"We have the same dream," said Kalahiki, who helps to organize the yearly "Onipa'a" anniversaries of the Hawaiian kingdom overthrow. "We dream someday that the U.S., with all their might, is going to say, 'Justice is not done.' "

Kalahiki was waiting at Ala Moana Park to join today's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, which this year occurred on the same day as the Hawaiian observance. That's why the occasion — a parade through Waikiki and a "unity rally" at Kapi'olani Park — blended both themes, portraits of Dr. King and Queen Lili'uokalani held by marchers as they proceeded down Kalakaua Avenue.

In Hawai'i, the holiday that honors the late civil rights leader traditionally reflects the Islands' multiethnic population, and a rainbow of cultural and political groups appeared for the parade.

Marching units ranging from the local Prince Hall Masonic lodges, a branch of the Masons founded by African-Americans, followed the same route as the International Society of Krishna Consciousness; a van emblazoned with the Web address for the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform joined the train with military bands and anti-military protest groups.