Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace March

2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Annual Peace Rally Event held in the front lawn of the Kalana O Maui Building (County Building). (1.18.2018) (File photo: Ryan Piros/ County of Maui)

The African Americans on Maui Association holds its annual Dr. King Peace March this morning (Monday, Jan. 21, 2019) in Wailuku.

The event begins with opening ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. at the MLK Stone of Hope Monument on High Street, followed by the Peace March starting at 9 a.m.  The event is free and open to the public.

Tonight, Christ the King Church holds its 7th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service, beginning at 5:15 p.m.

This year’s theme, “We Shall Stand” will honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of equality, nonviolence, and faith while calling upon Maui’s community to rise together to defend our future.

A special guest presentation will be delivered by Rev. M. Kalani Souza, a Hawaiian practitioner and promoter of social justice through conflict resolution.