The King Kamehameha Celebration Commission announced it was canceling King Kamehameha events statewide due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

If regulations permit, the Lei draping may still be held in a private format.  A socially distanced Ho‘olaule‘a on O‘ahu, is still being considered for the June 11th holiday.

“The decision to cancel these major, statewide events was made with the health and safety of our island communities and kūpuna in mind, said Kainoa Daines, chair of the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission in a State of Hawaiʻi press release.