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Wahiawa Bon Dance 2007

June 27th, 2007 | Category: Daily

Aloha ka kou,

 

First off, thank you so much Katz for updating the theme graphics here – it totally rocks!  Tonight I’m supposed to be writing an article on how certain strains of micro-algae can ingest CO2 and produce fatty acids which can then be extracted into ethanol and biofuel…  Bleh!  Instead I come here to write this blog, haha!  This must be a record for me – 2 entries in a little over a week.  Here goes:

Last Saturday I hijacked my wife and kids to Wahiawa for the Wahiawa Hongwanji Bon Dance.  Actually they all enjoyed themselves.  My wife and daughter went to the bazaar and bought inexpensive jewelry.  And my son, Mr. “I’m borrrrred – can we go yet?” got a plastic pirate sword out of the deal.  It looked like just about all of

Wahiawa was out for the event.  After all, where else can one enjoy a Japanese/Okinawan cultural fest with great ethnic food to boot:  Okinawan andagi, Japanese kinako mochi, hot dogs, shave ice (they had run out by the time we got there), and kalua pig with cabbage plates.  And of course there’s the dance.

A real treat was the Okinawan Lion Dance put on by one of the Okinawan Dance Clubs:

I also got to meet Donna, a fellow blogger.  Hope to see you and your club at the Rissho Kosei Kai Bon Dance, Donna!

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