Peace in Action

Peace Group Photo Album

 

 


Hawaiʻi Island Peace Week
September 20 - 28, 2024

 
Friday, September 20th
     Ring Your Bells for Peace - 9am - log on to bit.ly/PeaceDay2024
 
Saturday, September 21st
     International Day of Peace
     Annual Peace Parade & Festival - Honokaʻa Town - 11am - 5pm - https://www.facebook.com/PeaceCommitteeHonokaa
     Kona Peace Garden Dedication - Old Kona Airport Park - 4-6pm
     
Sunday, September 22nd
     Peace Celebration Ceremony - Puna Hongwanji - Keaʻau - 9am
 
Monday, September 23rd
     Peace Pole Dedication - Laupahoehoe Point - 2pm
 
Tuesday, September 24th
     Hula & Peace Pole Dedication - Moʻoheau Bandstand - Hilo - 12 noon
                                                     - Kalakaua Park - 1:15pm
 
Wednesday, September 25th
     Peace Pole Dedication - Ka'u High School & Pahala Intermediate/Elementary - 1pm
 
Thursday, September 26th
     International Peace Day - Sunrise to Sunset ~ Sponsored by Rotary Clubs of Hawaiʻi Island

  • Sunrise - Queen Liliʻuokalani Gardens - Morning walk with the Mayor - 7:45am

  • Mid-morning - Gil Kahele Park Peace Pole - 10am

  • Noon - Rotary Club of Kona - Luncheon @ Lava Java in Kailua Kona - 12 noon

  • Midday - Dedication of Peace Pole @ Salvation Army - 4pm

  • Sunset - Kona Peace Garden Reception - Old Kona Airport Park - 6pm

Saturday, September 27th
     Peace Pole Celebrations - Kulani Correctional Facility (not open to the public)
 
Saturday, September 28th
    Hilo Peace Garden Dedication - Kuhio Kalanianaʻole Peace Park - 4:00pm
 
August 06, 2024 - A Peace Memorial Service was held in commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the dropping of the Atom Bomb in Hiroshima in consolation to those that lost their lives and to pray for lasting peace in the world.  thank you to Alan Okinaka for providing a link to the Peace Memorial Ceremony: https://youtu.be/IKJMQBzhYBs?si=IeV_S4yfAgDDAmC_  Understanding history helps our community to know how service and preventing violence and promoting peace makes for a better world.
 
August 05, 2024 - Symbols of peace make a difference.  Over 2,000 Peace cranes were folded by community members and will be strung up by Hilo High School Students in strings of 1,000 each for the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and fhr the Mayor's September 21, 2024 Peace Week activities.

August 04, 2024 - A Peace Service was held at Hilo Honpa Hongwanji at 9:00am - Fellow Rotarian Steve Yoshida presented his unique experience, followed by crane making and the display of the portable peace pole at 10:00am at Sangha Hall.  Click this link to the Hilo Honpa Hongwanji Peace Service with Mr. Yoshida's message.
 
 
 
Creator of the Peace Pole for the Rotary Club of South Hilo, local artisan David Kunert, discusses the carvings on the custom Peace Pole now on display at the Hilo International Airport, and the significance of the carvings thereupon.

Gallery

Photos: UH Hilo JFK Peace Corps Memorial recognizing the Pacific Peace Corps Training Center; RPCV and Instructor Kevin Hopkins joined us, along with Instructor and lawyer Butterfield, tabling and information and quiz about Peace Corps for students and instructors today; a continuously running video about the Hawai’i Island Peace Corps Training Program ‘60s-‘70s; a Peace Corps display at the Mo’okini Library put together by Dr. Su-Mi Lee; Rotarian