Okinawan Festival returns to Hawaii Convention Center
The Okinawan Festival returns this weekend to the Hawaii Convention Center.
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Twelve-year-old Alex McCauley, middle, smiles while learning how to craft Hanagasa charms with grandmother, Cindy Liu, top, and mother, Karin during the Okinawan Festival on Saturday at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. Instructing them is Cynthia Pang, left.
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Thirteen-year-old Landon Chu, left, and brother Bryce, 10, prepare for their photo to be taken after a kimono dressing.
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Val Teruya, right, puts the finishing touches on a Hanagasa atop the head of Steph Kuroda during a kimono dressing.
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Val Teruya, right, puts the finishing touches on a Hanagasa atop the head of Steph Kuroda during a kimono dressing.
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Sixteen-year-old Alexandra Keating performs with her sai as part of the Hawaii Okinawa Shorin-Ryu/Shinden-Ryu Karate Association.
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Sixteen-year-old Alexandra Keating performs with her sai as part of the Hawaii Okinawa Shorin-Ryu/Shinden-Ryu Karate Association.
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Cindy Liu shares a laugh with granddaughter Alex McCauley, 12, while learning how to craft Hanagasa charms.
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Twelve-year-old Alex McCauley, middle, smiles while looking at the crafted Hanagasa charm her grandmother, Cindy Liu, left, just finished as McCauley’s mother, Karin, is seen at right.
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Twelve-year-old Alex McCauley, middle, smiles while learning how to craft Hanagasa charms with grandmother, Cindy Liu, left, and mother, Karin.
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People take a break and eat bentos during the Okinawan Festival.
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Dancers with the Hooge Ryu Hana Nuuzi No Kai Nakasone Dance Academy perform.
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Dancers with the Hooge Ryu Hana Nuuzi No Kai Nakasone Dance Academy perform.
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