Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 3, 1 March 1990 — Leaders gather at Mauna ʻAla [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Leaders gather at Mauna ʻAla

Clifford Anderson, Ali'i Nui, Royal Order of Kamehameha, officially called for an 'aha kuka (conference) at Kamehameha Schools to deliberate the business of the Royal Order of Kamehameha and plaee in motion a commemorative celebration of the order's 125 years. Statewide leaders of the Royal Order of Kame hameha along with their ladies gathered for a ceremony at Mauna 'Ala Jan. 13 during the 'aha kuka. Traditional chants and ho'okupu were presented at the Kamehameha Tomb. Kalaimoku Adrian Hussey (Maui), Ali'i ai moku Edward Kaopuiki (O'ahu), James Burgess, Ali'i ai moku (Kaua'i), and Ben Kaeo Ali'i ai moku (Maui) led by Ali'i Kahunanui Franklin Pao participated in the ceremony. Lydia Namahana Maioho, kahu of Mauna 'Ala gave a lecture in the ehapel. The 'aha kuka ended with a dinner at the Kapi'olani Hotel.

Ali'i nui Clifford Anderson