Standing in Wailoa River State Park, a 14-foot-tall statue of King Kamehameha watches over Hilo, the first official capital of the Hawaiian Islands after he unified them in 1810. Rugged.

The first Kamehameha Day holiday was celebrated June 11, 1872. “It’s a nice balance of community coming together to celebrate our king,” said Danes. “We’re not done with COVID by any ...

King Kamehameha was credited with uniting ... from his own birthday as he could - hence the date of June 11. The first Kamehameha Day was celebrated on June 11, 1872. One of the biggest ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Celebrations are underway on Hawaii Island for the annual King Kamehameha Day, honoring the first ruler of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Kamehameha Pai’ea united the islands ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – The King Kamehameha Day Celebration will kick off this Friday, June 8th in Honolulu and will continue throughout the state. The first King Kamehameha Day celebration dates ...

Goku’s first Kamehameha feels quite quaint in a way that ... gain a Dragon Ball, and appease Ox-King – despite his ruined castle – but the heroes are still left with the burden of following ...

Shortly after the death of King Kamehameha IV, whose family had ruled ... performed in public for the first time in years, while a parade wound its way through downtown Honolulu.

It will be the first Kameha ­meha Day parade held in Honolulu since the pandemic put a pause on festivities in 2020, according to King Kamehameha Celebration Commission Chair Kainoa Danes.