The Okinawan High School Student Exchange Program will be visiting Hawaii
from January 27 - Feb 3, 2026!!

For more info, please contact Rieko Oshiro (rieko.o@kbcgroup.ac.jp)

The HS students will be participating in several events during this visit, such as exchanges with elementary school students, high school students, college students, Kupuna (senior citizens), joining a Luau, visiting and learning about Hawaiian cultural sites, joining a UH dance class, and performing Okinawan dance routines several times as shown in the flier below:

Their dance routines and some info about it will be posted here soon!

Please come and see us!

Ippei Nifei Debiru! (Thank you very much)

Okinawan Dance and Music!

NOTE!! Limited seating, please arrive early! No RSVP!.

The Feb 1, Sunday Event will be held at the:
East-West Center IMIN CENTER at JEFFERSON HALL (Across from Kennedy Theater)
1777 East-West Road, Honolulu.
Free parking on Sundays!!!!


Hope to see you there!

Thank you to the many who have helped us, including in past years (not everyone is included on this list):

Ukwanshin Kabudan: https://ukwanshin.org
HUOA: https://www.huoa.org
East-West Center: http://www.eastwestcenter.org
WUB-Hawaii: https://www.wubhawaii.com
Jikoen Hongwanji https://jikoenhongwanji.org
Pagoda Hotel
University of Hawaii, Center for Okinawan Studies
Fern Elementary School
Lanakila Elementary School
Kamehameha Schools
Kaimuki High School
University of Hawaii, Dept of Theater and Dance
Sunrise Restaurant
Lanakila Senior Center
Ala Moana Center Stage
KBC Gakuen: https://kbcgroup.jp