Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 12, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 1995 — Battle of Nuʻuanu to be remembered in nighttime procession [ARTICLE]

Battle of Nuʻuanu to be remembered in nighttime procession

A nighttime procession on April 29 will mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Nu'uanu, the clash that ended four years of warfare and established Kamehameha I as ruler of the Hawaiian islands.* Participants will meet at Kūhiō Beach in Waikīkl at midnight on April 28. Ceremonies will eommemorate the landing of canoes carrying Kamehameha's army, whieh may have numbered as many as 16,000. A symbolic procession of Hawaiian ali'i, warriors, chanters and supporters will then retrace the route to the battle site, stopping en route to pay homage at the statues of Kamehameha the Great (King Street) and Robert Wilcox (Fort Street Mall) and at the Royal Mausoleum (Nu'uanu Avenue). The procession will then make its way up to the site of the major battle engagement, Lā'imi (Pali Highway, near Queen Emma Summer Palaee). The

9.5 mile march will end at the Nu'uanu Pali, where sunrise ceremonies, including chant, prayer, oratory and ho'okupu, will be conducted. Traditional Hawaiian attire and adherence to Hawaiian protocol are highly recommended for anyone wanting to attend the ceremonies. Those wishing to present ho'okupu must be clothed in traditional (pre-European) Hawaiian attire: malo and kīhei for males; kīkepa, pā'ū and kīhei for females. Organizers are asking that T-shirts, spandex shorts, shaka signs, sign-waving, political sloganeering or foul language be excluded. Major planners for the event are Mel Kalāhiki, Keola Lake, Sam Kaai and Kalani Meineeke. Advance registration is requested. For more information, eall Kalāhiki at 235-2727 * Kaua'i did nol fall / was not conquered: it was later brought into the kingdom by [means of| treaty.