Among the quieter events will very likely be Starlight MADDness, an alcohol-free event at Ala Moana Beach Park from noon to midnight. Sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Hawaii, and the city and county of Honolulu, the event will offer free entertainment, food booths and children's activities and, at midnight, a pyrotechnic salute to 2000.
Admission is free.
At the Aloha Tower Marketplace, a shopping-entertainment complex on Honolulu harbor, the new year will be celebrated as it begins in each of five time zones, starting with New York at 7 p.m. At midnight, there will be a Grucci fireworks display. A 10-minute drive away, there will be fireworks at midnight from barges off Waikiki Beach. At major hotels, leading musicians and dancers will perform contemporary and traditional Hawaiian works. All rights reserved.