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Honolulu Festival returning after a three-year absence

The Honolulu Festival is returning after a three-year absence, a sign that demand from Japan for travel to Hawaii may finally be picking up.

By Jamm Aquino

March 2, 2023

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Yutaka Aoki, consul-general of Japan, bottom left, Hawaii Rep. Sean Quinlan, Hawaii Rep. Adrian Tam, and Outrigger CCO Sean Dee listen as Ted Kubo speaks during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday. The return of the festival after a three-year absence is a sign that demand from Japan for travel to Hawaii may finally be picking up.
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Ted Kubo speaks during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Chris Sadayasu, director of DBEDT, speaks during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Hawaii State Reps. Sean Quinlan, left, and Adrian Tam speak during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Desiree Quintero, a lecturer of Filipino studies at Leeward Community College, performs a traditional Filipino fan dance during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Desiree Quintero, a lecturer of Filipino studies at Leeward Community College, performs a traditional Filipino fan dance during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Makanani Sala, right, director of the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, and Chris Sadayasu, middle, director of DBEDT, watch as Desiree Quintero, a lecturer of Filipino studies at Leeward Community College, performs a traditional Filipino fan dance during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Ted Kubo, left, JTB president and CEO, Chris Sadayasu, director of DBEDT, and Makanani Sala, right, director of the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, watch as Desiree Quintero, a lecturer of Filipino studies at Leeward Community College, performs a traditional Filipino fan dance during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival .
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Sean Dee, chief commercial officer for Outrigger Hotels, speaks during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Sean Dee, chief commercial officer for Outrigger Hotels, walks past colleagues holding “10’s” on dry erase boards after speaking during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Kouri Nago of Genki Ala Wai, holds up genki balls that are to be used to clean up the canal during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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John De Fries, middle, president of HTA, shakes hands with Ted Kubo, president of JTB Hawaii, during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Kouri Nago of Genki Ala Wai, left, explains genki balls that are to be used to clean up the canal during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.
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Ted Kubo speaks during a news conference to announce the return of the Honolulu Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk on Thursday.

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