OceanFest Returns to Waikiki
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Lt. Governor Aiona on Saturday helped build the buzz for OceanFest, a week-long festival focused on water-sports competitions in Waikiki.
Lt. Governor Aiona attends OceanFest with two surfing instructors.
The Lt. Governor was among 100 people gathered at a renovated lagoon alongside the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa to celebrate the official start of Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest.
The annual event honors the Hawaiian surfing legend and famed Waikiki beach boy as well as aims to raise funds to award an estimated $204,000 in college scholarships this year.
Organized by the Waikiki Beach Activities, Ltd., the Seventh Annual Duke’s OceanFest comes as travelers increasingly become drawn to popular destinations like Hawai‘i by a fitness urge or simple competitive drive.
It also reflects the Lingle-Aiona Administration’s statewide push to improve and maintain the health of Hawai‘i residents. A key part of that initiative has been a public-education campaign that emphasizes the importance of exercising regularly.
Lt. Governor Aiona has been leading the effort, stressing that “small achievable lifestyle changes, such as taking walks during breaks at work or using the stairs instead of the elevator, have a cumulative effect that can add up to big health benefits.”
The annual event honors the Hawaiian surfing legend and famed Waikiki beach boy as well as aims to raise funds to award an estimated $204,000 in college scholarships this year.
Organized by the Waikiki Beach Activities, Ltd., the Seventh Annual Duke’s OceanFest comes as travelers increasingly become drawn to popular destinations like Hawai‘i by a fitness urge or simple competitive drive.
It also reflects the Lingle-Aiona Administration’s statewide push to improve and maintain the health of Hawai‘i residents. A key part of that initiative has been a public-education campaign that emphasizes the importance of exercising regularly.
Lt. Governor Aiona has been leading the effort, stressing that “small achievable lifestyle changes, such as taking walks during breaks at work or using the stairs instead of the elevator, have a cumulative effect that can add up to big health benefits.”
