{"id":796,"date":"2026-06-26T19:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=796"},"modified":"2026-06-26T19:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:05:33","slug":"hilo-pride-parade-and-festival-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=796","title":{"rendered":"Hilo Pride parade and festival on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>For the 14th year, nonprofit Hawaii Island LGBTQ+ Pride will host a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community this Saturday in downtown Hilo, featuring a parade and festival.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=794\">Former Kona man sentenced for slaying, dismembering girlfriend in Arkansas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For the 14th year, nonprofit Hawaii Island LGBTQ+ Pride will host a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community this Saturday in downtown Hilo, featuring a parade and festival.<\/p>\n<p>The theme and slogan of this year\u2019s festivities is \u201cStrong Together, Proud Forever!\u201d said HILGBTQ+ Vice President Phill Russell. He said the event\u2019s planning committee chose the slogan to highlight the need to show resilience and strength amid the current political climate. The Trump administration has rolled back numerous protections for LGBTQ+ individuals.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe LGBTQ+ community is facing a lot of challenges federally, and so it just becomes even more important for us to stand together,\u201d Russell said. \u201cWe appreciate everyone in the community, all of our allies, everyone that steps up and helps uplift the LGBTQ+ community, calls out stigma and homophobia and transphobia when they see it, and looks out for our LGBTQ plus brothers and sisters here on the island.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he said the event has drawn some protesters in recent years, it is a small number compared to the 500 to 700 community members he estimates typically attend to celebrate and show support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuckily, all the supporters in the love far outnumber the hate in the bigotry, so we\u2019re able to kind of ignore that,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are getting record-breaking crowds that increase every single year. Seeing all of the folks, the families \u2014 it\u2019s very heartwarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russell said that he thinks having public events such as this one play a role in advancing LGBTQ+ rights and reducing hate and stigma.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=793\">Hawaii AG to review Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on gun law<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like it\u2019s important to keep Pride going, because the visibility matters \u2026 .,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to hate someone for being gay when you generally like them, and you\u2019re already friends with them, and you\u2019ve been friends with them forever, or they\u2019re your kid or they\u2019re your auntie \u2014 so that kind of \u2026 breaks down those walls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Pride events take place around the world throughout the month of June, Russell said the Hilo celebration is special, with a focus on being community-oriented and family-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been told by so many people that come from other islands, from other events like, \u2018wow, this is like the most wholesome, family-friendly Pride I\u2019ve ever been to,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s that Hilo touch, that Big Island touch, that makes it what it is and all the people that come together to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s parade will begin at 11 a.m. starting at Kamehameha Avenue and Ponahawai Street proceeding down Keawe Street, back to Kamehameha, and ending at the Mo\u2018oheau Bandstand, where the festival will kick off at noon.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities will continue until 4:30 p.m., featuring drag and aerial arts performances, dozens of local vendors and info booths, food, a bounce-house, scavenger hunt for kids and live music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a great lineup of bands and performers at the bandstand,\u201d Russell said. \u201cWe want everyone to come out and dance, enjoy the day. 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