Online Store Updates

You can now order all of our NEW and exciting merchandise as you gear up for this weekend's Virtual Okinawan Festival!!!   Keep scrolling through to see some highlights and featured items.  Quantities may be limited for certain items, so place your orders right away! HUOA x In4mation Collaboration Collection  HUOA is proud to partner with in4mation on this limited-edition collection. The team at in4mation is proud of their Uchinanchu heritage and are excited to share this Okinawan-inspired collection with the world.  The collaborative merchandise feature the textures and connection of the proud Okinawan community here on the islands. This collection consists of several snap backs, 6...

Ippee Nifee Deebiru to all of our t-shirt design contestants and everyone who voted for their favorite designs!   Kariyushi Deebiru - Congratulations, Morris Umeno!  Morris' design was selected as the winner of our 2021 Okinawan Festival T-shirt Design Contest.  His design will be printed and made available for purchase via HUOA's Online Marketplace (shophuoa.com) starting from September 3, 2021 (8:00 AM Hawaii Standard Time).  Morris Umeno's Winning T-shirt Design: Also, congratulations to Candice Soon and Allison Tsuruda whose designs were voted as finalists in the contest.   Finalist Candice Soon's Design: Finalist Allison Tsuruda's Design:   Don't forget to join...

Pre-orders for 2021 Okinawan Festival t-shirts and other new merchandise is NOW LIVE!  Thanks for your patience as we worked to get our site updated and ready. Place your order by Saturday, July 24, 2021 (11:59pm HST).  Designate a club to support - they will receive a 10% commission from your order. Have your order shipped or schedule in-person pickup from HOC (see FAQs for details).  All orders estimated to go out end of August. See our FAQs for additional details. Additional t-shirt designs and more new merch is also in the works...we expect to launch another round of products...

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021. Visit our website for details and official rules: https://huoa.org/nuuzi/images/2021OFT-shirtDesignContestRules.pdf    

Great Gift Ideas for Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri)  + New Item Alert: Okinawan Princess book + Highlight on Monday Crafters   Check out our great gift ideas for Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri is on 3/3).  Place your order by Wednesday, 2/24 to receive your shipment by Girls' Day (applicable to Hawaii shipments only).   Now selling the book Okinawan Princess: Da Legend of Hajichi Tattoos, written by Lee Tonouchi.  The book features illustrations by Laura Kina and Japanese & Okinawan translations by Masashi Sakihara.  Order by Wednesday, 2/24 to receive 25% off (regular price: $20.00), books will start shipping from Friday, 2/26.  ...