Kawaii Kon

Watching anime and playing video games are mainstream activities — but it wasn’t always that way. With about 20,000 attendees this year, Kawaii Kon has played a crucial part in creating a safe space for the fandom community. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.

Over the weekend, the Hawaiʻi Convention Center hosted its first full-capacity event since the pandemic began. HPR’s Zoe Dym attended Kawaii Kon 2022, the largest anime convention in Hawaiʻi, and spoke to attendees dressed up as their favorite fictional characters.

If you see a large groups of people dressed as comic book heroes near Ala Moana this weekend… here’s why.It’s time for the Kawaii Kon- Hawai‘i’s longest…