“Aloha Festivals Parade Is Saved”

Much mahalo to all of you for stepping up and rescuing this great tradition! Hope to see you on the sidelines cheering on the marchers and riders!

He now CHALLENGES ALL PAST CHAPTER PRESIDENTS to support the Hawaii Jaycees and the Aloha Week Parade by matching or exceeding his donation! That means Past Presidents of any/all Hawaii chapters.

Our thanks to Mr. Martines as well as all Jaycees - both active and past - who have donated their time and/or money! We cannot forget all the Non-Jaycee donors who have also stepped up to keep the great Aloha Parade marching on - may your generosity be repaid a thousand times.

Now, Past Presidents - let’s hear from you!

Here’s a list for you to read. What do they all have in common?

•   Auntie Genoa
•   Don Ho
•   Aloha Airlines
•   Molokai Ranch
•   KC Drive Inn
•   Tahitian Lanai
•   Ray Kane
•   Kodak Hula Show
•   Liberty House
•   Almost Every Bowling Alley In Hawaii

    Give Up? The answer is that they’re all gone now and greatly missed. Some more than others, of course.

    The point is that we’re getting close to losing another Hawaii institution: The Aloha Festivals Parade. All of the people, places and events in the list became a part of the Island life. So much so that we took them for granted, at least at some time in their existence/lives. I deeply regret that I didn’t go to see Auntie Genoa perform one more time at the Marriott. Now it’s too late.

    Let’s not look back on one more thing Hawaii has lost. Help us keep this great local procession marching - and riding - forward year after year. You can add your assistance right now through the PayPal link below. Do it now. You won’t regret it. We promise.

     Checks should be made out to ‘Aloha Festivals’. Let’s keep moving forward to keep this great Island tradition on our streets. Mahalo!

     Much mahalo to all out there who gave during our fishnet campaign this weekend. We even had one donor who threw their wadded up dollar because moving traffic wouldn’t let them stop!

Again you can give right now and save this great display of Island life/culture. Just use the PayPal link below. Thanks for your help!

Please drop a little something in our nets if you happen to stop at a red light near us. If you won’t be in those areas tomorrow, don’t worry. You can help Save The Parade by giving directly through the PayPal link below. Mahalo for any assistance possible!

     You can read about our effort in today’s Honolulu Star-Bulletin. To make it easy for you, we have a link to it right here (opens in new window/tab):

Save The Parade article

     You can help the Parade immediately and directly by giving through the link below. Anything you can give is greatly appreciated. Mahalo for your kokua -

     We have received notice that local radio stations are indeed airing PSAs about the Save The Parade effort! Much Mahalo to our local stations for getting the word out. We can’t express just how important that is to getting to our goal.

     Right now we know these stations are taking part so we want to acknowledge them here:

• KUMU-AM 1500
• KQMQ-FM 93.1
• KUMU-FM 94.7
• KPOI-FM 105.9
• KCCN-FM 100.3
• KINE-FM 105.1
• KPHW-FM 104.3
• KRTR-FM 96.3
• KKNE-AM 940
• KRTR-AM 650

     Remember, you can help Save The Parade quickly, directly and immediately by giving now. Just click on the PayPal link below. Mahalo for your support and mahalo to our local radio!

     Our public campaign should start being noticed tomorrow. We now have radio stations on board who have gotten behind the cause. Those of you here in the Islands should start hearing PSAs about the Parade and saving it as soon as Wednesday morning. We’ll have a listing of the stations shortly. Tune in to a good cause!

     We have other press and media coming, but until they’re nailed down for certain, we’ll have to leave it for another post.

     In the meantime, please be a part of keeping a great local tradition alive and well. Donate using the link below. A gift of just $1 is greatly appreciated. If you can do more, even better. Whatever is possible. Mahalo for being involved in the ‘Save The Parade’ campaign!

The suggested donation is $1.00 but of course, if you feel it in your heart to donate more, your contribution to saving the Aloha Week Parade is welcome!