March Or Run To Wahiawa’s Pineapple Fest
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Del.icio.usA fun run and parade will open the fourth annual Wahiawa Pineapple Festival May 26, which celebrates the community’s historic link to what was once the king of island crops.
The 6.75-mile run starts at 7 a.m., the parade at 9 a.m., and the festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wahiawa District Park.
Runners will line up at Kaala Elementary School and follow a loop along Kilani Avenue to Kamehameha Highway, passing Kaukonahua, Wilikina Drive and California Avenue, then back to the school. Late registration (after May 13) is $25 and should be made out to Central Oahu CPOA, 500 Center St., Wahiawa, HI 96786. For more information, call 371-6114 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Navy Chief Petty Officer Cyndi Seitz said the Central Oahu Chief Petty Officers Association stepped in two years ago when Wahiawa General Hospital could no longer support the run.
“The event costs us all the money we have every year, and it’s so much work for us,” Seitz explained, “but we knew we needed to give back to our community. This year we have found a sponsor, the Running Room, which will help with some of the costs.”
Seitz still is hoping to attract more sponsors for the run.
Between the run and the festival, the Pineapple Parade will march down California Avenue from Kaala school to the park, bringing with it the Royal Hawaiian Band, military units and community groups.
Delivering the festival’s live music at the park will be Wahiawa Middle School jazz ensemble and halau, and 2006 Na Hoku winner Holunape. Chefs Alan Wong, Roy Yamaguchi, Elmer Guzman of The Poke Stop, and Fred D’Angelo of Ola at Turtle Bay will create dishes from the fruit of the day, the pineapple.
A pineapple sampling station will offer skewers of pineapple with dipping choices like li hing mui, caramel, sprinkles and a chocolate fountain.
Participants in a pineapple recipe contest (already signed up) will vie for $500 in prizes for their use of fresh or canned pineapple in their dish. A book of the recipes will be published. Leeward Community College culinary students also are competing against each other for the best pineapple recipe. Judged by celebrity chefs, the winning entry will be served at LCC’s festival booth.
Keiki activities include Xtreme Fun rides, the Pineapple Ohana contest and story-telling by Jeff Gere. Two trolleys will offer 20-minute historical tours from volunteer docents. In addition, historical photos and farming machinery will be on display.
Proceeds go to Wahiawa Middle School, and Leilehua High School and its Future Farmers of America club and culinary arts program. For details, call 227-8229.
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