One of the biggest events of the year here in Hilo is the Merrie Monarch Festival, celebrating Hula, and the King who brought it back from the edge of extinction. This is his statue, bedecked
Naturally, we have a parade. And what's a parade without honor guards?
The Navy group sure could swing! Who knew?
And what's a Hawaiian celebration without some form of royalty? I have no idea what sort of royalty they're supposed to be, though.
Yeah, it's a big happy Mac Nut. Yum!
I've seen this float in a couple of local parades: a smoking mountain.
The last two have nothing whatsoever to do with Hawaiiana....
Chicken Soup! Came out pretty well, as usual.
Architectural detail from our downtown post office, which dates back to the '20s or '30s.