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Honolulu City Lights Opened December 1, 2007

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Honolulu City Lights Opening Night Schedule
Saturday, December 1, 2007, Honolulu Hale

Click here to view the opening ceremony

4 pm                Food Booths Open, Skygate

                       Offering a wide menu of local favorites

                       Keiki Rides at Skygate

5 – 5:30 pm Kawaiaha'o Church Music Concert
6 pm                TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AT
                       HONOLULU HALE and LIGHTING OF
                       THE CITY CHRISTMAS TREE

                       Mayor and Mrs. Mufi Hannemann

Public Workers' 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           Employee Decorated Christmas Tree
                       Exhibit and Wreath Display
                       (until 11 pm).
                       2007 Wreath Contest Entry Form (3.8MB PDF)
7:30 pm Holiday Concert, Skygate

Purchase Commemorative Ornaments

The 2007 Honolulu City Lights souvenir t-shirt "12 Days of Christmas, Hawaiian Style," has been printed on a green shirt and is now available in children's and adult sizes at the Honolulu City Store in Ala Moana Center.

You can also purchase the t-shirt on the grounds of Honolulu Hale on opening night, December 1, and each weekend during the month of December. Don't miss getting the souvenir t-shirt when you come down to see the lights.

In its 23^rd year, the 2007 "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.

This year's surprise will be the unveiling of a new outdoor exhibit created by apprentices from the local Carpenter's Union and City artisans from the Parks and Recreation Department. The popular "Ku'u Home" plantation house in the Honolulu Hale Courtyard will serve as "Santa's House" when he's in residence listening to wishes of island children. And, once again, employees from the more than 20 city departments will delight everyone with their beautifully decorated Christmas Trees as a gift to the people of Hawaii and to visitors from around the world. A stroll through Honolulu Hale will be a special time of sharing ~ sharing our City pride and our "Ku'u Home ~ Our Home."

Opening festivities were held on Saturday, December 1, 2007, at City Hall, followed by a month long holiday celebration to include the beautiful City Employee's Christmas Tree Exhibit, Wreath displays, 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 is made possible by these generous sponsors: First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaiian Electric Company, Macy's West, Kraft Foods Hawaii, John H. Connors Insurance, Hawaiian Airlines, FUJIFILM Hawaii, GEICO, Cutter Chevrolet, 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 as a Silver Sponsor, Ward Centers, A&B Foundation, Hawaiian Telcom, Outrigger Enterprises, The Watumull Foundation, The Festival Companies/Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Castle & Cooke, Hawaiian Cement, Standard Parking, Island Insurance and Wholesale Motors.