Okinawa Karate: The 'martial art of peace'

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Okinawan Festival to share Uchinanchu aloha through music, dance and food

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of people are expected to flock to the Hawaii Convention Center this weekend, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, for the 42nd annual Okinawan Festival with the theme “Sharing ...
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Okinawa Week: Final Prep for Festival

Okinawa Festival Chair, Clarisse Kobashigawa has been very busy and is excited for tomorrows festival to kickoff. “ This is our 40 th year doing the Okinawan Festival and we are super excited to be ...

This 90-year-old won his 9th degree black belt. Here are his longevity tips.

Rocuskie was inducted in the World Karate Hall of Fame in 2009 and in September 2023, at the age of 89, he achieved his 9th degree black belt in Okinawan Seidokan Karate, earning the honorific “Hanshi ...
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Get your andagi! Hawaii’s Okinawan Festival is coming

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The 40th Okinawan Festival is returning to the Hawaii Convention Center in September for an in-person celebration. This year, the theme is “Sharing Uchinanchu Aloha.” The festival ...
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Push to preserve native Okinawan languages reaches Hawaii

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - While the culture of Okinawa continues to thrive in Hawaii, the native language of the southern islands of Japan is on the verge of extinction. The decline began in the late ...