84th Annual Lei Day Celebration @ Queen Kapiolani Regional Park Bandstand

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84th Annual Lei Day Celebration @ Queen Kapiolani Regional Park Bandstand
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Type: Special Event
Date: Sunday - 5/1/2011
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m
Location:
Queen Kapiolani Regional
Park Bandstand
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Cost: Free

LEI DAY CELEBRATION 2011

Fragrant flowers are gathered and strung into a lei. The spirit of the maker (and giver) is part of the lei. So when you receive a lei that someone has given you - they give you a part of themselves. There is even a song for Lei Day, and you are sure to hear the tune “May Day is Lei Day” in Hawai‘i. This holiday has been celebrated since 1927, and has a tradition of a Lei Queen which began in 1928.

The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) implements a series of events for Lei Day.
The celebration begins in March with the Lei Queen Selection Event at McCoy Pavilion. This free event is from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 12, 2011.
To prepare for the annual Lei Contest, DPR provides numerous free lei-making workshops on the island of O‘ahu.

On May 1^st of each year, this beautiful event is at Queen Kapi‘olani Regional Park and Bandstand in Waikīkī from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event features the annual lei queen and court, as well as local entertainment and hula hālau.

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association traditionally plays in the lei exhibit/ho‘olaule‘a area (open area between the bandstand and the shell).

The Lei Contest Exhibit is open to the public in the open area between the bandstand and the shell. See some of the most exquisite lei in the world exhibited in a variety of colors and methods, featuring contest entries from the adult, children and lipine (ribbon/yard) lei contests.

Calling all mo‘opuna (grandchildren) - come visit Tūtū (grandmother) at Tūtū’s Hale and hear stories, play Hawaiian games, learn a song, a hula, how to make a lei, and learn how to weave with lauhala.

A Ho‘olaule‘a of Hawaiian craft exhibits and demonstrations, as well as, craft, lei and food vendors will also be in the park all day.

The event is free and open to the public.

On May 2^nd of each year, the closing ceremony for the annual Lei Day Celebration is at Mauna ‘Ala (The Royal Mausoleum) and Kawaiāha‘o Church.

Lei Day is sponsored by the Hawaiian Electric Company, and Times Supermarkets; as well as a generous grant from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

For more detailed information (like specific dates, times and locations) visit our website at www.honoluluparks.com.

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