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Parade honors King Kamehameha

The 106th King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade on Saturday featured floral floats, marching bands and pa‘u riders as well as representatives from the Hawaiian Royal Societies.

By Craig T. Kojima

June 10, 2023

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Homelani Royos, Pa’u Queen, and her husband, Frank Royos, prepare for Saturday's 106th King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade. The event featured floral floats, marching bands and pa‘u riders as well as representatives from the Hawaiian Royal Societies. The parade route began at Iolani Palace and came to an end at Kapiolani Park.
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Uilani Akee, left, Stephanie Clute, Makalena Shibata, and Edna Nani Cathcart of Ahahui Kaahumanu sang and played ukulele during the parade.
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Laukani Hieber, left, Nakili Cachola and Kalama Abad with a photo of their grandfather, Fred Cachola, who is the honorary marshal of this year’s parade.
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Conch shell blowers get ready for the parade.
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Wearing maile lei, HPD solo bike officers get ready for the start of the parade.
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Ian Kaimana Perry, in yellow, portrayed King Kamehameha.
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Members of The Royal Order of Kamehameha I prepare for the parade.
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Star Dahl-Thurston, Miss Hawaii 2023, flashed a shaka in the parade.
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Kamehameha Schools marchers line up during the parade.
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St. Louis' Fort Zumwalt North band was one of three Missouri bands in the parade.
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Natasha, Rosa, Ramon and Mateo Kumuhone, enjoy the parade as it traveled down South King Street.
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The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team wowed the crowd with its stunts.
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The Waikiki crowd watches the parade.
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Likolehua Tangao, Princess of Lanai, avoids surfers and pedestrians as she rode down Kalakaua Avenue.
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Former Gov. John Waihee flashed a shaka in the parade.
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The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team comes down Kalakaua Avenue.
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Tomomi Yasuda and son, Uta, with an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team member.
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