SUCCESSFUL START TO 2016
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East Hawaii Community Update
Topics: Blue Zones Project - Hawaii Blue Zones Project - East Hawaii
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East Hawaii Community Update - December 2015
Individuals
Blue Zones Project held FREE Purpose Workshops on December 9th and 10th at the University of Hawaii at Hilo that was well-attended by the East Hawaii community.
Topics: Blue Zones Project - Hawaii Blue Zones Project - East Hawaii
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Hawaii Island Moves Forward with Creating Healthier, More Active Environment
BIG ISLAND COMMUNITIES TAKE STEPS TOWARD SAFER, MORE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE-FRIENDLY TOWNS
Topics: Blue Zones Project - Hawaii Blue Zones Project - East Hawaii Blue Zones Project - North Hawaii
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Big Island Built Environment Workshops Slated for November 4-5
SAVE THE DATE!
Topics: Blue Zones Project - Hawaii Blue Zones Project - East Hawaii Blue Zones Project - North Hawaii
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Blue Zones Project Hawaii Kick-Offs Result in Triple-Whammy Success
PHENOMENAL TURNOUT AT BLUE ZONES PROJECT HAWAII LAUNCH PARTIES
"Epic..."
"...beyond spectacular."
"Everyone is asking when's the next 'party', it was that AWESOME!!"
Those are just some of the comments circulating after Blue Zones Project Hawaii launched three back-to-back kick-off events in just 24 hours on two islands this past weekend.
The turnout at each of the three community celebrations instantly filled the venues to capacity, with lines forming an hour before the kick-offs even started!
Check out the numbers:
Koolaupoko (Windward Oahu)
- Attendance: 850
- Pledges: 210
East Hawaii & Mayor's Health Fest
- Attendance: 1200
- Pledges: 315
North Hawaii
- Attendance: 700
- Pledges: 297
The kick-off "tour" began on Friday, October 16 in Koolaupoko at Windward Community College, then in East Hawaii on Saturday morning, October 17, at Hilo's Civic Auditorium in partnership with Hawaii Island Mayor Billy Kenoi's annual Mayor's Health Fest, and ending in North Hawaii Saturday afternoon at Waimea's Kahilu Theatre and Kahilu Town Hall.
All three launch parties were free and family-friendly, with local entertainment, booths and activities centered around the Blue Zones Project Power 9 principles, from a Downshift Lounge with free massage, yoga, and meditation, to Move Naturally demos, a Keiki (child) Zone to promote Family First, Plant Slant healthy cooking demos, food tastings, garden demos, and more!
Blue Zones Founder and CEO Dan Buettner delivered a dynamic keynote presentation to standing room only crowds in the theatres where he took center stage and shared inspirational stories from the original Blue Zones areas where people reach age 100 at 10 times the average rate.
HMSA CEO Mike Gold and Elisa Yadao, Senior Vice President of HMSA's Consumer Experience Division, also took the stage to share some of HMSA's vision around a healthier state for everyone which is why they brought Blue Zones Project to Hawaii.
