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What to Eat During September’s Okinawan Feastival in Honolulu

Shari Tamashiro,

Nineteen eateries continue the celebration of all foods Okinawan with special dishes from now until Sept. 19.

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Here’s the Menu and Schedule for This Weekend’s Okinawan Festival

Maria Kanai,

Eat andagi, watch your favorite Okinawan performers take the stage and bon dance the night away.

Hooray for a new andagi and bento shop

Kelli Shiroma Braiotta,

Andagi tends to be hit or miss. The best I’ve ever had was a black sesame version in the Okinawan motherland last summer. The random kiosk we came across on International Street nailed their fried balls of goodness — perfectly…

5th Annual Moiliili Summer Fest

Thomas Obungen,

Thousands filled the Varsity Building parking lot to welcome obon season of with open arms and mouths happily full of oishii andagi, yakitori and musubi. The colorful event, presented by Moiliili Hongwanji Mission and Kamehameha Schools, is Honolulu’s largest bon…

Okinawan Festival 2014 preview

Grant Shindo,

The 32nd annual Okinawan Festival gets underway this weekend (Aug. 30-31), with a huge crowd expected to converge at Kapiolani Park for food, entertainment, crafts, a bon dance and more. The two-day event, organized by the Hawaii United Okinawa Association,…

Cat Chat 28: Making andagi

Catherine Toth Fox,

There’s nothing better than fried dough.Except when that fried dough — in this case, the Okinawan donut andagi — is freshly made at the annual Okinawan Festival, held this weekend at Kapiolani Park.While the annual festival serves such Okinawan staples as…

Okinawan Festival 2010

Melissa Chang,

It’s that time of year again! Time to dodge the ex-boyfriends, brave the crowds, and get to Kapiolani Park to get my annual fill of the best andagi in the world. That’s right, it’s the Okinawan Festival 2010.I usually go…