Motorcycle clubs honor veterans

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Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Mayor Mitch Roth thanks motorcycle clubs for using their time to honor veterans before they ride to Yukio Okutsu Veterans State Home in Hilo on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.
Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Chaplain John Hiduchick prays over Yukio Okutsu Veterans State Home with motorcyclists in Hilo on Sunday.
Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald An American flag decorates the front of a motorcycle at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo on Sunday.
Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Tom Otomo and Iris Masayuki wave to the motorcyclists as they drive through the front driveway of Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo on Sunday.
Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Veterans watch as motorcyclists from around the island ride to Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo on Sunday.
Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald A woman sends a shaka while motorcyclists from around the island ride together to Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo on Sunday.
Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Michael Dias with Alii Motorcycle Club leads a group of motorcyclists up Waianuenue Avenue during a ride to Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo on Sunday.
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Island motorcycle clubs gathered at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium for a short ceremony before riding to Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in honor of Veterans Day.

After motorcyclists drove by residents in front of the home, Chaplain John Hiduchick, with Aloha Hoahanau Motorcycle Club, led the group and prayed over veterans and thanked them for their service.