Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 6, 1 June 1988 — Gulf Coast Hawaiians Plan Luau , Festival [ARTICLE]

Gulf Coast Hawaiians Plan Luau , Festival

Preparations for the Sixth Annual Mohile International Festival Sept. 10 and a luau for sometime in October are keeping the Gulf Coast Hawaiians of Mobile, Ala., very busy, according to word received from Tari Kehaulani Sortino. Sortino, originally from Molokai, will again chair the Hawaii booth for the festival whieh this year will be a one day affair at a new location called the Alabama State Docks located at the end of Government St. in Mobile. Sortino reports that club members are working

hard "to make sure our booth will be colorful and exciting to the people of Mobile." The festival last year was a two-day affair at the Mobile Munieipal Auditorium. Anyone planning to visit Mobile in October may be interested in knowing that the Gulf Coast Hawaiians will plan their luau around your timetable. Interested persons may write Sortino at 7415 Gaynor Rd., Mobile, Alabama 36613, telephone (205) 649-8814.