Get together with the Friends of Kalākaua Park at these events!
He Haliʻa Aloha no Liliʻuokalani, 10 September 2022, Liliʻuokalani Gardens
On the first Saturday of each September, Liliʻuokalani Gardens is filled with music and motion as hundreds of hula dancers express their aloha for Queen Liliʻuokalani, hula, Japanese culture, and the blended community which defines our islands today. He Hali’a Aloha No Liliʻuokalani Festival, celebrates “Beloved Memories of Liliʻuokalani.” Friends of Kalākaua Park and the Hilo Lei Day Festival with be there demonstrating and teaching lei making. For information, click here.
He Inoa no Ka Lani Kāwika Kalākaua, tentatively 16 November 2022, Kalākaua Park
Each year Kahu Kahoʻokele Crabbe and Kumu ʻIwalani Kalima lead us in honoring the heritage of Ka Lani Kāwika Kalākaua. For information, sign up here.
Hilo Lei Day Festival, 1 May 2023, Kalākaua Park
A day of lei making, music, and hula to celebrate the many ways we are bound together as ʻohana and community.
Kamehameha Day, June, 2023, Piʻopiʻo
Each year we send lei for adorning the Kamehameha Paiʻea statue in Piʻopiʻo. For information on participation, sign up here.
Hilo Orchid Festival, July, 2023, Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium
One of the largest events in Hilo, we hope to see you at this important cornerstone of our island’s agriculture. Join them here.