HONOLULU – Clear Channel Radio Hawaii today announced that it will stage “Kokua For The Pacific,” a Hawaii-based radio, television and Internet fund raising event for the victims of the tsunami in Samoa, the typhoons in the Philippines and the earthquake in Indonesia.
The event will take place at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 from 1 to 5 p.m. All proceeds from ticket sales, raffles and phone bank collections will be donated to the American Red Cross for disaster relief.
“We want to send a loud message to our neighbors across the Pacific that their friends in Hawaii are here to support them in their time of need,” said Chuck Cotton, VP and General Manager for Clear Channel Radio Hawaii. “And, to do that, we’re bringing together Hawaii’s best entertainers for an afternoon of songs, laughs and inspiration.”
Clear Channel personalities will host the program and scheduled entertainers include Henry Kapono, Amy Hanaiali‘i, Ten Feet, Makana, John Cruz, Micah G, Robi Kahakalau, Rebel Souljahz, Brother Noland and more.
Tickets are available online at kokuaforthepacific.com or can be purchased at the door. Cost is $5 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under.
Scheduled television airtimes vary by station and are as follows: KGMB will air live from 1 to 5 p.m., KITV will air live 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., K-5 will air live from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., KHON will air one hour of the live telecast and OC 16 and Clear Channel Radio Hawaii will air live on the web. In addition, KSSK 92.3 FM, KSSK AM 590 and KDNN 98.5 will broadcast the event live. Oceanic Time Warner Cable is providing the television production.
For more information, contact any Clear Channel Hawaii radio station at the following numbers or visit http://www.kokuaforthepacific.com
• KSSK FM at 296-9292
• KSSK AM at 296-5959
• KHVH at 521-8383
• Island 98.5 at 296-9850
• Hot 93.9 at 296-9494
• Star 101.9 at 296-1019
