan) Hitomi Shimatani(Singer) Sasha(Model/Talent)

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