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The Waimea Christmas Twilight Parade was blessed with barely a touch of rain at the start for a mostly cool and dry upcountry night for the thousands lined along the streets for the annual event Saturday (Dec 3).

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MEDIA RELEASE Jingle Bell Rock is the theme for the Pahoa Holiday Parade slated for 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3. Grand marshal will be Louie Perry, Puna’s own four-time gold medalist special Olympian. The Hawaii County Band and the Paradise Roller Girls are among those who have signed up for the parade that will run [...]

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This year’s parade will be – as always – the first Saturday of the month — Dec. 3, 2011, but will begin a half hour earlier than ever before – at 5:30 p.m. — to encourage youth groups and other walking units to participate. Waimea’s Christmas parade “signature” of a convoy of festively trucks from all over the island will again join the fun, as will HELCO’s Toys For Tots Train, Hawai’i County Police and Fire Departments and most important of all to keiki – North Hawai’i Community Hospital’s Santa Float.

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Parade Participants can pick up their entry packets now at The Keaau Village Market main office, the Bread Box located in the Keaau Village Market, Keaau Ace Hardware, Keaau Middle School and Keaau High Schools front offices or online at kybc808. Deadline to submit a packet is November 15 so hurry and get yours today!

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Hawaii is home to one of the largest expatriate Okinawan populations in the United States

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MEDIA RELEASE The 52nd Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament invites visitors and kamaaina to its Billfish Parade at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 24. The parade will begin at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel and wind its way through Kailua Village ending at Hualalai Road. The HIBT parade will feature international teams including crowd favorites from [...]

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Naalehu celebrated the birth of our nation with a parade and rodeo Saturday (July 2).

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (FHVNP) is pleased to announce its July 4th Silent Auction. This annual fundraiser is a much anticipated part of Volcano’s Fourth of July parade and festival, which attracts hundreds of residents and visitors each year. The auction starts at 9 a.m., with final bids at 11:30 [...]

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Independence Day weekend events, festivities and happenings across the Big Island

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The annual lei draping of the King Kamehameha I statue in Hilo kicked-off Kamehameha Day events on the Big Island Friday (June 10).

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Photos of the annual Merrie Monarch Parade in Hilo Saturday (April 30).

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Village turns out to cheer floats, bands, dancers, local volunteer groups, keiki clubs and a lot of dogs

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