Fourth of July Calendar

Advertiser Staff

O'AHU

Concert today

• Larry Carlton Concert, a music, food-and-wine and fireworks extravaganza, 5:30-9:30 p.m.,Turtle Bay Resort lawn area; admission $20-$25 plus $5 parking (food and beverages extra).

Parade tomorrow

• Old-fashioned parade presented by the Kailua Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July Celebration, beginning 10 a.m. on Kainalu Street; free.

Fireworks tomorrow

• Kailua Beach Park 8 p.m.; restricted parking during the event; free.
• Ala Moana Center viewing of Magic Island fireworks, synchronized to a musical score, from 8:30 p.m.; preceded by entertainment; free.
• Schofield Barracks' salute to patriotism, from 10 a.m. with daytime and nighttime festivities, including Tino & the Rhythm Klub at 4:30 p.m., the Society of Seven Las Vegas at 6 p.m., fireworks at 8:15-8:45 p.m., at Sills Field; free.

Other events tomorrow

• Picnic in the Park, with Jake Shimabukuro, Kapena, The Royal Hawaiian Band, interactive exhibits and inflatables, 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Kapi'olani Park; also, free watermelon, cotton candy, shave ice and popcorn; free admission.
• Gathering of Hawaiian activists at 'Iolani Palace, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with discussion of whether the Declaration of Independence is a "sacred document or failed promise"; also music and dramatizations.
• Epilepsy Foundation 5K Freedom Run or 1-mile walk, 7:30 a.m. Kailua High gym; $10-$16 entry, ($18-$25 with T-shirt). 528-3058.
• All Star Rodeo, with a line-dance contest, bull riding and barrel racing, gates open noon, event starts 2 p.m., New Town and Country Stables in Waimanalo; admission.
• Block Party and Fireworks Spectacular, with carnival games, inflatable rides, petting zoo, pony rides and entertainment by Koa'uka, Futurology and Honolulu, 2-10 p.m., Merry Point, Pearl Harbor; fireworks show at 8:30 p.m.; open to Department of Defense ID card holders and their guests; free.
• Ala Moana Hotel's Fourth of July Celebration, with Simplisity, 5:30-8 p.m., Ginger Terrace; free admission; all-American barbecue and other foods $2-$15. 955-4811.

BIG ISLAND

• "Turtle Independence Day," 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at The Mauna Lani Resort with hot dogs, music and 9:30 a.m. release of green sea turtles brought from Oahu's Sea Life Park and raised in the resort's saltwater ponds. Games, face-painting, balloon animals, canoe rides for kids, food and entertainment; free. 885-6622.
• Parker Ranch Rodeo, with horse races, roping, pony rides, wagon tours, petting zoo and food, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Paniolo Park & Arena; $5. 885-2303.
• Volcano parade, 9 a.m. tomorrow, followed by community events until 1 p.m.; free. 982-7317.
• Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race and Fourth of July Extravaganza, with entertainment and fireworks, a fund-raiser for United Cerebral Palsy of Hawaii, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. tomorrow; free. 886-8811.
• Fireworks from 8:30 p.m. at Waikoloa Resort, from 8:45 p.m. at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, from 9 p.m. at Four Seasons Resort; free.

MAUI

• Family Fun, clowns, games, face-painting and magic show, noon-5 p.m. tomorrow, Whaler's Village, Ka'anapali; free; also "Beachwalk Market & Pantry, with food and drink stations, entertainment, contests and games, noon-4 p.m., Maui Marriott Resort & Ocean Club; scrip can be purchased. 661-3271.
• Freedom Fest, carnival rides, food, skate competition, entertainment by Sam Ahia, 'Ekolu and the Makaha Sons, and fireworks display, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Maui War Memorial Complex, Wailuku (skate competition 2 p.m. at the Youth Center Skate Park); free. 871-7311.
• Old-Fashioned Fourth of July, with fireworks at 8 p.m., Lahaina; free. 667-9193, 667-9175.

KAUA'I

• Concert in the Sky,13th annual fund-raiser for Kaua'i Hospice, 3-9:30 p.m. tomorrow, Vidinha Stadium, Lihu'e, with entertainment, family activities, prizes and silent auction, ending with fireworks; $10 general, $7 advance. 635-3845.

Correction: The Block Party and Fireworks Spectacular today at Merry Point, Pearl Harbor is open to Department of Defense ID card holders and their guests. Incorrect information was included in a previous version of this calendar