Page 6 - 150th King Kamehameha Day Celebration - Hilo

6 150TH KING KAMEHAMEHA DAY
MIconic statues recognize a lasting legacy
any locals and vis- it was an incredible undertak- tured fairs and carnivals plus Capitol. Dedicated in 1883, the statue is ceremoniously hui Kaʻahumanu have been itors alike look to ing, but also because under foot, horse and velocipede this was the second statue draped with wreaths of flow- spearheading the Lei Drap- multiple statues separate rule, the islands may races. During his reign, King created after the ship deliv- er lei to celebrate Hawai‘i’s ing Ceremony. The royal
of King Kamehameha I on have been divided by com- Kalākaua commissioned ering the original statue from greatest king. For over 100
O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island as enduring reminders about Hawai‘i’s rich monarchical history.
Today, four commissioned statues stand to honor King Kamehameha I, Hawai‘i’s first king, including three in Hawai‘i and one in Wash- ington D.C. A great warrior, diplomat and leader, King Kamehameha I united the Ha- waiian Islands into one royal kingdom in 1810 after years of conflict. Kamehameha’s unification of Hawai‘i was significant not only because
peting global interests.
The people of Hawai‘i
wanted to celebrate the rule of King Kamehameha V with a holiday in his honor on December 11, his birth- day. However, he preferred to celebrate the life of his grandfather and the father of the Hawaiian Kingdom, King Kamehameha I. The holiday was officially proclaimed by Kamehameha V, Lot Kapuāi- wa, who humbly selected the date of June 11 as it was the furthest from his birthdate. The first celebrations fea-
an 18-foot bronze statue in honor of King Kamehameha sculpted by Thomas Gould in Florence.
The most recognized and photographed land-
mark Kamehameha
statue is on O‘ahu
and stands in front of Ali‘iōlani Hale (home to the Ha- wai‘i State Supreme Court) across from ‘Iolani Palace, just a block away from historic Kawaiaha‘o Church and the State
Europe was lost at sea near the Falkland Islands off Cape Horn.
On the Friday closest to June 11 (Kamehameha Day),
years in Honolulu the ʻAha-
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