Roger's Pictures
13 June 2015
In commemoration of King Kamehameha... The
women riders wear pa'u or long skirts of 12 yards of satin
tied in place to cover their clothes, following a tradition
that began after Kamehameha the Great received a gift of
horses, and faded out with the arrival of cars in the early
1900s. Each woman is accompanied by a lead page, two
attendants and three escorts.
 Palm trees |
 Royal cour |
 Funky helmets |
 More funky helmets |
 Floral decoration |
 Decorated trolley |
 On the trolley |
 Another floral decoration |
 One in front too |
 Feather cape |
 Parasols |
 Pa'u Marshall |
 Pa'u Queen |
 Attendants |
 Princess of Ni'ihau - wearing brown and white like the niihau shells |
 Floral detail |
 Attendants |
 Royal escort Jeff |
 Peacock feathers |
 And lei... |
 Chinatown |
 Princess of Kauai -- wears purple for the mokihana (pelea anisata) |
 Attendants |
 Princess of Maui -wears pink for the lokelani flower (rosa damascena) |
 Attendants |
 Kamehameha High School |
 Princess of Kaho'olawe - wears blue & grey for the ahinahina |
 Attendants |
 Floral detail |
 Princess of Oahu -- wears yellow for the ilima flower |
 Attendants |
 Princess of Molokai -- wears green for the kukui nut |
 Hair detail |
 Attendants |
 Detail |
 Princess of Lanai-- wears orange for the kaunaona plant |
 Princess of Lanai |
 Attendants |
 And the dog... |
 Decorated trolley |
 Princess of Hawaii - wears red for the ohi'a lehua blossom |
 Attendants |
 Braids |
 Independant riders |