Updated at 9:02 p.m., Saturday, December 2, 2006
Honolulu City Lights display kicks off
Advertiser Staff
Downtown Honolulu took on the sights and sounds of Christmas with the kickoff of the annual Honolulu City Lights display and parade.
Thousands of people jammed the sidewalks as the Honolulu City Lights Public Workers Electric Light Parade wound its way along King Street and began passing Honolulu Hale starting at 6:30 p.m.
That's when Mayor Mufi Hannemann was scheduled to throw the switch that lights up the city's decorated 50-foot Norfolk pine.
Keiki rides and food booths opened at 4 p.m. around the Civic Center.
