Honolulu Festival 2020 Canceled Due to Concerns Over Coronavirus
First the opening reception. Then the fireworks show. Now all three days of the Honolulu Festival.
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Festival
Update as of March 3, 2020:
Organizers have canceled the entire festival to prevent the potential spread of the coronavirus in Hawai‘i.
This story was originally published on Feb. 28, 2020.
First the opening reception. Now the fireworks show.
Honolulu Festival organizers announced Friday that they would forego the fireworks show, scheduled for March 8, because show technicians have decided not to travel abroad for the next two weeks. This comes just two days after organizers canceled the festival’s opening reception on Wednesday.
“We know this is disappointing news for the many people who were looking forward to this tremendous fireworks celebration and ask for everyone’s understanding,” said Hiroyuki “Keith” Kitagawa, president of the Honolulu Festival Foundation, in a statement Friday. “We completely support and respect the decision of the fireworks’ technicians and ask that others do so as well.”
