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May Day Held At Kalakaua Park In Hilo
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by Big Island Video News
on May 2, 2019 at 6:11 am

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STORY SUMMARY

HILO, Hawaiʻi - The annual Hilo Lei Day Festival at Kalākaua Park was held on Tuesday, May 1st.

(BIVN) – Kalākaua Park was alive with Hawaiian cultural activities on Tuesday, as the Hilo Lei Day Festival was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The 2019 festival, He Moʻolelo Kō ka Lei, involved an opening ceremony, floral court, and special presentations.

From the festival website: 

People often ask us why we do not hold The Hilo Lei Day Festival on a Saturday or Sunday. There are several reasons.

When we began in 2005, co-founders Aunty Nona Beamer and Leilehua Yuen decided that since May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi, they would keep the May 1 date to honor that tradition.

They soon found that it actually had a practical benefit. Many people work weekends, and are unable to attend a lot of festivals and celebrations. With a festival that slides across the week, everyone gets a chance to come every few years – no matter what days they work!

Visitors to the islands also have said how much they appreciate a midweek event, because many fly in on Sunday, and fly out Saturday morning.


Filed Under: Hilo Tagged With: Kalakaua Park

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