The event will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

More than 1,000 people are expected to participate.

The route starts at Fort DeRussy Park, down Kalakaua Avenue, up Kapahulu Avenue toward Les Murakami Stadium at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, began in 1981 when Wichita, Kan., Police Chief Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to raise money for and increase awareness of Special Olympics. He conceived the idea of the Torch Run as a way to involve local law enforcement with their communities and Special Olympics, by running the torch in intrastate relays that converge at their local Summer Games.

It's the movement's largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle.

The Torch Run raised $21.4 million for Special Olympics Programs around the world in 2005. More than 85,000 law enforcement officers carried the Flame of Hope across 35 nations, raising awareness and money for Special Olympics. Thousands more supported the runners' efforts through "Adopt-A-Cop" runner sponsorships, local fundraising events, corporate sponsorships and Torch Run T-shirts — more than 400,000 sold — and other merchandise sales to fellow law enforcement officers, families, friends and the public.

For more information visit www.specialolympicshawaii.org.