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Shinnen Enkai Celebration

Japanese Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Shinnen Enkai New Year’s Celebration in the Manoa Grand Ballroom at Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. The evening featured mochi pounding and tasting, an omamori sale, and entertainment by Dragon Beat Hawaii, Hanayagi Dancing Academy and Shoko Shiranami Gonin Otoko.

PHOTOS BY BODIE COLLINS

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Peter Hamasaki, Wayne Ishihara, Joy Ishihara, Wendy Abe, Melanie Okazaki