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The Hawai'i Pacific Health Great Aloha Run is a road race that takes place annually in
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
on the third weekend in February ( Presidents' Day in the
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). It is a charity event that benefits Carole Kai Charities, a philanthropic fund run by Hawaii entertainer
Carole Kai Carole Kai (née Shimizu; born October 28, 1944) is an entertainer (singer and pianist), recording artist, and philanthropist from Hawaii. Personal life Born Carole Shimizu in Honolulu, she graduated from McKinley High School in Honolulu. She ...
. Kai, Honolulu Marathon founder Jack Scaff, M.D., and publicist-journalist Buck Buchwach founded the race in 1985, and since its inception it has donated over $14 million to over 100 non-profit organizations in Hawaii.
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was the title sponsor for the 2010 race until 2018, when Hawai'i Pacific Health took the title sponsorship. Prior to that, local telephone company
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was the title sponsor from 2005 to 2009, while the ''
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'' has been a sponsor of the race since its inception. The course starts in
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on Nimitz Highway across from
Aloha Tower The Aloha Tower is a retired lighthouse that is considered one of the landmarks of the state of Hawaii in the United States. Opened on September 11, 1926, at a then astronomical cost of $160,000, the Aloha Tower is located at Pier 9 of Honolulu ...
, and runs west on Nimitz Highway along Honolulu Harbor, under the
Interstate H-1 Interstate H-1 (abbreviated H-1) is the longest and busiest Interstate Highway in the US state of Hawaii. The highway is located on the island of O‘ahu. Despite the number, this is an east–west highway; the 'H'-series (for Hawaii) numbering ...
viaduct near
Honolulu International Airport Daniel K. Inouye International Airport , also known as Honolulu International Airport, is the main airport of Oahu, Hawaii.Aloha Stadium Aloha Stadium is a closed multi-purpose stadium located in Halawa, Hawaii, a western suburb of Honolulu (though with a Honolulu address). It is the largest stadium in the state of Hawaii. , the stadium ceased fan-attended operations indefinit ...
. The Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium route gives the race its name. About 25,000 runners, mostly
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residents, run the race each year. This number also includes as many as 5,000 members of the
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who run in formation as the "Sounds of Freedom" division. The Great Aloha Run is the second largest road race in Hawaii, after the Honolulu Marathon, which attracts an international field and is marketed heavily in Japan.Running USA Largest Races
. Retrieved 5 March 2011.


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{{Reflist Sports in Honolulu Road running competitions in the United States