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  • 85th Annual Lei Day Celebration @ Queen Kapiolani Regional Park Bandstand

  • Type: Special Event
    Date: 5/1/2012, 5/2/2012
    Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m
    Location:
    Queen Kapiolani Regional
    Park Bandstand
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    Cost: Free
LEI DAY CELEBRATION 2012
Fragrant flowers are gathered and strung into a lei. The spirit of the maker (and giver) is part of the lei. So when you receive a lei that someone has given you - they give you a part of themselves. There is even a song for Lei Day, and you are sure to hear the tune “May Day is Lei Day” in Hawai‘i. This holiday has been celebrated since 1927, and has a tradition of a Lei Queen which began in 1928.

The City and County of Honolulu's Annual Lei Day Celebration is held on May 1st of each year, regardless of the day of the week. May 1st and May 2nd download activities Schedule (1308 KB PDF)

On May 1st of each year, this beautiful event is at Queen Kapi‘olani Regional Park and Bandstand in Waikīkī from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event features the annual lei queen and court, as well as local entertainment and hula hālau.

PRESS RELEASE
PŌMAIKA‘INOKEAKUA LENORE KLEIN
INSTALLED AS CITY’S 85th ANNUAL LEI DAY QUEEN

Mayor Peter B. Carlisle, and sponsors Hawaiian Electric Company, Times Supermarkets, and the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, presented the City’s 84th Annual Lei Queen on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at McCoy Pavilion.

Pōmaika‘inokeakua Lenore Klein is the City’s 2012 Lei Day Queen. Lei Queen Pōmaika‘inokeakua is 25 and hails from Waimānalo, O‘ahu. She is the daughter of Wallace and Marvalee Healani Klein.

Lei Queen Pōmaika‘inokeakua is fluent in the Hawaiian language. She began dancing at the age of five with Kumu Hula Ellen Castillo and more recently under the direction of Kumu Hula Keano Kaupu and Lono Padilla. She earned an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts from Kapi‘olani Community College, and currently works as a professional hula and Polynesian dancer. She was crowned the 2010 Miss Hawaiian Islands, representing Hawai‛i at the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Papua New Guinea. Her hobbies include dancing, music, traveling, reading, learning about different cultures, and enjoying the company of family and friends.

Queen Pōmaika‘inokeakua competed against five other women in this year’s Nā Wahine ‘Ōpio age group (18-30 years of age). First Princess is Kalai Sina Chow from Papakōlea, O‘ahu. Second Princess is Christian Lei U‘i Kaholokula from the Garden Isle of Kaua‘i. Princesses Catelin Kawahinekoa Aiwohi (from Maui), Lorene Yoshimi Gima (from O‘ahu), and Courtney Ellen Lynn Ku‘uleilani Lynch (from O‘ahu) round out this year’s court. Lei U‘i (Miss Kaua‘i 2012) and Kawahinekoa (Miss Maui 2012) will compete in the Miss Hawai‘i Pageant in June. The six finalists were judged on lei making, hula, language skills and poise, and ability to convey the spirit of aloha with warmth and dignity.

This year’s Lei Day theme is “Lei U‘i Onaona,” or Sweet Lei of Youth. Queen Pōmaika‘inokeakua and her court will reign over the 85th Annual Lei Day Celebration festivities on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Queen Kapi‘olani Regional Park and Bandstand.

The event is free to the public and features local entertainment and hula hālau. The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association will perform in the open area between the bandstand and the Waikīkī Shell. The Lei Contest Exhibit can be viewed by the public from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the open area between the bandstand and the Waikiki Shell. Some of the world’s most exquisite lei will be exhibited in a variety of colors and methods.

Hawaiian artisans will share their talents and skills with exhibits and demonstrations throughout the day in the Kulana Lei village. While at Kūlana Lei, have the mo‘opuna (grandchildren) visit Tūtū (grandmother) at Tūtū’s Hale to hear stories; play Hawaiian games; and learn songs, hula, lei making, and lauhala weaving. In addition to Kūlana Lei, vendors offering craft, lei, and food will be available to the public.

The closing ceremony for the annual Lei Day Celebration is held at Mauna ‘Ala (The Royal Mausoleum) and Kawaiāha‘o Church on May 2 of each year.

The first Lei Day was celebrated in 1927 in downtown Honolulu with a few people wearing lei. Miss Nina Bowman was crowned the first lei queen in 1928.

For more information about the 85th Annual Lei Day celebration, visit www.honoluluparks.com, or contact Kaiulani Kauahi, Lei Day Publicist, at 768-3041
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