Kamehameha Day on June 11 is a public holiday in Hawaii. It honors Kamehameha the Great, the monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi — comprising the Hawaiian Islands of Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui and Hawaiʻi. Kamehameha is known as the Napoleon of the Pacific for his achievements in warfare and diplomacy.

While he was king, Hawaii was a center of the fur and sandalwood trade. Pineapples were brought to Hawaii from Spain in 1813 and coffee was first planted in 1818, a year before he died. In 1883 a statue of King Kamehameha I was dedicated in Honolulu by King David Kalakaua. This was duplicate, because the original statue was lost at sea. It was later recovered and now stands in Kapaau, North Kohala the Birthplace of Kamehameha the Great.

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King Kamehameha Day Parade in North Kohala Hawaii June 11, 2009.  The original Statue of King Kamehameha is located in the small town of Kapa'au, on the "Big Island" of Hawaii. Kamehameha's Birthplace and Mookini Heiau are located just down the highway near Upolu Point.