Fourth of July 2019 celebration

Fireworks light the sky over Kailua Bay Thursday night. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Fireworks light the sky over Kailua Bay Thursday night. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Fireworks light the sky over Kailua Bay Thursday night. For more photos of the rodeo, parade, and fireworks display, visit www.westhawaiitoday.com. (Photos by Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Fireworks light the sky over Kailua Bay Thursday night. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Fireworks light the sky over Kailua Bay Thursday night. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Fireworks light the sky over Kailua Bay Thursday night. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Fireworks light the sky over Kailua Bay Thursday night. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Flags fly on the KBXtreme float at the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Miss Aloha Hawaii and Miss Kona Coffee wave to the crowd at the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A paniolo competes Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A paniolo competes Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A calf gets roped in the team roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A calf gets roped in the team roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A calf gets roped in the team roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A calf gets roped in the team roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A calf gets roped in the team roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Paniolo are neck and neck at the finish line of the quarter mile race Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

Riders compete in the barrel race Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races.

Riders compete in the barrel race Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A team competes in the ribbon roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A team competes in the ribbon roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A team competes in the ribbon roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A team competes in the ribbon roping competition Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A rider competes in the keiki barrel race in the 2019 Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A rider competes in the keiki barrel race Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
A rider competes in the keiki barrel race Thursday at the Parker Ranch July Fourth Rodeo and Horse Races. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Boy Scouts carry the banner at the start of the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Grand Marshal LTC Loreto V Borce Jr, PTA Commander and his wife Kekai wave to the crowd at the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
The Disabled American Veterans march in the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Lilea Foltz waves her flag at the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

David Carlson of the American Legion salutes at the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade.

A member of the Big Island Republicans waves to the crowd at the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

With the threat of rain looming, the Kailua-Kona Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks Extravaganza delighted spectators.