This past Tuesday was Kamehameha Day. Kohala is the only place in the state of Hawaii that celebrates with a parade on the actual holiday. My friend, Serena, & I worked very hard all weekend long. Each day we traveled into the mountains to pick liko and various ferns to create lei po’o (head leis) and lei a’i (shoulder leis) for the Island of Hawaii’s Pa’u Riding Unit. Each island is represented with the island color and flower. The island of Hawaii is represented with red and the lehua blossom which comes in various colors of red, yellow, peach, orange, and even white. Each island also is represented by a princess and her attendants. Kamehameha Day is very special in Kohala because it is the birthplace of King Kamehameha, who was the first to unify all the Hawaiian Islands.