Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 12, 1 December 2013 — Lei queen search [ARTICLE]

Lei queen search

The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking applicants for the 86th annual Lei Queen Selection. Applications must be postmarked by January 10, 2014. The age range of the lei queen rotates

every year. The 2014 lei queen must be 55 years or older by March 1, 2014, the date of the Lei Queen Selection event, whieh will be held from9 a.m. to 3 p.m.at McCoy Pavilion. Applications will be available in early December at www.honoluluparks.com, or by calling the department at 768-3041. The queen and her court will be introduced at the 87th annual Lei Day Celebration on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Kapi'olani Park and Bandstand. The 2014 celebration is themed Lei Hāli'a Aloha, or lei recalling sweet memories. For members of the puhlie interested in the annual lei contest, free lei-making workshops will be held in April at various locations on O'ahu.