TGIFR!DAY | JUNE 28, 2013 | 9
DARIN MORIKI TGIFR!DAY
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he smell of ono local food and sounds of traditional Japanese songs filled the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji temple grounds
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last weekend as hundreds of people attended the annual bon dance festival. The festival, which kicked off on June 21 and ended on June
22, marked the third dance in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obon season calendar on Kauai. In addition to the mixture of traditional Japanese and
Okinawan songs that were provided to dancers of all ages, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festivities included a shi-shi-mai (Okinawan lion dance) and taiko (Japanese
drum) performances from several local groups, including Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii and Taiko Kauai. The festival also featured a traveling display from the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii in Honolulu based upon â&#x20AC;&#x153;Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawaii: An Illustrated Guide,â&#x20AC;? written by George J. Tanabe, a professor
emeritus at the University of Hawaiiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Religion, and his wife, Willa Tanabe, a professor emeritus in UHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Art and Art History. The next bon dance on Kauai is scheduled to be held today and Saturday at the Kauai Soto Zen Temple-Zenshuji, located at 1-3500 Kaumualii Highway, in Hanapepe.
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Skye Madigan of Waimea, Sharon Nonaka of Lawai, Cookie Lee of Waimea, Miriam Albarado of Waimea, Colleen Nonaka of Lihue and Eula Taala of Waimea.
Kaena Rita of Waimea and Justin Seto of Waimea.
Geraldine Altura of Eleele and Robyn Ijima of Eleele.