(Minghui.org) To celebrate World Falun Dafa Day (May 13), practitioners held an event on the morning of May 10, 2026, in Honolulu’s Chinatown. They told people about Falun Dafa and how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes it.

Honolulu, which means “Sheltered Bay” in Hawaiian, was historically known to the Chinese as “Tanxiangshan” (Sandalwood Mountain) due to the abundance of sandalwood exported from there to China. Located on the island of Oahu, it is Hawaii’s capital and largest city, the state’s political, economic and cultural hub, and a world-famous resort destination.

Practitioners have clarified the truth about the persecution in Chinatown for years, enabling many people to see through the CCP’s lies and understand what Falun Dafa is. Chinatown is a popular shopping destination with residents and tourists and is crowded on weekends. Practitioners distribute newspapers, display information about Falun Dafa, and chat with passersby to explain the significance of May 13, World Falun Dafa Day.

Some people asked for informational materials because they liked Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, while others wanted to learn the exercises. One said, “Falun Gong is very good—I’ve been wanting to learn it.” Several people heard about World Falun Dafa Day for the first time, and even Chinese people who knew about Dafa and came over to get materials. They even helped practitioners explain the facts, saying things like, “The CCP is the absolute worst. They kill people!” “How much blood the Chinese people have shed.”

A young Chinese woman with two children initially refused the flyer a practitioner offered her. But after she watched practitioners interacting and read the display boards, she asked a practitioner, “Can you give me a flyer?”

A middle-aged Chinese woman said she’d left China many years ago, and she knew a lot about Falun Dafa. But she hadn’t quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. A practitioner explained about the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa and how they harvest practitioners’ organs while they are still alive. The practitioner also said, “According to the Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP, more than 460 million Chinese people have already quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.”

The woman used her pen name, Xiaoyan, to quit the CCP’s Young Pioneers.

Practitioners celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Honolulu’s Chinatown on May 10 (Minghui.org)

William, who is nearly 80, used to do the exercises with practitioners at a park more than 20 years ago. When a practitioner recognized him from back then and gave him the latest flyers, William said he should resume practicing the exercises because they made him feel good. He also said that, even though he no longer did the exercises, he and his family agree with Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. He also shared a story about how his daughter practiced compassion and forbearance.

The practitioner told him about the Falun Gong Protection Act, which the US House of Representatives passed last year, and the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act, which is being considered by the Senate. William’s eyes lit up, and he said, “This is very American!”

He wanted to stay in touch with practitioners and wrote down their contact information. He said that he would contact the Senators from Hawaii and ask them to support this bill.