(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival and Lunar New Year Parade: the parade began on Hotel Street and Richards Street near the Hawaii State Capitol lawn. Parade watchers and participants line Hotel Street at Alakea Street, looking east/Koko Head bound as the Parade would head west/Ewa bound on Hotel, to River Street.
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival and Lunar New Year Parade’s official banner at the opening to the parade on Hotel Street at Alakea Street.
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival and Lunar New Year Parade: the 2023 parade’s title sponsor – American Savings Bank, F.S.B., walked the parade route…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival and Lunar New Year Parade: the 2023 parade’s title sponsor American Savings Bank, F.S.B., walked the parade and their group had “dragons” with kalo/taro leaves decorating its costume….
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival and Lunar New Year Parade: Traditional Chinese folk music group marched along Hotel Street toward River Street…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: Beretania Street between Maunakea Street and Aala Street was blocked for food vendors and the entertainment stage that featured martial arts demos. Food, beverage, and Year of the Rabbit goods were available for sale…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: local food and beverage favorites were available for sale in the block party and nearby shops…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: view of Beretania Street looking east/Koko Head direction at River Street…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: view of Beretania Street looking west/Ewa direction at Maunakea Street…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: One of the vendor booths featuring Year of the Rabbit items for sale and the ever popular Chinese bear, the panda!…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: the Beretania Stage featured martial arts demos and some of the Lion and Dragon dance teams who took part in the Lunar New Year Parade…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: the crowd looking at food booths and waiting for the next Beretania stage performance…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: the Beretania stage was on the corner of Beretania and River Street…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: Honolulu Police Department officers (seen here in orange and yellow reflective vest) assisted with traffic control during the Lunar New Year Parade and throughout the Festival area…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: food and beverage vendors and trucks lined both sides of Beretania Street…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: Food trucks and booths, beverage vendors, and crafters had crowds shopping-eating-and-greeting one another around through the evening…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: Many folks came out to support those who took part in the Lunar New Year Parade and others just happened to see each other in the crowds…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: a view of River Street from across the Aala Street canal on the sidewalk near Aala Park…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: Festival goers found places to sit and enjoy their food or sit and people watch…
(Saturday, January 14, 2023) Night in Chinatown Festival: a cool Aloha Saturday in Chinatown Honolulu, a week before the Lunar New Year-Year of the Rabbit on Sunday, January 22, 2023…
