Chinese New Year in Hawaii is a pretty big event.  We had free time this year so we decided to head to Chinatown for the parade.  Streets were closed for food booths, street vendors, performers, and of course the parade.  Parking lots were full and traffic was there in spades.  First up…FOOD!

we let Kai “feed” the Chinese Lion for good luck.  Kiari was soooo not into it, she screamed her head off when the lion approached her.  Poor baby girl.  After that we browsed vendors in Chinese Cultural Plaza before hitting the streets.

we found a nice shady spot between two streets (closest spot available…) and waited patiently for the parade to start.