Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 5, 1 May 1992 — Aloha Peace Walk remembers Liliʻuokalani [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Aloha Peace Walk remembers Liliʻuokalani

The first annual Queen Lili'uokalani AlohaPeaee Walk, a celebration of the queen's nonviolent stance and a fundraiser for activities commemorating the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom, will begin at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at 'lolani Palaee.

The 3.5-mile walk, Kamaluhia A Me Ke Aloha, is also being held to honor the queen on the 157th anniversary of her birth. The event acknowledges Queen Lili'uokalani's strength when her trust in the fairness of the U.S.- was violated by armed intervention and the kingdom overthrown in 1893. Other great non-violent leaders, such as Mohandas Gandhi of India, Martin Luther King Jr., Bishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela of South Africa, and Mother Theresa of Calcutta, will also be honored. The public is invited to attend the day filled with activities, Hawaiian music, food and crafts.

The event will bring together participants to share in Queen Lili'uokalani's dream of seeing her people recognized as a nation. Donations from the walk will be made in the queen's name to the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peaee. The course will begin at the King Street entrance to 'lolani Palaee and will finish under the Rainbow of Peaee at Thomas Square. For early entry through May 31: children 610 years $8, 11-17 years $12, adults 18 years and older $15.

Keguiar entry tnrougn Aug. cnnaren o-iu years $10, 11-17 years $15, adults 18 years and older $20. Late entry through Sept. 2: children 6-10 years $15, 11-17 years $20, adults 18 years and older $25. All entries include a commemorative T-shirt. For details, eall Mel Kalahiki at 235-2727.

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