Kailua's first July 4th parade since COVID 'was incredible'

IT CLOSES AT 10 O'CLOCK TONIGHT. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC, THE ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY PARADE RETURNED TO KAILUA TOWN PARADE GOERS TOLD OUR BRYCE MOORE IT MEANS MUCH MORE THAN GETTING FR CANDY AND ADMIRING THE FLOATS. >> THE 74TH ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY PARADE IN KAILUA, PERHAPS ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS. TO TELL YOU, MAN, IT'S TWICE THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT FROM THE 3 YEARS WAS INCREDIBLE TO ME, JUST JUST EVERYBODY COMING OUT AND JUST LIKE ONE BIG OHANA WALKING AROUND, HAVING AS YOU CAN SEE, PEOPLE RIGHTS RIDE THE BIKES GOING BY RIGHT THERE. >> GOT >> YEAH, THE KAILUA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTS THE EVENT TELLING ME IT'S AWESOME TO GET KEIKI INVOLVED. >> THEY ARE. THEY'VE BEEN FOR WEEKS EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE WAKING UP AT 4 IN THE MORNING WAKING UP THEIR PARENTS LIKE IS IT TIME I SOMEWHAT INDEPENDENCE DAY MEANS TO THEM. >> CANDY, FIREWORKS ERICA COUNCILMEMBER AUGIE EMCEED THE EVEN KAILUA HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI WAS A PERFECT WAY TO END THE PARADE. YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN? I NEED EXERCISE AND THAT'S A WHILE STILL HONORING THE 56 BRAVE MEN WHO SIGNED THE CLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE GIVING US THIS FREEDOM. >> FOR MY FAMILY WHO WERE, YOU IMMIGRANTS IN PHILIPPINES PUT YOUR GO TO COME TO AND TO WORK HARD GIVE ME FREEDOM TO DO. WHAT I IS A MEANS I LOVE WHEN THE VETERANS COME BY BECAUSE YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. ALL WHAT THEY DO FOR THE COUNTRY. SO IMPORTANT. >> THE CHAMBER TELLING ME IT'S A GREAT LOOK FOR KAILUA. JUST TO SHOW THAT WHERE A COMMUNITY MOST PEOPLE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITIES THAT UNIFY JUST LIKE WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE AND ALL FRIENDS. WE ALL MAKE ROOM AND

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Published: Wed Jul 05 2023