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MERRIE MONARCH ROYAL PARADE in downtown Hilo, Hawaii on April 5,2008 The parade through downtown Hilo is the final event of Merrie Monarch. Here are photos and videos of the 2008 Merrie Monarch parade. The parade showcases Hilo and the Big Island with schools, police, military, county, visitors, Hawaiian groups, and numerous local celebraties participating. The first video is of the Royal Entourage portion of the Merrie Monarch parade.
This is a much longer video of all the local Hilo school bands and the Hawaiian immersion language charter schools in the parade. It is about 9 minutes to watch.
This is a video of Mayor Kim walking down Kamehameha in the parade followed by the County of Hawaii police force and Fire trucks.
Here are many pictures of the 2008 Merrie Monarch parade in order of appearance (based on my camera time). I was standing on Kamehameha street in downtown Hilo facing towards Hilo Bay. The parade was about 4 hours long with long waits between the floats and bands. The crowd was enjoying the clear and warm day and everyone chatted and played while waiting and then cheered when the next portion of the parade arrived.
You are welcome to use any of these pictures. Copyright 2008
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