MidWeek West - May 25, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 25, 2022
WRITING IN ‘PARADISE’
‘Ewa Beach’s Will
Espero authors his first book, Passion in Paradise. SEE PAGE 6
CUTE COMPANION
This 14-year-old dog ventures everywhere with his human. SEE PAGE 7
Obon Festival Comes To Waipahu June 4
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
‘PEARL’ OF WISDOM
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility recently hosted a career-oriented field trip for James Campbell High School students. See more photos on pages 8-9. PHOTO COURTESY U.S. NAVY/JUSTICE VANNATTA
HBY WEST O‘AHU VOICE STAFF
ead over to Hawai‘i’s Plantation Vil- lage, located at 94-695 Waipahu St., for its 32nd annual Obon Festival next
Saturday, June 4.
From 4:30 to 10 p.m., attendees can experi-
ence a night of fun, dancing, food and crafts. Meanwhile, Hawai‘i Plantation Village’s gift shop, country store and historical exhibit will be open starting at 9 a.m.
Participating bon dance groups include ‘Ewa Fukushima Bon Dance Club, O‘ahu Hong- wangi Bon Dance Club, Wahiawā Hongwangi Mission Bon Dance Team, Waipahu Soto Mis- sion Bon Dance Class and more. There will also be special performances by Hikariyama Torao and Ryugen Taiko.
Free to attend, organizers encourage event- goers to bring their own chairs and/or mats, as seating is limited.
Parking will be free, too, and offered off-site at nearby properties including Hawai‘i Tech Academy and Waipahu Elementary School. A shuttle service will be provided at no cost.
For more information, call 808-677-0110 or visit hawaiiplantationvillage.org.
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