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Hawaii Veterans Day Events
Veterans Day is an official Hawaii state holiday that is observed
every year on November 11. Veterans Day events in Hawaii include
parades and ceremonies on several islands.
Maui Veterans Cemetery at Makawao
Photo Credit: Forest and Kim Starr / USGS
Here are some ideas for observing Veterans Day in Hawaii.
Includes Hawaii Veterans Day parades and ceremonies on the islands
of Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii Veterans Day Events by Island
Oahu Veterans Day Events
Veteran's Day events on Oahu include a ceremony
inside the National Cemetery of the dPacific inside
Punchbowl Crater, a program at the
Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery in Kaneohe
and Veterans Day parades in Central Oahu and
West Oahu.
Maui Veterans Day Events
The Maui Sons and Daughters of Nisei Veterans are
organizing two Maui Veterans Day events in 2009,
a display with live entertainment on Veterans Day
and a craft fair the Sunday before Veterans Day.
Kauai Veterans Day Events
The Sunday before Veterans Day there will be a
Kauai Veterans Day Parade and Family Festival that will
include a parade from the Kapaa Boat Harbor to
Kapaa Beach and a ceremony and family festival
at Kapaa Beach Park after the parade.
Big Island Veterans Day Events
Veteran's Day Parade in Hilo
Places to Visit on Veteran's Day in Hawaii
Another idea for observing Veteran's Day in Hawaii is to
visit one of Hawaii's historic military sites,
or one of Hawaii's military memorials and museums.
Visit Historic Military Sites at Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor historic sites you can visit include
the USS Arizona Memorial, the USS Bowfin Submarine,
the USS Missouri Battleship, the USS Oklahoma Memorial,
and the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island.
Pearl Harbor is located on the south side of Oahu Island,
a few miles west of Downtown Honolulu.
Military Memorials in Hawaii
Includes the Hawaii State Veterans Memorial,
the Hawaii Korean and Vietnam War Memorial,
the Brothers in Valor Memorial, the Haleiwa Beach War Memorial,
the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium,
the Memorial to Fallen Hawaiian Warriors, the
National Cemetery of the Pacific, and other military
monuments and memorials in Hawaii.
Military Museums in Hawaii
Information about the Hawaii Army Museum in Waikiki,
the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor,
the Tropic Lightning Museum at Schofield Barracks,
and other military museums in Hawaii.
Visit a National Park in Hawaii on Veteran's Day
Every Veteran's Day the United States National Parks Service
offers free admission to military personnel, veterans, and
their families. For information about National Parks on
Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii see
National Parks in Hawaii
Ideas for Observing Veteran's Day in Your Home Town
Visit a National Military Park in Your Area
Information about United National Military Parks, in many
different U.S. states and territories, that
commemorate battlefields and other historic
military sites.
Visit a Military Cemetery in Your Area
Buy flowers or flags to decorate some of the
graves at your local United States National
VA Cemetery. Call the cemeteries to find out
if they will have a Veteran's Day ceremony on
or near November 11.
Support a Veterans Organization
Contribute a donation or volunteer to help one
of these Veteran's service organizations, or
find out how you and your family can help one of
your local Veterans organizations.
Watch an Award Winning War Film
All of these movies about U.S.involvement in military conflicts
won Academy Awards for best picture of the year. All of the
movie links below go to Amazon.com, where you can buy the films
or just learn more about them.
1930:
All Quiet on the Western Front
(2 Oscar Awards)
1953:
From Here to Eternity
(8 Oscar Awards)
1957:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(7 Oscar Awards)
1970:
Patton
(7 Oscar Awards)
1978:
The Deer Hunter
(5 Oscar Awards)
1986:
Platoon
(7 Oscar Awards)
Read Your Children a Book About Veteran's Day
All of these Veteran's Day Children's books have
a reading level of age 4 through 8. All of these
links to go Amazon.com, where you can buy the books
or learn more about them.
The Veterans Day Visitor
(Reading Level: Age 4-8)
The Wall
(Reading Level: Age 4-8)
Our Nation's Pride: Veteran's DAy
(Reading Level: Age 4-8)
Rookie Read-About Holidays: Veterans Day
(Reading Level: Age 4-8)
See also:
Other November Events in Hawaii
Other Holidays in Hawaii
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Related Links
Events in Hawaii - Main Menu
Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
The History of Veterans Day
(va.gov)
A Chronological History of Veterans Day
(army.mil)
Wikipedia Introduction to Veterans Day
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