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Okinawan Festival returns to Hawaii Convention Center

By Craig T. Kojima

Sept. 3, 2022

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Kacie Nakasaone performs on stage at the Okinawan Festival on Saturday. The festival at the Hawaii Convention Center runs through Sunday.
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A performer with a wooden mask files onstage.
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Linda Hirokawa takes a selfie with some fans.
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Food being served at Gaza Yonagusuku booth.
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During post war Okinawa, musicians were forced to make their own instruments with whatever was on hand. Dexter Teruya, left, and Mel Gushiken with their Kankara sanshins made out of tin cans and scrap wood.
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Hooge Ryu Hana Nuuzi no Kai Nakasone Dance Academy members take a group shot before going on stage. They are, Renee Morioka, left, Gail Takeuchi, Cathy Lorenzo, Germaine Uehara, Laurie Sogawa, Amy Arakaki, and Carin Iha,
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Noah Long, left, and Matthew Tabios, get ready to perform a Shisa dance.
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The 70th Cherry Blossom Festival contestants were on hand to celebrate the Okinawan Festival. From left are Miss congeniality Danielle Au, Princess Taeler Akana, Princess Tamlyn Sasaki, Queen Shari Nishijima, Princess Jordyn Valdez, and Miss Popularity Tari-Lynn Manin.
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Okinawan dances were performed on the main stage.
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Kristen Inouye dances onstage during the Okinawan Festival.
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