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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2005

2005 Lei Day Celebration unveils

The Colors of the Lei

Mayor Mufi Hannemann and the Department of Parks and Recreation cordially invite the public to the City’s 78^th annual Lei Day Festival at Queen Kapi‘olani Park on Sunday, May 1, 2005. The theme for the adult and youth lei contests is Nā Waiho‘olu‘u O Nā Lei – The Colors of the Lei.

Cash prizes are awarded in the Adult Lei Contest in three categories: neck lei (in four color categories), hat lei and theme lei (using a minimum of five colors). The Mayor's Grand Prize is given to the most outstanding lei. Cash awards will also be given in three youth divisions: ages 8 years and younger, ages 9 through 12 years and ages 13 to 17 years. Applications for both adult and youth lei contests are available at all district parks and satellite city halls on O‘ahu, by calling Todd Hiranaga at 973-7250 or by logging onto the park’s website, www.honoluluparks.com.

The May 1^st festivities will also include a concert by the Royal Hawaiian Band, a Ho‘olaule‘a Hawaiian craft exhibit, craft sales, lei and food vendors, Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association performances, and various hālau hula performances. The investiture of the 2005 Lei Queen, Kupuna Flo Ku‘uleilani Fernandez, along with her four princesses, Nā Kūpuna Priscilla Marie Mālama Ewaliko, Lorraine Lahela Pe‘elua Higa, Edith Keonaona Kānekoa and Carol Ann Kamila Grace Noland, will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Kapi‘olani Park Bandstand. All events and contests are free and open to the public.

The Queen Kapi‘olani Park Bandstand may be reached by bus lines 4, 8, 19, 20, 22, 47, and 58. Bus lines 2 and 14 also pass the park. For more bus information, phone 848-5555.

The Lei Day celebration culminates on Monday, May 2, 2005, at Mauna ‘Ala -- the Royal Mausoleum located at 2261 Nu‘uanu Avenue -- when all lei may be viewed for a final time prior to being placed on the tombs of the ali‘i. There is a short program before and after the lei distribution. The public is welcome to attend.

For more information, please call Ka‘iulani Vincent at 692-5118 or Jeff Gere at 692-5751, or access the park’s website: www.honoluluparks.com. Lei Day celebration schedule follows:

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2005 Lei Day Celebration

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MAY 1st LEI DAY SCHEDULE

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Adult & youth lei entries received
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Food, lei & craft sales
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Ho‘olaule‘a craft exhibits
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Royal Hawaiian Band concert
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association
11:00 a.m. – Noon	Lei Queen Investiture program
Noon – 4:00 p.m.	Hālau hula performances
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Lei exhibit open to the public

MAY 2nd MAUNA ‘ALA CEREMONY

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Final public display of lei
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Ceremony and placement of lei
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	History of Mauna ‘Ala

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Contact: Ka‘iulani Vincent, 692-5118

Jeff Gere, 692-5751, www.honoluluparks.com

Tuesday, April 19, 2005