Children & Youth Day Event Details

Need some help getting around? Look for our Information Booths with our friendly volunteers ready to assist you on bathrooms, directions, security, booth activities, lost & found and other general inquires.

Photo opportunities with various super heroes, anime and colorful cosplay characters roaming throughout the grounds. All are available for photo’s with keiki and family.

With stations located at Beretania/Puncbowl street and Richards/Beretania street corners, take a load off for you and your family and explore the event grounds by boarding the CYD train. The fun-filled ride circles the perimeter of the State Capital grounds.

Located in the State Capital, our caring volunteers man the first aid station to treat minor emergencies. The American Medical Response ambulance and certified staff are also located on Punchbowl street.

Sponsored by Heather's Inflatables, inflatables of all sizes can be found on Kalanimoku and State Capitol grounds scattered around open areas.

Free admission to ‘Iolani Palace, Hawaii State Art Museum, and King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center.

Go plastic-free by bringing your own water bottle! We promotes being eco-friendly with Kokua Hawaii Foundation’s steel water refill station to provide free, filtered water. Visit the water stations at 5A, ‘Iolani Palace grounds by the Barracks and on Kalanimoku grounds on pathway between Kalanimoku and Honolulu Hale buildings.

A staple of the Children and Youth Day event, free goodie bags are distributed to all keiki at every information booth. In addition to actual keiki and family goodies, each goodie bag contains a keiki card which you can redeem for a prize at the Goodie Bag station located in the Capitol Rotunda. Keiki cards must be completely stamped by booth participants to be eligible for a prize.