A Remembrance Walk in observance of the anniversary of the terrorist attacks is planned for Sunday, with a procession and ceremonies at various stops to recognize police, fire, and emergency personnel and agencies.
Mayor Peter Carlisle will lead the walk, beginning at 4 p.m. with a blessing and wreath presentation at the Honolulu Police Department on Beretania Street, where Police Chief Louis Kealoha will speak.
"We must never forget that horrible day 10 years ago or the thousands of innocent victims, especially those who bravely endeavored to save and protect others," Carlisle said in a news release.
Participants will proceed Ewa on Beretania Street, then makai on Alapai and South streets to the Honolulu Fire Department at South and Queen, where a wreath presentation and color guard ceremonies will be held and Fire Chief Kenneth Silva will speak.
The procession will continue makai on South Street, turn Ewa on Halekauwila Street to the corner of Punchbowl and Halekauwila streets for a wreath presentation. U.S. Attorney Florence Nakakuni, representing federal law enforcement agencies, will speak, along with city Emergency Management Deputy Director Peter Hirai.
Afterward, participants will proceed mauka on Punchbowl Street to Queen for a wreath presentation with the Department of Emergency Services, Director James Ireland speaking.
Finally, the procession will continue mauka on Punchbowl to Honolulu Hale, where the Royal Hawaiian Band will be performing near the eternal flame. After presentations, there will also be a moment of silence and the playing of Taps.
Free parking will be available at the Frank Fasi municipal parking structure (enter from Alapai or Beretania streets).In addition to the mayor’s walk
The following community events are also planned on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:
» Friday at Tamarind Park at Bishop Square, remembrance ceremony recognizing Hawaii’s first responders, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Sponsored by BAE Systems, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Co., American Savings Bank, McNeil Wilson Communications and Bishop Square.
» Oahu 9/11 Heroes Run 5K sponsored by the Travis Manion Foundation to honor fallen heroes, Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday. Register at www.911heroesrun.com and www.active.com.
» A choral anniversary concert in remembrance of victims, Kawaiahao Church, 6 p.m. Sunday. Featured will be Rene Clausen’s "Memorial," a composition for mixed chorus, orchestra and baritone solo based on "subject material reflecting the horrific events of that fateful day," according to the church. Participants include UH-Manoa’s concert choir, chamber singers and Hawaiian chorus; Windward Community College concert choir; Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin Choir; Kawaiolaonapukanileo Vocal Ensemble, Honolulu Youth Opera Chorus Gioventu Musicale, and Kawaiahao Church choir; Halau Hula O Kawaiahao; and jazz pianist Betty Loo Taylor.
» The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run: Ford Island bridge 5K walk/run honoring first responders, the military and their families, 7 a.m. Sunday. Sponsored by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, USA Cares and Tripler Fisher House. To register go to www.tunneltotowersrun.org.
» Honolulu Community College, which has a Sept. 11 memorial that includes a flag with pieces of the World Trade Center, Pentagon roof and soil from Pennsylvania, will hold a commemoration starting at 11 a.m. Monday. Sheet metal students will explain how the flag was created and its symbolism; HCC instructor Barbara Dias, who was in the military and across the street from the Pentagon during the attacks, will speak; and firefighter-training students from the Fire Department will ask for a moment of silence, then start the chirping of their detectors, a sound survivors remember. "Amazing Grace" will be performed by a bagpiper, and students will also share their perspectives.
