PaMugovera wekupedzisira waChikunguru gore rega rega, mazana mashoma enhengo dzenharaunda dzeHawaii dzinounza mabhiza adzo, mota dzavo dzekare uye zvakasiyana siyana zvinoyangarara, turera uye zvikwata zvekufamba kuenda kuKoloa School kuti vafambe muparade nemuguta rekare reKoloa kuenda kuAnnie Knudsen Ballpark, kurangarira midzi yemiti yeKauai uye kupemberera tsika dzayo dzakasiyana.

Mhemberero yeparade uye yepaki inotevera chiitiko chekutanga cheKoloa Plantation Days festival, yakatanga makore makumi matatu apfuura paKauai nekuungana neHawaii Sugar Planters Association uye yakaenderera sechiitiko chegore negore nerutsigiro rwaimbova Mayor Tony Kunimura nenharaunda. nhengo. Koloa ndiyo yaive saiti yedunhu rekutanga rekutengesa shuga chigayo muna 30 uye mutambo wakatanga semhemberero yegore.

Nekubatanidzwa kwemabhizinesi emunharaunda, masangano uye indasitiri yevashanyi, mutambo uyu wakakura kuita mazuva e10 nezviitiko zvinopfuura makumi matatu nezviitiko zvine zvese zvehupenyu hwekudyara uye nzvimbo yeKoloa, kusanganisira mimhanzi inorarama, "nyaya dzekutaura" pane nhoroondo yenzvimbo uye kurima. hupenyu, vhiki ye rodeo, kutungamirirwa kwekufamba kwezvakaitika kare uye kufamba-famba, usiku hwemafirimu uye chiratidziro, zvokudya zvemadzinza emunharaunda uye mhizha, uye keiki mabasa nemitambo yakawanda iyo isingadhuri kana yakasununguka kupinda. Mudzimai waTony, Phyllis Kunimura, nhasi achiri mutungamiri weKoloa Plantation Days uye simba rinotungamirira.

Nhasi, Koloa Plantation Days inozivikanwa uye inotsigirwa semutambo mukuru neHawaii Tourism Authority kuburikidza neSiginecha Zviitiko Chirongwa chakaunza tekinoroji, vateereri vatsva uye zviwanikwa zvekubatsira kutsigira basa remutambo rekurangarira nekupemberera nhoroondo yeminda yemunharaunda.

Vazvipiri vanobva kunzvimbo dzekutandarira, mabhizinesi, zvisingabatsiri zvemunharaunda uye nharaunda yeKoloa kuti vataure nyaya, vagovane ndangariro, rangarira shamwari dzekare uye kupfuudza tsika dzetsika uye ruzivo nezveruzivo rwenzvimbo yenzvimbo nevashanyi uye vagari zvakafanana. Vazhinji vanodzokorora vashanyi vanouya gore rega rega kuzotsvaga zvitsva, kuunza mhuri dzavo, uye kunyura mumhepo.

Phyllis Kunimura anotiyeuchidza gore negore kuti chinoita kuti chiitiko ichi chive chakakosha ndechekuti mutambo wenharaunda uye unokosheswa nevashanyi vedu. Uchawana vanasekuru vachigoverana kuti vakakurira kupi uye sei pamwe chete nevashanyi vane shungu yekudzidza nezvekwakabva zvekudya zvemuno nemimhanzi uye kunzwa nyaya dzehupenyu mumisasa yeminda. Pa 25th anniversary, Gov. George Ariyoshi, nemudzimai wake, vakagamuchirwa kudzoka kuKoloa semutambo mukuru weparade wegore iroro. Akapeputswa nemhepo uye chokwadi uye akaudza Phyllis, "unofanira kuramba uchiita izvi."

Semudzidzisi uye mudzidzisi weupenyu hwose, Phyllis anotiroverera kuti zvakakosha sei kuita kuti chizvarwa chechidiki chibatanidzwe uye kusimudzira chido chekugovana tsika nemagariro emunharaunda kuitira kuti zvigone kupfuudzwa kuzvizvarwa zvinotevera zvevagari nevashanyi. Sezvo yekupedzisira kudyara shuga paKauai yakavharwa muna 2009, uye sezvo chizvarwa chakararama nguva yeshuga ichikura, basa iri rekugovera zviitiko izvi uye kuenderera mberi netsika iyi yezvizvarwa zvinotevera rave rakasimba.

Gore roga roga komiti inosangana kuti ifunge mazano matsva ekuchengetedza mhemberero yakasimba uye yakakosha -kukoka vatori vechikamu vatsva uye kugamuchira zviitiko zvitsva kudzamisa hukama pakati pemidzi yekudyara yeKoloa uye kupa kwevashanyi vakasiyana-siyana uye nharaunda nhasi. Phyllis akanyengetedza vamwe vadzidzi vekare kubva makore apfuura vakakura nemutambo kuti vabatane nekomiti uye bhodhi. Gore rakapera, “Tete” Stella Burgess, murongi weparadhi, akafa, asi kwete asati adzidzira nokupfuudza tochi kumuduku Arryl Kaneshiro achibatana nemudzidzisi wake wekuKoloa, Cheryl Shintani, akanga arega basa. Gore rino, dingindira rakakodzera, “Nhaka Inoramba ichirarama.”

Melissa McFerrin Warrack ndiye sachigaro wekomiti yechiitiko uye murongi wemutambo weKoloa Plantation Days, unoitika gore rino Chikunguru 17-26.

ZVOKUBVA MUNYAYA INO:

The parade and park celebration that follows is the founding event of the Koloa Plantation Days festival, started 30 years ago on Kauai with a gathering by the Hawaii Sugar Planters Association and continued as an annual event with the support of then-Mayor Tony Kunimura and community members.
The parade and park celebration that follows is the founding event of the Koloa Plantation Days festival, started 30 years ago on Kauai with a gathering by the Hawaii Sugar Planters Association and continued as an annual event with the support of then-Mayor Tony Kunimura and community members.
As a lifelong teacher and educator, Phyllis impresses upon us how important it is to get the younger generation involved and cultivate an interest in sharing local culture and history so that it can be passed on to future generations of residents and visitors.