posted by Dave on Sep 6
Happy Labor Day everybody. I hope your weekend is going well. Today we begin our series on the Okinawa Festival. Here is a pictures of the Okinawa Prefecture Junior & High School Wind Ensemble Select Band that flew all the way from Okinawa to perform at the festival. This year was the 28th annual Okinawan Festival whose theme was “Sharing Uchinanchu Aloha” or sharing aloha from Okinawa.
posted by Dave on Sep 1
Perhaps one of the most looked forward to item at the Greek Festival is the Pastry Booth filled with homemade pastries including this bento box of Baklava. Always in high demand lines form at the Pastry Booth from start to finish much like the malasada booth at the Punahou carnival. Along with Baklava they also serve kourambiedes, melomakarona and much more. The dough is rolled the old-fashioned way with broomstick rolling pins and honey, nuts, fruits and creams mixed with love. Secret recipes have been passed down generation to generation giving the Greek festival product a special unique quality.
posted by Dave on Aug 31
Entertainment was abound at the Greek Festival . Here is a photo of the Nisiotes Dancers who performed a variety of Greek fold dancing in colorful regional costumes. Accompanying them was the Nisioupoula “Little islander” Dance Group. Also performing at the festival was Fotia a Greek band from California and the renowned guitarist Sotos Kappas.