https://www.alojapan.com/1230534/okinawan-community-commemorates-125-years-of-settlement-in-hawaii/ Okinawan community commemorates 125 years of settlement in Hawaii #FrancisNakachiKuba #Hawaii #HawaiiUnitedOkinawaAssociation #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #OkinawanFestival #PineapplePlantations #settlement #SugarPlantions #沖縄 HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – On Jan. 8, 1900, 26 men arrived in Hawaii from Okinawa, Japan, as contract laborers for the sugar and pineapple plantations. This year marks the 125th anniversary of that first Okinawan settlem…
Alo Japan All About Japan · Okinawan community commemorates 125 years of settlement in HawaiiHONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Jan. 8, 1900, 26 men arrived in Hawaii from Okinawa, Japan, as contract laborers for the sugar and pineapple plantations. This year marks the 125th anniversary of that first Okinawan settlement in Hawaii, and descendants are looking ahead to a year of honor and commemoration of their Uchinanchu culture.Francis Nakachi-Kuba is a master instructor of Okinawan dance and president of the Hawaii United Okinawa Association. “Okinawa was faced with much poverty and harsh living conditions, so immigrating to Hawaii gave them opportunity and hope to provide a better living for themselves and for their family,” he