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Celebration honors Kamehameha the Great

The annual Lei Draping Ceremony in honor of King Kamehameha I was held Friday at Ali‘iolani Hale.

By Cindy Ellen Russell

June 9, 2023

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Ku‘ulei Hazlewood performis hula with the Royal Hawaiian Band during the annual Lei Draping Ceremony in honor of King Kamehameha I on Friday at Ali‘iolani Hale. Thirty-footlong lei were placed upon the 18-foot bronze statue of the king, which was commissioned by King David Kalakaua in 1878 in honor of the leader and warrior who unified the islands into the kingdom of Hawaii in 1810.
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Plumeria lei made by the women of ‘Ahahui Ka‘ahumanu is draped upon the outstretched arm of King Kamehameha I. Celebrations continue at 9 a.m. Saturday with the 106th King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade, which will begin in front of Iolani Palace and end at Queen Kapiolani Park.
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Lei to be presented on Friday.
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Kahuna Pule Ali‘i Sir Ikaika Bantolina from the Royal Order of Kamehameha I performs a pule at the ceremony.
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Luana Albinio from ‘Ahahui Ka‘ahumanu recites an oli at the ceremony.
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Youth from Papakolea Community Development Center present lei made by the women of ‘Ahahui Ka‘ahumanu to be draped upon the statue of Kamehameha.
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Likeke Ibale from the Oahu Pa'u unit cools off under the shade at the ceremony.
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First lady Jaime Kanani Green and Gov. Josh Green embrace as they watch the ceremony.
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