Digital Exclusive: Behind Kawaii Kon 2021

HONOLULU (KHON2) — One of Hawaii’s most popular conventions, Kawaii Kon is returning at the end of May. However, this year will be much different than previous years, with both a digital and in-person convention planned. Get Hawaii’s latest news sent to your inbox, click here to subscribe to News 2 You, a daily newsletter. The virtual event will be held from May 29 to May 30. “If you have a Twitch account, you can log into there and follow our Kawaii Kon Twitch page. And then there you can actually chat and you can join in with the panels,” said Gina Maeda with Kawaii Kon. For those that don’t have Twitch, she said there is also an option to watch the broadcast on the Kawaii Kon website. She said over the past year, virtual Kawaii Kon has been popular with those away from Hawaii. “We had actually multiple stories of people who had moved away from Hawaii, and they just missed the community here they missed interacting with the people from home, and so having a virtual platform actually allowed them to reconnect with us, which was really really sweet,” said Maeda. A big draw to the event always…
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