In 1871, the great-grandson of Kamehameha the Great, known as Kamehameha V, passed a royal decree that Kamehameha Day should be celebrated. The day was first observed on June 11, 1872, and was one of the first holidays proclaimed by the Hawaii State Legislature after Hawaii became a US st...
2023Mon, Jun 12 2022Fri, Jun 10 Summary King Kamehameha ruled from 1790 and united the islands When is King Kamehameha I Day? King Kamehameha I Day is a state holiday in Hawaii on June 11th. If June 11th falls on a weekend, the nearest weekday will be observed as a holiday. ...
When Captain George Vancouver visited Hawai‘i Island in 1793, he observed that both Young and Davis “are in his [Kamehameha’s] most perfect confidence, attend him in all his excursions of business or pleasure, or expeditions of war or enterprise; and are in the habit of daily experiencing...