Celebrating a legendary king

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Mark Taylor of Utah samples the poi he created with the help of Kahea Palama Saturday at one of the cultural demonstration stations at the King Kamehameha Day Celebration at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club.

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The Royal Order of Kamehameha is ready to present its ho‘okupu (gift) to the King’s Court Saturday during the King Kamehameha Day Celebration at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club.

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Big Island Princess Ha‘aheo Mahinai performs “This is Aloha” as a ho‘okupu (gift) to the King’s Court Saturday during the King Kamehameha Day Celebration at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club.

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Herenui Punua of the Wallis and Shana Punua halau leads a trio of dancers in a kahiko presentation Saturday during the King Kamehameha Day Celebration at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club.

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The King’s Court and the island princesses for the Kamehameha Day Celebration line up at the base of the cliff Saturday during the ho‘olaule‘a celebrating the Hawaiian monarch who united the islands into the Kingdom of Hawaii, Saturday at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club.

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Hilinai Jona of the Wallis and Shana Punua halau performs for the King’s Court Saturday during the Kamehameha Day Celebration at the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club luau grounds.

King Kamehameha Day celebrates the Hawaiian monarch who pulled and united the Hawaiian Islands people to form the Kingdom of Hawaii, said Wallis Punua, the host of the annual King Kamehameha Day Celebration Saturday at the Kauai Marriott Resort &Beach Club.

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