Lots of live entertainment, food booths, crafts, cultural displays, specialty booths, children's activities and information from different community/health agencies.
Proceeds from the event will go to student scholarships given out by Hispanic organizations.
This year’s theme:
Heritage, Diversity, Integrity and Honor: the renewed hope of America
or said another way
Herencia, Diversidad, Integridad y Honor: La renovada Esperanza de América
Click here to learn more!
The Hispanic Center of Hawaii (Centro Hispano de Hawaii) in cooperation with
Alma Latina Productions, Hawaii Hispanic News, The Hispanic Community and
the City and County of Honolulu is proud to present the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival & Health Fair in the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
The event is free and open to the public.
The
Annual
Dia de San Juan Puerto Rican
Cultural & Salsa Festival
"Summer Salsa in Paradise"
returns July 21-24, 2011!
McCOY PAVILION - ALA MOANA BEACH PARK
Since
it's beginning in 2001 our celebration of El Dia de San Juan, Puerto
Rico
and fundraiser aka: HAWAII SUMMER SALSA IN PARADISE has been received with open
hearts and tons of Aloha!
This fundraiser helps to provide Hispanics in our community a place they can call upon for a variety of services, resources and referrals. Through
the tireless efforts of many volunteers, long hours and dedicated hearts
we have manage to create a wonderful event that showcases our culture,
our love of Ohana our fantastic local talent and an all out great day
to celebrate while supporting the Hispanic Center of Hawaii. Please visit Hawaii Summer Salsa in Paradise to learn more about this event.
Click below to donate to the Hispanic Center of Hawaii:
The ART & CULTURE Department:
-
Promotes
and coordinates Hispanic events and projects
within Hawaii.
-
Promotes
and coordinates Hispanic events and projects
coming to Hawaii.
-
Statewide
database of local Hispanic entertainers, musicians and organizers.
- Promotes
and coordinates Hawaii-based events and projects going to the Mainland,
or another country to represent Hawaii.
Alma
Latina Productions
If Latin entertainment is what you need, Nancy Ortiz (of Alma Latina
Productions) is most likely the person who can help you get it.
She believes in promoting
all of
the local talent here in Hawaii, and she is dedicated in
this area. Just to name a few: Rolando Sanchez & Salsa Hawaii,
Orquesta SalsAloha, Second Time Around, Los Carinosos, Tommy Valentine
y Sus Amigos, "El Leo" the Jarican Express, Latin Fire,
Son Caribe and more. She continually promotes Latin / Salsa entertainment
at the
different
malls: McCully Shopping Center, Pearlridge, Ala Moana Center,
Windward Mall, the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center and Aloha Tower
Marketplace.
Presently Alma Latina hosts Latin Heat Thursdays ~aka~ Salsa After Hours, every Thursday night @ Blue Ocean Thai Restaurant/Nightclub, 327 Keawe Street, 8:30p-1:30a.
Nancy Ortiz is also the host of the Alma Latina Show on KWAI/K-108,1080AM, Sundays, 10am-1pm sharing music from the Latin World.
Alma Latina Productions is a Latin entertainment promotion and event planning company. It has brought entertainers from Puerto Rico, New York, and California to Hawaii.
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"Please
continue to support the various events, venues, radio programs, newsprints,
organizations, deejays, Latin bands and promoters.
These are the people that are keeping our 'music & culture' together.
In order for our community to stay unified we need to support each
other." - Nancy Ortiz
