{"id":9701,"date":"2018-08-10T20:09:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T20:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.starofhonolulu.com\/?p=9701"},"modified":"2018-08-10T20:09:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T20:09:57","slug":"experience-hawaiian-culture-at-2018-aloha-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/blog\/experience-hawaiian-culture-at-2018-aloha-festivals","title":{"rendered":"Experience Hawaiian Culture at 2018 Aloha Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re seeking a unique event on O\u2018ahu that captures the essence of Hawaii\u2019s culture, check out the 2018 Aloha Festivals taking place throughout the month of September!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a schedule of the Aloha Festivals events and activities for you to enjoy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Saturday, September 1 \u2013 Royal Court Investiture &amp; Opening Ceremony<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>4:00 p.m. Investiture and 5:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The Royal Hawaiian Resort, Royal Grove &amp; Royal Hawaiian Center<\/em><br \/>\nTo kick off the festivities, the Aloha Festivals Royal Court will be introduced on the grounds of Helumoa, originally home to Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. At the ceremony, the king, queen, prince and princess will take their place on the royal court. The Alii court members are given their royal cloaks, helmets, head feather <em>lei<\/em> and other symbols of their reign. Accompanying the ceremony will be traditional <em>hula<\/em> and chants.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Saturday, September 15 \u2013 Keiki <em>Ho\u2018olaule\u2018a<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Pearlridge Center (Uptown)<\/em><br \/>\nCelebrate the Festival with two days of free activities, demonstrations, performances and much more for kids and their families.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Saturday, September 22 \u2013 66th Annual Waikiki <em>Ho\u2018olaule\u2018a<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>7 p.m. to 10 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kal\u0101kaua Avenue<\/em><br \/>\nExperience Hawaii\u2019s largest annual block party &#8211; the Waikiki <em>Ho\u2018olaule\u2018a<\/em>! The event highlights local food, crafts, music and entertainment right in the heart of Waikiki.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Saturday, September 29 \u2013 72nd Annual Floral Parade<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>9 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kal\u0101kaua Avenue<\/em><br \/>\nThe Aloha Festivals culminates with the annual floral parade from Ala Moana Beach Park to Kapiolani Park, featuring a colorful procession of horseback riders, performances and floats covered with beautiful Hawaiian flowers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alohafestivals.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.alohafestivals.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re seeking a unique event on O\u2018ahu that captures the essence of Hawaii\u2019s culture, check out the 2018 Al&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,7,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-holidays","category-just-for-fun","category-special-occasions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9701\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starofhonolulu.com\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}