Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 1990 — Waipahu Park [ARTICLE]

Waipahu Park

To help educate the public — both the younger generations and visitors alike — about Hawaii's rich plantation heritage, Waipahu Cultural Garden Park is producing an exhibit entitled " Where Did We Come From?" The exhibit will be opened on Saturday, May 12, from9a.m. to3 p.m. Admission is free. An Immigration Day Celebration, full of immigrants' color and fanfare, will complement the opening of the exhibit. Several groups and nonprofit ethnic organizations are participatingin putting on cultural displays, demonstrations and entertainment plus food and crafts sales. The participating organizations are: The Camoes Players, Catholic Immigration Center, Cosmopolitan Senior Citizens Club, Hawaii

Chinese Cultural Service Center, Hui O Laulima, Korean Artists Association, The Kupuna, Pamana Dancers, Pamana Singers, Puerto Rican Heritage Society of Hawaii, Tony Ramos Kajukembo, UH Banduria Players and Waipahu High School Band. The public is also invited to attend the following event at the park: Wednesday, June 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. - Lecture and open forum on "Picture Brides" by Barbara Kawakami. Admission is free. For more information eall the park at 676-6727.