Kamehameha Day

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Kamehameha Day is a Hawaiian public holiday honoring King Kamehameha I, celebrated with cultural ceremonies, floral parades, and traditional festivities across the islands.

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Kamehameha Day canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian holiday
public holiday
state holiday of Hawaii
associatedWith Hawaiian culture
Hawaiian monarchy
Hawaiian sovereignty history
celebratedIn Hawaii
United States
celebratedOn June 11
commemorates unification of the Hawaiian Islands
country United States
features Hawaiian royal court re-enactments
floral floats
pa‘u riders on horseback
royal societies
traditional Hawaiian music
foundedBy Kamehameha V
frequency annual
hasCelebrationType chanting and oli
cultural ceremonies
floral parades
ho‘olaule‘a (community festivals)
hula performances
lei draping ceremonies
traditional festivities
hasLanguage English
Hawaiian language
linked to: Hawaiian
hasLegalBasis Kingdom of Hawaii proclamation of 1871
hasStatueLocation Aliiolani Hale, Honolulu
linked to: Aliʻiōlani Hale

Kohala, Hawai‘i Island
linked to: Kohala

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
hasSymbolicAct lei draping of Kamehameha statues
honors Kamehameha I
inception 1871
legalStatus official state holiday
mainLocationOfParade Hilo
Honolulu
Kailua-Kona
Lahaina
Līhu‘e
linked to: Līhuʻe
namedAfter Kamehameha I
observedBy Native Hawaiians
residents of Hawaii
visitors to Hawaii
partOf Hawaiian cultural observances
state Hawaii
workStatus public schools closed
state government offices closed

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Kamehameha I commemoratedBy Kamehameha Day
Flag of Hawaii usedOn Kamehameha Day