Hawaii Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in collaboration with the Hawaii Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL), is holding the first-ever Keiki Fun Run/Walk in Kona on Saturday morning.
Hawaii Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in collaboration with the Hawaii Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL), is holding the first-ever Keiki Fun Run/Walk in Kona on Saturday morning.
Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the West Hawaii Civic Center gazebo, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, with the Run/Walk taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on the bike path along Ane Keohokalole Highway.
Keiki can compete in three age groups and events, including:
• Ages 5-8, 200-yard dash course (family are welcome to accompany their child);
• Ages 9-12, half-mile course;
• Ages 13-17, one-mile course.
Refreshments and snacks will be provided after the races with each participant receiving a medal.
“We hope to promote good health, teamwork and unity, while fostering positive interaction between police officers and our community,” Kona Community Policing Officer Wyattlane Nahale said in a press release.
HI-PAL is a program of the Hawaii Police Department in which police officers interact with youth in various activities as mentors. This positive connection encourages teamwork, citizenship and responsibility among youth.
For more information on this event or HI-PAL events in West Hawaii, please contact Nahale at (808) 326-4646, ext. 258, or email him at wyattlane.nahale@hawaiicounty.gov.
