First Annual HI-PAL Keiki Fun Run / Walk Set for January 18 in Kona

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section, in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL), is holding the first-ever Keiki Fun Run/Walk in Kona on Saturday morning, January 18, 2025. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. at the West Hawai‘i 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,” said Kona Community Policing Officer Wyattlane Nahale.

 HI-PAL is a program of the Hawai‘i 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 Hawai‘i, please contact Kona Community Policing Officer Wyattlane Nahale at (808) 326-4646, ext. 258, or email him at wyattlane.nahale@hawaiicounty.gov.