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Writer's pictureJon Lui

Aloha! Hawaii welcomes its 20th Annual Korean Festival! Here's what you need to know for this weekend's events!

Honolulu, HI — Come and experience the flavors and culture of Korea at the 20th Annual

Korean Festival Hawaii. The festival takes place over two days - August 2 and 3, 2024.

The first day is a special movie night screening, and the second day is an all-day

festival celebrating everything Korean. As one of the larger and more vibrant cultural

festivals in Hawaii, the Korean Festival will again celebrate and share the exquisite

food, music, dance, and culture of Korea with thousands of Hawaii residents and Island

visitors.





On August 2, the festival starts at Consolidated Ward Theaters with a special screening

of the Korean movie Night of the Assassin. Movie night is from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

There will be a meet and greet with actor SHIN HYUN JOON, who will be in attendance

for the screening.




The main festival event is on August 3 and will take place at the Kakaako Mauka

Gateway Park from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. The event features flavorful Korean foods,

various Kids and Family Activities, as well as booths offering handcrafted products both

locally made and imported from Korea. Scrip will be sold for food, products, and for

most onsite activities.


The headline act of the festival is the K-pop Female Group Spia who will be

performing to close the festival at 5:00pm.


There will be non-stop entertainment on stage from both local and performers from

Korea. Special performances from Korea include Jung Art & Company (who will also be

doing a Korean fashion show) and the Arang Go Go Janggu Team. Entertainment also

includes a Taekwondo performance, various Hawaii-based KPOP Dance Groups,

Korean Farmers Music Association, Halla Huhm and more. There will also be two eating

contests - Kimchi and Jajangmyun (Korean noodle dish). The popular KPOP Song and

KPOP Dance Contest will also be part of the festivities.




The festival will be filled with food stalls serving delicious Korean cuisine such as

Kimchi, Korean Pancake, Kalbi, Mandoo, Bibimbap, Tteokbokki, Korean BBQ Chicken

and many more for attendees to enjoy. 2024 Participating Restaurants include 88 Mart,

BO Hawaii, Cheehoo Treats, Cho Go Jip, Family Jjang, Jagalchi, Hawaii Christian

Church, Khan Skewer, New Community Baptist Church, and Yomie’s Rice x Yogurt.


This annual festival unites the community as more than 500 volunteers representing more

than 40 Korean and other local organizations come out to support the event. Over 20,000

Hawaii residents and visitors are expected to attend this year’s Korean Festival.

Net proceeds will be used to improve the Korean community as well as the local

community through trade and tourism missions, support of business-friendly legislation,

student scholarships, free seminars regarding personal finance for senior citizens and

immigrants, taxation and business regulations, and other community outreach and service

projects.


Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce, established in 1940, is one of the oldest Korean

organizations in the State. The Chamber’s mission is to perpetuate goodwill within the

Korean community. This year, the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce Foundation will

take the helm in organizing and orchestrating the Cultural Festival.


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