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Join
Us for an exciting celebration of Okinawan Culture in Hilo,
August 17th and 18th for the 2012 International Haari Boat
Festival and Races!
EVENT
SCHEDULE
2012
International Haari Boat Festival
Wailoa
State Park and River, Hilo Hawaii
Friday,
August 17
- Team
Practice
- Friendship
Golf Tournament
- At noon, shuttle service will be available from the hotel area on Banyan Drive to Wailoa State Park. Last shuttle will leave the park at 5pm. Watch for the yellow school bus. Please stand in front of your hotel on Banyan Drive.
Saturday,
August 18
- Pre-Race Program & Parade of Teams
- Haari
Boat Races
The
Race is a fun event requiring cooperative efforts in
rowing the boats in tandem to the beat of a gonger at
the front of the boat.
- At 6am, shuttle service will again run from Banyan Drive to Wailoa State Park. It will also make a stop on Piilani Street, where additional parking is available at the Civic Auditorium. Last shuttle will go back to the hotel areat at 10pm..
Awards
Presentation
Presentation
of awards will commense right after the winners are
declared. A first place trophy and prizes will be awarded.
All teams participating will get an award.
- Open
Market
Okinawan
foods
Andagi,
Plate lunches, Bento
Okinawan Soba Noodles
local favorites
shave ice
spam musubi
- Country
Store
- Festival
T-shirts
- Cultural
exhibit
Tickets
for the After Race Party and T-shirts will be available by
mail order.
- The
Friendship Golf Tournament
- will continue on Sunday morning
Hosted
by Hui Okinawa,
an International cultural organization promoting Okinawan
culture and relationships worldwide, the races will be held
on the beautiful Wailoa River in downtown Hilo, on Hawai`i's
Big Island.
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