The Hawaii United Okinawa Association was established back in 1951 and is an umbrella organization under which there are 50 different clubs with approximately 40,000 members. The mission is to prom… ...

Okinawa Festival Chair, ... Hawaii United Okinawa Association. Okinawa Week: Final Prep for Festival by: John Veneri. Posted: Sep 2, 2022 / 02:55 PM HST. Updated: Sep 2, 2022 / 02:55 PM HST.

WAILUKU–The Hawai’i Community Foundation (HCF) announced a monumental donation of $672,076.98 on Thursday from the Hawai’i United Okinawa Association (HUOA) to its Maui Strong Fund (MSF).

From music to food vendors, the 41st Okinawan Fest, “Sharing Uchinanchu Aloha,” takes over the Hawaii Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Francis Nakachi-Kuba is a master instructor of Okinawan dance and president of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association. “Okinawa was faced with much poverty and harsh living conditions, so ...

“It was a difficult decision, but it is ‘Makutu,’ the right thing to do,” said Lynn Miyahira, Hawaii United Okinawa Association president.

HI (KITV) — The Hawaii United Okinawa Association announced on Thursday that it will bring all the excitement of an in-person Okinawan Festival from the comfort of your home. For the first time ...

The two-day festival ends today at 5 p.m. Organizer Hawaii United Okinawa Association is celebrating several milestones, including the 110th anniversary of the first arrival of Okinawan immigrants ...

HILO The sounds of drums filled the room Tuesday morning at the Hilo Higashi Hongwanji as nearly a dozen keiki pounded the five-gallon buckets turned teku drums.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Jan. 8, 1900, 26 men arrived in Hawaii from Okinawa, Japan, as contract laborers for the sugar and pineapple plantations. This year marks the 125th anniversary of ...