The Kona Times
is a blog showing the changes that are taking place here in Kona, Hawai'i, with photographs and commentary by artist Randy Magnus.
Robert Punihaole was the Grand Marshall in this year's Kona Coffee Grand Parade.
Miss Kona Coffee Wikolia Enos.
Mar was there with his Filipino group.
The Kona Coffee Lei Making Contest.
This is the first year that the end of the parade and the Kona Coffee Village was at the Old Airport.
So the parade went in the opposite direction, with their backs to the sun.
Robert Punihaole from Kohala was the Grand Marshall, and enjoyed hanging with Miss Kona Coffee and Miss Aloha and talking to his old friends.
(photos by Randy Magnus)
The yearly event this year was at the Hapuna Prince Hotel.
Some of the winners of the pageant looking like a giant bouquet of flowers.
Sound tech John Week with Miss Hawaii 2009. It was a fun night with a James Bond theme being projected on the giant screens.
(photos by Randy Magnus)
The Taiko Drummers were out. Pictured here is the Kona Hongwanji crew.
Jane with a few of her Filipino club peeps. There was 3 different Filipino clubs marching in the Lantern Parade.
And the Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts groups participated.
Cindi with her Dad helped to line all of the groups into order for this year's Kona Coffee Lantern Parade as they prepared to march through Kailua Village.
(photos by Randy Magnus)
Tonight is the Lantern Parade in Kailua Village, tomorrow is the Holualoa Coffee & Art Stroll and the Kona Coffee Pageant. Sunday is the picking contest.
(photo of Jon Kunitake by Randy Magnus)
They walked back and forth on Ali'i Drive between the three stages, to see and to be seen, in the largest block party in Hawaii for this year's Halloween.
There was also the traditional Huggo's Halloween costume party, and Zack was all dressed up at Kanaka Kava.
It was definitely a night to remember.
(Click here to see
last year's shots of Halloween in Kona, HI.)
(photos by Randy Magnus)
Robert Punihaole was the Grand Marshall in this year's Kona Coffee Grand Parade.
Miss Kona Coffee Wikolia Enos.
Mar was there with his Filipino group.
The Kona Coffee Lei Making Contest.
This is the first year that the end of the parade and the Kona Coffee Village was at the Old Airport.
