"Hawaii Okinawa Today"
HUOA Television Program
on Olelo 'Oahu' Channel  (Oceanic cable channel 52)
Mondays at 7 pm

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Television Schedule (2003)
Jan
6
Okinawan Festival 2000 - Part One (September 2 & 3, 2000 at the Kapiolani Park bandstand) featuring the Okinawan Children and Adult Choruses; Ryukyu Sokyoku Koyo Kai - Hawaii Shibu (Mitsuko Toguchi, sensei); with highlights of the Lanakila Line Dancers, gassho, participants of the Kin Voyage of Rediscovery, opening parade, and celebrity kachashi.
Jan
13
Year 2002 - HUOA 52nd Installation Banquet (January 26, 2002 at the Hawaii Okinawa Center) [featuring highlights of the installation ceremonies, interviews with some of the officers, 2001 sports champions, Uchinanchu of the Year Awards, entertainment by Majikina Honryu Buyo Dojo and other stars]
Jan
20
Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Hawaii Okinawa Center - Part One (June 10, 2000) [highlighting the Nishihara High School Marching Band, ceremony and presentations, golf tips by Les Uyehara, performances by Nakasone Hooge Kai - Yoshiko Ryubu Kenkyusho, Kaneshiro Kikue Ryubu Kenkyu Kai, Majikina Honryu Buyo Dojo - Yoshino Majikina, Nomura-ryu Ongaku Kyokai - Hawaii Shibu, Ryukyu Sokyoku-Koyo Kai - Hawaii Shibu, Afuso-ryu Hawaii Sandaa Kai, Hawaii Taiko Kai]
Jan 27 Dentoo No Bi - Hooge Kai Nakasone Dance Academy 45th Anniversary Recital - Part 1 (Held at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall on June 16, 2001) (Premiere show)
Feb 3 Okinawan Festival 2000 - Part Two (September 2 & 3, 2000 at the Kapiolani Park bandstand) featuring Okinawa Kobudan, Kaneshiro Ryubu Kenkyukai, Ryukyu Kobudo Taiko, Happy Seniors Dancing, and Raku pottery.
Feb
10
Jon Nakamatsu Recital - Part One (September 8, 2000 at Neal Blaisedell Concert Hall)
Feb
17
Dentoo No Bi - Hooge Kai Nakasone Dance Academy 45th Anniversary Recital - Part 2 (Held at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall on June 16, 2001) (Premiere show)
Feb
24
Okinawan Festival 2000 - Part Three (September 2 & 3, 2000 at the Kapiolani Park bandstand) featuring Hana Yakara; Jimpu Kai USA, Kin Ryosho Ryukyu Geino Kenkyusho; Urotsuki Taikodo; and Dancin' Hearts.
Mar 3 Jon Nakamatsu Recital - Part Two (September 8, 2000 at Neal Blaisedell Concert Hall) with interview by Karleen Chinen
Mar 10 Okinawan Festival 2000 - Part Four (September 2 & 3, 2000 at the Kapiolani Park new bandstand) featuring highlights of Kaze No Mai with Shigeaki Nishidomari; Tamagusuku Ryu Senju Kai; Afuso Ryu Gensei Kai, Hawaii Sandaa Kai; Kilauea Okinawa Dance Group; singing of Alison Arakawa
Mar 17 Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Hawaii Okinawa Center - Part Two (June 10, 2000)
Mar 24 Sadao China and Friends from Okinawa – Performance at Lanakila Multi Purpose Senior Center – Okinawa Club on April 11, 2001.
Mar 31 HUOA 53rd Installation Banquet (January 18, 2003 at the Hawaii Okinawa Center (premiere)
Apr 7 "Shinasaki" Part One - A recital by Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai (at Leeward Community College Theatre April 19, 1998)
Apr 14 "Shinasaki" Part Two - A recital by Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai (at Leeward Community College Theatre April 19, 1998)
Apr 21 Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Hawaii Okinawa Center - Part Three (June 10, 2000)
Apr 28 Umui Kanati "Wish Came True" (Part One) Performance in Okinawa (Premiere)
May 5 Umui Kanati "Wish Came True" (Part Two) Performance in Okinawa (Premiere)
May 12 Okinawan Festival 2002 Show No. One (August 31 and September 1, 2002 at Kapiolani Park Bandstand) highlighting Hawaii Taiko Kai, Opening Parade, Gassho: Nomura-Ryu Ongaku Kyokai, Ryukyu Sokyoku Koyo Kai Youth Gassho, Radio Okinawa, Paranku Clubs; Tamagusuku Ryu Senju Kai-Frances Nakachi Ryubu Dojo (Premiere)
May 19 Chimu Suruti Udura - "Our Heartfelt Dance" - Part One (Performance by members of Ryusei Honryu Hozon Kai from Okinawa, San Francisco and Hawaii on October 3, 1999 at the Hawaii Okinawa Center)
May 26 Okinawan Festival 2002 Show No. Two (August 31 and September 1, 2002 at Kapiolani Park Bandstand) highlighting Nidaime Teishin Kai - Hawaii Shibu, Jimpu Kai USA Kin Ryosho Geino Kenkyusho, Shimabukuro Brothers, Philippine Culture Group of Hawaii, Mamoru Miyagi (Premiere)
Jun 2 Chimu Suruti Udura - "Our Heartfelt Dance" - Part Two (Performance by members of Ryusei Honryu Hozon Kai from Okinawa, San Francisco and Hawaii on October 3, 1999 at the Hawaii Okinawa Center)
Jun 9 Okinawan Festival 2002 Show No. Three (August 31 and September 1, 2002 at Kapiolani Park Bandstand) (Premiere)
Jun 16 "Ukaji deebiru" -- Hui Makaala-HUOA Fashion Show (held Oct. 22, 2000 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel)
Jun 23 Okinawan Festival 2002 Show No. Four (August 31 and September 1, 2002 at Kapiolani Park Bandstand) (Premiere)
Jun 30 Maui First Okinawan Festival (held on Maui on June 9, 2001)
Jul 7 Kauai Okinawan Festival (conducted by Hui Alu during April 18 & 19, 2000 on Kauai)
Jul 14 Kin Town - "Voyage of Rediscovery" - Phase One, Okinawa-to-Hawaii - Part One, (July 1 - 15, 2000); also Haebaru Club student exchange and Mini-Tsunahiki at Ala Moana Beach Park
Jul 21 Kin Town - "Voyage of Rediscovery" - Phase One, Okinawa-to-Hawaii - Part Two, (July 1 - 15, 2000); and promotional tape on the Third Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in Okinawa, Nov 1-4, 2001.
Jul 28 Okinawan Festival 2002 Show No. Five (August 31 and September 1, 2002 at Kapiolani Park Bandstand) (Premiere)
Aug 4 Hui Okinawa's 2000 Haari Boat Races in Hilo
Aug 11 Dentoo No Bi - Hooge Kai Nakasone Dance Academy 45th Anniversary Recital - Part 1 (Held at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall on June 16, 2001)
Aug 18 Dentoo No Bi - Hooge Kai Nakasone Dance Academy 45th Anniversary Recital - Part 2 (Held at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall on June 16, 2001)
Aug 25 "Taking a tour of Itoman City, Okinawa" - a video journal by Kevin Uyehara (Premiere)
Sep 1 "Future of Okinawan Performing Arts in Hawaii " - Live call-in show on October 14, 2002 from the Olelo studio in Mapunapuna - featuring a panel of guests from various Okinawan cultural schools in Hawaii .
Sep 8 Okinawan Festival 2001 - Show No. One (September 1 & 2, 2001 at the Kapiolani  Park new bandstand) featuring highlights of the opening parade, Kapahulu Okinawan Dancing Group, Hawaii Taiko Kai, and the Nakasone Hooge Kai.
Sep 15 Third Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival ("Taikai") Part One (Celebration in Okinawa of Okinwans from various countries November 2001)
Sep 22 Okinawan Festival 2000 - Part Five (September 2 & 3, 2000 at the Kapiolani Park new bandstand) featuring highlights of Ryukyu Koku Matsuri Daiko, Okinawan Buyo Club, Majikina Honryu Buyo Dojo
Sep 29

First Worldwide Uchinanchu Conference in Hawaii held August 29 - September 2, 2003 (Premiere)

Oct 6 Umui Kanati "Wish Came True" (Part One) Performance in Okinawa (Jikata from Hawaii and the Paranku Clubs of Hawaii with other performers from Okinawa)
Oct 13 Umui Kanati "Wish Came True" (Part Two) Performance in Okinawa (Jikata from Hawaii and the Paranku Clubs of Hawaii with other performers from Okinawa)
Oct 20 Okinawan Festival 2001 - Show No. Two (September 1 & 2, 2001 at the Kapiolani Park new bandstand) featuring Mamoru Miyagi and Heshikiya Eisa Hozon Kai, Ryukyu Kobudo Taiko – Hawaii Shibu, and Majikina Honryu Buyo Dojo.
Oct 27 Spirit of Halloween 2003 (Spirited stories told by Moira Ipolani Maeda Nakamine in a spirited setting) (Premiere)
Nov 3 Okinawan Festival 2001 - Show No. Three (September 1 & 2, 2001 at the Kapiolani  Park new bandstand) featuring Radio Okinawa Variety Show, Kikue Kaneshiro Ryubu Kenkyukai, Okinawa Buyo Club, and Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii.
Nov 10 2000 HUOA Study Tour to Okinawa - Part One
Nov 17

First Worldwide Uchinanchu Conference in Hawaii held August 29 - September 2, 2003

Nov 24 Eisa Festival and Rinken Band - Part One (at the Les Murakami Stadium on the Manoa campus of the University of Hawaii on September 2, 2003) (Premiere)
Dec 1 "Shinasaki" Part One - A recital by Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai (at Leeward Community College Theatre April 19, 1998)
Dec 8 "Shinasaki" Part Two - A recital by Jane Kaneshiro Sozan Kai (at Leeward Community College Theatre April 19, 1998)
Dec 15 2000 HUOA Study Tour to Okinawa - Part Two
Dec 22 Preview Night of "Leilani's Hibiscus" (Hawaii premiere of Uchinanchu playwright Jon Shirota's bittersweet love story staged July 14, 2000 at Kumu Kahua Theatre); also to be shown: Congratulations dinner for Choichi Terukina Sensei of the Afuso-ryu Gensei Kai of Okinawa on being named a National Living Treasure of Japan, held June 7, 2000 at Natsunoya Teahouse; highlights of the 2000 Autumn Dance Matsuri at the HOC
Dec 29 Eisa Festival and Rinken Band - Part Two (at the Les Murakami Stadium on the Manoa campus of the University of Hawaii on September 2, 2003) (Premiere)
Our schedule is subject to change without notice. Any known changes will be noted on this web page. Thank you.

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Last updated 25 November 2003