Welcome to the fourth King Kamehameha Day event! The tradition continues.
June 11th is a public holiday in Hawaii that honours King Kamehameha I aka Kamehameha the Great. It's claimed that he was born while Haley's Comet passed overhead in 1758, leading to a prophecy for his future greatness. At the age of 14, he was able to overturn the 2.5 ton Naha Stone in Hilo by himself, again foretelling his future destiny. In 1810 he fulfilled that destiny by becoming the first person to unite and rule all the Hawaiian islands. He passed away in 1819. In 1871 his great grandson designated June 11th to be recognized as King Kamehameha I Day in Hawaii and it has been celebrated ever since.
This statue of King Kamehameha I is located in Honolulu in front of the Aliiolani Hale building where the Hawaii State Supreme Court resides. You may recognize it from the opening of the Hawaii 5-0 TV show reboot. And it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that there is also a cache there - GC7B68E.
Because June 11th falls on Wednesday this year, I'm holding this event on the Sunday beforehand.
Please feel free to wear show off your favourite Hawaiian attire to this event. The louder brighter bolder, the better as far as I'm concerned. That being said, Hawaiian shirts are not mandatory for attendance to this event, but definitely encouraged. And just in case you are wondering, coconut bras and grass skirts are also optional. (Hula dancing is encouraged though.) Everyone is welcome in whatever attire they choose. Just like previous years, I would like to get a group picture of everyone in all their Hawaiian "camouflage" near the end of the event.
Come one, come all. Mahalo. Aloha. Cue the music now.
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