Wailea Village Mochi Pounding – December 27
On Sunday, December 27, 2009 from 8 am to 2 pm you’re invited to Wailea Village√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s 12th annual Mochi Pounding celebration to make good luck rice cakes the old-fashioned way. Take a turn at pounding the glutinous sticky rice for good luck. Not sure what mochi is?
From Wikipedia:
Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki. While also eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time. Mochi is also a prominent snack in Hawaii and Taiwan.
Live entertainment begins at 10 am and will include Lito Arkangel, Keone Castalon & Friends, and a celebration to honor kupuna at noon with Mark Nakashima, Dominic Yagong, & Dwight Takamine. Following the ceremonies, Hui Okinawa Kobudo Taiko will BOOM in the New Year 2010.
You’ll also find local foods, arts & crafts, fortune telling, massage, I Ching readings, good luck calligraphy, & Kadomatsu (good luck bamboo arrangements) at the event. Local style lunch will be available for $5.
Take Hwy 19 to the 15 mile marker, 15 miles north of Hilo.  Park at the Hakalau Baseball Park and walk into the village. Call Miss Akiko at (808) 963-6422 or email msakiko@hawaii.rr.com for more information.
(photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tyrian123/ / CC BY 2.0)
[...] Hawai√¢‚ǨÀúi. We also wrote about a local mochi pounding event, one to which the public is invited, at Big Island On The Cheap; it’s at Akiko’s Buddhist Bed & Breakfast, at Wailea on the Big [...]
[...] Hawai√¢‚ǨÀúi. We also wrote about a local mochi pounding event, one to which the public is invited, at Big Island On The Cheap; it’s at Akiko’s Buddhist Bed & Breakfast, at Wailea on the Big [...]