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Celebrate Easter with egg hunts, photo ops around Oahu

COURTESY SALT AT OUR KAKA‘AKO
                                The Easter Bunny will be on hand for the Salt at Our Kaka‘ako Bunny Bash.

COURTESY SALT AT OUR KAKA‘AKO

The Easter Bunny will be on hand for the Salt at Our Kaka‘ako Bunny Bash.

Egg hunts and a cuddly petting zoo are among the highlights of Easter festivities throughout Oahu next weekend, where photo-­taking and promotional events predominate at the shopping malls.

>> Kids can pet live bunnies, chicks, goats and more at the free Egg-Tastic Easter ­Petting Zoo at the Salt Lake Shopping ­Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. There will be an Easter bunny, selfie ­backdrops, games and prizes from Krater 96 radio.

848 Ala Lilikoi St., 808-735-8822; saltlakeshoppingcenter.com

>> Tour the family-run Sun Farm Hawaii, where keiki can search for candy-filled eggs hidden in the plants from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. Tickets are $10 to $15. Bring your own basket. Complimentary medicinal teas will be available, and ­chocolate-covered banana pops and noni juice for sale, along with fresh produce.

509 Pakala St., 808-451-1403; sunfarmhawaii.com

>> The Lokahi Kailua Market and KidzArt Windward’s Easter Egg Hunt will run from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 9 in a designated obstacle area. A hunt for kids ages 5 and under will start 9:30 a.m.; kids of all ages, 10:15, 11 and 11:45 a.m., and moms and dads only are welcome to join the hunt at 12:30 p.m. Baskets will be provided for all participants. Buy $10 tickets at tickettailor.com/events/kidzarteaster. All proceeds will go toward KidzArt Hawaii’s financial aid program.

340 Uluniu St., 808-388-2595; lokahikailuamarket.com

>> Celebrate Spring and Easter at the Salt at Our Kaka‘ako Bunny Bash from 2 to 4 p.m. April 9. Festive make-and-take keiki crafts will be available in the Barn while supplies last. Families can snap selfies with the Easter bunny in a Spring-themed photo station. There will also be a chance to enter a prize wheel.

691 Auahi St.; saltatkakaako.com

>> Sea Life Park features brunch and photos with the Shaka Bunny, and an egg hunt Saturday and April 9. Tickets to the brunch from 8 to 10 a.m., plus all-day admission are $60 per person. Can’t make breakfast? Shaka Bunny will hop over to the park’s 3D Sea Theater from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for picture-taking, with photos available for purchase. A free egg hunt at 1 p.m. for keiki ages 10 and under will be held in Seaside Gardens; “Golden Egg” prizes feature a free Dolphin Aloha experience. In conjunction with the park’s Easter festivities, there’s also the Art in the Park event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every weekend in April, offering festive decor, kids’ activities, local artists booths and tricks by the Honolulu Magic Co.

41-202 Kalanianaole Highway, 808-259-2500; sealifeparkhawaii.com

>> Windward Mall invites the community to take photos with the Easter Bunny and enjoy the Easter Fairy Garden Friday and Saturday; check the mall’s website for the schedule. Photo packages start at $25. Keiki will receive a candy-filled egg and photos with fairies. At the fairy garden experience, keiki will discover Storybook Station’s magical fairies and create an egg ornament to take home. Admission is $15 per child, which includes a bunny transformation station, which features face painting, bunny ears and a keepsake. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, enjoy games, songs and dancing at the Crack Me Up Easter Show in Center Court. It will be hosted by Miss Casey & Miss Camille.

46-056 Kamehameha Highway, 808-235-1143; www.windwardmall.com

>> Hawaii Kai Towne Center’s Easter Festival offers selfies with the Easter Bunny, balloon animals, a chance to enter a prize wheel and more from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.

333 Keahole St., 808-396-0766; hawaiikaitownecenter.com

>> Book your reservations now to take a photo with the Easter Bunny at ­Kahala Mall in the festive Spring Photo Garden from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Saturday; walk-ups will be accommodated between prescheduled visits. Photo packages start at $35. Schedule your shoot at expressionshawaii.net/easter2023. New to the mall is the Secret Garden where customers can take their own photos. Remember to tag @kahalamall on Instagram and share your photos.

4211 Waialae Ave.; kahalamallcenter.com

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