Hoʻokupu
Gifts to the Hawaiian god Lono during the hookupu protocol presentation of a Makahiki festival at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii, 2010
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Hoʻokupu (gifts or offerings) presented on King Kalākaua’s 50th birthday November 16, 1886 at the ʻIolani Palace Throne Room in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Consisting a several hundred poi bowls
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Hoʻokupu presented on King Kalākaua’s 50th birthday, ʻIolani Palace Throne Room in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
Hoʻokupu is a Hawaiian language term for gifts and offerings. The gift protocol is done for Lono during the Makahiki festival and for celebrations related to Hawaiian kings.
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