Live Aloha Mission: 

The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival serves to promote and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture among the thousands of Hawaiian Islanders, Native Hawaiians and non-Islanders alike in the Pacific Northwest. By educating all visitors of our native Hawaiian and contemporary Hawaiian culture through entertainment, historical exhibits, and Hawaiian crafts, food and workshops, we hope that people will walk away with a good understanding about Hawaii's past and present culture.

2009 Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival Committee:

• Executive Producer: Angela Manke
• Assistant Producer/Grants, Sponsorships, Donations Chair: Marcie Wirtz
• Workshop Chair: Cyndi Aiona-Cook
• Entertainment Committee: Isaiah Chun-Food, Alan Alabastro, Peter Tabali, Bernie Simeona, Manu Lono
• Special Entertainment Chair: Kalani Kahaiali`i
• Vendor Coordinators: Iliki & Mike Conner and Sharmayne Schilling
• Communications Chair: Blaise Baldonado
• Volunteer Coordinator: Kiha Kinney
• Finance: Russ Hayes
• Keiki Korner Lead: Anela Lemanu
• Marketing Coordinator: Keanu Tabali, KT Business Solutions

 2009 Festival Sponsors:

• Hawaiian Airlines
• Office of Hawaiian Affairs/Kau Inoa

 2009 In-Kind Support:

• City of Seattle
• Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association - Northwest Region
• Kamehameha Schools Distance Learning
• Safeco Insurance Festal
• Seattle Center

2009 Grant Support:

• 4Culture
• Alexander & Baldwin Foundation
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Ethnic Artist Cultural Enhancement Fund
• Seattle Center Foundation
• Washington State Arts Commission

 Special Mahalo:

• Cyndi Aiona-Cook & Kalani Kahaiali`i
• KT Business Solutions
• Trisha Jaross - Live Aloha 2009 Graphic Design

 2009 Individual Donors:

• Boy & Brenda Chun-Fook
• Priscilla & Stan Dahlin
• Dan Dembiczak & Dan Garlington
• Kiha & Eleanor Kinney
• Nani Lovell & Wayne Walczak
• Angela Manke & Aaron Cain
• Jim, Joan & Eric Manke
• Scott & Glorilyn Maw
• Marcie Wirtz

 Mahalo nui to all of you for your generous support!