Mochi-pounding festivities slated for Dec. 28 in Wailea

Wailea’s 16th annual New Year’s Mochi Pounding will be hosted 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at Akiko’s Buddhist Bed &Breakfast in Wailea village, which is mauka of Hawaii Belt Road at the 15-mile marker in Hakalau. ADVERTISING Wailea’s 16th