| January | |
|---|---|
| 24 | Hui Makaala Installation Banquet at Ala Moana Hotel, Ilima |
| February | |
| 18 & 19 | Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai Golf Tournament at Waiehu Golf Course |
| 26 | Hui Alu's Shinnen Kai at the Kauai Veterans Center. "We expect 240 people and our members will be preparing the food. Everyone is invited." ... Gary Ueunten. |
| March | |
| 1 | Blessing ceremony on parcel of land across the street from the HOC at 4 pm |
| 4-18 | Hawaii Okinawa Student Exchange Program with high school students from Okinawa |
| 10 | Gushikawa Commercial High School Students visit the HOC |
| 10-12 | Honolulu Festival |
| 26 | Waga Okinawa Kariyushi nu Udui presented by Nakasone Fumiko Ryubu Kenkyusho, 2 pm at HOC |
| April | |
| 29 | HUOA Spring Craft Fair, Saturday, 9 am to 3 pm, at HOC |
| May | |
| 7 | Kariyushi Variety Show (canceled) |
| 19 & 20 | Hui Alu's Kauai Okinawa Dance Festival at Vidinha Stadium (canceled) |
| 20 | Kugani Nuuzi, Nakasone Dance Academy 50th Anniversary Recital, 6:30 pm at NBC Concert Hall |
| 27, 28 | HUOA Golf Tournament at West Loch Municipal Golf Course |
| June | |
| 1 | A Taste of Okinawa, sponsored by WUB Hawaii, 6 pm at JCCH ... flyer ... Goya Recipe Contest |
| 3 | Celebrating the Okinawan Heritage Group at Hawaii's Plantation Village, 10 am to 2 pm. |
| 5 | Uchinanchu
Taikai Caravan at the HOC ... 1 pm Certificate
Presentations; 7 pm Taikai
Preview Governor and Mrs. Inamine will be leading the caravan. Please call the HUOA at 676-5400 if you plan to attend. |
| 6-9 | Oahu Warabi Ashibi - Children At Play - Okinawan Day Camp for Kids at HOC |
| 10-11 | Kohala Warabi Ashibi - Children At Play - Okinawan Day Camp for Kids at Hawi Jodo Mission Hall |
| 11 | Kintetsu Matsuri in Hawaii Parade in Waikiki |
| 12-14 | Kauai Warabi Ashibi - Children At Play - Okinawan Day Camp for Kids at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall |
| 12-16 | Hilo Warabi Ashibi - Children At Play - Okinawan Day Camp for Kids at Hilo Hongwanji Betsuin YBA Hall |
| 13-16 | Maui Warabi Ashibi - Children At Play - Okinawan Day Camp for Kids at Maui Okinawa Cultural Center |
| 22 | Irei No Hi - 61st memorial anniversary in honor of our ancestors - an HUOA sponsored (in conjuntion with Hawaii Okinawa Alliance) forum with survivor testimonials and a forum to discuss the war's impact on Okinawan lives, at the HOC, 7 - 9 pm. ... program |
| 25 | Uta Sanshin Live - Di! Ashibana at McKinley High School Auditorium, 2 - 4 pm, presented by Afuso Ryu Gensei Kai Hawaii Shibu |
| July | |
| 8 | Maui Okinawan Festival at the Maui Mall, 10 am to 3 pm, presented by Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai |
| 15 | HUOA Community service project- Weinberg Village picnic 10 am to 2 pm |
| 23 | Hui Makaala Scholarship Awards Banquet at the Ala Moana Hotel, Carnation Room |
| August | |
| 5 | An Evening of Okinawan Classical Dance by Jimpu Kai U.S.A. Kin Ryosho Ryikyu Geino Kenkyusho Hawaii Shibu at the Mission Memorial Auditorium, 550 S King St, red brick building Diamond Head of Honolulu Hale, 7 pm, FREE ADMISSION. Free parking at the city parking garage, enter Beretania St. |
| 10 | Hui O Laulima's "Moon Over Waipio" |
| 12 | Hui Makaala Golf Tournament at Kapolei Golf Club |
| 19 | Hui Alu's Kauai Statewide Okinawan Golf Tournament at Wailua Golf Course [Application] |
| September | |
| 2-3 | 24th Okinawan Festival at Kapiolani Park |
| 9 | Uzagaku performance at the Maui Okinawa Cultural Center, 7 pm. Admission is free. Entertainers from Okinawa performing classical Okinawan court music. Link to Okinawa Prefectural Government site on Uzagaku music. |
| 16 | Autumn Okinawa Dance Festival at the HOC |
| October | |
| 9-19 | HUOA Study Tour for the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival (Sekai no Uchinanchu Taikai) in Okinawa |
| 22 | Hui Makaala Scholarship Fund Luncheon and Fashion Show at Waikiki Sheraton Hotel, Hawaii Ballroom |
| 29 | Yaeyama Minyo Charity Concert, 2 pm at the HOC |
| 30 | Bingata Exhibit and Workshop by Ms Fumiyo Nakata, 7 pm, HOC Serikaku Chaya. Reservations are requested. |
| November | |
| 25 & 26 | HUOA
Winter Craft Fair, Saturday, 9 am to 3 pm; Sunday, 9 am to 2 pm, at
HOC. (FREE andagi for shutttle bus riders. See linked flyer for details.) |
| December | |
| 2 | HUOA Installation Luncheon at the HOC |
| 6 | HUOA Craft Fair, "An Evening in Waipio", Wednesday, 5:30 pm to 9 pm, at HOC |
| Dates and events are subject to change. Last updated on 31 October 2006 | |