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Taiko performances celebrate the start of another year

Craig T. Kojima

By Craig T. Kojima

Jan. 1, 2022

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Elizabeth Mager, left, and Kirstin Pauka perform on Saturday at Ala Moana Center as part of Kenny Endo’s troupe from the Taiko Center of the Pacific.
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Kaycee Nakashima performs during Saturday's program.
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Kaycee Nakashima performs during Saturday's program.
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Kirstin Pauka performs during "Rites of Thundering."
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MIka Yamazaki contemplates a fruit as she performs a lion dance to start off the program.
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Mika Yamazaki performs a lion dance to start off Saturday's program.
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Kenny Endo performs his composition entitled, "Clarity."
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A crowd watches Saturday's taiko performance at Ala Moana Center.
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Performing on Saturday were Brock Asato, top left, Jason Ihm, Kirstin Pauka, and Elizabeth Mager perform Kenny Endo’s “Symmetrical Soundscapes.”
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