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HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald A member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I Heiau 'O Mamalahoa places ho'okupu Tuesday during the 34th annual Kamehameha Day Festival on Moku Ola (Coconut Island) in Hilo.
HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald The Kamehameha statue is adorn with lei Tuesday on Kamehameha Day in Hilo.
HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Aunty Luana Kawelu is honored by the Royal Order of Kamehameha I Heiau ‘O Mamalahoa for her work with the Merrie Monarch Festival Tuesday during the 34th annual Kamehameha Day Festival on Moku Ola (Coconut Island) in Hilo.
HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald The procession of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I Heiau ‘O Mamalahoa weaves through Moku Ola (Coconut Island) Tuesday during the 34th annual Kamehameha Day Festival in Hilo.
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The 34th annual Kamehameha Day Festival feautred Hawaiian music and dance by Halau Hula Helele’i ‘O Waipi’o, Halau I Ka Leo Ola ‘O Na Mamo and Halau Ha’a Kea ‘O Kinohi. The festival was presented by the Royal Order of Kamehameha I Heiau ‘O Mamalahoa on Moku Ola (Coconut Island) in Hilo.