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2015 Honolulu Pride Parade,
a project of the Hawai’I LGBT Legacy Foundation
Ke ala hou (A new path)
Celebrating 25 years
Parade Participant Information Packet
Honolulupride.org
Aloha,
Thank you for your interest in Honolulu Pride Parade. Over the years the pride
parade has become an event that celebrates the contributions of the LGBT
communities and the culture diversity of our island home. This year marks our 25th
anniversary and we want YOU in our parade! With your kokua and support we will
make this annual event the largest and most exciting parade ever.
PARADE DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015
MAGIC ISLAND PARADE SET UP STARTS AT 7:30 AM
PARADE STEPS OFF AT 10:00 AM SHARP
PARADE ROUTE: MAGIC ISLAND TO KALAKAUA AVE TO KAPIOLANI PARK
Please fill out the attached Pride Day Parade Participation Form and return it along
with your contribution to the Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation by May, 6, 2015. We
will provide assembly and detailed line up information for your group no later than
May 31,2015. If for some reason you cannot participate this year, please let us know
so that we will be able to include you in next year’s invitation. Please feel free to pass
this invitation on to other schools, clubs, churches or organizations who may be
interested in participating.
The Honolulu pride parade is made up of diverse entries. LET YOUR FREAK FLAG
FLY! We encourage you to unleash your imagination. Our pride parade committee is
eager to help you develop ideas and themes tailored to your company or
organization. We have included a resource guide to help you put together an exciting
entry..
The Legacy Foundation has united all the numerous pride events this year. The
Foundation and all of our pride volunteers are proud and excited to working as a
united pride festival. Our theme for this year is Ka ala hou (a new path).
Parade fees are as follows:
Private Organizations (Clubs/Social/Schools): $50
Commercial (Bars, For-Profits, Restaurants, etc.): $125
Political & Out of State Organizations: $75
Smaller, Not for profit organizations may qualify to be partnered with a commercial
organization. It is the goal of the pride parade committee to broaden the scope of
our parade and offer participation to as many LGBT organizations and individuals as
possible.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me via text or
phone at (808)220-7744 or e-mail at [email protected].
Mahalo,
Willie Sabel
Pride Parade Chairperson
2015 HONOLULU PRIDE
A project of the Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation
Ke ala hou (a new path)
Parade Application
SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2015 AT 10:00AM
Magic Island to Kapiolani Park
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
5:00pm Friday May 22, 2015
Following is the application for an entry in the 2015 Honolulu Pride Parade. Please carefully review and complete all necessary
portions of this application. If you have any questions please contact Honolulu Pride Parade Chair at [[email protected]] or
by calling the parade chairperson at (808) 220-7744.
Business / Organization:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Primary Contact:
Day Phone:
Evening Phone:
Fax:
Email Address:
Website:
PARADE ENTRY
Suggested donation
$50.00 for non-profits & Social Groups
$75.00 for National Non-Profits & Politicians.
$125.00 for Profit Business
SELECT ONE
MARCHING GROUP
VEHICLE / FLOAT
NON-PROFIT
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
NUMBER OF VEHICLE / FLOAT: _________
CHECK ONE BELOW
DJ / STEREO
BAND
_________
NUMBER OF MEMBERS
LIVE MUSIC
_________
SUB TOTALS:
TOTALS:
FOR-PROFIT
PAYMENT INFORMATION
SELECT FORM OF PARADE ENTRY DONATION.
Local Non-Profit: $50.00 USD
National Non-Profit and Politician: $75.00 USD
For Profit Business or Entity: $125.00 USD
__CHECK
Make checks payable to the “Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation
__CREDIT CARD To pay via PayPal online go to HTTP://HONOLULUPRIDE.ORG/
or
complete the information below:
Charge my ___Visa ____ MasterCard ____Discover ___ AMEX
Card #:____________________________________________________________
Expiration Date:______/________ Security Code(3 or 4 digit):______________
Name on the card:__________________________________________________
Signature:_________________________________________________________
Billing zip code: ________________
Mail Completed application with Payment By May 22, 2015 By:
Mail: Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation, P.O. Box 23300, Honolulu, HI 96822
Online: [email protected]
Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation, P.O. Box 23300, Honolulu, HI 96822
honolulupride.org
PARADE RULES & REGULATIONS
Please read through the key points listed below and initial each line indicating you have read, understand and agree to that point. If you have any
questions please contact Honolulu Pride 2015 Parade committee [ [email protected] ].
_____Insurance & Driver’s License – Each vehicle that enters the
parade line-up area and/or participates in the parade must have
liability insurance, and a valid driver’s license, copies of which must
be shown to parade officials when checking in on the day of the
parade. Drivers must be at least 21 years of age or older to drive any
vehicle with correct class on their license.
_____Drugs & Alcohol – Drugs and alcoholic beverages are strictly
prohibited in the entire pre-parade assembly area, as well as on the
parade route. Participants, who are found to have any drugs or
alcohol in their possession or found to be under the influence, will be
removed and their unit will be disqualified from award contention.
Please discourage your participants from consuming any alcohol or
drugs prior to or during the parade.
_____Throwing From Your Unit – Due to the danger of physical
injury, insurance requirements and littering problems, all parade
participants are forbidden to throw anything from their unit. Do not in
any fashion encourage viewers to come onto the parade route.
_____Performances – Performances that require that your unit stop
or slow down to perform are subject to the following restrictions: (1)
performances can only occur at the designated location to be
provided to you in your confirmation package; and (2) performances
cannot last longer than forty-five seconds. Violations of this
restriction are cause for removal.
_____Overcrowded Vehicles – Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation
and Honolulu Pride Parade Committee Chair reserves the right to
remove persons from any float or vehicular unit, which is determined
to be overcrowded to such an extent that the unit may break down or
cause injury to participants, volunteers or spectators.
_____Indemnify & Hold Harmless – All applicants are responsible
for any and all acts and/or omissions on their part, or on the part of
their agents, volunteers and/or employees that may result in the injury
or damage to themselves their agents, employees, or to third parties.
Applicant specifically agrees to indemnify and to hold Hawai’i
LGBT Legacy Foundation and its agents, servants and employees
free and harmless and to defend it from any and all claims arising out
of any such acts or omissions.
_____Theme –Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation requests that all
participating units incorporate this year’s vision “Ke ala hou.” (A
new Path) into their parade entry. As a major parade with television
coverage, all units are reminded of the responsibility that goes along
with this presentation. All entries should reflect the theme and/or
purpose of the parade.
_____Nudity & Obscenity -- nudity & obscenity will not be
permitted as defined by Hawai`i State Statue §707-734. Any unit, or
the participants thereon, not in compliance will be removed from the
parade route, be subject to intervention by law enforcement officials
and/or forfeit their chances to participate in future parades.
_____Signs & Banners – In order to better facilitate parade
announcements and TV coverage, a sign or banner providing the
name of the organization/business must precede each entry
participating in the parade or the entry should have the name
prominently displayed on their vehicle. The parade position number
presented during check in must be attached to your banner or vehicle
window or carried by your designated parade liaison, whichever is
most visible to announcers and video cameras.
_____Marching Together – Groups desiring to march with other
groups must make this known on this application when submitted.
All requests for such arrangements will be met to the best of our
ability but are not guaranteed. No unit is allowed to participate alone
or as part of another unit without pre-parade registration with Hawai’i
LGBT Legacy Foundation. Any unit “crashing” the parade will be
removed immediately.
_____Prepare to step off – All units must be ready to move on cue
into the parade or the next unit will proceed. The delayed unit will
proceed only at the next convenient time as determined by Hawai’i
LGBT Legacy Foundation, or a Pride Parade committee chair.
_____Vehicle Breakdown – Towing charges for any unit that breaks
down will be at the applicant’s expense.
_____Flow of Parade – All entries/entrants are required to maintain
a continuous forward motion during the parade. No stopping unless
directed by Honolulu Pride Parade volunteer staff or at designated
performance areas. Parade monitors will assist in maintaining a
consistent flow of traffic for the duration of the parade. No Gaps
between parade contingents of more than 20 feet.
_____Removal of Participants – Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation
and Honolulu Pride Parade committee Chair reserves the right to
remove any persons or unit from the pre-parade assembly area or the
parade that, in Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation opinion, is
offensive, a hindrance to the progress of the parade, places other
participants or spectators in physical danger or violates any
regulations in this application.
_____Hawai’i LGBT Legacy Foundation Rights– Hawai’i LGBT
Legacy Foundation presents the Pride Parade for the public as an
educational & entertainment event, and reserves all rights as
producers. Any reproduction, broadcast, or commercial use of any
portion of this event, in whole or in part, in any form is strictly
prohibited
_____ Animal Units – All animal units must provide cleanup for all
waste created by animals. Waste cannot be left on streets.
Day of instructions
Assembly begins at 7:30 AM, Saturday, June 6, 2015. We would like you to arrive by staging
area (Magic Island Parking Lot). The parade steps off at 10 AM. Please make sure your unit is
assembled and staged in the proper position well before 9:30 AM.
There will be volunteers monitoring the staging area, ready to assist you. They will also
direct parade participants as the event begins. Bands and large marching groups will be
directed to their proper starting position by parade personnel. Please be ready to march
before 10 AM. Vehicles used to drop off/pick up parade participants can proceed directly to
the Waikiki Shell parking lot #2 which will be coned off for the exclusive use of the parade
participants.
Parade volunteers will direct parade entries to line up at approximately 9:30 AM. Entries
will line up along the curb of Ala Moana Park according to their position number in the parade.
We are expecting about 60 units in this year’s parade.
The parade will proceed Diamond Head out of Ala Moana, down Kalakaua to Kapahulu. There
should be no music, noise or other disturbances past Kapahulu Ave.
Vehicles and floats will proceed directly to the Kapiolani Parking lot #2. This lot is the first
parking area on the right-hand side off Monserrat and is located Ewa of the Kapiolani Park
bandstand. Lot #2 is the Diamond Head lot nearest the bandstand.
Marching units will proceed down Kalakaua and disband prior to the 1st median opening. A
parade official will direct you to the mauka (mountain) half of Kalakaua Ave and towards the
Kapiolani Park parking lot #2.
The Waikiki Shell parking lot #2 directly behind the bandstand is reserved for parade
participants and other parade vehicles. You may park a vehicle in the lot during the entire
parade period beginning at 10:30am and ending at 3:00 pm.
Finally, there is no drinking along the parade route and no throwing of anything to the
streets towards the parade observers. These are City & County rules. If you want to distribute
things, you may walk up and hand items to the observers.
We’re looking forward to having a great time and seeing everyone on Pride Day.
PARADE ENTRY RESOURCE GUIDE
RENTAL CARS
Alamo Rent A Car www.alamo.com (808) 833-4585
Enterprise Rent A Car www.enterprise.com (808 )836-2213
Thrifty Rent A Car www.thrifty.com (808) 283-0898
National Car Rental www.nationalcar.com (808) 834-6350
MOTORCYCLE, SCOOTER, BICYCLE RENTAL
Big Kahuna Motorcycle Tours & Rentals www.bigkahunarentals.com (808 )924-9595
Hawaiian Style Rentals and Sales www.hawaiianstylerentals.com (808) 946-6733
Cruzin Hawaiian Motorcycle Rental www.cruzinhawaii.com (808) 945-9595
Pardise Cruisers Inc. www.pardisecruisershawaii.com (808) 921-0000
FLATBED TRUCK AND TRAILOR RENTAL
Penske Truck Rental www.pensketruckrental.com (808) 848-0844
United Truck Rental www.unitedtruckrental.com (808) 834-6488
JN Rentals www.jnrentals.com (808) 475-7522
Ryder Transportation Service www.ryder.com (808) 833-0700
U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer www.uhaul.com (808)587-7974
GENERATOR RENTAL
Hertz Rental Equipment (Kapolei) www.hertzequip.com Phone: (808) 682-8200
Hawaiian Rent All www.hawaiiianrentall.com (808) 949-3961
Spectrum Engineering Hawaii www.generatorrentalshawaii.com (808) 671-4588
SOUND RENTAL
Just Push Play Productions www.speakersystemhawaii.com (808)372-1601
Easy Music Center www.easymusiccenter.com (808)591-0999
Miller DJ www.millerdj.com (808) 224-2701
FLOAT SUPPLIES
Parade Float Supplies Now www.paradefloatsuppliesnow.com (877) 814-5501
Parade Float Stuff www.paradefloatstuff.com (888) 446-7621
OTHERS
PRIDE SUPPLIES: Rainbow Depot www.rainbowdepot.com (866) 828-5314
BALLOONS: The Balloon Guy (808) 346-0359
COSTUMES: Diamond Head Theatre www.diamondheadthre.com (808)733-0277
Kharolina Costume www.khorilan.com (808) 732-3423