2010 Whale Day Celebration Saturday, February 20, 2010 Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: Kalama Park, Kihei (scroll down for more info) Featuring • Live Entertainment • Made in Maui Vendor Fair • Children's Activities • Eco-Alley • Silent Auction

2010 Whale Day Celebration: Bigger Than Ever!

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Maui's largest and longest running celebration of its famous wintertime residents, the humpback whales! Whale Day is the signature event of the Maui Whale Festival. In honor of its 30th anniversary, Whale Day will also be bigger than ever, with live music by some of Hawaii's top musicians, a new "Made on Maui" vendor fair, more restaurant food booths with great food by popular Maui restaurants, expanded environmental displays, activities for kids, a free Sk8 for Whales tournament and lots of information about whales! Whale Day is free and open to all. The Whale Day Celebration will take place Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Kalama Park in Kihei.

Details
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Kalama Park, Kihei
Click here to download the site map

Featuring
• Live Entertainment
• Vendor Fair
• Children's Carnival
• Eco-Alley
• Silent Auction

Voted "Best Community Festival" by the Maui Time Reader's Poll, Whale Day is Maui's largest and longest running celebration of whales! Presented by Pacific Whale Foundation, Whale Day is a free, all-day celebration of Maui's humpback whales that takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Kalama Park (by the big whale statue) on South Kihei Road, Kihei.

Whale Day features live entertainment all day by some of Hawaii's top musicians. This year Cecilio and Kapono will be headlining an all-star lineup, including Na Leo Pilimehana, Anuhea, George Kahumoku, Jr., John Cruz (performing with Hutch Hutchinson, bassist for Bonnie Raitt's band), and Marty Dread, a huge vendor fair displaying the work of about 100 local artisans, tantalizing food booths by popular Maui restaurants, a fun-filled children's activites, silent auction, the Wild and Wonderful Whale Regata, skateboarding competition for kids and displays about the environment and whales.

Proceeds from Whale Day will support marine education programs for schoolchildren on Maui.

Location
Whale Day takes place at Kalama Park, on South Kihei Road, just south of Foodland and Keala Place, near the big whale statue.Click here to download a site map.


Parking
Free Whale Day parking with free shuttle bus service is available from 7:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. at two locations:
1. Hope Chapel, on the corner of the Piilani Highway and Welakahao Street.
2. Azeka Place Mauka Shopping Center (on South Kihei Road, just north of Lipoa Street) by the First Hawaiian Bank.

Handicapped parking only (no public parking) is located in the lot fronting Kalama Park.

For information about Whale Day, please call (808) 856-8333

Featured Attractions

Wild & Wonderful Whale Regatta Maui's own version of a rubber ducky race. Little rubber whales race on this watercourse from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The sponsor of the winning whale will receive free round-trip airfare for two between the U.S. Mainland and Maui (or vice versa if you live on Maui). It's easy and you don't have to be present to win.

Sponsor a whale for 2010
and Win a FREE Trip to Hawaii!

Eco-Alley
Find ideas for green living and learn about ways to minimize your impact on the environment. This area will have displays and products from local nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies working to preserve Maui's unique environment. Click here to email Jessica Niles for participation information.

Vendor Fair
This year's vendor fair will feature items made in Hawaii by local artisans. If you are interested in selling your Made in Hawaii products, please click here to email Brooke Porter for information.

Sk8 4 Whales
Kids can enter a free skateboarding contest beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Kalama skate park. The event will feature opportunities to win great prizes and guest appearances by members of the Zephyr Skateboarding Team.

Vendor Fair Downloads
• Vendor Fair - Booth Application
• Vendor Fair - Map of Booth Locations

Click here to download the Sk8 for Whales flyer

Entertainers
This year's headline act will be local legends Cecilio and Kapono. The lineup will also feature Na Pua Melia hula halau, Na Leo Pilimehana, Anuhea, John Cruz (performing with bassist Hutch Hutchinson from Bonnie Raitt's band), George Kahumoku, Jr., and Marty Dread. Augie T will serve as MC for the event.

To read more about this year's entertainment and restaurant lineup, click here.

Silent Auction
Everything from artwork to spa packages and restaurant gift cards is featured at our Whale Day silent auction. To donate, please click here to email Ashley Justice, Maui Whale Festival Coordinator.

Keiki Eco-Fair
The Keiki Eco-Fair combines all the fun of a children's carnival with environmental education. It's our initiative to educate children about the environment in a fun and interactive manner. The Keiki Eco-Fair will include hands-on science and conservation activities, as well as bouncy castles and carnival games!

Exhibits
Whale Day will feature a wide range of exhibits, including the "Curtain of Whales" and informational displays about humpback whales, whale research, conservation, education and more.

Food Booths
This year's food booth vendors include Spago, Maui Brewing Co., Kahului Ale House, Maui Kazowie, Taqueria Cruz, Alexander's Fish & Chips, Beach Bums, Cold Stone Creamery, Maui Green Onion Cake Co., Longboard's at Marriott's Maui Ocean Club, Maui Masala, Orchid Thai, Paradise Tropical Ice, Shaka Pizza, Sam Sushi, and Zia Maria Gelato, and Maui Oma Coffee. The Pacific Whale Foundation food booth will also be offering burgers, hot dogs, teriyaki plates, caeser and pasta salads, and drinks including sodas, water, Aloha Maid juices, Arizona Ice Tea, and Vitamin Water.

Food Booth Downloads
Food Booth Registration Form
Sponsorship Information Packet
Temporary Food Permit Form

Donations
Donations are currently being sought for our Silent Auction. To donate call, Ashley Justice, Event Coordinator, at (808) 856-8325.

Volunteers
We need volunteers. Sign up for 3 hours and receive a free event T-shirt! For information, call Kelly Vough, Volunteer Coordinator, at (808) 856-8318 or 1-800-942-5311.

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For information about Whale Day,
please call (808) 856-8333

Sponsors for this year's Whale Day Celebration include:
Ali'i Linens; Aloha Deli; Aloha Rent-A-Car; A Packaging Resource; Bev Tech; Coca-Cola Corporation; Coconuts Catering; Cummins West, Inc.; CMP Maui, LLC; Costco; County of Maui; Del's Feed and Farm Supply; Down to Earth; DHX; Electrical Solutions; Expedia; Goodfellow Brothers, Inc.; Hard Rock Cafe; Hoaloha Catering by Old Lahaina Luau; Honolulu Freight Company; Jarvis Maui; KAOI; Kihei Ice; Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc.; Lahaina News; Mana Foods; Maui Cattle Co.; Maui Electric Company; Maui Elite Gymnastics; Maui Ocean Center; Maui Oil Company; Maui Oma Coffee Roasting; Maui Paper and Chemical; Maui Printing Co.; Maui Rents and Sales; Morrad; Polynesian Adventure Tours; Reactor Watch; Rising Sun Solar; Safeway; Servco Foundation; Spectracolor; Tropical Seas, Inc.; Valley Isle Fire Extinguishers; Village Audio; Vision Enterprises; Walmart

Silent Auction donors include: Ace Printing Co.; Aloha Cane; Aloha Honu; Atlantis Submarine; Beach Bums; Blue Hawaiian Helicoptor Tours; Cuatro Restaurant; Deneen; The Feast at Lele; The Four Seasons; Fred's Mexican Restaurant; Haleakala Skyline Tours; Hard Bodies Concrete Garden Art; Hike Maui; Illustrations That Deliver; It's So Maui; Island Dog Hawaii; Island Girls Pin-Ups; JB Creations; Kachi Jewelry; Kihei Rent-A-Car; Live Aloha; Lush Cosmetics; Makana O Maui; Maui Brewing Co.; Maui Coast Hotel; Maui Day Spa; Maui Golf & Sports Park; Maui Macaroons; Mauimoon Glass; Maui Tropical Jams; Mr. Hawaii Inc.; Out of the Blue; Pacific Jet Sports, Inc.; Paradise Gardens; Planet Hollywood; Ronald Kawarara CPA; Rubber Stamp Plantation; Seyana Jewelry; Shayla Massage; Spago; Spotlight Hawaii Publishing; Starbucks; Sweet Gallery; Tazo; Treehouse Designs; Ulalena; The Waterfront Restaurant; Windows of Opportunity Tutoring; Window to Paradise; YMCA Maui

2009's Whale Day Celebration drew the largest crowds recorded thus far. Early estimations place total attendance at between 13,000 and 15,000 people! Attendees enjoyed excellent local entertainment, great food, a bustling craft fair, a children's carnival, a fantastic silent auction, and much more.

Click here to view the 2009 Slideshow

A huge mahalo must go out to all the Pacific Whale Foundation employees who worked so hard to organize different aspects of the event, and to make sure everything ran smoothly on Whale Day. These include (but are certainly not limited to): Diana Bergantino, Dixie Bongolan, and Patrick Merrill for running the food booth; Andrea Thomas, Steve Rawson, and Ben Ward for all their help with the BBQ; Blake Moore and Andrea Peltzer for coordinating the smoothie booth; Dixie Bongolan, Paul Skarbo, Joyce Bergantino, Violet Ahlstrom, Erin Donahue, Andrea Peltzer and all who ran the scrip booths; Robyn Dobruck for running the Silent Auction; Brooke Porter for coordinating the craft fair and the Curtain of Whales (and the Run for the Whales); Kelly Vough and Dale Stewart for coordinating the volunteers and Whale Regatta (and thanks to Bob Vough for helping to run the Whale Regatta as well!); Merrill Kaufman and Erica Cushing for running the Keiki Carnival and Keiki Whale-a-thon; Maile Bongolan and Helena Kim for providing all the signs, flyers, and banners; June Freiwald and the awesome retail team for the retail booth; Tony Rivera and reservations for running the Eco-Adventures booth; Quincy Gibson, Annie Macie and Amanda Hutsel for your research display and staffing the Pacific Whale Foundation tent; Anne Rillero for handling all marketing aspects of Whale Day; Jessica Niles and Blake Moore for organizing and launching the Parade of Whales (and Jessica for helping with the craft fair and eco-alley); Brock Munson for creating a fantastic website and helping out throughout the day, John Coppola and David Crist for ensuring that all of our computer systems were working and for doing such a great job with everything that was asked of you, and Bob Ray, RJ and Brian Dobruck and the maintenance crew for keeping everything moving and organized and for stage managing; and Greg Kaufman for emceeing and filming. Everyone who managed any aspect of Whale Day deserves thanks and praise for their hard-work and ingenuity.

We must also acknowledge the generous efforts of the many volunteers who worked so hard on Whale Day. Some were first-timers, while others have participated many years running, and all were absolutely invaluable.

Most importantly, a huge thank you and congratulations go out to Whale Day Coordinator Ashley Justice, who stepped in at the beginning of January to pull it all together. We applaud Ashley for her endless patience, great organization, and persistence.

Thank you, everyone, for making the 2009 Whale Day a success!


If you'd like to help out during the 2010 Whale Day Celebration, please contact Ashley Justice, our Whale Day Coordinator, at ashley@pacificwhale.org