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HoMA hosts holiday Filipino tradition of parol making

The making of parol — a holiday traditional Filipino latern shaped like a star — was conducted by the Filipino Association of University Women.

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Kaimuki resident Jonathan Wong, top right, crafts a parol with son Jadon, 2, bottom right, wife Larissa, and daughter Eliana, 5, during a parol making event on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu.
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Bing Joaquin, left, president of the Filipino Association of University Women (FAUW) poses for a photo among finished parol with daughter Saree.
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Kaimuki resident Larissa Wong, left, crafts a parol with daughter Eliana, 5, and son Jadon, 2.
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Hawaii Kai resident Machiko Mohri (CQ), puts the finishing touches on a parol she crafted during a parol making event.
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Finished parol are seen hung up during a parol making event.
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Korey Nishimoto hangs a parol he made with wife Maud, and son, Natsu, 1.
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Two-year-old Ryan Chen, left, helps make parol with sister Rainie, 5, bottom, mother Gabby, top left, and father Sean, as Filipino Association of University Women member Jamiefel Pungtilan assists at top right during a parol making event on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu.
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Finished parol are seen hung up during a parol making event at the Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu.
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Fourteen-year-old Miki Yokota assembles the frame of a parol during a parol making event.