Tickets are now on sale for United Church of Christ-Judd Street’s 61st annual “Luau-to-Go” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 19.
Proceeds will be shared with Pali Preschool and River of Life Mission. For $25 per box an authentic Hawaiian meal includes kalua pig, lomi salmon, chicken long rice, poi, raw fish, opihi with ogo, sweet potato, fresh pineapple, haupia and kulolo.
“We make most of the food ourselves — including the prep and cooking of 12 or more pigs in the imu, located in the back of the church campus. It’s a huge undertaking involving several hundred volunteers,” Donda Spiker, luau publicity chairman, said in a news release. “Years ago, we used to set up a large tent over our parking lot and had three all-you-can-eat sittings at the luau in addition to take-out boxes for those who couldn’t stay. Now, we only pack 3,000-plus take-out boxes. It’s a lot of work, but well worth the effort.”
A drive-thru pickup station will be open in the church parking lot at 467 N. Judd St. For ticket information call 536-8418 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. $6 of the ticket price is tax-deductible. Tickets purchased via credit card will incur an additional $1 service fee per ticket.
Anyone interested in seeing how the ancient Hawaiians cooked food is invited to watch the church members and friends prepare the pig and cook it in an imu (underground oven) at 4 p.m. Aug. 18. The imu will also be used to cook sweet potatoes for the luau.
Service, walk promote peace
The public is invited to take part in a multifaith service at 5 p.m., followed by the Eighth Annual Peace Walk on Tuesday at the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin.
The 1-mile walk from the temple at 1727 Pali Highway to the Nagasaki Peace Bell Memorial at Honolulu Hale commemorates the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, during World War II and is an expression of gratitude for another year without global nuclear war, a news release said.
The ringing of the peace bell will take place at 6:30 p.m.
Walkers should wear something “peaceful” and comfortable shoes, and bring an umbrella. Some small lanterns with lights will be available, or participants may bring their own.
The screening of the movie “Gate” will precede the walk at 3 p.m. in commemoration of the 11th anniversary of the 1,600-mile pilgrimage of three Buddhist monks who made a walking pilgrimage from San Francisco to Trinity, N.M., to return the atomic flame from Japan to its origin, thus closing the 60-year cycle of destruction, the release said.
The event is sponsored by the Three-Petals Partnership (consisting of Buddhist, Newman Center/Catholics and Quakers) to express “our affirmations for peace, of mindfulness and a blossoming from our common humanity,” the release said.
