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37Th Annual Okinawan Festival www.huoa.org July/August 2019 Issue #181 Circulation 9,657 37th Annual Okinawan Festival - We’re Back at the Hawaii Convention Center! By Lynn Miyahira, Okinawan Festival Chair he Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA) proudly presents the 37th Annual Okinawan Festival at the Hawaii Convention Center! Celebrating the theme of “Sharing Uchinanchu Aloha,” 37th Annual Okinawan Festival the Okinawan Festival on August 31 and September 1, 2019 promises to be a weekend full of deli- August 31 & September 1, 2019 Tcious food, great entertainment and lots of fun for people of all ages! Admission $2 per person (cash only) Last year, an estimated of 56,000 people attended Children 12 & under, Seniors 65+ are free the two-day event, and we are hoping to have even Hawaii Convention Center more people join us this year! We want to thank the 1801 Kalakaua Ave. Honolulu, HI 96815 community for enthusiastically supporting us last year as we transitioned to the Convention Center, and we hope August 31 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 5:00 pm to make this year an even better experience for everyone. • Live entertainment: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Our festival is one of the largest events held at the Hawaii • Bon Dance: 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Convention Center and the only volunteer-run event of (Booths will be closed except Okinawa Soba, Andagi and this magnitude. We now have almost 4,000 volunteers Andadog will be sold during bon dance until 8 pm) coming together to help put on the Okinawan Festival! September 1 (Sunday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Admission will be $2 per person, per day (cash only) Live entertainment: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm and tickets can be purchased at the Convention Center Parking and Transportation lobby starting at 8 a.m. on both days. Children 12 and Parking Information for both days: under and seniors 65 and over are free. No admission Center parking open from 7:00 am charge for volunteers and entertainers. Admission is only Shuttle from McKinley High School begins at 7:00 am required for first floor Hall; the third floor rooms do not require admission (please see the map for which rooms Parking at the Hawaii Convention Center for $10. are on the third floor). Proceeds from the Okinawan Entrance is on Kalakaua Ave, opens at 7AM. Park at McKinley High School & ride HUOA’s Okinawan Festival go towards sustaining the Hawaii Okinawa Festival Shuttle Bus for $3 roundtrip. The shuttle will Center and also support numerous cultural educational run between McKinley High School and the Hawaii programs, including Okinawan cultural performing arts Convention Center continuously during the Festival. classes held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center, Hawaii- Coming from Waikiki? The closest trolley stop is at Okinawa Student Exchange Program, Children’s Ala Moana Shopping Center, which is about an 8-minute Cultural Day Camp, Senior Health & Wellness Fair, the walk from the Convention Center. Community Service Outreach Picnic, and much more. Lyft Ride Share discounts from Friday Aug 30-Sept 1! Moving the Festival to the Convention Center last New users use discount code OKIFEST2019 for year provided the HUOA with an opportunity to showcase additional activities and displays. The $2 off the first 10 ride (up to $20 in credit); existing spacious and comfortable environment (with air-conditioning and clean restrooms) made for a users use OKIFEST19 $5 off Lyft XL ride. smoother experience for everyone—especially for those with wheelchairs, walkers and strollers. “It was Social Media the first time my grandfather went and years since my aunts attended the festival… and they had the Website: www.okinawanfestival.com best time!” said Lopaka Purdy, an Okinawan-at-heart from Waimanalo, Oahu. Facebook Page: Okinawan Festival Parking is available at the Convention Center for $10. Overflow parking is available at McKinley Instagram: @okinawanfestival High School with Festival shuttle service for $3. We also strongly recommend carpooling, using city Hashtag: #okifest2019 buses, taxis, Biki or rideshare services to get to the Festival. Drop off is allowed in the front of the Convention Center. See details to the right on Lyft discounts all weekend. Continued on Page 3 Inside This Issue 2019 Okinawan Festival Chair’s Message (continued on page 3 & 5) •••••••••••••••• Page 1 President’s Message ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 2 Executive Director’s Message/Okinawan Festival (cont.) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 3 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Honolulu, HI No. 659 Permit Chinagu Eisa Celebrates 10th Anniversary ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 4 Olelo Community Outreach/Okinawan Festival (cont.) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 5 Okinawan Festival T-shirts/Festival Photo Contest Information •••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 6 Festival Food Favorites/Food Booth Volunteer Schedule •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 7 Festival Cultural Booths/Booth Volunteer Schedule •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 8 Okinawan Festival Entertainment ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 9 2019 Okinawan Festival Map - Hawaii Convention Center ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Pages 10 & 11 Ikuyu Madin/Preserving Our Legacy/HUOA Donations/Proverbs •••••••••••••• Pages 12 & 13 Karii Event/Autumn Dance Matsuri •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 14 Club News/Maui Okinawan Festival/OGSH •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 15 High School Student Exchange ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 16 Mensore •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 17 UJSH Installation/Senior Health & Wellness •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 18 HUOA Schedule of Events /HOT Schedule •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Page 19 Hawaii United Okinawa Association Okinawa United Hawaii 94-587 Ukee Street Waipahu, Hawaii 96797 2019 Okinawan Festival Schedule/Festival Hours/Parking Info •••••••••••••••••••••• Page 20 2 Uchinanchu July/August 2019 President’s Message UCHINANCHU By Jocelyn Ige Ippee Nifee Deebiru... Mahalo! Uchinanchu is our voice — the voice of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association, its members, and the “home” we all built together, the Hawaii Okinawa Center. By sharing information and experiences, Uchinanchu keeps us connected as a family, dedicated to preserving, sharing and perpetuating our Okinawan cultural heritage. Every dollar donated — along with the valuable income from advertising - helps offset the cost of publishing Uchinanchu. HUOA sends a sincere ippee nifee deebiru to the following donors. Mahalo for keeping Uchinanchu alive and thriving. Uchinanchu Donors May 1 to June 30, 2019. aitai! Summer is almost coming to an end and club picnics are Hatsue Asato Paul & Katherine Kiyabu Karen Tamanaha wrapping up! Participation in the Pan Pacific Parade, Senior William & Janet Ginoza Antoku Kobashigawa Evelyn Tengan H th Fair, Irei no Hi, Hawaii Okinawa Student Exchange 30 Anniversary Mike Higa Albert Mayeshiro A.E. Tsuru celebration in Okinawa, United Japanese Society of Hawaii’s Installation Charles A. Higa James S. Nakasone Walter W. Wauke th and Kenjinkai Recognition, Yuntaku and Hui Maka’ala’s 50 Anniversary Juliet Jakahi Judith Sheldon Byrnes Yamashita Scholarship Luncheon kept the members’ calendars full. I hope you were June Takeno able to join us in these events. School is now in session and the exciting Okinawan Festival is just around the corner. The question asked throughout the year is, “How does HUOA do it all?” HUOA is a nonprofit organization with a very small paid staff at 2019 Calendar of Events the Hawaii Okinawa Center under the direction of Executive Director Jon Itomura. The implementation of HUOA programs is driven by clubs and The year at a glance! volunteers, including the HOC staff. The Executive Council, comprised of the officers elected by the Board Aug 30 Karii: An Awamori Experience, of Directors and the advisors, help to coordinate with the clubs in charge Hawaii Convention Center Ballroom of various events that help HUOA to promote, preserve and perpetuate the Okinawan culture and heritage. Aug 31-Sept 1 Okinawan Festival, Hawaii Convention Center There are also many volunteers who come to the center daily to help Sept 2 Aloha Party, HOC the staff with maintaining the facility, assist in the office, develop those Sept 14 Autumn Matsuri, HOC wonderful Hawaii Okinawa Today video programs, provide support to Oct 3-14 Study Tour to Okinawa the visitors who come to the HOC museum and genealogy center, and so many more. And, if you are reading this message, you are most likely one Oct 5 Kansha – Chinagu Eisa 10th Anniversary of the many volunteers who come out whenever we ask for help. Concert, Farrington HS Auditorium Clubs membership is not the same as it was back in the 50s, 60s, 70s Oct 29 Uchinanchu No Hi Celebration, HOC and 80s. Much started to change as members’ age group changed. Clubs Nov 2 Legacy Banquet, Hilton Hawaiian Village had over 300 members and some over 500 members coming to their shinnen enkai and picnics. Back then, many families gathered around the Nov 24 Uchinamun Variety Show, HOC patriarch and the matriarch of the family. Were you ever told, “Because Nov 30-Dec 1 Winter Craft Fair, HOC Grandma/Bachan said to go to the party or Grandpa/Jiichan going to be Dec 11 An Evening
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