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.

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Sunday is the last day to enjoy one of the state’s largest annual cultural festivals in Honolulu. From music to food vendors, the 41st Okinawan Fest, “Sharing Uchinanchu ...

Awich, a leader in Japanese hip-hop, EXCLUSIVELY talked to HollywoodLife about her Okinawan heritage and filming a music video on her home island after dropping her first major label EP 'Partition.' ...

The 2023 Okinawa Chinese Music Festival, the first large-scale event of its kind, was held in Okinawa last week. The festival showcased a spectacular array of performances, including traditional ...

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Harry Seisho Nakasone, a Honolulu resident who studied in Japan and became a master of classical Okinawan music, died March 19 in Honolulu. He was 99. Nakasone was a grand master of classical ...

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