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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, September 13, 2003

Aloha Festivals begin

Photos by Rebecca Breyer
Advertiser Staff Photographer

The king and queen of the Aloha Festivals, from left, John Kalei Laimana Jr. and Wanda Kehaulani Kamauoha, marched from 'Iolani Palace yesterday afternoon to mark the start of the 2003 Aloha Festivals, a six-week series of events and activities on six islands.

Aileen Rombaoa of Waipahu knelt in respect as the royal family walked by at 'Iolani Palace. Traditional hula and chants introduced the Royal Court on the palace steps before the court proceeded to Bishop Street at Tamarind Park for a ho'olaule'a.