Image from video by Daryl Lee

(BIVN) – The sidwewalks along Pāhoa Villager Road were crowded with onlookers for the annual holiday parade, organized by the Mainstreet Pāhoa Association.

Image from video by Daryl Lee

Participants marched from Apaʻa Street to the Pāhoa High School, where a hoʻolauleʻa was held following the parade.

Image from video by Daryl Lee

Musician and lava tour operator-turned hometown hero Ikaika Marzo was the parade Grand Marshal.

Image from video by Daryl Lee

Those who helped the community by donating their time at Puʻuhonua O Puna, aka The Hub, during the recent eruption of Kīlauea also participated.

Image from video by Daryl Lee

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Harry Kim also marched in the parade.

Image from video by Daryl Lee

The theme of this year’s parade was “Celebrating Pāhoa”. It also happened to be the 25th anniversary of the event, known throughout Hawaiʻi as the most eclectic holiday parade of them all.

Image from video by Daryl Lee

Image from video by Daryl Lee