Countdown to Peace Day Hawaii 2008!!

Peace Day Hawaii 2008 on September 21, 2008 will be one of thousands of events being held by nearly 200 countries around the world. In July 2007, Hawaii became the first state to officially recognize the United Nations International Day of Peace. Every year, this special day is used to promote peace programs, improve international relations, and increase educational awareness of peace in Hawaii.

For more information on the Peace Day Hawaii ceremony, please call the office of Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu at 808-586-8490 and for information on the Peace Day film and forum call Jeannie Lum at 808-956-4244. Information on the background of Peace Day Hawaii and last year's ceremony can be found on http://peace.oceanit.com/.