Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

[Minghui.org] Hawaii: Practitioners Promote Falun Dafa at Independence Day Celebration

 July 10, 2019 | By Falun Dafa practitioners in Hawaii

Currently, meditation is a very trendy form of getting fit among Westerners. When she learned there were no costs involved in learning Falun Dafa, she told practitioners that there would be no need for her to go to a gym or yoga center to learn meditation. She said she will go to a local practice site this weekend to learn the exercise movements.

(Minghui.org) Practitioners set up an informational display at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu at its annual July 4, 2019 celebration of 243 years of independence. The local residents and tourists planning to watch the fireworks show that night would pass by the Falun Dafa display.

The practitioners demonstrated the exercises, clarified the truth about Dafa, and talked to people about the ongoing persecution of it in China.

Practitioners demonstrating the exercises
Talking to people about Falun Dafa

Many people stopped to watch the exercise demonstrations and some decided they wanted to learn them. Some took photos while others read the informational brochures that were handed out at the booth. When told about the suppression of Falun Dafa in China, some people expressed sympathy, and others criticized the communist regime for the persecution.

Holger is a yoga instructor from Germany. He is touring Hawaii for three weeks and unexpectedly saw the Falun Dafa. Display. He expressed interest in learning the practice.

Ms. Micky wants to learn Falun Dafa

Ms. Micky is a resident of Honolulu. She saw practitioners meditating and was very interested in learning more about the Falun Dafa cultivation practice.

Currently, meditation is a very trendy form of getting fit among Westerners. When she learned there were no costs involved in learning Falun Dafa, she told practitioners that there would be no need for her to go to a gym or yoga center to learn meditation. She said she will go to a local practice site this weekend to learn the exercise movements.

A few tourists and local residents expressed their respect for practitioners by putting their palms in front of their chests (a gesture called heshi in Chinese), or bowed when they realized Falun Dafa teaches one to live by the principles of “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance”.

Kim, a woman from Korea, was shocked to hear about the persecution in China. She could not believe that it was true and that such atrocities have been going on for 20 years. She thinks practitioners are doing a good thing to raise awareness about the persecution and hopes more people will hear the truth about Falun Dafa.

Chinese version available

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2019/7/10/178382.html


Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

For more information about the practice or to download Zhuan Falun, visit: www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available completely free of charge.


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Thursday, July 31, 2025

[Minghui.org] Hawaii: Falun Dafa Practitioners Participate in Waikiki Holiday Parade

 December 10, 2019 | By Falun Dafa practitioners in Hawaii

Nahe has practiced Falun Dafa for two and a half years. Nearly every weekend, she and her brother join other practitioners to do the exercises at Ala Moana Beach Park. She said that practicing Falun Dafa has made her a better person and helped her concentrate on her studies.

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners from Hawaii were invited to participate in the Waikiki Holiday Parade on November 29, 2019. The popular annual parade, held on the Friday after Thanksgiving, celebrates the national holiday, and solemnly commemorates those who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Thousands of people lined Kalakaua Avenue, near Waikiki beach – Honolulu’s most popular tourist destination. The annual event is one of Hawaii’s largest parades. Practitioners participated in the parade for the first time this year.

Practitioners hold banners with the message, “Falun Dafa is Good,” “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” during the parade.

The event attracts tens of thousands of spectators, residents, and tourists every year. Local Hawaiian marching bands, military bands from the U.S mainland, survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack, military units, local officials, dignitaries, and artists take part in the parade. This year 38 groups participated in the parade, including over 30 bands from the U.S mainland as well as local Hawaiian organizations.

Practitioners Kahiau (left) participated in the parade with his father Robert and sister Nahe (right).

Twelve year-old Nahe, her 17 year-old brother Kahiau, and their father Robert Quartero took part in this year’s parade. The young practitioners were thrilled. Nahe has practiced Falun Dafa for two and a half years. Nearly every weekend, she and her brother join other practitioners to do the exercises at Ala Moana Beach Park. She said that practicing Falun Dafa has made her a better person and helped her concentrate on her studies.

Nia Liberty

Nia Liberty, from Africa, said that this was the first time she heard of the spiritual practice. She gladly took the brochure about Falun Dafa and said she would read it and check the website.

A spectator takes a photo of practitioners as they walk in the parade.

Betty helped organize the practitioners’ entry in the parade. She said practitioners prepared several hundred lotus flowers with the message “Falun Dafa is wonderful” to give out. People loved the flowers, and soon after the parade started, all the flowers were taken. Many people also took information about Falun Dafa and expressed interest in knowing more about the ancient spiritual practice.

Chinese version available

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2019/12/10/181042.html


Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

For more information about the practice or to download Zhuan Falun, visit: www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available completely free of charge.


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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

[Minghui.org] Hawaii: Falun Dafa Well-Received at the 61st Annual Food and New Product Show

 Oct. 21, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Hawaii, USA

Practitioners introduced Falun Dafa in depth at the booth. They spoke about abiding by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, noting that it benefits the mind and body and helps people to improve their moral standard. They also talked about the CCP’s ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa.

(Minghui.org) The 61st Annual Food and New Product Show was held at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall October 6-8, 2023. It showcased new food delicacies, innovative products, local jewelry makers and artisans, and live entertainment. At the Falun Dafa booth, practitioners demonstrated the exercises and told people about the practice and the universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.

Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and told people about Falun Dafa at the 61st Annual Food and New Product Show.

While some practitioners demonstrated the exercises, others explained how the practice benefits both mind and body. They also told people about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) in China. The calming music and the practitioners’ elegant practice movements attracted the attention of many onlookers. Many of them copied the movements as they watched, and others gave practitioners a thumbs up.

Lea, the organizer of the stage performances, enjoyed the practitioners’ demonstrations. She added two more exercise demonstrations for a total of five demonstrations in two days. She went to the practitioners’ booth personally when the event ended and thanked them for the beautiful performances. She invited them to demonstrate the exercises on stage at the next exhibition.

People learn about Falun Dafa.

Practitioners introduced Falun Dafa in depth at the booth. They spoke about abiding by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, noting that it benefits the mind and body and helps people to improve their moral standard. They also talked about the CCP’s ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa. Many onlookers were interested in practicing Falun Dafa and asked for information on local practice sites. They thought the exercises were good and wanted to learn about cultivation and how to do the exercises.

Tourists Learn to Practice Falun Dafa

Kalākaua Avenue in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu is a popular tourist destination in the evenings. Practitioners set up an informational booth there to demonstrate the exercises and tell people the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. The peace and tranquility around their booth contrasted sharply with the bustling crowds and endless cars and attracted many to stop by.

A group of tourists joined practitioners to do the exercises.

The Falun Dafa exercises are simple and beautiful, and many people were drawn to the demonstrations and joined in. Oftentimes, after an individual experienced how wonderful Falun Dafa is, he or she would call over their family members to join them in doing the exercises. Everyone copied the practitioners’ exercise movements. They also took truth-clarification fliers.

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Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2023/10/21/212579.html


Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

For more information about the practice or to download Zhuan Falun, visit: www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available completely free of charge.


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