Members of Big Island Shaolin Arts perform in downtown Hilo’s Chinese New Year celebration Saturday, February 21, 2015. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

A lion dancer from Big Island Shaolin Arts performs in downtown Hilo Saturday (Feb 21). Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

People fed the lion dancers money in red wrappers for good luck for Chinese New Year’s celebration in Hilo Saturday (Feb 21). Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

Fireworks ready for lighting for the Chinese New Year celebration in downtown Hilo Saturday, February 21, 2015. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

The crowd watches fireworks along with lion dancers, percussion music and a firebreather in downtown Hilo Chinese New Year’s celebration. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

Kyle Kawai of Big Island Shaolin Arts performs firebreathing fronting the Kress building during Chinese New Year celebration in downtown Hilo Saturday, February 21, 2015. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

Big Island Shaolin Arts’ lion dancers visited shops in downtown Hilo for good luck during the Chinese New Year’s celebration. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

The crowd gathers around the Big Island Shaolin Arts performers outisde The Makery for the last stop in the downtown Hilo Chinese New Year’s celebration. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7

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Kyle Kawai of Big Island Shaolin Arts performs some firebreathing in front of The Makery in downtown Hilo Saturday, February 21, 2015 in a Chinese New Year’s celebration. The luna new year started on Thursday (Feb 19) and is the Year of the Ram. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7