2024 KBPA CHRISTMAS PARADE

Thursday, December 5, 2024 – 6-8PM

PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE?

HERE’S A WAIVER YOU NEED TO SIGN:
Click here for the Parade Waiver and Release form

HERE’S A FORM FOR YOUR UNIT DESCRIPTION:
https://form.jotform.com/223125761166049

HERE’S INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARADE ALONG WITH FAQs:

https://kbpahawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-KBPA-KAIMUKI-CHRISTMAS-PARADE-Participant-Information.pdf

HERE’S A MAP OF THE STAGING AREA:

https://kbpahawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/staging-area-map-Kaimuki-Christmas-Parade-120524.pdf

HERE’S THE FINAL PARADE LINE-UP:

https://kbpahawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KAIMUKI-CHRISTMAS-PARADE-LINE-UP-120124-final.pdf

TELEVISION COVERAGE

Here are the airtimes for the 2024 parade broadcasts on Olelo:
(All on Olelo Channel 53)

12/23 – 8pm
12/24 – 11am
12/25 – 9am
12/27 – 10pm

The broadcast will also be available on demand: 

‘ŌleloNet on Demand

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VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:

Safety is number 1. Be observant and intervene or speak up as necessary, with aloha. Wear your safety vest at all times. Be prepared for rain and cool weather. Staging area (total # of volunteers needed -24) – assist participants to the quadrant location for their group (1,2,3 or 4). Every group has a quadrant and order number. If the group is on a list, they are not approved to be in the parade. Vehicle stagers assist with getting the vehicles in the right numerical order.

How it works: when the parade starts the walkers/marchers come down the Koko Head side of the round-about and the vehicles come down on the Ewa side of the round-about. Groups with a vehicle and marchers merge together. In the quad (grass area), there are signs designating the number. Assist with getting the groups in the right numerical order.

Waialae Avenue locations (total # of volunteer)s needed- 18) – intersections – assist with observing for a steady pace of movement, not too fast, not too slow, no big gaps. Because we are under the direction of Honolulu Police Department officers, the officer may intervene as necessary. Assist with keeping marchers in the marching lane of Waialae Avenue. There will be contra-flow vehicles on the mauka lanes. A marcher may be distracted as he/she is walking so may need to be guided back into the parade flow.

4th Ave.
5th Ave.
6th Ave.
7th Ave.
8th Ave.
9th Ave.
10th Ave.
11th Ave.
12th Ave.
Koko Head Ave. (total # of volunteers needed – 6 FILLED) – end of parade route. All vehicles and marchers go makai on Koko Avenue. No stopping on Koko Head Ave. Marchers need to get onto the sidewalk. This is an active street (no pausing as vehicles will be moving). Note: Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise has volunteered for this location.

Photographer (total # of volunteers needed – 2). Take digital photos at staging area and all entries along the parade route

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2023 KBPA CHRISTMAS PARADE

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Congratulations to everyone involved in putting together another great Kaimuki Christmas Parade – and special thanks to our Parade Director Calvin Hara.

The 2023 Kaimuki Christmas Parade Grand Marshall was the Kaimuki Christian Church.  In celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the church in Kaimuki, the designation recognizes the long history of Kaimuki Christmas Church serving the community, from keiki to kupuna. Beginning as a Sunday School outreach in the Kaimuki neighborhood in 1909, Kaimuki Community Church was organized as a church in 1923. In 1968, Kaimuki Christian School was added to Kaimuki Christian Church’s ministry in east Honolulu.  The church also actively supports people in need, from the homeless to children and seniors. 

PARADE PHOTOS

Thanks to photographers Donnie Torres, Olelo Community Media (EW Tsang), Quintin Kamm, David Moore and others.

KAIMUKI PARK CLEAN-UP

A huge success! Thanks to Honolulu Parks & Recreation and all of the KBPA members and volunteers to helped clean, paint, rake, sweep and tidy-up Kaimuki Park on Saturday morning, July 29, 2023