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Hi-Yu is a non-profit organization, established in 1934 by West Seattle's service clubs to produce a summer festival to promote the West Seattle Community.
The annual Hi-Yu Summer Festival is held throughout the month of July. Dozens of events occur all around West Seattle during
this time. The kick-off event is the Seattle Seafair Pirates Landing at Alki Beach, and it finishes at the end of the month with
the Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Program and the Seafair Torchlight Parade. Named in 1934 (16 years prior to Seafair), in a community contest,
Hi-Yu means "much, plenty, abundance" in native Chinook jargon.
(See this site for more information on the Chinook Indian culture)
The next scheduled Hi-Yu meeting is Monday, May 26, 2008 @ 6:30pm, at TBD.
Take a look at some Hi-Yu history through the artwork of the venerable Hi-Yu Buttons.
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| 1985-1986 BUTTON DESIGN |
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2008 FLOAT DESIGNS ANNOUNCED
The 2008 float design has been rough drafted to a design that looks to be spectacular. This year's theme
is "Luna Park". Click the photo for a larger view.
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| 1985-1986 ROYAL COURT |
| Queen: | Jennifer King |
| 1st Princess: | Stacy Hollrah | | 2nd Princess: | Lisa Brown (Rodriquez) |
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