Last Saturday was the annual Pride Parade in Honolulu celebrating the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community. There has been no parade since 2019, due to COVID, but has otherwise been annual since 1974. The parade went along Ala Moana Boulevard then along Kalakaua Avenue fronting the beach, from Magic Island to the zoo, and took about two hours to pass. I was asked by the organizers to provide a few photos, and here are some of those, as well as a time lapse at the end.

Besides those walking, there were several with various means of transportation. The parade started off with a group on motorcycles (top row). Some drove tiny electric tourists cars (middle), with a few bicycles thrown in (bottom-left). Open top cars mostly carried celebrities (bottom-right).

There were dozens of groups marching together, including one group from the Honolulu mayor’s office (center). Airlines had their groups (top-right and bottom-right). Disney (bottom-center). Chamber of Commerce (top-center). Even a Kickball group, that I didn’t know existed until the parade! (bottom-left)

There were several floats also. Some were street “cable cars,” such as the Methodist Church group (top-right). Most of the others were either entertainers (bottom-center and bottom-right) or apparently random groups of mostly young people.

At any parade, the audience is really part of the show. The streets were lined with people (top row), and many hotel balconies also had people (center-right). I only saw two dogs, but one came over to be petted by anyone willing to reach out (center-left).

Photographs give a flavor of any parade, but video often gives a better impression of what it felt like. Above is a 30 second time-lapse from my drone. One thing that is universal in Honolulu is the trade winds — you can really see the trees blowing in this video.