Posted on: Sunday, August 24, 2008
DNC Schedule
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C. Carlyle Steele yesterday was taping delegation signs to seats at the Denver convention center in preparation for tomorrow's opening.
TED S. WARREN | Associated Press
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Delegates from Hawai'i and across the country are in Denver this week for the Democratic National Convention, where U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois will accept the party's presidential nomination.
The official convention program at the Pepsi Center each day runs from about noon to 5 p.m Hawai'i time.(Denver is on Mountain Standard Time, four hours ahead of Hawai'i.)
TODAY
Democratic National Convention interfaith gathering, featuring religious leaders and musical artists as speakers and performers
TOMORROW
Theme: One nation
Hawai'i delegates will decorate the Hawai'i Pole Speech by Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, a history teacher at La Pietra Hawai'i School for Girls Tribute to U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts Headline speech by Michelle Obama, Barack's wife
TUESDAY
Theme: Renewing America's promise
Hawai'i delegates will attend a reception at Cru A Wine Bar with U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawai'i Keynote address by former Virginia governor Mark Warner Headline speech by U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York
WEDNESDAY
Theme: Securing America's future
Hawai'i delegates will do community service at Cherry Creek State Park Wounded Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, who graduated from McKinley High School and the University of Hawai'i, will be part of a tribute to active-duty military and veterans Speech by former president Bill Clinton Headline speech by U.S. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, the vice presidential nominee
THURSDAY
Theme: Change you can believe in
Hawai'i delegates will have a breakfast buffet with Soetoro-Ng, Obama's sister Speech by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. Speech by former vice president Al Gore Headline speech by Obama at Invesco Field
