Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race returns, raising money for UCP Hawaii
Ten thousand rubber duckies will splash across the Kings’ Shops lake on July 4, with proceeds funding UCP Hawaii programs for children and adults with disabilities.
The 34th annual Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race will send 10,000 duckies across the Kings’ Shops lake on July 4. More than $25,000 in prizes is on the line, including a grand-prize trip for two to Japan.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kings’ Shops, 250 Waikoloa Beach Drive in Waikoloa, which has more than 50 stores. Scheduled activities begin at 11 a.m., and the duck race starts at 3 p.m. Tommy Ching will return as emcee, and the first 250 people to RSVP will receive a commemorative Super Quackers koozie while supplies last. The first 50 ducks to finish, along with the very last duck, will also win prizes for the people who adopted them. Other prizes include resort stays, golf packages, boat cruises, dolphin experiences, shopping certificates and gift baskets.
The race has been a Big Island July 4 tradition for more than 33 years. It began more than 30 years ago as part of a larger Fourth of July festival at Waikoloa Beach Resort. UCPA Hawaii, established in 1959, serves children and adults with cerebral palsy and others with similar service needs across Hawaii. Last year’s race raised more than $33,000 for the nonprofit.
This year’s Super Quackers theme adds superheroes and photo opportunities across the center. The schedule also includes A-Bay’s Watermelon Eating Contest, live music by Kona Soul and Keoni Thompson, a Shave Ice Eating Contest, a Fitness Forever Challenge, a preview of Aloha Theatre’s Seussical, duck waddling and duck calling contests, a scavenger hunt, keiki activities, local vendors and temporary tattoos from the Hawaii Army National Guard. The Hawaii Police Department will also be on site with keiki ID services.
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