All the Kings and Queens of Hawaii had personal mottos they lived and ruled by, yet our state motto comes from none of these.  In many ways, it is the answer to a question posed in February of 1843 by Kamehameha III, who answers his own question in a speech he gave later in July of the same year at the conclusion of what is known today as the “Paulette Affair”. These events also led to the creation of the first Hawaiian national holiday known as La Ho’iho’i Ea on July 31st.  Historian Boyd D. Bond will uncover the true meaning of the Hawaii State Motto and what King Kamehameha III was saying when he spoke to his people back in 1843.   This program is made available through a generous grant from the Friends of the Libraries, Kona.

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