Mochi Pounding
Akiko’s Buddhist Bed & Breakfast, over the years has become synonymous with MOCHI POUNDING. COVID-19 has interrupted our 2020 celebration. Here's how Akiko notified the "Mochi Ohana":
Aloha Mochi Ohana,
You probably guessed it...you already know...we gotta buy mochi from Two Ladies...rescheduling for next december (2021) ---GOIN’ EITHER BE CHRISTMAS EVE 24TH FRI. OR NEW YEAR’S EVE 31ST FRIDAY...
IN THE MEANTIME EVERYONE, JUST SENDING LOTS OF SMALL-TOWN WAILEA LOVE...LIFE CONTINUES ON HERE, SLOWLY AND STEADILY, WITH EACH MORNING DAYBREAK, AND EVENING SUNSET, GIVING GRATITUDE FOR EACH INHALE AND EACH EXHALE, AND SENDING LOTS OF ALOHA PRAYERS TO YOU ALL, AND TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ON OUR PLANET EARTH.
BE WELL, BE SAFE, BE WISE AND BE KIND.
IN GRATITUDE AND ALOHA, THE WAILEA ANCESTORS AND ALL THE YET-TO-BE-BORN-MOCHI, AND US.
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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Mail checks payable to WVHPC: P.O. Box 272,
Hakalau, HI 96710 or donate electronically through (click on PayPal logo): |
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Take a look at the other Wailea Village Historic Preservation Community initiatives: Cemetery Stewardship, Reviving Hakalau School, and Senior Luncheons.
