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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai’i <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6  Hilo, Hawai’i 96720 <br />(808) 961-8311  Fax (808) 961-8411 <br /> <br />August 24, 2017 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />2017 Queen Lili’uokalani Festival Set for September 9 <br /> <br />The He Hali’a Aloha no Lili’uokalani Festival, Queen’s Birthday <br />Celebration, will take place on Saturday, September 9, from 10 a.m. to <br />4 p.m. at Lili’uokalani Gardens Park in Hilo. <br /> <br />This year’s Festival to honor Hawai'i’s last reigning monarch is being held <br />in conjunction with the Centennial Celebration of Lili’uokalani Gardens, and <br />is being coordinated and sponsored in part by the Friends of Lili’uokalani <br />Gardens. <br /> <br />The day-long festival includes music, hula, arts, crafts, food, demonstrations, <br />children’s games and cultural activities. <br /> <br />Entertainment will include Darlene Ahuna, Taishoji Taiko, Komakakino <br />with Halau Ha’akea a Kala, the Waiākea Ukulele Band, Tahitian by Merahi <br />Productions, with the finale featuring Mark Yamanaka, recipient of multiple <br />Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. <br /> <br />Hula is the major focus of the Festival and each year, festivities are kicked <br />off with a mass hula featuring more than 250 hula dancers throughout the <br />Park performing a traditional mele. <br /> <br />Dancers from throughout the State will dance together, symbolizing the <br />Queen’s vision of sharing Hawai’ian culture with the rest of the world. <br /> <br />