Gusuuyoo, chuu wuganabira,
Some wonderful news, folks. Ukwanshin Kabudan was the special feature in Halekulani Living, the in-house magazine for Halekulani Hawaii and Halekulani Okinawa hotels. Interestingly, this publication is called their “official storytelling source’ which is akin to much of how Ukwanshin imparts knowledge through their performing arts and cultural education.
This feature includes an excellent article by Tina Nakada Grandinetti who was a special guest speaker at this year’s Loochoo Identity Summit, ‘Munugatai: How we remember, How we share, How we create.’ Tina artfully captures the essence of Ukwanshin in her elegant writing style. Besides the article, the feature also includes a warmly rich video depicting Ukwanshin in action and highlights our own ‘storytellers’ Eric Wada and Norman Kaneshiro as they thoughtfully and sincerely express their cultural and emotional connection to Okinawa.
Please click this link to read this informative article and view the video. Enjoy!!