Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, June 29, 2017 9 of Foreign Wars and Post 3830 (There is a $25 registration fee, visit www.ASaluteToOurVeterans. org, or call 965-0565 or email webmaster@ ASaluteToOurVeterans. org.) The BBQ Burger Cookoff, coordinated by the All-Hawaii Veterans Group will once again be located at the commuter parking lot on the makai side of Kamehameha Avenue. Barbecue hamburgers, along with other food items, will be available for purchase. The parking lot also will be home to additional food vendors offering a variety of different options, and keiki activities will be stationed at the Mooheau ball field Across the street at the mauka soccer field the Hot Rides Expo runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. featuring hundreds of vintage, classic and futuristic cars, brought in by car enthusiasts from all over the island. Admission is free. Performing on stage at the expo starting at 10 a.m. is a lineup of top-notch entertainers, including the Backyard Boys, Times Five, Average Joes, the Bobby Reno Band and the Ol’ School Band. “The great thing about our event is there is something for everyone,” says Waltjen. “For the car buffs we have the car show, for music enthusiasts there’s the live music, if you’re into health and fitness there’s the run/walk, and, of course, if you’re into food, there’s the barbecue cooking contest and food vendors. There’s also plenty to do for the keiki, too, with bouncers, slides and kettle corn and Mooheau ball park.” The Hawaii County Band will perform starting at 7 p.m. and will feature various patriotic selections. Then, the celebration culminates in a fireworks show by Hawaii Explosives at 8 p.m. with synchronized music aired on KWXX. The Isles, across Lili‘uokalani Gardens, is designated as the kupuna viewing station this year. The Elderly Activities Division will provide shuttle service from the Kamana Center from 3-7:30 p.m. The return shuttle will run from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Individuals 55 years and older can contact 961-8710 for more information. In order to give the public additional viewing areas for the fireworks, Lihiwai Street, which runs through Liliuokalani Gardens, will be closed for the day. Additional parking is available at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium grounds on the paved, Piilani Street side. A free shuttle service will run to and from the Bayfont area from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Bayfront highway will be closed from 6-10 p.m. Tuesday. No personal fireworks are allowed. For more information about the Hilo Bay Blast, call 961-8706. In Volcano, the day begins with a parade at 9 a.m. starting at the Volcano post office, proceeding a half-mile along Old Volcano Road to Cooper Community Center. The parade is followed by a festival, which includes entertainment, children’s games, a silent auction, a baked goods sale to raise funds for Volcano Friends Feeding Friends, food, and a craft fair in Carlson’s Court. Headlining the entertainment lineup is Hilo songstress Christy Lassiter and audiences will get the first preview of Kilauea Drama & Entertainment Network’s summer musical, “Finian’s Rainbow.” “Our parade and festivities are loads of fun, and they also benefit the community,” says Linda Ugalde, Cooper Center Council president. “Any profits made go to the Volcano Community Association, and to Cooper Center-The Heart of Volcano. “We may be small, but we get the job done. Many local community groups are in the parade and then stay to answer questions, like the cast of ‘Finian’s Rainbow,’ Rainbow Friends, Rainforest Runs and the Volcano School of Arts and Science. And best of all, it’s cool and comfortable, and everything goes on, rain or shine.” Roads for the Volcano celebration close at 8:15 a.m. There is no parking along Old Volcano Road from the post office to Wright Road to Kilauea. There is also no public parking at Cooper Center. In Waikoloa, thousands of rubber duckies will make a splash in the 26th annual Rubber Duckie Race, a fundraiser for the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii, as part of an all-day celebration that includes entertainment, contests and carnival games from 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. at the Kings’ Shops, Queens’ MarketPlace and Waikoloa Bowl. “Thousands of people come to the resort for the Family Fourth,” says Scott Head, vice president of resort operations for Waikoloa Beach Resort. “Of course, everybody wants to see the fireworks display at the end of the day, but leading up to that moment, we’ve got a lot going on for all ages.” Get messy with a watermelon eating contest, or try your best duck calls and duck waddling at the Kings’ Shops. At the Queens’ Market- Place, join the Salsa Latinos at the Coronation Pavilion at noon and enjoy carnival games with prizes, balloon art, cotton candy and popcorn. Entertainment will be provided by Micah De Aguiar with Kuleana, Lito Arkangel and John Cruz throughout the day as well as the Tomi Isobe Blues Band, DamStr8, Lorenzo’s Army and the Larry Dupio Blues Band. “One thing that makes the Family Fourth unique is the incredible variety of music,” Head says. “Besides that, of course the Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race is something you won’t see anywhere else.” The Kings’ Shops opened in Waikoloa Beach Resort in 1991, and the first Rubber Duckie Race was held that same year. Eventgoers can adopt a rubber duckie in advance by calling the King’ Shops office at 886-8811, then head to the Kings’ Lake to watch it take the plunge and start the race at 3 p.m. Top finishers will be rewarded with prizes totaling more than $37,000. All proceeds go to the Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii. The festivities culminate with a fireworks finale accompanied by music by the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific. Doors to the Waikoloa Bowl open at 4:30 p.m. Beach mats or chairs are welcome for open lawn seating. Coolers, alcoholic beverages and smoking are not permitted. For more information about the Waikoloa Fourth of July events, visit www. WaikoloaBeachResort.com or call 886-8822. On the west side of the island, things heat up with the 22nd annual Kailua-Kona Independence Day Parade & Fireworks Extravaganza starting at 6 p.m., Tuesday at the Kakuaokalani Gym/Pool Complex. The parade, themed “Stars and Stripes Forever,” will start at Kona Kekuaokalani Gym (near the Old Kona Airport Park) and heads south on Kuakini Highway to Palani Road, on to Alii Drive, and finishes at the Coconut Grove Marketplace. Parade participants include neighborhood and community groups, nonprofit or commercial businesses, musical entries, floats of all kinds, multiple color guard groups and members of the armed services. This year’s grand marshal is Command Sgt. Maj. James K. Hussey, U.S. Army (retired). Following the parade, Hawaii Explosives & Pyrotechnics Inc. will cap the evening’s festivities with a 10-minute fireworks show, starting at 8 p.m. off a barge in Kailua Bay. Organizers suggest parking at Old Kona Airport Park. For more information, visit www.paradesinkona.com, or call the Mayor’s office at 323-4444. JULY FOURTH From page 7 Courtesy photo Flags line the course for the Hilo Bay 5K Run/Walk.
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