Learning About Immigrants in Hawaii

Lucky Clovers Younger Club at Kepaniwai

By Macy Fillazar, Club Reporter – On January 7, 2018 the Lucky Clovers Youngers had a meeting and learned about the impact of the immigrants to our Hawaiian culture. We gathered at Kepaniwai in lao Valley and started with the game Jeopardy. The game included subjects relating to how the immigrants shaped the pidgin language and how each culture brought special foods and traditions. After concluding that Xia Ota, our club president, was our winner we moved on to the next activity. We had a scavenger hunt visiting the different…

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Charmers Make Mochi

Charmer's Mochi Treats

Our meeting started with preparing mochi cupcakes. Everybody had the chance to crack the egg using the egg cracker. We take turns learning how to measure sugar, vanilla and milk, stir and add our favorite colors. We put them in the baking pan– some made plain, some made swirls. Auntie Esther then baked them in the oven. While waiting for our mochi, we did our meeting where everybody was assigned with different job titles. Sam and her mom showed us how to make a yarn bracelet that’s worth the wait.…

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