King Kamehameha I Day
king kamehameha day june public holiday u state hawaii honor kamehameha great monarch first established unified kingdom hawaiʻi—comprising hawaiian island niʻihau kauaʻi oʻahu molokaʻi lānaʻi kahoʻolawe maui hawaiʻi statue king kamehameha dedicated honolulu king david kalākaua duplicate original statue temporarily lost sea recovered located north kohala island hawaiʻi duplicate statue emancipation hall capitol visitor center washington dc hilo island hawaiʻi king kamehameha day june first proclaimed kamehameha v december day honor grandfather kamehameha almost meant replacement hawaiian sovereignty restoration day july king minister disliked due association paulet affair first observance holiday happened following year late th century celebration king kamehameha day featured carnival fair foot race horse race velocipede race king kamehameha day one first holiday proclaimed governor hawaiʻi hawaiʻi state legislature hawaiʻi achieved statehood today king kamehameha day treated elaborate event harkening back ancient hawaiʻi respecting cultural tradition kamehameha defended society slowly shifting towards european trend king kamehameha hula competition attracts hula group world neil blaisdell center twoday event prize awarded second night floral parade held annually various location throughout state hawaii island oahu parade run ʻiolani palace downtown honolulu past honolulu harbor prince kūhiō federal building kakaʻako ala moana waikīkī ending kapiʻolani park june also anniversary dedication kapiʻolani park floral parade feature local marching bands—including royal hawaiian band oldest municipal band united states—and artistically designed float using native flower plant many local company enter float employee favorite floral parade feature traditional royal paʻu rider represent royal court led queen horseback followed princess representing eight major island hawaiʻi molokini princess attended paʻu lady waiting paʻu woman dressed colorful elegant th century riding gown accented lei floral arrangement parade state celebrates hoʻolauleʻa literally celebration block party food music cultural exhibition also scattered throughout kapiʻolani park—arts craft game sport event planned bishop museum premier hawaiian cultural institution island hawaii three floral parade held one town hawi kapaʻau one town hilo king kamehameha day celebration parade hoʻolauleʻa kailua kona aliʻi drive year also lei draping ceremony kapaau statue king kamehameha important ritual celebration date back territory hawaiʻi established afternoon draping ceremony kamehameha statue front aliʻiolani hale ʻiolani palace king street downtown honolulu draped long strand lei done kamehameha statue former monarch home island big island hawaiʻi outside state similar draping ceremony held united state capitol kamehameha statue also draped lei company federal official celebration includes traditional pa‘u parade ho‘olaule‘a celebration organized king kamehameha celebration commission community organization chamber commerce honolulu june kamehameha day celebration honolulu – hawaiian historical society may fortyfourth annual report hawaiian historical society year hawaiian historical society annual report honolulu hawaii hawaiian historical society hdl king kamehameha celebration commission