Mochi Pounding
Akiko’s Buddhist Bed & Breakfast, over the years has become synonymous with MOCHI POUNDING.
COVID-19 interrupted our 2020 and 2021 celebrations. We expect to resume Mochi Pounding in December 2022, date to be determined.
COVID-19 interrupted our 2020 and 2021 celebrations. We expect to resume Mochi Pounding in December 2022, date to be determined.
It started in 1998 as a small gathering with 23 people, mostly neighbors, and has grown and welcomed the general public. Last year between 600-700 folks came to experience Mochi Pounding.
Experience what now has become a tradition for many locals & visitors alike, in our quaint, little plantation village, making traditional rice cakes the "old-fashioned" way. Everyone takes their turn at pounding the glutinous sticky rice for good luck. Fire building starts at 6:30 a.m. to steam the rice. Hearty local style lunch for $5. New years crafts & calligraphy, NewYear’s kadomatsu (bamboo arrangement), fortune telling, I Ching readings, prayers and blessings, massage, Okinawan taiko drumming at NOON, Hawaiian entertainment with Lito Archangel, jazz with Leonard Kubo & Louanne Gurney, and special guest artists. A great cultural mix of everything that makes Hawaii so special. Call Miss Akiko @ (808) 963-6422 or email: msakaiko@hawaii.rr.com for more information.
Experience what now has become a tradition for many locals & visitors alike, in our quaint, little plantation village, making traditional rice cakes the "old-fashioned" way. Everyone takes their turn at pounding the glutinous sticky rice for good luck. Fire building starts at 6:30 a.m. to steam the rice. Hearty local style lunch for $5. New years crafts & calligraphy, NewYear’s kadomatsu (bamboo arrangement), fortune telling, I Ching readings, prayers and blessings, massage, Okinawan taiko drumming at NOON, Hawaiian entertainment with Lito Archangel, jazz with Leonard Kubo & Louanne Gurney, and special guest artists. A great cultural mix of everything that makes Hawaii so special. Call Miss Akiko @ (808) 963-6422 or email: msakaiko@hawaii.rr.com for more information.
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Our prayers on blessings on kukui leaves
Photos from the 2018 Mochi Pounding, courtesy of Elizabeth Hansen
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Slideshow created and shared by Odysseus
Video created and shared by Easten Tanimoto
Please consider joining the Friends of Wailea Village to support the continuation of Mochi Pounding in Wailea with a tax deductible annual pledge of:
Contact us for free, confidential assistance with planned gifts or bequests of any kind.
With sincere gratitude for your consideration and support.
Garry Wyckoff
WVHPC Board Member
Friend of Akiko & Wailea Village
- $60 ($5/month)
- $120 ($10/month)
- or more...
- a gift of any amount for the property fund
Contact us for free, confidential assistance with planned gifts or bequests of any kind.
With sincere gratitude for your consideration and support.
Garry Wyckoff
WVHPC Board Member
Friend of Akiko & Wailea Village
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P.O. Box 272 Hakalau, HI 96710 |
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Take a look at Wailea Village Historic Preservation Community and its other initiatives: Cemetery Stewardship, Reviving Hakalau School, and Senior Luncheons.
