When we're talking about PIPA,
the Pacific Islander festival, right,
so we have deal with us this morning.
Gil, what's going into this exciting weekend?
Well, first of all, let me say
half a day, Aloha and Talofa.
And Pacific Islander communities,
we're very, very, very honored and
privileged to share with San Diego.
Our 28th annual P4 festival,
so this has been going on for decades.
But most important,
this event is significant because
we are unfolding the hokulea flag,
the maiden flag that came from Hawaii.
30 years ago,
all the way from Hawaii to mainland USA.
Wow. And for the first time in 30 years,
we are unfolding that flag at the
fish at the PIFA festival.
No. Wow.
So we want everybody to be there
to celebrate the event.
It's it's a huge undertaking,
but it represents all of our communities,
micronesians,
Melanesians and Pacific
Islanders from Hawaii,
Samoa and Tahiti.
Amazing culture and amazing, kind,
kind people that we've been so lucky.
Meet. So, yes,
of course this weekend will be.
We hope it's packed. Yeah.
Why wouldn't it be exactly.
Would be so much happening there.
Yeah. You got some traditional food
here that you're gonna be showing off.
You can kind of give us a a little
of a sample of what you're gonna
be showing off this weekend.
Calais, chef. Andy with us.
So what's what are what are
you guys offering?
It all looks amazing.
Ohh. Thank you. So people were
gonna be offering garlic chicken,
which is crispy garlic chicken
with garlic chips on top.
Come sit rice and Mac salad.
And then we got the Kalua.
Pork cabbage in here.
Our traditional color pork and cabbage
and then loco moco.
Beef Patty with brown gravy
and fried eggs on top.
And we're gonna have the
class big plate right here,
which is garlic chicken and
Caldwell pork and cabbage.
What's it mean to be a part of
an event like this is probably a
very busy one for you, right? Yes,
we're anticipating to be very, very busy.
So it's been like 2 years since COVID. So
we're gonna, we're already, our fellow
vendors are really ready to are gearing
up for this event. So
we know it's so important to be able
to share your culture and food.
Music and dancing.
Beautiful outfits too that these ladies have.
So we wanna show a little performance.
And I also want to ask you too.
What are these called?
Just call it Jim Bay on there.
Jim Bay. OK, that's.
I love the beat,
the rhythm that you were
playing earlier in our ties.
But you're all obviously a huge part in
the dancing that we're about to see.
I love it. So let me walk on over.
We have rows here. First of all,
tell us the name of your group.
My group is a Mahan tell.
Tatano meaning images of
the people of the land.
Love that and we saw a little glimpse,
and it was breathtaking.
Tell us what a lot of these
moves in your dances mean.
The moves that we actually incorporate
into our dancing with the singing and the
chanting is obviously our way of life.
So the stories that we tell is
really about the love that we have
for our ocean, our land, our people,
the traditions and our way of life.
That's beautiful. I mean is this has to
do with the ocean waves a little bit
and I'm not doing a terrible job.
Pacific Islanders and how we came to be OK,
migration of our people and obviously
for San Diego, there's a big
Pacific Islander population here.
So you know when you see that,
when you see other people who are
from these beautiful islands,
what's that like for you here in San Diego?
It's honestly family.
It's the coming together of our
brothers and sisters and we don't
look at it as a part of demographics,
but it just comes together as one.
So please come and celebrate us.
This year's theme is strength
and resilience, our history.
It already shows how strong
we have come and how resilient
we have been because we are here,
standing together as one people. Rose,
they said you would be a great speaker.
And ohh my goodness, right?
I like God. They're chills listening
to you. Obviously, you can
tell how passionate you are.
And thank you for sharing that with us.
It's so beautiful. What can we
expect for this weekend? Leave
me if you haven't planned your vacation.
Two days in paradise. There we go.
Be right by the beach.
It is free. So there's.
Bottles out of your convenience.
Everything has been, you know,
decided, so please come and join us.
Wonderful, delicious food.
If you're shopping for yourself
or for gifts for the holidays,
this is the place to be.
They said.
It's the one stop place
where you're just going
to get to be in paradise for
two whole days. We love it and
it is rare to find in San Diego, so
you'll remind us really quickly before
we get to this performance.
Where can people go for tickets or do
they need to get tickets in advance?
No, this is a free event.
The public. We want families,
everybody to come down and enjoy the event.
It's it's a fabulous 2/2 day weekend.
And give us that location.
It's at ski beach. Mission Bay.
Perfect beach. Mission Bay. Beautiful.
OK, take it away, ladies and gentlemen.
But.