By Roxana A. Jimenez
The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Facility Maintenance just gave the green light for the 2nd Annual Anahulu Bridge Holiday Light and Music Show to be held on two nights, Friday, December 11th and Saturday December 12th. After reviewing the plans submitted by Hawaii Events Unlimited, the North Shore Chamber of Commerce will begin organizing the fundraising needed to make the show bigger and better this year. Last year, the North Shore Chamber of Commerce applied for permission from the City to hold the first ever light show, in efforts to make Christmas merrier. “The parade was cancelled due to Covid concerns and (volunteer) Kelli Turansky insisted that we get the bridge lit up and have a “safe” (socially- distanced) Santa, so that our kids still had the Christmas experience. When we got the permit, we scrambled to get more volunteers, ”says Roxana Jimenez, Manager of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. A masked Santa was located at the North Shore Marketplace, with striped PVC pipe used for funneling candy to the kids. “Many parents expressed gratitude for bringing Santa to Haleiwa,” adds Kelli.
Hawaii Events Unlimited was gracious to do the holiday bridge show free of charge in exchange for goodwill and publicity for their events company. Owner Marvin Ventura approached the North Shore Chamber of Commerce to help get permission for the event last year and is hoping to make the show even more fantastic, with an added night. “On each pillar on the bridge, we will be attaching uplights and using safety cables to make sure they do not fall onto the roadway. For music, we will be placing speakers on stands..we will be utilizing 4 speakers.. one speaker placed in the center of each arch of the bridge. Everything will be run off on generators which we will supply,” says Marvin. All in all, Hawaii Events Unlimited will be placing 8 moving heads, 32 uplights, and four 15” speakers. Staff will be placed at multiple points of the show to keep everything and everyone safe and secure.
The North Shore Chamber of Commerce is inviting sponsors and volunteers to contribute to the show. Send all inquiries to roxana@gonorthshore.org or call 808-637-4558.