Hawaii: Falun Dafa Well-Received at the 61st Annual Food and New Product Show

(Minghui.org) The 61st Annual Food and New Product Show was held at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall October 6-8, 2023. It showcased new food delicacies, innovative products, local jewelry makers and artisans, and live entertainment. At the Falun Dafa booth, practitioners demonstrated the exercises and told people about the practice and the universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.

Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and told people about Falun Dafa at the 61st Annual Food and New Product Show.

While some practitioners demonstrated the exercises, others explained how the practice benefits both mind and body. They also told people about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) in China. The calming music and the practitioners’ elegant practice movements attracted the attention of many onlookers. Many of them copied the movements as they watched, and others gave practitioners a thumbs up.

Lea, the organizer of the stage performances, enjoyed the practitioners’ demonstrations. She added two more exercise demonstrations for a total of five demonstrations in two days. She went to the practitioners’ booth personally when the event ended and thanked them for the beautiful performances. She invited them to demonstrate the exercises on stage at the next exhibition.

People learn about Falun Dafa.

Practitioners introduced Falun Dafa in depth at the booth. They spoke about abiding by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, noting that it benefits the mind and body and helps people to improve their moral standard. They also talked about the CCP’s ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa. Many onlookers were interested in practicing Falun Dafa and asked for information on local practice sites. They thought the exercises were good and wanted to learn about cultivation and how to do the exercises.

Tourists Learn to Practice Falun Dafa

Kalākaua Avenue in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu is a popular tourist destination in the evenings. Practitioners set up an informational booth there to demonstrate the exercises and tell people the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. The peace and tranquility around their booth contrasted sharply with the bustling crowds and endless cars and attracted many to stop by.

A group of tourists joined practitioners to do the exercises.

The Falun Dafa exercises are simple and beautiful, and many people were drawn to the demonstrations and joined in. Oftentimes, after an individual experienced how wonderful Falun Dafa is, he or she would call over their family members to join them in doing the exercises. Everyone copied the practitioners’ exercise movements. They also took truth-clarification fliers.