COURTESY OF CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU
The Royal Hawaiian Band will march during the Family Day parade that begins at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Fort DeRussy.
Family Day in Waikiki
offers fun for all agesAmong the festivities lined up for the Fourth of July weekend is tomorrow's Family Day, a community celebration of pride and patriotism in honor of Hawaii's keiki and members of America's armed forces.
Running until 9:30 p.m., Family Day will open with a 10 a.m. parade from Fort DeRussy to Kapiolani Park along Kalakaua Avenue, with floats, the HPD horse unit, local and mainland bands, the new Zoo Train and costumed characters such as Pineapple Pete and Chuck E. Cheese.
At the park bandstand, food and entertainment also await, followed by concerts in the park as well as Sunset on the Beach, beginning at 4 p.m. at Queen's Surf Beach. There will be an evening fireworks display accompanied by the patriotic sounds of the Hawaii Air National Guard Band, followed by a screening of "Lilo & Stitch" at 8 p.m. on the city's 30-foot screen.
The Family Day Festival at Kapiolani Park, sponsored by the Hawaii Christian Coalition and other organizations, will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The area around the bandstand will come alive with a Keiki Village featuring children's games, inflatables, rides, displays, arts and crafts, a SongFest at the Kodak Hula Stage, community information booths and 17 food booths serving everything from shrimp dishes to chicken adobo.
COURTESY OF CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU
The keiki of Halau Hula Ohana will perform at Sunset on the Beach tomorrow, just before an 8 p.m. fireworks display.
The park concert will feature such popular local entertainers as Jake Shimabukuro, Jennifer, Jordan Segundo, Brother Noland, Mark Matthews and Abe Weinstein with a preview of the Hawaii International Jazz Festival.
Free parking will be available at Kapiolani Community College and Kaimuki High School, with frequent shuttles running to and from Kapiolani Park. The Waikiki Improvement Association also has arranged for 3,000 parking stalls in Waikiki to be available at discounted rates and special discounted hotel packages starting at $59 per night, for families who wish to spend the Fourth of July weekend in Waikiki.
Aston Hotels and Resorts Hawaii is sponsoring the Sunset on the Beach event.
Sunday's Sunset on the Beach event also will begin at 4 p.m., with a screening of "Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace" beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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