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Hilo's premiere Jazz & Blues Festival since 2012
The East Hawaii Jazz & Blues Festival is one of the most popular music events on the Big Island of Hawai'i, drawing sell-out crowds of local and out-of-state guests. Held annually on the last Sunday of October, the festival is the signature fundraising event for the Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial Inc. The program features a lavish Pupu buffet, dessert station, wine and beer tasting, no host bar and non-stop music featuring some of Hawaii’s finest jazz and blues musicians along with highly acclaimed artists from the mainland.
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Purpose Of Festival
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Raise awareness and resources to create a much needed senior independent living community for veterans and their dependents that features quality medical services and affordable housing.
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Continue to advance our 92 unit senior housing project in partnership with EAH Housing. Estimated cost is $45 million with a ground breaking scheduled for January 2023.
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Develop a premier medical clinic with a local health provider to increase services to Veterans in our community.