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https://hawaii247.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/peace-day-parade-2009.jpg MEDIA RELEASE Miles Okumura, a teacher at Honokaa High School and Chairman of the Peace Committee of Honokaa Hongwanji, will receive the 2010 Peace Committee Distinguished Peacemaker Award at a special presentation Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The event, which is free and open to the public, includes performances […]

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Downtown Honokaa joins the United Nations International Day of Peace on Sunday, September 19, for the 4th Annual “Peace Day” Parade & Festival. Stepping off at 11:00 a.m. from Honokaa High School, the Parade is a “moving stage” of marching bands, colorful floats, acrobats, performance artists and international dancers.

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MEDIA RELEASE “Youth and Future” are powerful themes for this year’s Peace Day celebrations around the globe. Young people can focus on creating a more peaceful future, by entering the Peace Poster Contest, part of the 4th Annual Parade & Festival for the United Nations International Day of Peace, Sunday, Sept. 19 in Honokaa. The […]

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BIG ISLAND GOES GLOBAL FOR PEACE DAY Live streaming video links Hawaii with international events On Sunday and Monday, September 20-21, 2009, the Island of Hawaii will join global Peace Day celebrations in London, Amsterdam, Jerusalem, South Africa, Brazil, California, Canada and elsewhere, via technological wizardry and the efforts of international organizations such as Peace […]

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