This year, the picnic will be at Magic Island areas 38, 39, and 40.
Bento orders due by July 6th!
Picnic bentos this year are from Okinawan-owned Tatsuo’s. They will be $11 and includes shoyu pork, breaded fish, nishme, takuan, and rice. See Newsletter for who to send orders to or use our electronic form.
The theme for this year is to draw your favorite Summer Picnic game! The art contest is open to keiki up to age 18.
We need volunteers to make the picnic fun!
Setup - Be at Picnic site at 6am to help setup tents, unload prizes and games supplies.
Prize Distribution - Every game needs a prize and every prize need a handful of volunteers to hand them out! Come by the prize tent!
Takedown - Stay til the end of picnic and just help out with takedown.
All volunteers get a bag of goodies to take home. Thank you!
If you graduated from college or graduate school this year (or in the last couple years and haven't been recognized yet), let us know. Contact Gene Kaneshiro or use our online picnic RSVP form above.
See Kurt Takara to pre-purchase your Okinawan Festival scrip. 30% of pre-festival sales goes back to the club! You can use the Picnic RSVP form to reserve scrip too.
Get free Festival Admission and a volunteer meal ticket! Find out more information or sign-up to mix or cook andagi for the Okinawan Festival. Details are tentative and subject to change:
Thursday, August 28th 10a-5p: Mixing at the Okinawan Center *
Sunday, August 31st: Cooking at the Hawaii Convention Center *
6:45-11a: Setup & cooking
10:30a-2p: Cooking
1-4p: Cleanup
*Bring your own head covering and non-skid shoes (mixing only). They are required.