Connecting through culture at Matsuri Kaua‘i Festival

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Jerry Hirata, of the Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple, talks with Stephen Fuji, of the Kaua‘i Bonsai Club, at the Matsuri Kaua‘i Festival at Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

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Natori dancer Mayu Langford has traditional Japanese theatrical make up applied by makeup artist Ayumi Amo, as guest performer Madoka Kai performs on the shamisen at the Matsuri Kaua‘i Festival at Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Jerry Hirata, of the Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple, talks with Stephen Fuji, of the Kaua‘i Bonsai Club, at the Matsuri Kaua‘i Festival at Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

LIHU‘E — Jerry Hirata, of the Kaua‘i Soto Zen Temple in Hanapepe, was engrossed in conversation about bonsai with Stephen Fuji, of the Kaua‘i Bonsai Club, at the Matsuri Kaua‘i Festival held at Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall on Saturday.

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