POST FESTIVAL Coverage:
- SarahAnderson.Zenfolio.com - 2010 Peace Day Festival Gallery by Sarah Anderson Photography
- BigIslandVideoNews.com - Peace Day Parade (video)
- WestHawaiiToday.com - A Day Of Peace (article)
- StarAdvertiser.com - Island Images(photos)
- DamonTucker.com - The 4th Annual Honokaa Peace Day Parade (photos)
- BlogTalkRadio.com - Meet Miles Okumura
MORE FESTIVAL RELATED PRESS RELEASES:
- HONOKAA TEACHER TO RECEIVE
STATE 2010 DISTINGUISHED PEACEMAKER AWARD
HONOKAA, HAWAIIS BIG ISLANDMiles Okumura, a teacher at Honokaa High School and Chairman of the Peace Committee of Honokaa Hongwanji, will receive the 2010 Peace Committee Distinguished Peacemaker Award at a special presentation Tuesday, September 21, at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The event, which is free and open to the public (...)
- Poetry Slam Plus Peace Author Captain Paul Chappell
Part of the Peace Day festivities September 18-19, 2010 - T. KANESHIRO STORE OHANA TO BE HONORED AT PEACE DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL
- YOUth: Creating a Peaceful Future
Win Prizes in the Peace Poster Contest for All Students
HONOKAA, HAWAII-THE BIG ISLANDThe usually quiet Honokaa community will welcome a series of energized events during the week of its 4th Annual Parade & Festival for the United Nations International Day of Peace, Sunday, September 19. On tap, a live Poetry Slam for peace, with special appearance and booksigning by peace advocate and US Army veteran Paul Chappell, Saturday September 18, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Feel My Bean coffee house and restaurant in Honokaa. (...)
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HONOKAA, HAWAIIS BIG ISLANDThe 4th Annual Parade & Festival for the United Nations International Day of Peace will honor the T. Kaneshiro extended family, stalwart community supporters and owner-operators of the landmark T.Kaneshiro Store in Honokaa for over 70 years. Cousins Roland and Gary Kaneshiro, the co-founder and patriarch Tomimasa Kaneshiro (Garys father), and other members of the extended ohana including past and present employees, will be featured in the Peace Day Parade on Sunday, September 19, 2010 as Community Contributors and this year's Honored Guests. (...)
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HONOKAA, HAWAII-THE BIG ISLANDYouth and Future are powerful themes for this years Peace Day celebrations around the globe. Young people can focus on creating a more peaceful future, by entering the Peace Poster Contest, part of the 4th Annual Parade & Festival for the United Nations International Day of Peace, Sunday, September 19 in Honokaa. (...)
- PEACE DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL GETS READY TO ROLL OUT
HONOKAA, HAWAIIS BIG ISLAND--Downtown Honokaa joins the United Nations International Day of Peace on Sunday, September 19, for the 4th Annual Peace Day Parade & Festival. Stepping off at 11:00 a.m. from Honokaa High School, the Parade is a moving stage of marching bands, colorful floats, acrobats, performance artists and international dancers. Last years Parade featured stilt-walkers, rock & roll music, Honokaa High School Jazz Band, award-winning taiko drum groups, marching bands,marimba music and much more, and was broadcast via a live webcast linked to websites of other Peace Day celebrations around the world.