Kokua Festival – Oahu, HI
April 24, 2010MIGM was honored to be involved at the Kokua Festival this year. Kokua Festival, a benefit for the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, took place on Friday April 23rd and Saturday April 24th at the Waikiki Shell.
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MIGM manned a booth in the Keiki Activities area, where we provided two different activities for the keiki. The keiki had the option of making origami from recycled magazines, or beads jewelry made out of Jake Shimabukuro’s used ukulele strings. We also had a Waribashi ukulele, a ukulele made out of four hundred pairs of used chopsticks, on display. Those who visited our booth were fascinated by this brilliant creation.
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We had the privilege of spreading the message of MIGM and interacting with the people who supported this event. We passed out stickers and flyers while informing everyone about what MIGM does to impact the community. Many people signed up to be a part of our email list in support of MIGM.
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Our booth was set up to the immediate right of the keiki stage, where Jack Johnson and Jake Shimabukuro performed several songs for the keiki. Jake interacted with the crowd by demonstrating his quick strumming techniques and asking them if they wanted him to play faster. The crowd screamed “Faster!” and was amazed as Jake played as fast as he could. When he finished playing, Jake expressed his gratitude towards those who were there to support the event.
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While Jack Johnson played he invited the keiki to come on stage and play their tambourines with him. One little girl accepted his offer and joined him on stage. The crowd cheered as they witnessed this priceless moment. Jack also sang an appropriate song to remind people to reduce, reuse, and recycle to make the world a better place.
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As the sun went down everyone at the event made their way from the Keiki Activities area to the main stage to watch artists such as Anuhea, Taj Mahal, Ziggy Marley, Jack Johnson and Jake Shimabukuro perform. We would like to thank the Kokua Hawaii Foundation for allowing us to be a part of the festival this year. We were so honored to be there.