Honolulu-Hong Kong Festival Launches, Celebrating Culture and Community with Month-Long Events in Hawaii

2026-02-05 04:25 Last Updated At：11:16

Honolulu-Hong Kong Festival fosters cultural exchanges in Hawaii

The inaugural Honolulu-Hong Kong Festival kicked off in Hawaii on January 31 (Honolulu time) with immense success, bridging cultures and enriching communities across "the Aloha State" through a vibrant celebration of Hong Kong's culture and heritage.

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The Honolulu-Hong Kong Festival in Hawaii, Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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The Honolulu-Hong Kong Festival in Hawaii, Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The month-long festival, running from January 31 to March 1, opened with the outdoor street fair "Temple Street Night Market". The street fair, held at the historic Fort Street Mall, Honolulu's first retail centre, was inspired by Hong Kong's Temple Street Night Market. Modelling on its famous namesake, it featured authentic experiences from Temple Street. Over 2 500 spectators enjoyed on-stage festivities including a milk tea demonstration, a Cantopop singing performance and a Wing Chun kung fu demonstration, while also lining up for Cha Chaan Teng delicacies, mahjong tutorials, and feng shui fortune-telling.

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco (HKETO San Francisco) hosted a booth at the night market showcasing some of Hong Kong's intangible cultural heritage items, including Cantonese opera, a lion dance, and techniques for making a cheongsam, Hong Kong-style milk tea, and egg tarts. Visitors learned about the history and culture of these traditions through fact sheets while playing a game to collect thematic souvenirs.

Apart from cultural heritage, diverse aspects of Hong Kong, from picturesque hiking trails to the Kai Tak Sports Park, and from local flavours to home-grown Olympic medalists, were also presented via photographs and information displays.

A series of events will follow, including Hong Kong traditional lifestyle tours in the city's Chinatown, a "Hong Kong At Your Doorstep", promotion activity featuring eateries and restaurants offering Hong Kong-style street food, and an industry-focused "Hong Kong-Greater Bay Area Export Day and Trade Fair". The festival will conclude with a spring gala marking the 30th anniversary of the Hong Kong Business Association of Hawaii (HKBAH).

Supported by the City and County of Honolulu, the festival is organised by the HKBAH, with HKETO San Francisco as title sponsor, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council as gold sponsor, and the Honolulu Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts and the Hong Kong Tourism Board as festival partners.

Hong Kong's delegation explores Germany's University of Stuttgart for insights on innovation and education for Northern Metropolis University Town.

CS leads delegation of Working Group on Planning and Construction of the University Town to continue visit to Germany (with photos/video)

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, led the delegation of the Working Group on Planning and Construction of the University Town under the Committee on Development of the Northern Metropolis to continue its trip to Germany yesterday (May 19, Stuttgart time). The delegation conducted on-site visits to local higher education and innovation and technology infrastructure, with a view to providing solid references for the planning and development of the Northern Metropolis University Town (NMUT).

The delegation visited the University of Stuttgart. Founded in 1829, the University of Stuttgart is a leading research-oriented university of technology in Germany, and a member of the TU9, the alliance of leading universities of technology in the country. The university excels in engineering sciences, intelligent systems, energy research, quantum technologies, and architecture, maintaining close co-operation with industry.

The delegation toured the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart and the ARENA2036 research campus for automobiles on its campus, and met with university representatives. They gained an in-depth understanding of the university's experience in promoting deep integration and collaboration between academia and industry, accelerating the translation of research outcomes into practical applications, developing innovation campuses and industrial clusters, and facilitating interdisciplinary research and development as well as testing. They also exchanged views on strengthening exchanges in higher education and co-operation in talent cultivation between the two sides.

Mr Chan said that the NMUT is not only a cradle for nurturing talent, but also a core engine driving technological innovation and economic transformation. He noted that the University of Stuttgart excels in the deep integration of education, cutting-edge research, and industry development, and has successfully built an industry-led innovation model. He expressed hope that through the visit, the delegation could draw on the university's experience in aligning talent cultivation and academic achievements with market demands, thereby further strengthening Hong Kong's linkages between education, technological innovation and industrial application, facilitating knowledge transfers, and developing the NMUT into a vibrant education and innovation hub, injecting new impetus into Hong Kong's long-term development.

Mr Chan and other members of the delegation will proceed to Heilbronn, Germany, on May 20 (Stuttgart time) to continue their visit.

Honolulu-Hong Kong Festival Launches, Celebrating Culture and Community with Month-Long Events in Hawaii

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