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The Conversation: Pandemic Turns Down the Volume on Lunar New Year Celebrations
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:52:58
Publish Date: 2021-02-02 17:03:10
Description: Chinatown businesses expect quiet Lunar New Year; Restaurateur takes over father's former Benihana location; Reality Check: Newly released disciplinary reports document misconduct by police officers; Director discusses premiere of new film at Sundance Chinatown businesses expect quiet Lunar New Year Friday, February 12th, marks the start of Year of the Ox on the Chinese Lunar calendar. This holiday would normally be accompanied by jubilant festivities in Honolulu's Chinatown. However, Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock , president of the Chinatown Community and Business Association, says businesses have tempered their expectations as the pandemic necessitates social distancing. Restaurateur takes over father's former Benihana location Fifty years ago, entrepreneur and restaurateur Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki opened Benihana in Waikiki’s Hilton Hawaiian Village. It was one of the first in the chain that now spans 76 locations around the globe. In 2018, the Waikiki Benihana was rebranded as Rocky Japanese
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