It was a celebration of three great days of continuous entertainment in Waikiki which started off with a ho'olaule'a (hawaiian celebration) on Friday, June 10, 2011. The 32nd Annual Pan Pacific Festival was here in town with taiko drums, Japanese hula halau groups, a lot of cultural exhibits and local foods along Kalakaua Avenue. The festival started near Kuhio Avenue with hula dancing that ran into Saturday, and continued at the Royal Hawaiian Center and on to Ala Moana Center Stage on Sunday, June 12, 2011. The festival finale ended with a Pan Pacific Parade through Waikiki with beautiful Shinto style lantern floats, high school bands, modern dancers which included cultures from around the world. Leika Hitomi (photo above) from the Leika Hula Studio performed at the Ala Moana Center stage this morning with a crowd of onlookers who showed their appreciation for her graceful hula performance. To read more about this special event, "click" here.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
32nd Annual "2011" Pan-Pacific Festival - "Three Day Celebration" on Oahu
It was a celebration of three great days of continuous entertainment in Waikiki which started off with a ho'olaule'a (hawaiian celebration) on Friday, June 10, 2011. The 32nd Annual Pan Pacific Festival was here in town with taiko drums, Japanese hula halau groups, a lot of cultural exhibits and local foods along Kalakaua Avenue. The festival started near Kuhio Avenue with hula dancing that ran into Saturday, and continued at the Royal Hawaiian Center and on to Ala Moana Center Stage on Sunday, June 12, 2011. The festival finale ended with a Pan Pacific Parade through Waikiki with beautiful Shinto style lantern floats, high school bands, modern dancers which included cultures from around the world. Leika Hitomi (photo above) from the Leika Hula Studio performed at the Ala Moana Center stage this morning with a crowd of onlookers who showed their appreciation for her graceful hula performance. To read more about this special event, "click" here.
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