Date: Mon May 26, 10:00 AM HAST - Mon May 26, 12:00 PM HAST
Category:
- Community Service,
- Girl Scout Traditions
Level:
- Juniors,
- Daisies,
- Seniors,
- Volunteers,
- Cadettes,
- Ambassadors,
- Brownies,
- Pre-K
Join Hawai`i's Girl Scouts and community as they honor Hawai'i's
veterans interned in the Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe,
Kaua'i.
Girl Scouts will place lei on headstones throughout the cemetery. Then participate in the closing ceremony draping one large lei around the Flag pole.
This program event is for Girl Scouts, Family & Friends.
LOCATION
Hanapepe
REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES
Each Girl Scout will receive a special custom patch to recognize her participation. In addition to receiving a patch, Girl Scouts may have their Troop apply their service toward their Aloha Ambassador Patch or the Honor Troop Program.
CHECK-IN/OUT
Check-in at 9:30am and begin to drape lei on headstones
A ceremony will follow 10:00 -11:00 AM.
Check-out for patch before departure.
WEAR
Girl Scouts please dress in full uniform and comfortable closed-toe shoes are a must. Some graves are located a distance away from our meeting place, so please be prepared to walk to those locations.
BRING
Please also bring a personal water bottle. Sunscreen application is highly recommended.
ADULTS
Adult chaperones are welcome. Please review and agree to the GSH Program Chaperone guidelines and then register to confirm attendance.
CEMETERY CONDUCT
Visitors are to conduct themselves in keeping with the dignity and sacredness of the cemetery. Proper attire is required to be worn at all times (shirt/upper body dressing and footwear). Those visiting these hallowed grounds will refrain from any conduct or activity that is unbecoming to the final resting place of our Nation's heroes and loved ones. Accordingly, no visitors will be permitted to:
1. Litter the grounds, tag/spray painting buildings, or
structures;
2. Cut, break, remove, or injure trees, shrubs,
grass, or other plantings;
3. Use the cemetery for any form of
sports or recreation, including but not limited to:
a.
Jogging
b. Skate boarding, roller-skating, or
rollerblading;
c. Bicycling;
d. Picnicking;
e. Ball Playing;
f. Loitering (public gathering and service,
ceremony, or demonstration, except authorized by the Cemetery
Director);
g. Consumption of intoxicating beverages or
illegal use of controlled substances;
h. Engaging in any
other demeaning activity or boisterous action playing loud or
amplified music;
i. Erecting portable tents;
j.
Solicitation;
k. Washing cars;
l. Barbequing;
m. Fireworks.
4. No pets allowed. This does not apply to seeing eye or service
animals accompanying their masters;
5. No feeding of any animals
is allowed in the cemetery (i.e. cats, dogs, pigeons,
etc.)...violators will be prosecuted accordingly;
6. Visitors at
authorized public gatherings or ceremonies will observe proper
standards of decorum and decency while upon the cemetery premises. The
Cemetery Director can make exceptions for cultural purposes, for
example, as part of a cultural specific event. Approval will be in
writing prior to the event.
7. Potted plants and wreaths will be
permitted on gravesites only during the period of (10) ten days before
and (10) ten days after Easter Sunday, Christmas, Hana Matsuri, O-Bon,
and Memorial Day. Requests for exceptions to the above floral
regulations will be submitted in writing with justification to the
Cemetery Director. Potted plants are not to exceed 2 feet in height.
