2010 Haari Boat Festival

and Races

Join Us for an exciting celebration of Okinawan Culture in Hilo, August 20th and 21st for the 2010 International Haari Boat Festival and Races!

EVENT SCHEDULE

2010 International Haari Boat Festival

Wailoa State Park and River, Hilo Hawaii

Friday, August 20

• 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 21

• 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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