Our Guide: Bon Dances for Beginners
Here’s what to do, eat and see at these traditional Japanese celebrations happening on O‘ahu this summer.
Moili’ili Summer Fest
Things to Do on O‘ahu in June 2023
Admire a colorful array of flora, dance in the streets at Honolulu’s largest Obon and enjoy the songs of a beloved Broadway musical.
Our Guide: Mark Your Calendar for O‘ahu's Ethnic Festivals
Photo: By Greg Yamamoto There's no easier way to learn about Hawai‘i's various cultures than by going to an ethnic festival. You'll usually find live music and entertainment, new dishes at the various food booths, and cultural arts and crafts. Most…
Inside Look: Mō'ili'ili Summer Fest 2019
Photo: By Tien Enga for HONOLULU Magazine.Enjoy food, bon dances and keiki games at the Mō'ili'ili Summer Fest this Saturday, July 7. Bon season is in full swing! To participate in the Japanese tradition, bring your family to the Mō‘ili‘ili Summer…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-July 4, 2018
Photo: Courtesy of Jurassic TourJurassic Tour comes to the Hawaiʻi Convention Center this weekend with lifelike dinosaurs that roar and move. Princess and the Iso Peanut In this pidgin musical comedy, a Japanese princess named Alexis journeys to a faraway kingdom…
5th Annual Moiliili Summer Fest
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…
Who’s coming: Moiliili Summer Fest
Honolulu’s largest bon dance, tons of oishii summer eats, family-friendly entertainment, pop-up shops and more come together once again this Friday at the old Varsity Theater parking lot for the Moiliili Summer Fest! The huge Japanese-themed street fest, presented by…
Guide to Mō‘ili‘ili Summer Fest
Food, music, shopping, and even a bon dance. That’s what’s on tap for Saturday’s Mō’ili’ili Summer Fest, a huge outdoor celebration at the old Varsity Theatre parking lot along University Avenue. The event, presented by Mō’ili’ili Hongwanji Mission and Kamehameha…
Moiliili Summer Fest preview: Karai Crab’s cioppino
Moiliili Summer Fest happens Saturday night, a midsummer celebration of a beloved Honolulu ‘hood, and it’s a block party worthy of Moiliili.As in what? Honolulu’s biggest bon dance (Moiliili Hongwanji’s, catapulted to such status by its move to this bigger…
Moili’ili Summer Fest
People packed into the parking lot of the old Varsity Theater to experience the first-ever Moili’ili Summer Festival, which merged traditional bon dance eats with new street food and pop-up cuisine from such vendors as Shogunai Tacos, Elena’s Home of…