October Events

1st-4th: Maui County Fair

War Memorial Complex, Wailuku
(808) 871-6230
www.mauicountyfair.com
87th annual fair featuring arts & crafts, ethnic foods, amusements, rides and grand orchid exhibition

8th-10th: 2009 Festivals of Aloha, Island of Molokai

E Mau Ka Hooilina Kupuna (Continue the Ancestral Legacy)
Mitchell Pauole Center and Kaunakakai Town
(808) 553-3356
www.festivalsofaloha.com
Enjoy the investiture of the Royal Court on Molokai, Kupuna Show, Youth Night festivities, parade through Kaunakakai Town, and Hoolaulea on Hawaii's Most Hawaiian Island, Molokai. Dancing, games, onolicious food and memorable entertainment are planned over this three-day celebration. Purchase your Festivals of Aloha, Maui Nui style button for festival benefits. Visit www.festivalsofaloha.com for more information on Maui Nui's celebrations.

11th: Lahaina Banyan Tree Hoolaulea

Banyan Tree Park
(888) 310-1117 or (808) 667-9194
www.visitlahaina.com
A celebration with arts and craft fair, hula show and live entertainment featuring the Air Force Band of the Pacific and more. Free admission.

11th: Molokai Hoe Canoe Race

Hale O Lono Harbor, Molokai
(808) 259-7112
www.molokai-hawaii.com or www.holoholo.org
Annual men's 41-mile Molokai to Oahu 6-person championship outrigger canoe race, across Kaiwi Channel, considered the world championship of men's long-distance outrigger canoe race, finishes at Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki

12th-18th: Kapalua LPGA Classic

The Bay Course, Kapalua Resort
(808) 665-9160 or (888) 665-9160
www.kapalua.com A Kapalua Signature Event, top women golfers in the world complete in a full-field tournament for a $1.5 million purse

24th: Xterra Makena Beach Trail Run

Maui Prince Hotel, Makena Resort
(877) 751-8880 or (808) 521-4322
www.xterraplanet.com
A fun and challenging 5K and 10K run kicks off the XTERRA World Championship weekend with an off-road thriller taking racers on the famed XTERRA World Championship run course

25th: Xterra World Championship

Maui Prince Hotel, Makena Resort
(877) 751-8880 or (808) 521-4322
www.xterraplanet.com
Internationally acclaimed off-road triathlon includes 1.5K ocean swim, 30K mountain bike course, and 11K trail run

30th: St Damien in Molokai

Hoolehua Airport
9:20 a.m. relic arrives via Honolulu with Bishop Larry Silva; caravan of California bishops and others accompany relic to Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Kaluaaha; 12:30 p.m Mass.

St. Joseph, Kamalo
3p.m. prayer service.

St. Sophia, Kaunakakai
6 p.m. procession to Kaunakakai Ball Field; interfaith prayer and music service; procession back to St. Sophia; personal prayer and devotion.

31st: St Damien in Molokai

Top of Kalaupapa trail
7 a.m. Sacred Hearts Father Clyde Guerreiro, Molokai youth and Damien Memorial School students carry relic down the trail.

Kalaupapa
9a.m. relic greeted by National Park Service

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