Hilo festival celebrates Kamehameha

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Photos by HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald

Photos by HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald

The Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Mamalahoa, forms a processional to take their seats during the Kamehameha Festival on Saturday at Coconut Island. The free festival included Hawaiian cultural performances, food and crafts in honor of Kamehameha the Great.

RIGHT: Cecilia Kaiewe plays the ukulele during the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Mamalahoa, Kamehameha Festival on Coconut Island.