Hop over to Kea‘au for a day full of enjoyable for your entire ‘ohana : Big Island Now

When organizers name it the “largest, free egg hunt in the state,” they aren’t hopping across the topic.

The fourth annual Kea‘au Family Fun Day has greater than 37,000 Easter eggs filled with treats and goodies prepared for keiki to seek out beginning at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at Kea‘au Shipman Park.

Even adults get to have some egg-finding enjoyable — in foam.

An inclusive hunt — for all keiki of any potential — and children as much as 4 years outdated kick off the egg searching, with dad and mom allowed to be on the sphere. Fun shifts to children ages 5 to 9 years outdated at 11:30 a.m. adopted by the 10- to 17-year-olds at 11:45 a.m.

Adults 18 years outdated and older get to have their foamy discovering enjoyable at 12:30 p.m.

“Another year, another huge thank you to Tim Sumera at Matheson of Hilo for donating helium so we can make the inclusive egg hunt a little more special,” organizers posted on the Kea‘au Family Fun Day Facebook web page. “Besides bringing more color, the balloons tied to the eggs can help those keiki that can’t bend over to pick up the eggs, instead they grab the string or the balloon.”

Bags to carry all of their colourful finds will probably be offered for keiki.

Organizers additionally ask that those that take part within the egg hunts return the empty plastic eggs earlier than leaving the occasion. There is an egg return tent the place they are often dropped off.

“Every egg returned helps us save resources — and keep the tradition alive!” organizers stated in one other Facebook put up.

The day doesn’t finish with the egg hunts both; there’s a ton of enjoyable available till 3 p.m. throughout this 12 months’s occasion.

It comes within the type of bounce homes and eight waterslides for the keiki, face portray, footage with the Easter Bunny, numerous meals and craft distributors, reside music and extra.

And it’s all free to attend.

“Bring the whole ‘ohana out for a day full of fun,” says the Food Trucks Big Island Instagram web page. “Come out, support the community and make some sweet ‘ohana memories.”

Parking is obtainable on the park, however the car parking zone fills up quick — even earlier than the occasion begins at 10 a.m. So there’s a shuttle operating from Shipman Gym/Kea‘au Middle School to the park.

Puna Hongwanji is also permitting use of its car parking zone throughout the road from the occasion.

“Parking anywhere else between the Hongwanji, the gym and the park you’ll be on your own,” occasion organizers stated in one other Facebook put up. “That’s the only places we have permission to park.”

The shuttle service is offered by Hawai‘i County, courtesy of Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council Executive Director Chad Hasegawa.

Nearly 30 distributors are making the day that rather more unforgettable:

• Hui Come Eat.
• Sweet Treatz.
• Blade’s Local Delights.
• Tiny Toes.
• Yarn Tails.
• Pork Hash Mama.
• Triple 7.
• Ipulicious.
• Chunky’s Smokemeat.
• Fat Boy Noms.
• Mirua’s Party Things.
• Forever Lei.
• Your Next Fix.
• Tropical Dream Ice Cream.
• Itsuko’s.
• Goody Pops.
• Kealawai.
• Kow Kow Kitchen.
• Kravin Munchies.
• Double Zero Pizza.
• Sweets by Leo.
• Juicy Girl.
• Sweet Mama Co.
• Big Island Print Lab.
• TLC 21 Creations.
• Triple S.
• Gigi Lu’s Fried Ice Cream.
• Simply Homesteady Kitchen.

“Wonderful event!!” exclaimed Nanci Munroe in a touch upon a Kea‘au Family Fun Day Facebook put up. “Blessings to all who work so hard to make this happen!!”

Kealani Ganser agreed in a touch upon the identical put up: “You guys are the best.”

So don’t wait. Hop within the automobile and head to Kea‘au Shipman Park, situated at 16-510 Old Volcano Road, to an occasion for the neighborhood, by the neighborhood, overflowing with enjoyable for your entire household.

Call 808-989-7758 for added data or any questions.