Okinawa, Japan, has an unusually high rate of people living past 100. One key to Okinawa's Blue Zone status is the region's traditional cuisine. Okinawans fill up on foods rich in antioxidants, fiber, ...

The Maui Okinawan Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Maui Mall. There will be Okinawan food for sale, entertainment, local craft vendors, professional photo sessions in ...

The Okinawa diet is linked to longer life and lower risk of age-related diseases. Its nutrient-rich, plant-based foods support heart, bone, gut, and brain health. Low-calorie, high-fiber eating habits ...

The Department of Education is excited to offer local 'uala bread featuring local Okinawan sweet potatoes this month in ...

Okinawa is unique to Japan’s other 46 prefectures. Its main island lies closer to Taipei than it does to Tokyo; the people there make their soba noodles from wheat (as opposed to buckwheat); and they ...

There are more centenarians-those aged 99 or older-living on Japan's Okinawa islands than anywhere else in the world. Okinawa is one of the most well-known Blue Zones-places with the world's ...

Howard Takara, left, Shari Tamashiro and Gene Kaneshiro display original menus from local restaurants once owned by Okinawans, part of an exhibit at Honolulu Hale. Takara’s father owned Yuki’s Cafe in ...

Randy Kuba will share several of his infused awamoris at the Okinawan Festival this weekend. At left, Okinawan pottery, called “kame,” is used to store and age awamori. Above right, chef Alan Wong’s ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – Hawaii’s Kitchen On the Road featured three local family restaurants for Okinawa Week: Hide-Chan, Sunrise, and Utage Restaurants. Hidemitsu & Chizuko Tamayose, Owners of Hide-Chan ...

The 2nd Annual Festival is a celebration of Okinawan food and owned restaurants. From the opening of American Cafe in 1923 to today, there has been over 350 Okinawan owned restaurants in Hawaii. Most ...