Asian cultural participants
are on display at the Honolulu
Festival Grand Parade
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Members of Yosakoi Nippon Sugaren performed an action-packed, spirited yosakoi dance yesterday during the 11th Annual Honolulu Festival Grand Parade through Waikiki, down Kalakaua Avenue.
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The "Saitama Ryujin," a giant dragon 175 feet long from the city of Saitama, Japan, made its way down the route.
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Spectators lined the parade route along Kalakaua Avenue yesterday. The parade was a finale to Honolulu Festival events that took place in and around Waikiki during the weekend.
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Kazumi Tiyoda and Keisuke Ohmatsu of Shonan Chambra Juku posed during the parade. The first Honolulu Festival was held in 1995 and was established to promote Asian-Pacific harmony.