Ho'olaule'a Hawaiian Festival

This afternoon we checked out the 29th annual Ho'olaule'a Hawaiian Festival in Lawndale. The festival featured island arts, crafts, hula dancing, Hawaiian music, and lots of food. It was fun to see the little wahines (girls) perform hula dances. Also great to see the keikis (children) enjoy the $2 shaved ice in the hot summer day.

I had a very hearty lunch: a combo plate of chow mein, shoyu (soy sauce) chicken, fried wontons, and a big ol' manapua (a meat-filled steamed bun, similar to sio pao or char siu bao). Lediya ate a plate of Hawaiian chicken with pineapple, a cold noodle salad, and a scoop of rice. For dessert we shared a half-dozen malasadas (Portuguese doughnuts). All of the food was very ono (delicious). Truly an international feast!

Lots of vendors were there selling plumeria plants, painting, island necklaces, Hawaiian aroma crystals, etc. We bought our niece Kaelyn a bib that said "Baby Flip." It was a nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon.