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Hawaii Okinawa Today (HOT) Episodes
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Available for Purchase
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EPISODE PREMIER DATESHOW TITLE AND UCHINANCHU DESCRIPTION
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1/2/2021HOT New Year Special 2021. This show is the first Hawaii Okinawa Today episode for the New Year and features Jake Shimabukuro, Udui Haru, Requios, Daiichi Hirata, Mamoru Miyagi, Albert Shiroma and Begin.
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1/16/2021RERUN - Show Twelve of the 25th Okinawan Festival. Held at Kapiolani Park in Waikiki on August 31 to September 2, 2007.  This episode features Part One of the Rinken Band concert.
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2/6/2021RERUN - Show Ten of the 35th Okinawan Festival. Held at Kapiolani Park in Waikiki on September 2 & 3, 2017.  This episode features the Rimi Natsukawa concert.
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2/20/2021RERUN - Show Thirteen of the 25th Okinawan Festival. Held at Kapiolani Park in Waikiki on August 31 to September 2, 2007.  This episode features Part Two of the Rinken Band concert.
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3/6/2021RERUN - HUOA Highlights 2018. Features the many activities of HUOA throughout the year 2018.
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3/20/2021RERUN - Amawari, the Lord of Kimutaka Spirit, Show One. This performance is the contemporary version of an outstanding historical play of the Ryukyu Kingdom (Kumiodori) performed by the students of junior and senior high schools in Uruma, Okinawa. Directed by Daiichi Hirata, this event was held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on November 28, 2008.
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4/3/2021RERUN - Amawari, the Lord of Kimutaka Spirit, Show Two. This performance is the contemporary version of an outstanding historical play of the Ryukyu Kingdom (Kumiodori) performed by the students of junior and senior high schools in Uruma, Okinawa. Directed by Daiichi Hirata, this event was held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on November 28, 2008.
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4/17/2021RERUN - Amawari, the Lord of Kimutaka Spirit, Show Three. This performance is the contemporary version of an outstanding historical play of the Ryukyu Kingdom (Kumiodori) performed by the students of junior and senior high schools in Uruma, Okinawa. Directed by Daiichi Hirata, this event was held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on November 28, 2008.
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5/1/2021Part One of the 2021 HUOA Installation and Uchinanchu of the Year Celebration. Part One of the 2021 (71st) HUOA Installation and Uchinanchu of the Year Celebration, due to the virus pandemic streamed live on the Internet on January 16, 2021.
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5/15/2021Part Two of the 2021 HUOA Installation and Uchinanchu of the Year Celebration. Part One of the 2021 (71st) HUOA Installation and Uchinanchu of the Year Celebration, due to the virus pandemic streamed live on the Internet on January 16, 2021.
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6/5/2021RERUN - Show One - Drums of Hope 2015. Show One of "Drums of Hope" connecting Hawaii, Okinawa and Fukushima - all people of the sea. A production created and directed by Daiichi Hirata and performed at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on July 12, 2015.
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6/19/2021RERUN - Show Two - Drums of Hope 2015. Show Two of "Drums of Hope" connecting Hawaii, Okinawa and Fukushima - all people of the sea. A production created and directed by Daiichi Hirata and performed at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on July 12, 2015.
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7/3/2021RERUN - Show Three - Drums of Hope 2015. Show Three of "Drums of Hope" connecting Hawaii, Okinawa and Fukushima - all people of the sea. A production created and directed by Daiichi Hirata and performed at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on July 12, 2015.
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7/17/2021RERUN - “Ayanuji Nu Udui”, Okinawan Dance and Music: Past & Present, Show One. The East-West Center Arts Program in cooperation with the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts produced a culturally rich performance at UH Manoa Orvis Auditorium on September 24 and 25, 2016. The program consisted of folk, classical, and contemporary dance and music from the Ryukyu Islands, including masked dance and lion dance.
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8/7/2021RERUN - “Ayanuji Nu Udui”, Okinawan Dance and Music: Past & Present, Show Two. The East-West Center Arts Program in cooperation with the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts produced a culturally rich performance at UH Manoa Orvis Auditorium on September 24 and 25, 2016. The program consisted of folk, classical, and contemporary dance and music from the Ryukyu Islands, including masked dance and lion dance.
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8/21/2021RERUN - Nene 2010 Show 1. Part 1 of the “Nenes” (Yasura Terumi, Higa Mayuko, Uehara Nagisa and Nakamoto Maki) presented by Sadao China in a benefit concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hawaii Okinawa Center on June 29, 2010. The performance was held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center on June 29, 2010.
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9/4/2021RERUN - Nene 2010 Show 2. Also performing in this episode are Sadao China and Yasuko Yoshida.
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9/18/2021RERUN - Nene 2010 Show 3. Plus BONUS FEATURE - Omoide, Down Memory Lane: Remembering James Yoshimi Iha, Lorraine Kaneshiro, Kiyoshi Kinjo, Wayne Miyahira, Shoei Moriyama, Albert “Doc” Miyasato, Harry Seisho Nakasone, Kikue Kaneshiro, June Arakawa, and Akira Sakima.
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10/2/2021RERUN - KCC Eisa 2014 Part 1. Part One of the 4th Eisa Drum Festival held at the Great Lawn at Kapiolani Community College on May 17,2014. The festival featured Daiichi Hirata, Kajimaai Eisa group from Okinawa, Chinagu Eisa Hawaii, Hawaii Okinawa Creative Arts, Nuuanu Okinawa Shorin-Ryu/Shinden-Ryu Karate Association, the Young Okinawans of Hawaii, and Halla Huhm Korean Dance Studio.
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10/16/2021RERUN - KCC Eisa 2014 Part 2. Part Two of the 4th Eisa Drum Festival held at the Great Lawn at Kapiolani Community College on May 17,2014. The festival featured Daiichi Hirata, Kajimaai Eisa group from Okinawa, Chinagu Eisa Hawaii, Hawaii Okinawa Creative Arts, Nuuanu Okinawa Shorin-Ryu/Shinden-Ryu Karate Association, the Young Okinawans of Hawaii, and Halla Huhm Korean Dance Studio.
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11/6/2021RERUN - Legacy Award 2012 Show One. Show One of the HUOA 2012 Legacy Award Banquet held at the Sheraton Waikiki Ballrooms on Sunday, November 4, 2012. This episode features legacy award honorees Terry Higa and Mike McCartney.
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11/20/2021HOT Thanksgiving Special 2021. Thanksgiving Special featuring greetings from the HUOA Executive Director Jon Itomura and President Patrick Miyashiro. The HUOA club leaders also express their gratitude and best wishes.
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12/4/2021RERUN - Legacy Award 2012 Show Two. Show Two of the HUOA 2012 Legacy Award Banquet held at the Sheraton Waikiki Ballrooms on Sunday, November 4, 2012. This episode features legacy award honorees Mitsuko Toguchi Nakasone, Stanley Takamine and Mark Teruya.
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12/18/2021HOT Holiday Special 2021. Holiday Special featuring flashback of select favorite performances during the past years.
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