Frank De Lima will top a lineup of local entertainment at the Hawaii Council on Portuguese Heritage 30th annual “Festa” — that’s Portuguese for “festival” — 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, at the McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park.
Festa-goers will also be able to buy arts and crafts, receive multi-ethnic genealogy consultations, view cultural displays and eat plenty of Portuguese fare. Food selections will include malassadas, Portuguese bean soup, vinha d’alhos pork, cod fish stew and — a growing Festa favorite — Portuguese sausage hot dogs on sweetbread buns!
A $3 donation per person will be welcomed at the door. For more information, call 845-1616.
The council has held Festas since 1978. The money raised supports genealogy workshops, dance classes, cooking shows, language lessons and other activities of the council and its member organizations across the state.
The Hawaii Council on Portuguese Heritage is an umbrella organization for a dozen different organizations statewide that preserve and perpetuate the heritage and culture of the Portuguese in Hawaii.