EDITORIAL
There's a better way to celebrate the Fourth

As is our annual custom before the Fourth of July, we ask that Islanders forgo the backyard and street pyrotechnics in the interest of fire safety and take advantage of the following public fireworks displays:

• Magic Island: Fireworks display, 8:30 p.m., presented by Ala Moana Center.

• Kailua: Fourth of July Parade, presented by the Kailua Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July Celebration, beginning at 10 a.m. on Kainalu Drive. Fireworks display off Flat Island at 7:30 p.m.

• Schofield Barracks: Fourth of July Spectacular, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., including entertainment by The Down Boys and Tino & the Rhythm Klub at 4:35 p.m., fireworks display 8:15 p.m., Sills Field. Free and open to the public.

• Big Island: Free fireworks displays: 8:30 p.m. at Kings' Shop in the Waikoloa Beach Resort; 8:45 p.m. at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and 8:30 p.m. at Four Seasons Resort. In Hilo, the Jaycees are sponsoring a display at Coconut Island in Hilo Harbor at 8 p.m.

• Maui: Free fireworks displays: 8:45 p.m. at the War Memorial Complex in Wailuku; 8:30 p.m. offshore Lahaina; 8:45 p.m. at the Grand Wailea Resort in Wailea.

• Kaua'i: "Concert in the Sky," annual fund-raiser for Kaua'i Hospice, featuring entertainment, family activities, ending with a fireworks show, 3-9:30 p.m., Vidinha Stadium. Admission — $10 general, $7 in advance.