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Event Calendar ItemHawaii 5210 Keiki Run - Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle for Hawaiis Youth
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Neal S. Blaisdell
Center Hall
777 Ward Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
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Hawaii 5210 Keiki Run—Promoting a Healthy
Lifestyle for Hawaii’s Youth
HONOLULU (February 16, 2013)— On Saturday,
February 16, thousands of cheering youngsters and their parents will take part
in the Hawaii 5210 Keiki Run presented by Kaiser Permanente. The 1.5 mile
untimed race, starts and ends at the Great Aloha Run Health Sports and Fitness
Expo at the Neil Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall.
Nearly 1,600 elementary and preschool aged students
and their parents from 89 schools paricipated in the run in 2012. Hundreds of
teen from McKinley High School’s athletic program, Kalani High School
Riflery Team, Kapolei Middle School dance troop and Kamehameha Schools
volunteered their services as well.
The event raised over $29,000 with 100% of the race
entry proceeds going back to the schools to support their PE, physical activity
and nutrition education programs. The top five schools with the highest
number of participants were Sacred Hearts Academy, followed by Hanalani Schools,
Ma’e Ma’e Elementary School, Windward Nazarene Academy,
and St. Philomena Early Learning Center. Community partners that the keiki
run are Kaho’omiki, Hawaii 5210, Let’s Go!, HAPHERD—Hawaii
Association for Health, PE, Recreation & Dance, Hawaii Action For Healthy
Kids, Hawaii Education Matters, and PSE—Pacific Sport Events &
Timing.
Following the race were a number of activities that
keiki could take part in, including a Personal Fitness Challenge, pictures with
Marathon Foto, Taekwon-Do demonstrations with Traditional Taekwon-Do Center
Honolulu, Kids Zumba with Gayla Traylor of Kamehameha Schools, and a Jump Rope
Demo Team sponsored by Kamehameha Schools.
The Hawaii 5210, Lets Go! Keiki Run is held to
promote 5210, a healthy living message which encourages behaviors associated
with healthy weight in children—5 or more fruits and vegetables, 2 hours
or less of screen time, 1 hour or more of physical activity and no (0) sugary
beverages each day. Hawaii 5210 Lets Go! is an initiative to
promote healthy eating and active living, and to prevent childhood obesity in
Hawaii through a coordinated, collaborative, locally relevant health education
campaign. Hawaii 5210 is based at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns
School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and is led by HICORE, the Hawaii
Initiative for Childhood Obesity Research and Education. Dr. May
Okihiro, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Center Pediatrician, and HICORE Director
participated in the Keiki Run with her two children has this to say. “The
event was AWESOME! The healthy food, the demonstration groups, the coordination,
the excitement was great! There were many compliments from parents and teachers.
Mr. Noh, principal from Lanikai Elementary was impressed and plans to send a
bigger team next year. I want to thank the community partners for their
energy and enthusiasm in promoting H5210, the DOE Wellness Guidelines and
activating families and communities to live healthy.”
More information about the Hawaii 5210
“Let’s Go!” program can be found at
www.hawaii5210.com
or www.kahoomiki.org
or email tonimuranaka@gmail.com
with questions.
This incredible event that provides 100% of the entry
fee back to participating schools plus all registered runners receive a free
healthy breakfast and a t-shirt! Deadline to register is January 31st at
http://www.flpregister.com/22.
Link shares details: http://kahoomiki.org/?p=3313.
Capped at 2,000 runners.
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