A procession from Ala Moana Beach Park to Kapiolani Park wrapped up the month-long celebration of Aloha Festivals.
Crowds along Kalakaua Avenue and on building balconies watch a Maui pau rider during the Aloha Festivals 76th annual Floral Parade on Saturday in Waikiki. Traditionally, pau riders wore long fabric to protect themselves from dust. Indigenous flora and fauna (usually seashells) from each island decorate horse and rider with a distinctive color. Maui pau riders use the lokelani (a pink rose) and long, flowing pink pau. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Spectators wave and take pictures and video of Gov. Josh Green and his daughter, Maia. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)A handler nudges a Hawaii pau rider’s stubborn horse along Kalakaua Avenue. Big Island pau riders use the ohia lehua flower, identified by red pau. Ohia lehua is endemic to all of the state’s large islands. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Members of the Hawaiian Airlines’ entry march with traditional hula ipu and uliuli. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Hula dancers from Halau Hula Na Puakea o Koolaupoko perform on their float with a portrait of the Merrie Monarch King David Kalakaua. Floats followed the theme, “Aa I Ka Hula,” from the phrase, 鈥淎a i ka hula, waiho ka hilahila ma ka hale.” This translates to, “When one wants to dance the hula, bashfulness should be left at home.鈥 (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Smiles brighten the performance of Halau Hula Na Puakea o Koolaupoko performers in front of a television news station’s broadcast booth. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Pau Queen Leialoha Amina recognizes spectators along the parade route in Waikiki. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)With lei and lei poo, members of Moanalua High School鈥檚 marching band perform. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)A member of the Aloha Festivals Royal Court looks over spectators along Kalakaua Avenue. The Royal Court ensures the festival maintains the standards of traditional Hawaiian culture and ceremonies. Members wear customary regalia of the highest ranked alii and maintain a stoic, stone-faced expression despite the raucous crowd cheering for them along the parade route.(Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)The parade’s equestrian marshal honors fallen rider Likeke Ibale of Honolulu, who died Aug. 21 at age 43. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Beth Straw of Honolulu and her 8-year-old dog, Vicious, wave to the horses in Waikiki. Straw said her pup was raised on a ranch with horses and perked up at the scent of the equine. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Despite the pageantry on parade, swimmers and a surfer cut between the Princess of Kauai鈥檚 pau riders on Kalakaua Avenue. The riders wear purple and adorn themselves with the fragrant leaves and fruit of the Garden Isle’s native mokihana trees. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
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