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DTSTART:20270605T190000Z
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URL:https://event925.com/events/king-kamehameha-celebration-floral-parade-
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SUMMARY:King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade – Kona 2027
DESCRIPTION:King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade – Kona 2027\nThe Ki
 ng Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade in Kona is a Hawaiian cultural pro
 cession honoring King Kamehameha I\, the ruler who unified the Hawaiian Is
 lands. The 2027 Kona celebration is scheduled for Saturday\, June 5\, from
  9:00–11:30 a.m. in Historic Kailua Village on Hawaiʻi Island.\nWhat ma
 kes the parade distinctive\nThe procession emphasizes Hawaiian history\, f
 lowers\, music\, and equestrian tradition\, rather than functioning simply
  as a civic parade. Pāʻū riders—horsewomen wearing long\, flowing ski
 rts and elaborate floral lei—are a particularly recognizable part of Kam
 ehameha Day celebrations\, alongside decorated units and other community p
 articipants honoring Kamehameha's legacy.\nCultural significance\nKing Kam
 ehameha Day dates to 1872\, following Kamehameha V's 1871 proclamation est
 ablishing a national holiday in honor of his grandfather\, Kamehameha I. T
 he modern statewide celebrations continue that commemoration through parad
 es\, lei ceremonies\, and hoʻolauleʻa gatherings across several Hawaiian
  islands.\nThe Kona experience\nKona's parade moves through Historic Kailu
 a Village\, and the organizer's published route has the procession traveli
 ng south along Kuakini Highway and Aliʻi Drive\, passing historic Hulihe
 ʻe Palace\, where parade units present hoʻokupu\, or ceremonial offering
 s. The state notes that 2027 details remain subject to change\, so route s
 pecifics should be treated as provisional until the organizer publishes it
 s final 2027 arrangements.\nAfter the parade\nThe celebration continues wi
 th a King Kamehameha Celebration Hoʻolauleʻa at Huliheʻe Palace\, curre
 ntly scheduled for 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. on June 5. This makes the Kona o
 bservance a longer cultural celebration rather than just a morning process
 ion\; notably\, it occurs several days before the official June 11 King Ka
 mehameha Day holiday.
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CATEGORIES:Cultural Event,Festivals,Social Event
LOCATION:Hawaiʻi Island\, Multiple locations – parade route in Kona\, Ka
 ilua-Kona\, Hawaiʻi County\, United States
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