There, I said it. We've been inundated with so many calls at Aloha Tower Marketplace, as we are every year, with one question and one question only: What time do the fireworks go off?

9 p.m. on July 3 off Honolulu Harbor!

Schedule of Events (By Stage)
go! Center Stage
5 p.m.           Pacific Fleet Band
6 p.m.           Hooter's Wing Eating Contest
6: 45 p.m.    Darren Benitez
8 p.m.           Fashion Show

Fireworks Stage (Pier 9)
8:20pm - 8:50pm   Jake Shimabukuro
9:00pm - 9:10pm   Fireworks show

Gordon Biersch
5:30 - 8:30pm H2O
9:00 pm - 12:30am Eight 0 Eight

The Waterfront (formerly Kapono's)
6:00pm - 11:00pm Public event: Reds, Whites, and Blue

Chai's Island Bistro
6:45pm - 8:45pm Willie K

Don Ho's Island Grill
7:30 - 9:00 pm All-American Buffet

Center Atrium Keiki Booths
5:00pm - 9:00pm Face Painter (2nd Floor)
5:00pm - 9:00pm Balloon Artist (2nd Floor)
5:00pm - 9:00pm Hair Painting (1st Floor)

Marketplace Wide
5:00pm - 9:00pm Juggler

Food Booths
5:00pm - 9:00pm Hong Kong Harbor View (Center Atrium, 1st Fl.)
5:00pm - 9:00pm Bikini Cantina (Center Atrium, 1st Fl.)
5:00pm - 9:00pm Subway (Center Atrium, 1st Fl.)