Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day Sunday

10 AM to 5PM
at Thomas Square, Downtown Honolulu
between Beretania & King + Victoria & Ward

Come to celebrate and support the ongoing movement for Hawaii's independence!

AWESOME Event Activities include: keiki fun, art exhibit, community booths (like Us Guys at KAHEA!), and plenny Kanaka Maoli culture to enjoy! Music from: Ka La Ho'i All Star Band, Ernie Cruz Jr, Kupaaina, Jon Osorio and Ikaika Hussey, Oiwi, Kupaukolu....
Hope to see you there, don't forget your chair (or lauhala mat)!

The Story of Ka La Ho'iho'i Ea For generations, Hawaiians have celebrated & honored the date of July 31, the day in 1843 when Hawaii's sovereignty was returned to the Hawaiian Kingdom after five months of illegal British occupation by a Lord George Paulet, a rogue British naval commander. Paulet was seeking to coerce special land and rights for British subjects. Under duress & protest King Kamehameha III was forced to cede his kingdom to Paulet, but then the king appealed to Queen Victoria for justice. In response, Queen Victoria send British fleet commander Adm. Richard Thomas to enforce the British law which stated that 'native government be treated with forbearance and courtesy, and their laws and customs be respected.'

Admiral Thomas restored native rule in Hawaii on July 31, 1843 by raising the Hawaiian flag at Kulaokahua, known today as Thomas Square- the first public park on Oahu. On that same day, King Kamehameha III proclaimed, "Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono." The precise translation of this now State-motto is "The sovereignty of the land continues because of our righteousness."