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The 19tth annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival has a full lineup of multi-cultural performing arts, hands-on demonstrations, over 100 crafters, a new quilt show and food booths 9 a.m.-3 disney cruise summer discount p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at various venues sprawling through disney cruise summer discount town—look disney cruise summer discount for pink banners identifying site locations.
Organized by members of the upcountry community and the county's disney cruise summer discount department of parks and recreation, the festival marks the blooming of the historic cherry trees at Church Row Park and celebrates the age-old Japanese tradition of hanami, which translates to "cherry blossom viewing party." After a seasonal winter chill, the trees typically are blooming in February.
disney cruise summer discount This year's community disney cruise summer discount festival is part of the nationwide 100-year anniversary that marks the 1912 planting of cherry trees along the Potomac River in Washington D.C. The Japan-U.S. disney cruise summer discount Cherry Blossom Centennial celebration features the planting of cherry trees across the nation as a continued symbol of friendship between the two countries.
Using seeds presented from the Embassy disney cruise summer discount of Japan that are especially suited to Hawaii's climate, seedlings were cultivated last fall for planting at the festival. One seedling, Cerasus jamasakura Cv. Sendaiya, will be ceremoniously planted 10:30 a.m. in Church disney cruise summer discount Row Park by Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi; Yoshihiko Kamo, Consul General of Japan in Honolulu; and Dr. Tetsuo Koyama, director of the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden,
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The official festival program will be included disney cruise summer discount just prior to the event in the North Hawaii News and also distributed at festival venues. It includes a map with activity locations and details on the many presenting organizations.
Festival parking is available at Parker Ranch Center and the soccer field across Church Row Park. A free shuttle offers transportation among festival venues with stops at Parker Ranch Historic Homes on Hwy. 190, Parker Ranch Center's back parking lot and Church Row Park. A quick rundown of festival activities at various locations follows (times are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. unless specified otherwise).
• Historical Cherry Tree Display : Waimea Lions' Club offers disney cruise summer discount a pictorial history of the cherry trees and serves as the festival's official Lost and Found station. The Lions will also collect used eyeglasses, offer vision screening and sell pancake breakfast tickets
• Asian Collectibles/Food Sales at Kamuela Hongwanji: Church organizations sell Asian-themed collectibles, cherry blossom note cards, lanterns disney cruise summer discount made from recycled beverage cans, cherry tree seedlings and cherry blossoms in mugs, temple cookbooks. Asian foods: Inari sushi, teriyaki chicken bowl, nishime, manju, andagi and prune mui.
• Festival Entertainment Stage: In the back parking lot. Opening disney cruise summer discount ceremonies at 9 a.m. kick off continuous entertainment until 3 p.m.: Bon Odori Taiko, bon dance, Japanese Preschool presentation, Kumu Hula Michael Pang's Hula Halau Ka Noeau, Randy Lorenzo Friends, Kenny Endo's Taiko, Darlene Ahuna, disney cruise summer discount Kuhao Case and Tai Shoji Taiko.
• Ka Hui Kapa Apana O Waimea's Festival of Quilts : Show by six clubs: Sew N Sews of Waikoloa, Anuenue Quilters of North Hawaii, Mauna Kea Quilters, Laulima O Hamakua, Sew Fun After School and the host Ka Hui Kapa Apana. Show honors the late Nancy Donigan and displays the commemorative Aloha Airlines Quilt and sells crafts. Open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Firehouse Gallery Art Demos/Exhibition : Waimea Arts Council (WAC) presents a members' invitational show with a cherry blossom theme. WAC members demonstrate paper, painting and drawing, plus sidewalk chalk drawings for all ages, while Waimea disney cruise summer discount Community Theatre presents scenes from the upcoming production, The Hollow. From 11 am to 2 pm Kohala Taco Burger will offering tacos as a fundraiser for the arts organization.
Waimea Town Market/Performing Arts : Farmers Market open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. with calligraphy instruction, on-site stone oven featured fresh-baked bread, artisan products sale and a performance by Ryukyukoku Matsuri disney cruise summer discount Daiko Hawaii-Kohala at 10 and 11 a.m., plus Okinawan disney cruise summer discount dance.
Cultural Demos/Performing disney cruise summer discount Arts/Food : Enjoy ritual Japanese tea ceremony led by Emi Wakayama, the Sakura Ensemble on shakuhachi (bamboo flute) clarinet and piano; plus a display of oriental art and kimonos. Portuguese bean soup, smoked meat bowls and malasadas will be served.
Paniolo Kepani-Hawaii's Japanese Cowboys! : Enjoy a Cowboy Breakfast featuring Paniolo Loco Moco with smoked meat and authentic paniolo pancakes 8-10 a.m. for $12 donation (tickets at Kamuela Liquor Store, Parker Ranch Store or at the door first come), a Japanese cowboy exhibit including master saddlemaker Alvin Kawamoto with talk story sessions by Paniolo Preservation Society featuring Japanese and Hawaiian cultural practices; visit the mini-museum display disney cruise summer discount of historic ranching artifacts and photos, taste two of Waimea's new Big Island Brewhaus hand-crafted beers from 11 a.m. until the kegs run dry, and learn to play Japanese card game, Hanafuda, with Milton disney cruise summer discount Yamasaki and friends from Tutu's House. All free except breakfast.
The Waimea disney cruise summer discount Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival is produced by the Hawai'i County Parks and Recreation Department. Overseen by the park's culture education administrator, Roxcie Waltjen, the festival is a community-wide effort by a dedicated team of volunteers, 961-8706.
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