Entertainment & Activities (2015)

2015 Tentative Schedule:
(Times and activities may change)

10:00am Rice Fest Begins!
(Hosted by 94.7 KUMU’s “Bruddah” Bryan)
10:05am-10:55am Ukulele performance by Jody Kamisato & the Ukulele Super Kids
11:00am-11:25am Entertainment by Honoka & Azita
11:00am Meet & Greet with OC16’s Suzui Ohana (Ultimate Japan) and Kutmaster Spaz (Dis N Dat TV) at the Oceanic booth.
11:30am-11:55am Entertainment by Heart & Soul
12:00pm-1:00pm “Riceipe” Cooking Competition
1:00pm-1:20pm Cooking Demonstration with Chef Mavro’s George Mavrothalassitis and Cooking Hawaiian Style’s Lanai Tabura
1:30pm-1:55pm Taiko Drumming Performance by Somei Taiko
2:00pm-2:45pm Kanile`a `Ukulele Presents: Vaihi
2:45pm-2:55pm A word from our beneficiary: Lanakila Pacific
3:00pm-3:30pm First Annual Paina Cafe Poke Bowl Eating Competition
3:30pm-3:55pm Traditional and Modern Tinikling Filipino Bamboo Dance performance by the Tekniqlingz Crew
4:30pm-4:55pm 6th Annual SPAM® Musubi Eating Competition
5:00pm Rice Fest Concludes
All Day (10am-5pm)
  • Brown Rice Donation Centers – Brown Rice and monetary donations will be accepted for Lanakila Meals on Wheels at the Lanakila Pacific booth. Brown Rice donations will be accepted at the HMSA/Well-Being Hawaii booth, Oceanic Time Warner Cable booth, Channel808 booth, and VH07V booth
  • Live Stream (feed provided by Channel808.tv)
  • FREE WiFi – Mahalo to Oceanic Time Warner Cable for providing complimentary TWC WiFi at the event!

See detailed descriptions below:

6th Annual SPAM® Musubi Eating Contest
Think you got what it takes to be on the next episode of Kanak vs. Food? Battle your will against other kanak attackers in Da SPAM Musubi Eating Contest. The contestant who downs the most SPAM Musubis in 3 minutes wins! Returning competitor “Uncle Rodney” is ready to take you down!

Official Rice Donation Center
Rice donation centers will be on site to collect your generous brown rice and monetary donations for our beneficiary Lanakila Meals on Wheels, so bring your brown rice with you to the event! There will be collection areas at the Lanakila Pacific, HMSA/Well Being Hawaii booth, Oceanic Time Warner Cable booth, Channel808 booth and the VH07V booth.

FREE WiFi
Thanks to the great folks at Oceanic Time Warner Cable, Rice Fest will have complimentary TWC WiFi coverage on the event grounds!

Other Activities
» Numerous food trucks and vendors serving up their most popular rice dishes
» Live Music
» Cultural performances
» Keiki Zone
» and much, much more!

Don’t miss it!