Maui Matsuri Children's Festival

ENTERTAINMENT

CENTER STAGE

Ai Matsuda
Born and raised in Japan until the age of 16, Ai Matsuda moved to Hawaii to study English. There, she began to play taiko with Hawaii Matsuri Taiko, led by Mrs. Faye Komagata – her aunt.

Iola Balubar Halau
“I loved hula from the very start,” said Iola Caldito Balubar, now 68, a kumu hula and professional Polynesian dancer. It became her life and her career, reported the Maui News.

Kosrae Etawi
Kosrae Etawi will be performing at the Children’s Festival.

Maui Chinese Martial Arts & Lion Dance
Maui Chinese Martial Arts & Lion Dance is based in Kahului and led by Sifu Arlie-Avery Asiu.

Maui Taiko
The informal taiko group that existed in Keahua has continued for nearly a century through five generations of the Watanabe family. The family founded Maui Taiko with the intent of perpetuating the Fukushima Ondo tradition and incorporating other forms of taiko music.

Mise Kimono Fashion Show
MISE KIMONO was founded with the purpose of perpetuating the legacy and spirit of our Grandmother, Tomiko Mise