Waimea Town Celebration continues this week

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

A crew from Lee’s Rentals set up tents for the Waimea Town Celebration Ho‘olaule‘a that starts Friday afternoon in the Menehune Products park in Waimea. In the background is the county’s mobile stage that will house the live entertainment, including the ‘ukulele contest.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

An SUV slogs through the flooded Panako Road that is flanked by a Waimea Town Celebration banner listing the eight days of events at Hofgaard Park in Waimea on Tuesday.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Under the shadow of the Waimea Town Celebration events listing banner (not shown), Madison and Matthew Coats of North Carolina enjoy lunch at Hofgaard Park in Waimea on Tuesday.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

A crew from Lee’s Rentals sets up tents for the Waimea Town Celebration Ho‘olaule‘a that starts Friday afternoon in the shadow of the former sugar mill in the Menehune Products park in Waimea.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Michelle Young, the librarian at the Waimea Public Library, welcomes patrons to the library that recently completed its renovation of the meeting rooms. The Friends of the Waimea Public Library will be participating in the Waimea Town Celebration Ho‘olaule‘a this weekend.

Persistent rain that blanketed the island on Monday could not deter the eight-day Waimea Town Celebration, which is presented by the Historic Waimea Theatre and many other sponsors, and will wrap up this weekend with a ho‘olaule‘a and other activities.

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