Sep 19 2007
Autumn Matsuri vlog
The last bon dance of 2007 came so quickly! It seems like only last week that we were at the Waipahu Plantation Village excitedly looking forward to a summer full of bon dances. “Time flies when you’re having fun” certainly applies here.
The video features scenes from the Autumn Matsuri, the last bon dance in Hawaii, held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center in Waipio on September 15, 2007. It is the largest (and only) indoor bon dance in Hawaii — and perhaps, the world. 
Special thanks to TheStuffGuy for manning the video camera as well as snapping stills of the bon dance posse to capture this event for the archives.
The “Dancing Fools” are already making plans for next year! Won’t you join us?
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. A new mom to her miracle baby, born on October 4, 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
How sad 2007 Bon Dance season has come to an end!…see you next year peeps!…
I meant to go… I really did.
Oh well, next season. Maybe I’ll take my daughter to one of those champuru bon dance lessons. 
Glad you could use some of my crummy footage.
It was nice to see YOU featured in your videolog for a change!