LIHU‘E — More than 1,000 keiki, their parents and siblings braved the threatening showers on Friday morning to participate in the event labeled “Hawai‘i’s Biggest Easter Egg Hunt” at the Vidinha Stadium soccer fields.
LIHU‘E — More than 1,000 keiki, their parents and siblings braved the threatening showers on Friday morning to participate in the event labeled “Hawai‘i’s Biggest Easter Egg Hunt” at the Vidinha Stadium soccer fields.
“We’ve had more than 1,000 youngsters preregister for this event,” said Minister Monica of the King’s Chapel, ‘Ele‘ele campus. “A lot of the registrations took place this morning, and there are those who just showed up.”
Monica said previous egg hunts were held in two different locations on the island. However, this year, all three campuses — Kapa‘a, Lihu‘e and ‘Ele‘ele — got together and hosted one big egg hunt at Vidinha Stadium.
To accommodate the larger audience from the consolidation, King’s Chapel offered more options for egg hunters, including the set up of Fun N Kwazy rides and bounce houses and more food booths whose proceeds benefited the hunt.
“There is something for everyone,” Monica said. “We’ve extended our hours — instead of ending by 11:30 a.m., we’re here until the afternoon. A lot of the food booths and activity stations won’t open until after the egg hunt and people can make an entire day of this. This is a real family and community event.”
A similar event takes place on Easter Sunday at the Kekaha ball park, when the West Kaua‘i Lions Club, in partnership with many community partners like The Salvation Army, Hanapepe Corps, U Ola Mau Na Leo O Kekaha, the Kekaha Agriculture Association and more host the Easter Egg Project with the first hunts starting at 8:30 a.m.
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 808-245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
