Ghosts and goblins will be out this weekend searching for treats from the living. Here are some alternatives to going door-to-door in West Hawaii.
The Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra will treat listeners to an open-air Halloween concert from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today at Kona Commons Shopping Center.
The concert is free and open to the public, offering a symphonic selection of family music in celebration of Halloween. Ten talented musicians will offer spook-tacular musical selections from The Addams Family, Nightmare Before Christmas, Wicked!, Haunted Carousel, and Phantom of the Opera, along with more classic selections and local favorites.
All COVID-19 protocols will be observed, including face mask wearing, hand sanitization and social distancing.
• Lanihau Shopping Center merchants will be having in-store trick-or-treating today through Sunday. Look for the trick-or-treat sign on store windows and say “trick-or-treat” to a sales associate to receive a treat filled bag. No purchase necessary and costumes are welcome. Post a spooky or cute photo of your keiki in costume and tag @shoplanihau and #Lanihaulloween for a chance to win $300 in gift cards to Lanihau merchants.
• Celebrate Halloween at Queens’ MarketPlace with a fun, socially distanced scavenger hunt. All participants need is a smart phone, an adventurous spirit and a face mask. Costumes are welcome, too. Enjoy this scavenger hunt today through Sunday between 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Keiki who complete the scavenger hunt will receive a Halloween treat bag filled with fang-tastic goodies. Also keep a look out for the Fall Harvest Patch, complete with Waimea-grown pumpkins, haybales and scarecrows. Take a commemorative photo with your little ones at the patch and tag @QueensMarketPlace on Instagram or Facebook in your photos, and you’ll be entered for chance to win $300 in gift cards to Queens’ MarketPlace merchants.
SUNDAY
• Tim Ewing is once again hosting his haunted house on Halloween night, which is Sunday, in the Sea View Circle subdivision with some changes for COVID safety.
“With the way COVID is acting and the uncertain rules about gatherings here on the Big Island, I am not doing my full blown haunted house. The idea of 10 to 20-plus unvaccinated people in a tight enclosed maze screaming and breathing hard scares me,” he said. “It doesn’t mean that I am not doing Halloween. I am just going back to my roots. The haunt will end at my back door, which is guarded by ghosts.
• The Ocean View Community Center will be holding a drive-thru Halloween Day Candy Giveaway from noon to 3 p.m.
• Celebrate Halloween on Sunday at Parker Ranch Center’s Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treating Halloween day between 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The drive-through trick-or-treating event will be located next to the Ikua Purdy statue at Parker Ranch Center. Bring your keiki dressed in costume to pick up their special treat bag filled with Halloween candy, stickers and temporary tattoos.
• Parker School will be hosting a Drive-Thru Trunk Or Treat on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. The event is free and everyone welcome. Wear a costume and trick or treat from your car. Face masks required.
