28th Honolulu Festival : Walk Together with Aloha, Pass the Baton to a Sustainable and Peaceful Future
2008(14th)

Educational School Tours

Event Time 09:00 - (Mar 14 (Fri) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

Official ceremony

Event Time 09:30 - 13:30 (Mar 14 (Fri) )
Place
12:00 - 13:30 Governor's Luncheon Reception(by invitation only)
09:30 - 11:00 Mayor's Welcome Reception(by invitation only)

Performances

Event Time 10:00 - 17:00 (Mar 15 (Sat) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Waikiki Beach Walk, Waikiki Shopping Plaza

Craft Fair

Event Time 10:00 - 17:00 (Mar 15 (Sat) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

Ennichi

Event Time 10:00 - 17:00 (Mar 15 (Sat) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

The 5th US-Japan Cultural Exchange Seminar Program

Event Time 10:30 - (Mar 15 (Sat) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center Room

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

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Maui Mikoshi Unveiling Ceremony

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

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.

 

Friendship Gala

Event Time 19:00 - 21:00 (Mar 15 (Sat) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center

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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.

Performances

Event Time 10:00 - 15:00 (Mar 16 (Sun) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Waikiki Beach Walk, Waikiki Shopping Plaza

Craft Fair

Event Time 10:00 - 15:00 (Mar 16 (Sun) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center, 3rd

Ennichi

Event Time 10:00 - 17:00 (Mar 16 (Sun) )
Place Hawaii Convention Center, 3rd

Grand Parade

Event Time 16:30 - 20:00 (Mar 16 (Sun) )
Place Kalakaua Avenue/Waikik

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map_performing_areaPerformance areas

1) 2100 Kalakaua “Luxury Row”
2) Waikiki Shopping Plaza
3) Moana Sufrider’s porte cochere
4) Pacific Beach Hotel
5) Waikiki Beach Marriott