Road closures scheduled for Hilo’s Pride Parade this weekend

Road closures are scheduled in downtown Hilo on Saturday during the annual LGBTQ+ Pride Parade.

The roads used for the parade route will close at 10:45 a.m., 15 minutes prior to the parade starting at 11 a.m. and reopen at the conclusion of the parade at noon.

The parade route will start at the makai soccer field parking lot closest to the Mo‘oheau bus terminal, turning right onto Kamehameha Avenue. The route will then turn left onto Haili Street, left onto Kino‘ole Street, and left onto Ponahawai Street, continuing down to Kamehameha Avenue, where the route will turn right and continue back to makai soccer field parking lot.

Additionally, all parking stalls along both sides of Haili Street will be closed from Kamehameha Avenue to Kino‘ole Street, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Hawai‘i Police Department would like to remind motorist to drive safely and pay particular attention to pedestrians while the parade is in progress.