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‘Not going to stop us’: Despite COVID, annual Egg Rush goes on

By Laura Ruminski West Hawaii Today lruminski@westhawaiitoday.com | Monday, March 29, 2021, 12:05 a.m.

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Oasis Church held its annual egg rush as a drive through event Saturday at the Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Oasis Church provided live music and hula at its Egg Rush drive through event Saturday at the Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Maverick Kawamoto delivers a bag of goodies for the keiki at Oasis Church's Egg Rush drive through Saturday at Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Families are greeted with bubbles as they enter Oasis Church's Egg Rush drive through Saturday at Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Loren Lindberg welcomes families attending Oasis Church's Egg Rush drive through Saturday at Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Each family passing through the Oasis Church Egg Rush drive through receives a bag of rice Saturday at Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Oasis Church provides live music at its Egg Rush drive through event Saturday at the Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Oasis Church members load up a car with goodie bags and rice at their Egg Rush drive through Saturday at Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Oasis Church held its annual egg rush as a drive through event Saturday at the Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Each child received a home made cupcake in addition to a goodie bag at Oasis Church's Egg Rush drive through Saturday at Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Members of Oasis Church ready gifts for keiki at their Egg Rush drive through Saturday at Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Maverick Kawamoto delivers a bag of goodies for the keiki at Oasis Church's Egg Rush drive through Saturday at Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Oasis Church provided live music and hula at its Egg Rush drive through event Saturday at the Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
Oasis Church held its annual egg rush as a drive through event Saturday at the Kona International Market. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) ▲
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Unable to hold its annual Egg Rush at Old Kona Airport Park because of COVID, Oasis Church held a drive through event Saturday at Kona International Market.

Five hundred pre-registered keiki received a goodie bag that included a bag full of stuffed plastic eggs to take home and have their own egg hunt, toys, gift cards and a cupcake. Additionally each family received a 15 pound bag of rice.

Live music and hula entertained families as they passed through the line, stopping for church members to place the gifts in the back of vehicles.

“The pandemic is not going to stop us from blessing the community and boosting spirits,” said outreach coordinator Sandra Taosaka.

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