Honoring King Kamehameha

On Saturday, alums of Kamehameha Schools came together to pay tribute to King Kamehameha's birthday by adorning the Hilo statue with vibrant, fragrant flower leis. Hayden Konanui Tucker was on hand to provide Hawaiian chants. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)

Pumehana Wong Yuen watches Micah Alameida (right) and Derick Pacheco drape her 30-foot-long Ti leaf lei, meticulously crafted using over 200 individual leaves. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)

Pumehana Wong Yuen displays her impressive 30-foot-long Ti leaf lei, meticulously crafted using over 200 individual leaves. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)

Ladies of Ahahui Kaahumanu pass a lei to Micah Alameida. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)

On Saturday, alums and friends of Kamehameha Schools came together to pay tribute to King Kamehameha's birthday by adorning the Hilo statue with vibrant leis. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)

Micah Alameida (right) and Derick Pacheco drape leis on the King Kamehameha I statue in Hilo on Saturday. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)