Sunday, January 10: 
New Year’s Ohana Festival.  This fun-filled Japanese and multicultural festival will feature food, crafts, entertainment and cultural demonstrations of the people who make up this island state. Keiki can also enjoy games and make-and-take activities throughout the day. The New Year’s Ohana Festival will be a great way for the community to come together and celebrate the Year of the Sheep in 2015. Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai`i and Mo`ili`ili Field, 2454 South Beretania St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call (808) 945-7633 or visit www.jcch.com.

Sunday, December 27: 
Wailea Village Mochi Pounding. Celebrate making traditional rice cakes the “old-fashioned” way.  Everyone takes their turn at pounding the glutinous sticky rice for good luck. Hearty local style lunch for $5. New Year’s crafts, calligraphy & floral arrangements, plantation stories, Okinawan taiko drumming, Hawaiian entertainment & more.  Akiko’s Buddhist Bed & Breakfast, 29-2091 Old Mamalahoa Hwy., Hakalau.  8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  For information call (808) 963-6422 or visit www.akikosbnb.com.