POUND FOR POUND, A TASTY RITUAL

RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM It's almost New Year's, and that means it's time for mochi to get pounded to a delicious pulp. Here Tyler Ogoshi, 8, and his grandfather Kazumi Nakanishi tried their hand at the glutinous ritual held at Aiea Hongwanji Mission yesterday morning.

CELEBRATING KWANZAA

FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARBULLETIN.COM Kwanzaa was celebrated yesterday at the Honolulu Academy of Arts with a quilting workshop using fabric from Africa. Phyllis Nakasone, the leader of the workshop, sorted through the African fabric on hand. The African-American cultural holiday, conceived and developed by Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga, was first celebrated on Dec. 26, 1966.