Thank You to All Those Who Participated in the Parade and Watched! Have a Great Holiday and See You in 2023!
Below are the Favorites for Each Parade Category as Selected by the Parade Goers.
Favorite Walking Group - Hawaii Horse Owners Association
Favorite Marching Unit - Hilo High School Band
Favorite Small Float - Friends of Hilo Skate Park
Favorite Large Float - Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union
We had a total of 699 Responses - Mahalo for Participating in Our First Time Online Voting!
MAHALO TO OUR 2022 DOWNTOWN HILO CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE SPONSORS:
KTA
Hilo Candy
Creative Arts
Waiakea Water
CU Hawaii FCU
Kuwaye Trucking Inc.
Hawaii National Bank
Service Rental and Sales
Kipapa Traffic Management
Isemoto Contracting Company
United Public Workers (UPW)
County Council Member Sue Lee Loy
County Council Member Aaron Chung
County Council Member Heather Kimball
County of Hawaii Public Works Department
County of Hawaii Parks and Rec. Department
HGEA
KWXX Radio


EAST HAWAII LIONS CLUBS PRESENT
THE DOWNTOWN HILO CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE
Hilo, Hawaii, September 4, 2022 – The East Hawaii Lions Clubs will present the Downtown Hilo Christmas Light Parade on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. “We are very excited to bring the Christmas Parade back to Hilo after a two-year break due to the pandemic,” commented Parade Coordinator Jeff Dansdill. “We hope we can bring back past participants and invite new participants to make this truly an event where we can really ‘Roar into the Holidays’.” Registration for participants will begin on Monday, September 19, 2022.
Visit the website to register online or email hilolightparade@gmail.com for more information. Lions Clubs provide humanitarian service to their communities. The Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with over 1.4 million members in over 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. The East Hawaii Lions Clubs include the Akaka Falls Lions Club, the Hilo Crescent City Lions Club, the Hilo Lions Club, Hilo Hawaii Lions Unlimited Club and the Waiakea Lions Club. The Leos Clubs will also provide valuable assistance.
