Kaʻū News Briefs Dec.14, 2024

The ground crew who expanded and streamlined the second annual Pāhala Town Lighted Christmas Parade
on Saturday, with Mr. & Mrs. Santa and Parade President Shai Lopez-Castaneda. Photo by Stacyn Sakuma

The late Ed Olson helped fund the parade for 
years and is honored with continuation of support
and a place on his Pāhala Coffee Mill float.
Photo by Stacyn Sakuma

PĀHALA TOWN LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE, in its second year on Saturday, drew bigger crowds, much local participation and the honoring of community, enterprise, faith, athletics, education, service and those who passed during
the last year. 
    The late Kaʻū Coffee Mill founder, the late Edmund C. Olson, whose trust and foundation continue to support the parade, was honored on the company float. Friends and families built floats to honor the late Kaʻū Coffee farmer Milton DaCalio; the late longtime steward of county parks Angie Nohealani Avenue, and the late longtime sugar worker and athletic coach at Kaʻū High, Bobby Barba.
    Grand Marshall of the Parade was longtime President of 'O Ka'ū Kākou community service organization, Wayne Kawachi.

   Attending events over the weekend were Judy and Eddie Andrade, who started the annual Christmas Parade in Pāhala more than 40 years ago.
    Pāhala Town Lighted Christmas Parade Committee, comprised of the new generation of events organizers, ensured that living kūpuna leaders and those leaders who passed were recognized, and carried with the community into the joy, the fun of their Christmas Tree lighting and Christmas parade.

A float in Pāhala Town Lighted Christmas Parade honoring the late longtime steward of county parks and Hawaiian
family music entertainer Angie Nohealani Avenue. Photo by Julia Neal

A float in Pāhala Town Lighted Christmas Parade honoring the late Kaʻū High coach and longtine sugar worker
Bobby Barba. Photo by Stacyn Sakuma

A float in Pāhala Town Lighted Christmas Parade honoring the late Kaʻū Coffee farmer Milton Dacalio.
Photo by Stacyn Sakuma

Mr. & Mrs. Santa and Parade President Shai Lopez-Castaneda with manmade snow falling

on the Christmas procession on Saturday. Photo by Stacyn Sakuma

Snowman in the manmade snow falling in Pāhala at Saturday's Town Lighted Christmas Parade.
Photo by Stacyn Sakuma

PĀHALA TOWN LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE GOERS REVELED IN THE SNOW, produced by a machine along the route and drawing keiki to leap and catch it, courtesy of Pāhala Town Lighted Christmas Parade Committee. 

    See more parade and other weekend event photos in Sunday's Kaʻū Calendar News Briefs.

Everyone revels in the manmade snow that came down on the Pāhala Town Lighted Christmas Parade route on Saturday.
Photo by Julia Neal

This Sunday: Kīlauea Military Camp on Crater Rim Drive in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
offers two seatings for Brunch with Santa.

Volcano Art Center Gallery inside Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.