Winners for the 33rd annual Kailua-Kona Community Christmas Parade were announced this week. Winners can pick up their certificates at the Civic Center Administration Office Building C second floor on Monday.
Commercial Entrants
1st — HELCO
2nd — Lex Brodies
3rd — RIVCO
Marching Entrants
1st — Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge
2nd — Hawaii Gospel Church
3rd — Japanese Social Club Kona
Keiki Entrants
1st — Hawaii Montessori
2nd — Innovations
3rd — Kealakehe Elementary Ukulele
Float Entrants
1st — Halau Kalaakeakauikawekiu
2nd — Kahikolu Congregational Church
3rd — Hawaii County Policy Dept.
Special Categories
Best School Entry — Hawaii Montessori
Best Crowd Pleaser — Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge
Best Musical Entry — Mokulele Airlines
Best in Lights — Halau Kalaakeakauikawekiu
Dinners to benefit veterans
The Kona Elks lodge will be hosting a dinner every third Thursday starting in January in an effort to raise money to provide home kits and provide donations for veterans housing.
The dinners will be $25 a person and free for veterans with a V.A. card. Dinners will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling 443-7251.
People can call if they’d like to help out in a different way, volunteers welcome. Help make a difference for the men and women who have served our country and have now fallen on hard times.
