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May
17-18, 2008
Bank of Hawaii
Presents
The Third Annual
Hawai‘i Book & Music
Festival
A Celebration of Story and Song
The
annual FREE two-day Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival
(HBMF) celebrates books, reading and music in Hawai‘i,
showcasing Hawaii’s biggest assembly of local,
national and international authors, musicians,
 and storytellers of all kinds.
Presented by Bank
of Hawaii, in association with the City & County of Honolulu,
our new Keiki (Children’s) Festival sponsor Target, and our many
other generous sponsors, the third annual festival will be held
in Downtown Honolulu on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds of
Honolulu Hale (City Hall) in historic downtown Honolulu, on May
17-18 2008 (the weekend before Memorial Day). There is plenty of
convenient FREE parking close to the festival site.
So put HBMF 2008 on your calendar, and plan on
coming to enjoy
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A beautiful
park setting in historic downtown Honolulu
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Twelve stages
and pavilions
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175 events
featuring 450 outstanding international, national and local
authors of recently published books
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Author
signings throughout the day
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Panels on
Fiction, Romance, True Crime, Hawaii history
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Musicians,
storytellers, chefs, and performers
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Tented booths
for publishers, authors, booksellers, music
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Food and
refreshments of all kinds
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Live musical
entertainment in an intimate setting
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Storytellers,
drama, and a poetry slam
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A Keiki
(children) Festival, with a special Activities Pavilion,
and jumpers
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A Keiki Stage,
and Keiki Authors
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Adult and
keiki theatre performances
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A unique
presentation of Hawaiian culture
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Arts & Crafts
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A Starbucks
open-air cafe
Hawai‘i Book and Music Festival
Sat.-Sun. May 17-18 2008
At Honolulu Hale
FREE!
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MESSAGE
FROM MAYOR
MUFI HANNEMANN
Hawaii Book &
Music Festival
Honorary Chairman
I
extend my warmest aloha to you on the occasion of the second
Hawaii Book & Music Festival.
Hawaii is a treasure trove
of storytellers and musicians, and this festival will be a
wonderful opportunity for them to showcase their talents, and
to revel in the remarkable creativity of outstanding authors and
musicians from Hawaii and around the world. Whether you enjoy an
obake story told in pidgin English, a traditional Hawaiian folk
melody in slack key guitar, or the sheer diversity of literary
and musical talent of our island culture, this event will have
something for you—and in a setting that reflects the beauty of
Hawaii.
The people of the City and
County of Honolulu join me in congratulating the organizers of
the Hawaii Book & Music Festival and in wishing everyone a
memorable weekend of story and song.
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