Mildred Makii, Sharon Leong, Gwen Omori, Darci and Phyllis Adriano

The eight ethnic groups represented at Hawaii’s Plantation Village introduced more than 200 visitors to a “celebration of rice” on Jan. 6. “The plantation workers all had rice in common,” said program developer JoAnn Fakler. “So, each group put out a rice dish that would have been served during the new year.”

Photos by Byron Lee
Publication date: January 17, 2007
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