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VIDEO: Mochi Pounding In Wailea Village
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by Big Island Video News
on Dec 27, 2015 at 3:46 pm

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WAILEA VILLAGE: The 18th Annual Wailea Village Mochi Pounding for New Year was held on Sunday. The event, which celebrates the “old-fashioned” way of making traditional rice cakes, drew hundreds to the small Hamakua Coast village.




Video by Dave Corrigan, filmed Dec. 27, 2015.

WAILEA VILLAGE – The 18th Annual Wailea Village Mochi Pounding for New Year was held on Sunday. The event, which celebrates the “old-fashioned” way of making traditional rice cakes, drew hundreds to the small Hamakua Coast village.

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Fire building started at 7 a.m. Crowds were undaunted by the rain. Everyone helped mash the steamed rice for good luck.

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We spoke to Akiko Masuda of Akiko’s Buddhist Bed and Breakfast about the event.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Akiko Masuda, mochi, Wailea Village

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