NÄ KAMEHAMEHA COMMEMORATIVE PÄ‘Ü PARADE & HO‘OLAULE‘A

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Parade – Front St./ Ho’olaule’a – Kamehameha ‘Iki Park – Lahaina, Maui

8:30am Road Closure / 9am Ho’olaule’a / 9:45am Parade

The Na Kamehameha Commemorative Pa‘u Parade & Ho’olaule’a Planning Committee would like to warmly invite you to commemorate and celebrate our ali’i through the theme: “WAHINE HOLO LIO” – Honoring The Noble Tradition of Pa`u Riding.

The NKCPPH festivities will take place on Saturday, June 18 at 9:00am at Kamehameha ‘Iki Park. The parade will commence at 9:45am from Kenui St. down Front St. to Shaw St. Following the parade is a ho’okupu ceremony at Moku’ula Ahu. The ho’olaule’a will include exhibits and tours by Friends of Moku’ula, Hui O Wa’a Kaulua, The Royal Guard and Lahaina Restoration Foundation, Makahiki Games with Kula Kaiapuna ma Nahienaena, a pa’u and parade entry awards presentation, food booths, Maui made crafters and entertainment. The festivities are scheduled to last until sunset.

Please be advised the change of the ho’olaule’a location to Kamehameha ‘Iki Park, next to 505 Front Street.

Major elements of the program:

• Admission to the parade and ho‘olaule‘a is FREE!
• Cultural Exhibits & Tours:
• Hui O Wa‘a Kaulua – Exhibit and walking tour of h?lau wa’a – Voyaging in the Pacific and Mo‘olele
• Friends of Moku‘ula – Walking tour of Moku‘ula
• Lahaina Restoration Foundation – Pre-Contact to Monarchy Exhibit
• The Royal Guard Exhibit
• Pa‘u Exhibit – Meet and greet the Pa‘u princesses and riders, viewing of Pa‘u documentary and lei auction.
• Keiki Activities – Traditional Makahiki Games with Kula Kaiapuni O Maui ma Nahi’ena’ena
• Pa‘u Parade: To showcase the Art of Pa‘u as well as gather Maui County organizations and community to honor the Kamehameha lineage.

Commentators stations are increased to seven locations along the parade route (that include Longhi‘s, Kimo‘s, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Lahaina Pizza Co., The Wharf, and Entertainment Stage at Kamehameha ‘Iki Park)

Maui Made Arts & Crafts: Observe sustainability by utilizing Maui Artisans, Crafters and Businesses, hosted by the Lahaina Hawaiian Civic Club

Royal Court, Ho‘okupu Ceremony: Hosted by Friends of Moku‘ula and held at Moku‘ula Ahu

Live Local Entertainment: Local Musical Artists, H?lau Hula, and Polynesian Dancing

Awards Presentation: Awards are given to Most Outstanding Walking Unit/Marching Unit, Decorated Vehicle, Floats, Pooperscooper, Pa‘u Unit, Pa‘u Princess, and the Perpetual Pa‘u Princess Award.

 Lei Making

 Pa‘u Documentary – Linday Lindsey continues this year with the documentation of Pa‘u in hopes of keeping the knowledge preserved.

 Pa‘u Exhibit – Meet and greet the pa‘u princesses and riders, viewing of pa‘u documentary, and lei

 Emcee: Toddy Lilikoi

 Entertainment by the Napili Kai Foundation and more.

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE!

Front Street will be closed to traffic starting at Kenui Street at 8:30 a.m. At 9:00 a.m., all subsequent cross-streets will be closed. These streets include Baker St., Papalaua St., Lahainaluna Rd., Dickenson St., and Prison St. Maui Police Department and community volunteers will be posted at each intersection to regulate the road closure.

9:00 A.M. – HO‘OLAULE‘A OPEN

9:45 A.M. – PARADE BEGINS

12 P.M. – HO’OKUPU CEREMONY

2:00 P.M. – AWARDS CEREMONY

ENTERTAINMENT AND CRAFTERS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 5:00 P.M.

Planning Co-Chairs for this year’s event are Daryl Fujiwara of Smythe Fujiwara Design and Matthew Erickson of the Lahaina Hawaiian Civic Club. Pä’ü Co-Chairs are Crystal Smythe (Pä’ü Co-Coordinator), Sue Lincoln (Pä’ü Coordinator)

RELATED POST: King Kamehameha Parade on June 18, 2011

Are you a visitor on Maui and looking for an authentic cultural experience? Are you a kama’aina or local Hawaii resident who wants to learn more about the Hawaiian culture? Or are you someone who enjoys watching the splendor and elegance of the Hawaiian heritage? If your answer is “yes” to any of the above questions, proceed to the next paragraph.

The next question is “have you attended any of the annual “Na Kamehameha Commemorative Pa’u Parade and Ho’olaule’a (NKCPPH)” event? If your answer is “no”, I highly suggest that you do. I will. On Saturday, June 18th, the annual NKPPH will once again be held in Lahaina and I am going to be there with my family and a bunch of friends.

Truth be known, I too have not attended any of the previous NKCPPH parade. Shame on me. When I started to read more about it as part of my research for this blog post, I realized that this event is one of a kind. This is probably one of the most Hawaiian event on Maui and should not be missed. So I won’t miss it this year.

The NKCPPH event is a combination of fun and rich cultural experience. For details of the event, click here (I posted the press release separately so you can have the full details without my “talk story”). You will see on that article that there will be a grand array of things to see, do and hear when you attend that event. I am excited and looks forward to it.

One major part of the event is the “Pa’u Parade” on Front Street. Do you know what a “Pa’u” is? Here’s a great video I found that educated me about it. Watch and learn: