New Year Festival at Hawaiʻi's Plantation Village

Celebrate the new year plantation-style in Waipahu. Admission to the village is free during the event which includes lion dancing, Shinto blessings, music, dance, games from plantation days and prizes. Various booths will sell food and offer free samples. Make sure to save some time to wander through the village which offers glimpses of every day life for different ethnic groups at the turn of the century. If you want to feed the lion, arrive on time. The dance will kick off the festival at 10 a.m.