Chibariyo! The Okinawan Festival is back—and this year, families can look forward to a weekend filled with food, music, dancing, shopping, crafts and plenty of Uchinanchu spirit. The Hawaii United Okinawa Association will present the 44th Annual Okinawan Festival on…
For 120 years, Izumo Taishakyo Hawaii, also known as Hawaii Izumo Taisha, has stood as more than a place of worship. It has been a gathering place, a source of comfort and celebration, and a link connecting generations in Hawaiʻi…
Origins of the Tanabata Festival If you cast your gaze to the skies on a clear night in the month of July, you may notice that two of the brightest stars – namely Vega and Altair – radiate with an…
Chrysanthemum Ambassador Abigail Tamayose embodies the changes in a Maui program started more than seven decades ago. Tamayose, a student at King Kekaulike High School in Pukalani, recently represented Maui and the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center at the Fukuyama Rose…
