Board Meeting: Hawaii Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Friday, February 1, 2008 at 11:30am
Old Spaghetti Factory at Ward Warehouse in Honolulu. Members and prospective members are welcomed to attend.

Washingtons Birthday
Friday, February 22, 2008
Observed: Monday, February 18, 2008 as Presidents Day Celebrate the birthday of the first President of the United States of America. Visit this web link for further information: http://www.washingtonbirthday.net/html/events.html

National SAR Spring Leadership Meeting
February 22-23, 2008
National SAR headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky

Joint Annual Meeting of the Hawaii DAR and SAR Organizations
Saturday, March 8, 2008, Sheraton Waikiki's Honolulu Room starting at noon
The charge is $30/person and parking is validated. This year's keynote speaker is National DAR President General Linda Gist Calvin.

Board Meeting: Hawaii Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 11:30am
Old Spaghetti Factory at Ward Warehouse in Honolulu. Members and prospective members are welcomed to attend.

Patriots Day: "The shot heard 'round the world'"
Saturday, April 19, 2008
This day is officially celebrated in the states of Massachusetts and Maine. It marks the beginning of the American Revolution skirmishes between American Minutemen from Concord and Lexington and British forces following Paul Revere's famous Midnight Ride. To learn more about Patriots Day visit these links:
http://world.std.com/~adamg/patriotsday.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/patriotsday/
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/1797/patriot.htm

Hawaii Chamber of Commerce 23rd Annual Military Recognition Luncheon
Tentative date: Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 11:00am to 1:30pm, Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Waikiki.
Welcome home our troops and thank them for their many sacrifices for our freedoms. For more information please visit the Chambers web site at www.cochawaii.com

Memorial Day
Monday, May 26, 2008
Observed nationwide and by Americans overseas on the last Monday of May each year, Memorial Day is set aside to pay respects and remembrance to America's war dead. To learn more about Memorial Day visit these sites:
http://www.usmemorialday.org/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyseneca/memorial.htm

Board Meeting: Hawaii Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Friday, June 6, 2008 at 11:30am
Old Spaghetti Factory at Ward Warehouse in Honolulu. Members and prospective members are welcomed to attend.

Flag Day
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Across the United States of America and by Americans abroad, the American flag is especially honored this day. For further information on Flag Day visit these sites:
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/
http://www.usflag.org/
http://www.saveamericastreasures.org/profiles/banner.htm

Independence Day!
Friday, July 4, 2008
This year marks 232 years of independence for the United States of America. It was on this day that American independence was formally declared in Philadelphia. A number of events will be held in Hawaii, where America's freedom on July 4 has been celebrated since 1814! Please check here for local events and activities when they become available.

Events for the second half of the year will be listed soon

“At sunrise the bright stars and broad stripes of America were run up to the head of the lofty flagstaff, accompanied with a national sunrise salute mingled with loud hurras for the Fourth of July and the Ulupalakua Plantation, which were re-echoed by every man, woman and child within the precincts of Ulupalakua.”