September 11: Fifth annual Mayor’s Remembrance Walk honors 9/11 responders

HONOLULU—The public is invited to participate in the fifth annual Mayor’s Remembrance Walk on Saturday, September 11. The walk is being held in observance of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America and to recognize the first-responders and members of the armed forces who continue to protect our safety.

The walk will cover the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center and part of Kakaako and will include brief ceremonies and wreath presentations at the Honolulu Police Department headquarters, Honolulu Fire Department headquarters, and the formal program at Honolulu Hale. Participants are asked to gather at the entrance of the Honolulu Police Department’s Alapai headquarters on 801 South Beretania Street by 5:30 p.m.

Participants in the walk are encouraged to bring flashlights. Parking will be available at the Civic Center parking structure.

The walk will be led by the Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii and includes brief ceremonies and wreath presentations beginning at the Honolulu Police Department. Marchers will then proceed makai on Alapai to the Honolulu Fire Department, at South and Queen streets, for a second ceremony. The procession will then move makai to Halekauwila Street and then mauka on Punchbowl Street to Honolulu Hale for a formal ceremony.

The program at Honolulu Hale will take place at the eternal flame on the front lawn. The service will include wreath-laying and recognition of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department and Department of Emergency Management. There will be music by John Valentine and Rocky Brown and the Royal Hawaiian Band and a display of fire trucks, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles from the police, fire, and emergency service agencies. Television newscaster Tannya Joaquin will serve as mistress of ceremonies.

For more information, call the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts at (808) 768-6622.

Mayor’s Remembrance Walk
Saturday, September 11 from 5:30 p.m.
The walk will begin at the entrance of the Honolulu Police Department’s Alapai headquarters (801 South Beretania Street)
Parking is available at the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center parking structure
(808) 768-6622