Aloha Na Hoahanau, I have received official word from Lani Ali’i Sir William Souza that the Royal Order of Kamehameha I and the other Hawaiian Royal Societies will honor Senator Daniel K. Inouye in the State Capitol Rotunda TOMORROW, DECEMBER 22, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. to midnight. Senator Inouye is an Honorary Ali’i with theRead more

ROYAL ORDER OF KAMEHAMEHA I TO COMMEMORATE FOUNDER’S BIRTHDAY BY ELEVATING TWO PROMINENT HAWAIIANS TO KNIGHTHOOD WHO Participants will include: Royal Order of Kamehameha I By Command of Ali’i Nui Sir William F. Roback, Jr. Ali‘i ‘Aimoku Sir Arthur Aiu, presiding Members of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I and the other Hawai‘i Royal SocietiesRead more

November 4, 2012, the Royal Societies gathered to honor Saint Marianne Cope. Photos by Blaine FergerstromRead more

Today, members of Nā Wahine Hui ʻo Kamehameha, Royal Order of Kamehameha Hawaiʻi Chapter 1, Kūhiō Chapter 6 and Kapuāiwa Chapter 8 donated four high-quality park benches to the residents of Lunalilo Home. The presentation was followed by kanikapila, with many of the home’s residents joining in. Here are some of my photos from today.Read more

At 6:00 p.m., we held our annual Torchlight Ceremony, commemorating the reorganization of the Order by Prince Kūhiō in 1902.Read more

The O’ahu Chapters gathered at Kawaiaha’o Church this morning for Ali’i Sunday honoring our namesake, Kamehameha I. We assembled inside the church for a group photo afterward.Read more

Aloha Ali’i ‘Aimoku o Hawai’i, Two days ago Hinano Apo’s wife came home and could not wake him. Hinano had had a heart attack and passed away. I received a call at 11:30 this morning from Hinanoʻs daughter, Channing, who on behalf of her mother is requesting the Royal Order of Kamehameha I to presentRead more

April 11, 1865, Ka Mōʻī Kamehameha V, Lot Kapuʻaiwa, created the Royal Order of Kamehameha I. The Order went underground at the overthrow in 1893, only to be resurrected in 1902 by Ke Aliʻi Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole. Here is another example of the incredible exploits of Kūhiō – First to surf in England, 1890!:  Read more

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