September
19, 2008 - Hilo, HI - Hundreds
of Big Island Democrats fill
the streets in support of their
candidates on the eve of the
primary election.
Sign waving campaigners built
excitement to a fever pitch
with cheers, honking cars and
beating drums.
Later, speeches were made beneath
the bandstand at Mooheau Park,
including an address by the
sister of Barak Obama, Maya
Soetoro-Ng. Cheering at
the rally was so loud, tremors
from a 4.3 magnitude earthquake
26 miles from Hilo were unnoticed
by the crowd.
The Big Island Democratic Party's
Grand Rally is a long standing
tradition in Hawaii. This was
the 54th time the rally has
been held. The event dates back
to 1954, and the start of the
"Democratic Revolution"
in Hawaii.
