Hapa-palooza is an annual cultural arts festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

[1][2] The name of the festival is a reference to the Hawaiian word 'hapa', meaning part or half, which is used as a broad term to describe people of mixed ancestry.

[4] Conceived at the 2010 Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner in Vancouver, BC, Hapa-palooza was co-founded by author, Anna Ling Kaye, filmmaker, Jeff Chiba Stearns and promoter, Zarah Martz in 2011.

[citation needed] In 2014, the festival began hosting the Hip Hapa Hooray awards night.

[3] In 2016, they included Minelle Mahtani for Community Builder, Elder Larry Grant for Lifetime Achievement, and Director X for Innovator Award.