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Honolulu City Lights Will Open December 5, 2009

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Honolulu City Lights Tentative Opening Night Schedule
Saturday, December 5, 2009, Honolulu Hale

4 pm Food Booths and Keiki Rides (Sky Gate)

5 pm Kawaiaha'o Church Music Concert
6 pm Tree lighting ceremony (Honolulu Hale)
Special Guest performer Amy Hanaiali’i

Electric Light Parade starts at
Aala Park and proceeds down

                                 King Street to Honolulu Hale
                                 View street closures, detours
                                 and the parade route (461KB PDF).

6:30 pm Christmas trees, wreath displays
and gingerbread houses (Honolulu Hale)
7:30 pm           Holiday Concert (Sky Gate area)

Purchase Commemorative Ornaments
from the Friends of Honolulu City Lights

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Two Honolulu City Lights t-shirts are available this year. The green shirt features the popular Shaka Santa and comes in adult and children’s sizes. For the first time, a special scoop neck white shirt with a sparkly poinsettia has been created. It comes in women’s sizes only.

You can purchase these t-shirts on the grounds of Honolulu Hale on opening night, December 6, and most nights during the month of December. Don't miss getting your souvenir t-shirt when you come down to see the lights

In its 25^th Anniversary of Honolulu City Lights, the 2009 "Honolulu City Lights" celebration will embrace the many wonderful characteristics and uniqueness of the people of Hawaii and our island home. This year's theme, "Ku'u Home ~ Our Home," highlights Honolulu, a special place where diverse cultures intertwine, where history blends, and where we embrace and share the Spirit of Aloha with our families, friends and visitors.

Honolulu City Lights is Hawaii's premiere holiday event and is sponsored by Mayor Mufi Hannemann, the employees of the City and County of Honolulu, the Friends of Honolulu City Lights and many community-minded businesses. Each year it draws hundreds of thousands of people to Honolulu Hale (City Hall) and the Civic Center grounds. On opening night alone, 75,000 guests join in to kick-off the holiday season.

Opening festivities will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at City Hall, followed by a month long holiday celebration to include the beautiful City Employee's Christmas Tree Exhibit, Wreath displays, Gingerbread Houses, and strolling musicians and entertainment, and nightly visits with Santa.

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Presented by Mayor Mufi Hannemann, the Employees of the City and County of Honolulu and the Friends of Honolulu City Lights.

Our most eagerly-anticipated month-long holiday event was made possible by these 2008 generous sponsors: First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaiian Electric Company, Macy's West, Kraft Foods Hawaii, John H. Connors Insurance, Hawaiian Airlines, FUJIFILM Hawaii, GEICO, Papa John's Pizza, KCCN FM-100 and Hawaiian 105 KINE and Tom Moffatt Productions.

Support has also been received from Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union, Ward Centers, A&B Foundation, Hawaiian Telcom, Outrigger Enterprises, The Watumull Foundation, Mission Houses Museum Store, Borders-Ward, Borders-Waikele, The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Hawaiian Cement, Standard Parking, Island Insurance and Easter Seals Hawaii.

Last Reviewed: Monday, January 26, 2009

Monday, January 26, 2009