Kawaii Kon
Kawaii Kon | |
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Venue | Hawaii Convention Center |
Location(s) | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2005 |
Attendance | 10,450 in 2015[1] |
Website | |
http://www.kawaiikon.com/ |
Kawaii Kon is an anime convention geared towards Japanese animation and comics held in the Honolulu area.
Kawaii Kon was founded by Gamers Evolution Expo, LLC., a company started by Stan Dahlin, Marlon Stodghill and Scott Richardson. Dahlin is a Hawaii native himself, who was at the time based out of Atlanta, Georgia.[2] As for why they decided to bring an anime convention to Hawaii, taken from the website: "Being a transplanted local boy living far away from home for a better part of a decade or more, I'm very proud to be hosting this show in my home state. You ask why? A number of reasons but to simply state it.... I love anime!"[3]
Kawaii Kon was the first anime convention to be held in Hawaii.[4] Local support for the convention by fans in the event's first year resulted in a surprising attendance level that surpassed the staff's expectations.
Kawaii Kon currently has AMV and anime screenings; industry, fan, and guest panels; Hall Cosplay contests, Masquerade/Cosplay Competitions, Art Shows,Artist Alley Contests, Concerts, Dances, and Karaoke, along with Video and Role Playing games, autographs, and a Dealer's Room.[5]
History
Event history
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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April 22 – 24, 2005 | Ala Moana Hotel Honolulu, Hawaii |
1,903 | S. Kai Bovaird, Robert DeJesus, Kaveh Kardan, Monica Rial, Stephanie Sheh, and David Williams.[6] |
April 14 – 16, 2006 | Ala Moana Hotel Honolulu, Hawaii |
2,610 | S. Kai Bovaird, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Yoko Ishida, Jin Kobayashi, Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, Stan Sakai, Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Sheh, Mike Sinterniklaas, and David Williams.[7][8] |
April 27 – 29, 2007 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
2,925 | Christine Auten, Greg Ayres, Steve Blum, Luci Christian, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Brittney Karbowski, Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, Chris Sabat, Stephanie Sheh, Mike Sinterniklaas, David Williams, and Travis Willingham.[5][9] |
April 18 – 20, 2008 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
3,739 | Colleen Clinkenbeard, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, The Emeralds, Tiffany Grant, Mari Iijima, Vic Mignogna, Yuko Miyamura, Monica Rial, Rosearik Rikki Simons, David Williams, and Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons[10][11] |
April 10 – 12, 2009 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
4,479 | Shinji Aramaki, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Caitlin Glass, Illich Guardiola, Brina Palencia, Stan Sakai, David Williams, Vic Mignogna, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, The Emeralds[12] |
April 16 – 18, 2010 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
Alt/Air, Shinji Aramaki, Johnny Yong Bosch, Emily DeJesus, Robert DeJesus, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Hideo Ishikawa, Daisuke Kishio, Vic Mignogna, Masakazu Morita, Wendy Powell, and David Williams.[13] | |
April 29 – May 1, 2011 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
Alt/Air, Eleven Staples, Jacob Grady, Wendee Lee, Scott McNeil, Doug Smith, Jonathan Tarbox, David Williams, and Kappei Yamaguchi.[14][15] | |
March 16 – 18, 2012 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
Akino, Yoshitaka Amano, Yuu Asakawa, bless4, Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Ryo Horikawa, Vic Mignogna, Kenichi Miya, Lisa Ortiz, Chris Sabat, and David Williams.[16][17] | |
March 15 – 17, 2013 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
Johnny Yong Bosch, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Eyeshine, Toshihiro Fukuoka, Toshio Furukawa, Todd Haberkorn, Noizi Ito, Mint, Iruma Rioka, and Lisle Wilkerson.[18] | |
April 4 – 6, 2014 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
8,500[19] | Misako Aoki, Chalk Twins, Jim Cummings, Quinton Flynn, Ayumi Fujimura, Richard Horvitz, Yoko Ishida, Hironobu Kageyama, Tetsuya Kakihara, Vic Mignogna, Masako Nozawa, Nicki Rapp, Leah Rose, Stephanie Sheh, Mike Sinterniklaas, Janet Varney, and Lisle Wilkerson.[20] |
March 27 – 29, 2015 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
10,450[1][21] | Eir Aoi, Toru Furuya, Todd Haberkorn, Jess Harnell, Cassandra Lee Morris, Range Murata, Bryce Papenbrook, Rob Paulsen, and Leah Rose.[1] |
April 8 – 10, 2016 | Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
Eyeshine, Johnny Yong Bosch, Loverin Tamburin.[22] |
Pictures
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Kawaii Kon 2015 Crowd.jpg
Kawaii Kon 2015 opening ceremony crowd
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External links
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