2020 Virtual Festival Lineup
Sunday (9/6)
2:00 pm
Hawaii Time
Welcome / Opening Statements
Greetings from Special Guests
Performance:
Kilauea Okinawa Dance Club
Special Performance - Radio Okinawa Miuta Taisho
We Are HUOA Club Feature
Performances:
Hawaii Okinawa Shorin-Ryu/Shinden-Ryu
Karate Association
We Are HUOA Club Feature
Hawaii Okinawa Center 30th Anniversary
3:00 pm
Hawaii Time
We Are HUOA Club Feature
Performances:
Brandon Ing & Yuttai Kwattai
HUOA Ichigo Ichi E Class
Allison Arakawa
Special Performance - Mamoru Miyagi
Restaurant Feature: Masa & Joyce Okazuya
Performances:
Yui Buyo Suishin Kyogi Kai Hawaii Shibu
Hawaii-Okinawa High School Student Exchange
Performances:
Jimpu Kai USA Kin Ryosho Ryukyu Geino Kenkyusho
We Are HUOA Club Feature
Warabi Ashibi - Children's Day Camp
4:00 pm
Hawaii Time
Special Performance - BEGIN
Performances:
Nidaime Teishin Kai Hawaii Shibu & HUOA Sanshin Class
Tamagusuku Ryu Senju Kai - Frances Nakachi Ryubu Dojo
Kimono Dressing by Hui O Laulima
Performance:
Okinawa Minyo Kyokai Hawaii & Urizun Minyo Group
Special Performance - Alberto Shiroma
HUOA Okinawan Festival Throwback
5:00 pm
Hawaii Time
Closing Remarks
Kachashi FINALE
End of Virtual Okinawan Festival
Saturday (9/5)
2:00 pm
Hawaii Time
Welcome / Opening Statements
Greetings from Special Guests
Tingsagu nu Hana Music Video
Performances:
Ryukyu Sokyoku Koyo Kai Hawaii Shibu
Ryukyu Koten Ongaku Nomura Ryu Ongaku Kyokai Hawaii Shibu
We Are HUOA Club Feature
Performance:
Hawaii Taiko Kai
120th Anniversary of Uchinanchu in Hawaii
Performance:
Paranku Clubs of Hawaii
Chinagu Eisa Hawaii
3:00 pm
Hawaii Time
Special Performance - Jake Shimabukuro
Cooking Demo - Chef Roy Yamaguchi
Performances:
Hawaii Okinawa Creative Arts
Hooge Ryu Hana Nuuzi No Kai Nakasone Dance Academy
Ryusei Honryu Ryuko Kai
4:00 pm
Hawaii Time
Special Performance - Udui Haru & Requios
Performances:
Azama Akemi Ryubu Kenkyujo Hawaii Shibu & Nomura Ryu Dento
Ongaku Kyokai Hawaii Shibu
Restaurant Feature: Sunrise Restaurant
We Are HUOA Feature
Restaurant Feature: Hide-chan Restaurant
Performances:
Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyuu Choichi Kai Hawaii
Special Performance - Daiichi Hirata
5:00 pm
Hawaii Time
End of Day 1 Program
Grab your favorite dish from an Okinawan-owned local restaurant and join us again at 7:00 PM HST / 2:00 PM Okinawa.
7:00 pm
Hawaii Time
Virtual Okinawan Festival Bon Dance
Aiea Taiheiji Yagura Gumi
Hawaii Shin Kobukai
Iwakuni Odori Aiko Kai
Hawaii Eisa Shinyuu Kai
Friday (9/4)
5:00 - 7:00 pm Hawaii Time
120th Anniversary of Okinawan Immigration Webinar
In commemoration of the 120th Anniversary of Okinawan Immigration, the Hawaii United Okinawa Association is proud to partner with the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Center for Okinawan Studies to present an educational symposium webinar about Okinawan immigration.
The first group of Okinawan migrants left Okinawa in 1899 and arrived in Hawaii in 1900. But the socio-political-economic forces that led to immigration began decades earlier. Learn about the conditions that led to immigration to Hawaii and beyond. Presentations will be made in English and Japanese (English sub-titled).
The webinar covers Toyama Kyuzo's role and accomplishment as the "Father of Okinawan Immigration"; stories about the first two groups that came to Hawaii (1900 and 1903); subsequent changes of Okinawan community in Hawaii; and the expansion of Okinawan immigration to South America and the Pacific.
Speakers:
Masato Ishida, PhD
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Masafumi Honda, PhD
University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Special Guest Lecturer:
Munehiro Machida
former Director Center for Migration Studies, the University of Ryukyus
Commentators:
Wesley Ueunten, PhD
San Francisco State University
Takahiro Nakajima, PhD
University of Tokyo
*Due to overwhelming interest, we’ve maxed out at 1000 registrants attending the 120th Anniversary Okinawan Immigration Webinar.*
We will be making the rerun publicly available after the festival. Please check for more information at a later date. Thank you for your interest and support!