JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM
Sixteen-year-old Alana Martinez, left, was silhouetted with a palm frond at the Banyan Mall in Kalihi after a procession of about 150 people marched through the Vineyard Boulevard and Liliha areas in honor of Palm Sunday.

RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
A giant illuminated dragon from the Saitama Ryujin Matsuri Kai loomed over the crowd yesterday as the Honolulu Festival Parade made its way down Kalakaua Avenue.