Marukai Wholesale Mart held its eighth annual Taste of Marukai April 11 at its Dillingham store. The celebration of Japanese cuisine, sake and culture attracted more than 1,000 guests. Funds raised benefit four nonprofits that perpetuate the Japanese culture in Hawaii.
Photos by Tony Grillo
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Wayne Ishihara, Carole Hayashino and Nate Gyotoku
Keiko Ura, Richard Matsu, Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Tubin Murata
Akihiko Takemura, City Councilman Joey Manahan, Chef Russell Siu, George A. Bartels Jr. and George Atta
Wayne Ishihara, Carole Hayashino and Nate Gyotoku
Hope and Glenn Okimoto, state Sen. Glenn and Miki Wakai, and Shay Fukayama
Mika Keauli‘i, Carissa Langley, Jennifer Lieu, Lisa Kubota and Tomoko Savoie
(front) Misha Maletta, Crystine Ito, Ashley Higa, (back) Eryn Kawamoto, Kellene Sasano, Leila Mitsunaga and Lori Higashi
Liane Hu, Yoshi Homma and Alan Tang
Alvin Chung, Roycen Dehmer, Brenda Oliver and Terry Hubbard
Dustin Cook, Kori Higa, Joshua Takiguchi, Jenna Tamashiro and Grant Shindo