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 Honoka’a Peace Day Parade (photos)
• BlogTalkRadio.com - Meet Miles Okumura
  

MORE FESTIVAL RELATED PRESS RELEASES:

• HONOKAA TEACHER TO RECEIVE
  STATE 2010 “DISTINGUISHED PEACEMAKER” AWARD

HONOKAA, HAWAII’S BIG ISLAND—Miles 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 (...)

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• Poetry Slam Plus Peace Author Captain Paul Chappell
  Part of the Peace Day festivities September 18-19, 2010

HONOKAA, HAWAII-THE BIG ISLAND—The 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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• T. KANESHIRO STORE ‘OHANA TO BE HONORED AT “PEACE DAY” PARADE AND FESTIVAL

HONOKAA, HAWAII’S BIG ISLAND—The 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 (Gary’s 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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• YOUth: Creating a Peaceful Future
  Win Prizes in the “Peace Poster” Contest for All Students

HONOKAA, HAWAII-THE BIG ISLAND—“Youth and Future” are powerful themes for this year’s 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. (...)

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• “PEACE DAY” PARADE AND FESTIVAL GETS READY TO ROLL OUT

HONOKAA, HAWAII’S 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 year’s 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.

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