‘The Wall That Heals’ stops in Hilo

G. Simon Graywolf a Vietnam Veteran checks out "The Wall That Heals". (Tim Wright/Special to Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

"The Wall That Heals" passes Hilo Bayfront before stopping at Mo'oheau Park. (Tim Wright/Special to Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

"The Wall That Heals" is blessed by Kahu Kimo Kupauihi Kaulahe'a at Mo'oheau Park. (Tim Wright/Special to Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

Children at Waiakea Elementary observe as motorcycles escort "The Wall That Heals." (Tim Wright/Special to Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

Before escorting "The Wall That Heals," a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., military veterans link arms for a brief prayer before they travel from Afook Chinen Civic to Mo'oheau Park. (Tim Wright/Special to Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

“The Wall That Heals” — a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. — made its way Monday to the Russell Carroll Mo‘oheau County Park in Hilo.

A motorcycle escort traveled around Hilo on Monday morning with a large truck housing the pieces of the wall.

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The wall consists of 140 synthetic granite panels mounted on an aluminum frame and measures 375 feet long when fully assembled.

It will be assembled during a ceremony at 8 a.m. today.

After assembly, the wall will remain in in place Sunday, Jan. 28, and will be publicly viewable following a welcome ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Visit thewallthatheals-hawaiicounty.org for more information.

‘The Wall That Heals’ stops in Hilo

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