On Saturday, April 28, 2012, visitors to Waikiki will get a big helping of Hawaii's unique culinary tastes when the 10th Annual Waikiki SPAM® Jam returns to the 50th State.
On that Saturday, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., the Waikiki SPAM® Jam will fill Kalakaua Avenue in the heart of Waikiki with one of the largest street festivals in honor of Hawaii's love affair with the lovable luncheon meat. Admission to the event is free.
Over 20,000 Expected to Attend
Each place in the world seems to have its signature food festival; the annual Waikiki SPAM® JAM has become a cultural tradition, quickly becoming one of the most popular festivals in Hawaii. The 2012 event is expected to attract 20,000 attendees. Arts, crafts, food and activity booths will provide a street fair atmosphere while the public and Hawaii business collect SPAM® and other food items for the Hawaii Foodbank.
Do you like SPAM® so much that you'd consider trying it in just about any form? Well, consider SPAM® Fusion Fajitas, SPAM® Katsu, SPAM® Won Ton, SPAM® Pan Lau Lau, SPAM® Ravioli, SPAM® Tacos, and SPAM® Poke… They're dishes worked up by participating restaurants in last year's SPAM Jam®.
2012 Food Offerings
Hawaii's most talented chefs will staff food booths serving unique SPAM® menu items to more than 20,000 SPAM® fans expected to attend this annual event. Food booths and a just one of dishes that each will feature this year include: Aqua Cafe (Loaded Potato Skins with SPAM®, Ono Mac & Cheese with SPAM®, and a SPAM® Bento); Atlantis Seafood and Steak (SPAM® Mahi Carbonara); Blue Water Shrimp Truck (To be advised); Cheeseburger Beachwalk (SPAM® Babies); Cooking Fresh4U Food Truck (To be advised); Doraku Sushi (SPAM® Musubi & SPAM® Tataki); Duke’s/Hula Grill (SPAM® Fried Rice, SPAM® Loco Moco with Shiitake Mushroom Cream Gravy, SPAM® Fried Rice Loco Moco, and SPAM® Kanak Attack -SPAM® Fried Rice with SPAM® Katsu Loco Moco); Gordon Biersch (Island Spicy SPAM® Wrap; Soutwest SPAM® Quesadilla; Dynamite SPAM® & Shrimp; Sicilian SPAM® & Basil Foccacia Pizza; Chinatown SPAM® Wonton; Hawaiian SPAM® Caesar Salad; Ono-Asian (spicy) SPAM® Fried Rice; SPAM® Devil-icious (deviled) Eggs; Local Kine SPAM® Hash Cake w/Asian BBQ); Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber (SPAM® Nachos; SPAM® Stuffed Mushroom Caps; SPAM® Quesadillas; Great American SPAM® Championship - Hormel’s Grand Prize Winning Recipe (Entered by Jason Munson; Puyallup Fair, Washington) Mini Maple SPAM® Doughnuts); Okonomiyaki Chibo Restaurant (SPAM® Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake); SPAM® Yakisoba); OnoPops (To be advised); P.F. Chang’s (SPAM® Lettuce Wraps and SPAM® Lo Mein); Queen’s Surf Cafe (To be advised); Seafood Village (SPAM® Siu Mai, SPAM® Manapua, SPAM® Jam Plate, and SPAM® Spring Roll).
2012 Live Entertainment
Throughout the night, revelers will enjoy live entertainment on two stages with Hawaiian music accompanied with traditional hula halaus.
At the Outrigger Waikiki Hotel Stage (fronting the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach), the performers will be: Manoa DNA, Henry Kapono, Society of Seven, and Kumu Blaine Kia & Kekaniwai - Featuring Halau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie and Halau Kahulaliwai.
At the Royal Hawaiian Center Stage (fronting the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center), the performers will be: Emke, A Touch of Gold, Hana Hou Military Band and Germaine’s Luau Polynesian and Fireknife Dance Show.
There will also be a variety of craft booths and the always popular SPAM® memorabilia - that includes t-shirts, shorts, sport balls, and slippers, as well as booths featuring Hawaiian arts and crafts. The popular Waikiki SPAM Jam® Family Tent will return where families can enjoy a variety of games and prizes throughout the evening
In addition to food booths, there will be merchandise tents selling SPAM®-themed items, including t-shirts, shorts, sport balls, and slippers, as well as booths featuring Hawaiian arts and crafts. The popular Waikiki SPAM Jam® Family Tent will return where families can enjoy a variety of games and prizes throughout the evening.Hawaii Foodbank
Booths will have been set up by volunteers to help collect donations of SPAM® for the Hawaii Foodbank.
The Hawaii Foodbank is the only nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency in the state of Hawaii that collects, warehouses, and distributes mass quantities of both perishable and non-perishable food to 250 member agencies as well as food banks on Hawaii Island, Maui, and Kauai. The Hawaii Foodbank forms a vital link between the food donors and its member agencies by providing services in collecting, sorting, salvaging, and distributing food. The Hawaii Foodbank also supports its member agencies through financial and educational assistance. Since 2004, more than 10,000 pounds of SPAM® has been donated to the Hawaii Foodbank thanks to the Waikiki SPAM® Jam.
Sponsors
Sponsors of the 9th Annual Waikiki SPAM Jam® include the following: Outrigger Enterprises Group, Waikiki Beach Walk, This Week Magazines, Hawaii Tourism Authority, Queen Emma Land Co., First Hawaiian Bank and Hormel Foods.
Introduced in 1937 by Hormel Foods, more SPAM® is consumed per capita in Hawaii than any other state in the U.S. Almost seven million cans of SPAM® are eaten every year in Hawaii, making the Aloha State the unofficial SPAM® capital of the U.S. SPAM® is manufactured in the U.S. by Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota.
Additional information regarding SPAM® is available at spamjamhawaii.com.
