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A Celebration Of Aloha And The Hula

The 62nd Annual Aloha Festivals kicks off this week on the island of Oahu. This year’s theme is HULA - “The Art of Hawaiian Dance”. The Royal Court Investiture will be at the Hawaiian Hilton Village tomorrow at 9:30 AM. Later in the day, at 4:30 PM, the Opening Ceremony takes place at Iolani Palace, marking the official start of the Aloha Festivals 2008 on Oahu.

On Friday, Waikiki will transform into the largest block party along Kalakaua Avenue with the Aloha Festivals Waikiki Ho’olaule’a, starting at 7 in the evening. And on Saturday morning, it’s the Aloha Festivals Floral Parade along Kalakaua Avenue from Ala Moana Beach Park to Kapiolani Park.

For complete details and schedule of events, visit www.alohafestivals.com.

Sun’s Gone. Band Plays On.

A band rocks on as the sun sets in the background, at a recent Sunset On The Beach event in Waikiki. Notice something? Someone in the group must be an angel. Oh yeah, the band is called “Friends Of Adam”.

Waikiki’s Newest Beach Party!

This past Saturday, Vertical Junkies hosted the grand opening of “Surf Shack Saturdays” at the newly opened Shack Waikiki. Hundreds turned up for the event from 10 at night til 2 in the morning. The place was pumpin’ with great music - Rock, Reggae, Rap - and special drinks served all night long. If you’re looking for some great time on a Saturday night, this is the place to be.

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What’s Cookin’ At Kalihi

After a successful debut last year, the 2nd Annual A Taste of Kalihi was back and bigger than ever. The event featured food booths, entertainment, keiki rides and inflatables, community & sponsor booths and the Electric Slide Challenge, in which over 1,100 people danced to the Electric Slide, breaking last year’s record of 800.

New this year was A Taste Of Kalihi’s Cook Off. It featured Celebrity Chefs competing against each other in preparing a dish using an ingredient kept secret until it was time to cook. Winners were selected by five judges from the audience.

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Belly Dancing At The Mall

Belly Dancers In Paradise performed at Ala Moana Center’s Centerstage early this evening (September 5, 2008 at 6 p.m.). The group performed a half-hour set of various Modern and Traditional Middle-Easter dance for shoppers and the crowd. The group is lead by Malia (www.maliainhawaii.com), owner, choreographer and director for the Belly Dancers in Paradise Dance Company.

Tie a scarf around your waist and let’s belly dance!

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Wall Of Water

Ocean wave crashing the seawall at Makalei Beach Park. The park is located off Diamond Head Road between Kaluahole Beach and Leahi Park near the base of Diamond Head.

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A Parade For Hawaii’s Champions

This past Labor Day (September 1, 2008), the city put on a special parade for Hawaii’s champions in Waikiki. The Parade Of Champions honored the World Champion Waipi’o Little League team, Olympic Gold Medalist Natasha Kai (U.S. Women’s National Soccer), past Hawaii Olympians and other 2008 national title-holders.

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26 Years Of Sharing Uchinanchu Aloha

The 26th Okinawan Festival just wrapped up over the Labor Day weekend. Thousands of people enjoyed the festivities over the two days (August 30 - 31) at Kapiolani Park and Bandstand in Waikiki. There were lots of great entertainment, local and Okinawan performances, cultural exhibits, arts & crafts, Heiwa Dori (specialty food items from Okinawa), Machiya-gwa (country store), plants sale and inflatables for the kids.

Of course, people came to enjoy the mouth-watering Okinawan foods, including festival favorites like the Andagi (Okinawan donuts), Pig’s Feet soup, Champuru plate (Okinawan stir-fried vegetable, rice and shoyu pork served with andamisu), Yaki Soba, Andadog, Okidog and the Okinawan Soba. There were also maki sushi, laulau plate, chicken plate, chilli frank plate, shaved ice and more.

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View Of Waikiki Beach

It’s a beautiful and sunny Labor Day in Hawaii nei. Here’s a view of Waikiki Beach from my sister’s hotel room at the Sheraton Waikiki.

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Soaking Up The Rays

A beautiful, sunny afternoon at the Kaneohe Sandbar on Oahu’s Windward side. There were lots of boats and people partying or soaking up the rays on this 3-day Labor Day weekend. Tomorrow, this place will be crowded and the party will be pumping.

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The Rainbow Dancers

The Okinawan Festival’s bon dance was in full swing, when it started to drizzle and created this beautiful rainbow spanning over Diamond Head from one end to the other.

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