HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-06-20 Kona Fourth of July Celebration -- press release (2)
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553
KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
(808) 323-4444 Fax (808) 323-4440
June 20, 2017
NEWS RELEASE
Kona Set for Scintillating Fourth of July 2017
Get set for the fun in Kona on Tuesday, July 4. The Kailua-Kona Community Parade
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Association announces that the festivities feature the 22 Annual Kailua-Kona
Independence Parade, whose theme is “Stars and Stripes Forever!”
The parade begins at 6:00 p.m. at Kona Kekuaokalani Gym (near the Kona Old
Airport), and proceeds down Kuakini Highway and Palani Road to Ali‘i Drive, finishing at
Coconut Grove Marketplace.
This year’s Grand Marshal is Command Sgt. Maj. James K. Hussey, U.S. Army
(retired), of Kailua-Kona.
The fireworks show by Hawai'i Explosives & Pyrotechnics, Inc. kicks off at 8:00 p.m.
The 10-minute show is produced off a barge on Kailua Bay, with widespread visibility.
Sponsors of the fireworks include the County of Hawai'i, Kona Commons, Royal Kona
Resort, King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel, McDonalds, Manini Holdings, Ironman
Foundation, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Coconut Grove Marketplace, and SVN
Clark Commercial Group.
For more information, or to become a sponsor, please visit: www.paradesinkona.com .
You may also call the Kona Mayor’s Office at 323-4444 for more information.
*Suggested parking at Kona Old Airport, where spaces are plentiful. There are many
places to park and walk to the village area to enjoy the parade and the fireworks.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.