The festival celebrating the traditional Okinawan summer dance was created for young workers to resist discrimination and ...

Traditional dances of Okinawa come as we celebrate the cultural connection between our islands for Okinawa Week on Living808. Senju Kai Hawaii Master Teacher Frances Nakachi Kuba discussed the rich ...

The community is invited to enjoy an afternoon of Okinawan music and dance from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Maui Okinawa Cultural Center in Wailuku. Admission is free to the family-friendly event.

The local culture of the Yanbaru region in the northern part of Okinawa Prefecture is rich in variety, ranging from traditional dance and theater to bōjutsu staff fighting and Eisa drum dancing, ...

The Hawaii Okinawan Creative Arts put on the performance “Legend of Shisa” last year in which a dragon terrorizing people is chased away by lions. Performers with the Kilauea Okinawa Dance Club dance ...

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Hawaii’s largest cultural gathering, The Hawaii Okinawa Festival, goes virtual once gain because of Covid-19 restrictions, but none of the fun will be lost. The 2-day event will be live on the Hawaii ...

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Tamagusuku Ryu Senju Kai Hawaii’s Okinawan dance group performed during this year’s Okinawan Festival at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.

Charles Young began his talk to a group of veterans last week by describing the horrors he witnessed on the Japanese island of Okinawa during World War II, and he ended by reciting the words to “Save ...