Torch Run kicks off Special Olympics

Teams Honoka‘a, Redwave, and Vikings line up for the next relay race during Saturday’s East Hawai‘i Special Olympics at Waiakea High School. (Tim Wright/Special to West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

Onyx Cordeiro helped Team Explosion capture the 4x100-meter relay title during Saturday’s East Hawai‘i Special Olympics at Waiakea High School. (Tim Wright/Special to West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

Hawai‘i County Police officers, along with family and friends, made the early morning run from the Hilo police station to Waiakea High School to deliver the torch for Saturday’s East Hawai‘i Special Olympics opening ceremony. (Tim Wright/Special to West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

Louie Perry from team Red Waves clocked an impressive 5:44 in the one-mile race during Saturday’s East Hawai‘i Special Olympics at Waiakea High School. (Tim Wright/Special to West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

The torch gets lit Saturday’s East Hawai‘i Special Olympics opening ceremony at Waiakea High. (Tim Wright/Special to West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

Hawai‘i County Police officers, along with family and friends, made the early morning run from the Hilo police station to Waiakea High School to deliver the torch for Saturday’s East Hawai‘i Special Olympics opening ceremony. (Tim Wright/Special to West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

Eli Fidler from team Red Wave salutes the flags during Saturday’s opening ceremony for the East Hawaii Special Olympics at Waiakea High School. (Tim Wright/Special to West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Tribune-Herald)