Kamehameha Day

A Warm Aloha Welcome

to

Kamehameha Day,

June 10th, 2011

Click on the images today!

Today the Royal Societies

(With the help of the Honolulu Fire Dept

that was founded by King Kalakaua)

Drape the "Lonely One's" statue

with lei of love and gratitude.

What a sight!

KAMEHAMEHA the Great

"Napoleon of the Pacific"

Father of his country: Hawaii

"The public cannot be too curious 

concerning the characters of public men." 

Samuel Adams

Hawaii's Native Son.


You too loved that lei draped statue
while growing up here,

didn't you, Mr. President?

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No one knows the day of his birth,

on the Big Island (Hawaii).

He was born, a young Ali`i (chief)

among others,

in a traditional world.

As a boy,

he was present to experience

aliens landing:

Captain Cook.

He saw the need for Hawaii to unify

in order to survive

in a suddenly larger world

of opposing powers.

Using western and traditional weapons

he conquered all of our islands,

except the kingdom of Kauai

which joined through treaty.

201 years ago he established the

Hawaiian Kingdom,

recognized as a sovereign nation

throughout the world.

Of course, we are now a US State,

but the Kingdom lives in our hearts

by acclimation & defacto affection.

Yet it is real-

like the Kingdom of Heaven.

This holiday always falls close to my birthday.

Me and Kamehameha:

together in Hawaii-

it was meant to be!