Korea in Hawaii

The fourth annual Korean
Festival took place Saturday

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Jung Yoon could barely close his mouth after cramming extra-spicy kim chee into it during the fourth annual Korean Festival, held Saturday at Kapiolani Park. Yoon placed third in the competition.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Young Moon Lee let out a yell while beating a "buk," a traditional Korean drum. Lee played at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand with the Korean drumming group Beosumsae, of Brigham Young University-Hawaii.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Shaun Serikaku, 3, enjoyed one of many of the rides at Saturday's festival, which was sponsored by the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce and featured exhibits about Korean culture, food and entertainment.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Angela Moy and her mother, Jocelyn, posed in their traditional Korean outfits for photographer Tim Baik during Saturday's festival.