Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 12, Number 11, 1 November 1995 — Next year's Kamehameha Parade may be the last [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Next year's Kamehameha Parade may be the last

Former pā'ū queens of parades past, 'auhea 'oukou? The King Kamehameha Celebration Commission is trying to contact all former Pā'ū Queens of the annual King Kamehameha Floral Parades, to honor them in a special mounted unit in the 80th annual parade set for June 8, 1996. (Vehicles will be provided for those who no longer feel comfortable on horseback.) Former Pā'ū Queens are asked to eall the commission at 586-0333. Applications for other units in the parade such as floats, decorated vehicles, marching units, private

mounted units and pā'ū units are also available by calling the eommission office. At this point, next year's parade will be the last, as the state Legislature has not appropriated funds for 1997 and beyond. Also, there are seven vacancies on the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission's 18-member board, as the Governor has failed to appoint replacements. Next year will mark the 125th anniversary of the establishment of Kamehameha Day.

Ipolani Vaughn 1994