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Our annual fundraiser, HILO HULI will once again fill Coconut Island with food, drink and song on Sunday, May 6th. This year's chairman, Pat Aiona Jr. expects another large crowd. "We had almost a 1000 people last year and we'll probably have a similar size crowd this year," said Aiona. Once again, local food guru, Audrey Wilson will head an impressive group of over two dozen food vendors that will serve everything from spicy thai food to french desserts. Lots of liquid refreshment will be on hand for the thirsty throngs that will populate the island during the 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 window. Headlining the main soundstage will we Hilo's own multi-Hoku Award winning musician, Mark Yamanaka.
This year's tickets are priced at $55 a person (same as last year) but children under two years old are free. There will be a free shuttle to help with the expected premium on near by parking spaces. Shuttles will run continuously from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. between Civic Auditorium and Coconut Island. Tickets can be purchased from any Rotary Club of South Hilo member or online at www.hilohuli.org. Proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of South Hilo Foundation which donates the majority of funds raised to local community groups such as the Hilo Medical Foundation and the Keaukaha Community Foundation.