![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1t9tP7Xh5isifGwM62vcxurvLjuXka3Q0IqO5-LbcZxqp5JNCwGu6mhHa9E99OE6mmXXPYQS8uzE0I3TuKSB-daERzL5BeGFXgulTZIgjerzKLQm8lIqGfoV3dP21IPodaulHHt2_M0/s320/Kamehameha.jpg)
This holiday honors Kamehameha the Great, the king who first established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810.
King Kamehameha established Hawaii has a center of fur and sandalwood trade. Pineapples from Spain were planted, and coffee was brought in as a new crop as well.
It was King Kamehameha V (the great grandson of the guy being honored) who first declared the holiday. The celebration during the late1800s included carnivals, fairs, and races: foot races, horse races, and velocipede (early bicycle) races.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ2BCcvxNrljebrjK19e2NR8feD3JENZIgBujkACKLfCw9LpTv0h2y61TuCNOAPLQ2UoxjSXlrcD82ZyseuixK1ZtV_Kt2wO6pPyj4WtaRPYL2NirifoPnRIeUQeCiIh9hbUTfhkbmx4/s400/Hawaiian+float.jpg)
These days Kamehameha Day is celebrated with floral parades, complete with marching bands, floats, and pa'u horseback riders. These riders represent a royal court: a queen and eight princesses who represent the eight major islands of Hawaii and Molokini, plus ladies in waiting. The riders wear elegant 19th Century riding gowns and leis. There is a two-day hula competition, block parties, cultural exhibitions, and a lei draping ceremony on the Big Island (the island that is actually na
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKztyDquWSidcQT8lgH9OT0TSJF27poFP8OZM9rCYtLZZ-bobznnX6M5Xs-X84OYeeW_LlTFudplbMckxfpiv1argRfba1qkcqkbty37F3z2gLSVnO4z7OwVscBMBSHk_ByEU5MezoIk4/s200/Hula.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVTWbLh4bG7EtYv2jp0_3Pt89-_U10x1Xxa8VAlrHQOO_r0i3ZWntG9R8swqu_2MtUVkNrESw0Q3TMoFcAYKA5DTWuwF1uyXJ1SLWUqGHdD0VjV0x6G_jR4ASO6dS07CR94o81ITqn2E/s400/Kamehameha+day.jpg)
Learn about Hawaii!
- This website has one section that explains how Hawaii was formed, as well as some Hawaiian legends about the islands' origins.
- Here are some coloring pages about Hawaii: pages to print and color, and online coloring pages on the state flower (the hibiscus) and the state bird (the nene goose).
No comments:
Post a Comment