Terry Teruko plays the Samisen, a three string traditional Japanese instrument at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Terry Teruko plays the Samisen, a three string traditional Japanese instrument at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Origami found at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Shon Inouye entertains the crowd at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Conlan, right, and Ryan Okagi play with Japanese toys on display at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Ayako Sasaki fries Okonomiyaki, a Japanese pizza, at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Justin Kaleohano-Hauanio, right, airbrushes a bird tattoo on the arm of Miwa Johnson, 9, at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at Konawaena High School on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Chuck Koseda demonstrates Japanese calligraphy at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at Konawaena High School on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
A dancer performs a traditional dance while accompanied by the Taisho Koto Keyboard at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Carol Connor looks at the Ikebana on display at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Yasunori Deguchi, a 442nd Regimental Combat Team member, stands by a display of memorabilia at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Morris Nagata shows a pan of homemade mochi at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Mela Hanato-Wells plays a bottle game at the Kona Japanese Civic Association’s annual meeting, festival and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) at the Konawaena High School cafeteria on Sunday. (Laura Shimabuku/Special to West Hawaii Today)