News Release
2010 Kamehameha Festival – Public Service Announcement
PSA Date: 06/05/10
Event: 2010 Kamehameha Festival
Date: Friday June 11, 2010 (Kamehameha Day)
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Hilo, Hawaii on Moku Ola (Island of Life)
Presented by: Royal Order of Kamehameha I
Website: KamehamehaFestival.org
Media Kit at:
http://www.kamehamehafestival.org/news/65/media-kit
Contact: Pua Ishibashi
Event Coordinator
691 Ainako Ave.
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
989-4844 cell
Pua@KamehamehaFestival.org
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For Immediate Release
The Kamehameha Festival (Festival) is part of the Kamehameha Day celebration that was first established in 1871 as a national holiday of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Today, the Festival honor’s the memory of Kamehameha who united the Hawaiian Islands in 1810 to became Hawai‘i’s first King. The Festival also acts to protect, preserve, and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture by sharing traditional Hawaiian music, dance, and traditions, with thousands of island residents and visitors from around the world.
The 2010 Kamehameha Festival will be held on Friday June 11, 2010 (Kamehameha Day) in Hilo, Hawai‘i on Moku Ola (Coconut Island) from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Festival will feature the sweet sounds of Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winners Ipo Kumukahi, Diana Aki, Darlene Ahuna, and four-time Grammy Award winner, George Kahumoku Jr. The Festival will also include hula by Hālau Ha’a Kea o Kinohi and Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna, cultural presentations such as ni‘ihau shell lei making, feather work, and mea kaua (ancient warrior weapons), ‘ono food, and an assortment of “Hawai‘i-Made” arts and craft vendors for that special cultural gift.
Proudly presented by the Royal Order of Kamehameha, the Festival is free and open to the public and is an alcohol and tobacco free event. For more information on the Kamehameha Festival please visit KamehamehaFestival.org.
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