“Hanami,” literally “flower look,” is the Japanese word for “cherry blossom viewing party.” Waimea’s first cherry trees arrived in 1953 as a memorial to Fred Makino, who founded ...

Waimea’s famous cherry blossoms have emerged, awashing the North Hawaii town in pink ahead of the annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival. ADVERTISING Waimea’s famous cherry blossoms ...

The Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival has been canceled due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, the County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation announced today.

WAIMEA, Hawaii (Island News) – The 31st Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival announces the winner of its Annual Poster Artwork competition, along with a list of venues for this years festival.

The fleeting beauty of cherry blossoms at Church Row Park heralds the coming of spring and provides the inspiration for the annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival. The Japanese have ...

Hundreds of people gathered in Waimea to celebrate the Cherry Blossom and Heritage Festival. Select whether each of the following should be a major factor, minor factor, or not a factor in college ...

WAIMEA — There was not one, but five Cherry Blossom queens at Thursday’s celebration. The five matriarchs honored were garbed in traditional Japanese kimono, complete with white tabi, or foot ...

SOUTH KOHALA, Hawai‘i — ‘Tis the season when thousands of locals and visitors descend upon Waimea to celebrate heritage, culture and cherry blossoms. One of Hawaii’s oldest and biggest ...