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

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.

　A selection of wonderful Japanese movies. Please visit and enjoy.
*Free Admission!!

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

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 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 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.

【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.

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.

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.

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.

Oahu Soto Mission Dance Association
*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.

The Honolulu Rainbow EKIDEN 2024 Official Ambassador, Hitomi Shimatani is scheduled to perform the song at a special mini-live event commemorating her appointment as the official supporter on the day before the EKIDEN. The song ‘Yorihayaku! (Faster)’ which was created as a support song for runners in 2022, has been chosen as the official theme song for the 2024 Honolulu Rainbow EKIDEN!

Details : Honolulu Rainbow EKIDEN 2024 Hitomi Shimatani Appointed as Official Supporter

The Aloha DANCE CONVENTION started in 2015 with the aim to “creating opportunities, excitement and inspiration in Hawaii”.

Details : Aloha DANCE CONVENTION 2024 Announced