PHOTOS: Paia’s 4th Friday A Mounting Success

By Madeline M. Ziecker

Paia’s Fourth Friday is an event held on the last Friday of each month. Local shops in Paia Town provide special sales, live music, art, presentations, food, and drinks.

On August 26, festivities began at 6 p.m. As many as 25 local businesses contributed to this month’s event.           

Live music could be heard  in many  restaurants as well as on the street. DJ Ray Masters blasted from the Paia Courtyard, blending into The Neverminds strumming across the street at Charley’s Restaurant and Saloon. Passing Grace Beauty, harp music played. Down on Baldwin Ave., musician Gerod Shea sang rock lullabies to passersby.

The smell of restaurants open late and several styles of music humming in nearly every shop attracted a large and diverse crowd.

Festivities continued until 11:45 p.m., when the police arrived to wind down the party.

Keep updated with our event calendar for details on September’s Paia 4th Friday.

Paia kicks off the evening in front of the Green Banana Cafe. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.	A model whips through the runway at the Paia Courtyard Pakaloha Bikini Fashion Show. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD An excited crowd across the street from Charley's. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.	Pakaloha Bikini Fashion Show in Paia. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.

Pakaloha Fashion Show in Paia. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.	Storefront of N' What?, a new henna tattoo shop in the Paia Courtyard. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD Percussionists perform in front of Mandala on Baldwin Ave. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.	Late dancing in the Paia Courtyard at Paia 4th Friday. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.
The Neverminds cover band at Charley's in Paia. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.	Charley's, packed for The Neverminds show. Photo by Madeline M. Ziecker.