Celebrate Lā Kūʻokoʻa, the Independence Day of the Hawaiian Kingdom, with us on Nov. 28, 2025!
In partnership with Hui Aloha ʻĀina o Honolulu, Bishop Museum invites you to celebrate this historic holiday of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the continuing kūʻokoʻa of the lāhui Hawaiʻi. Programming includes a panel discussion featuring Kanaka scholars Kauʻi Sai-Dudoit, Kahele Dukelow and Nālani Balutski, moderated by ʻIlima Long of Hui Aloha ʻĀina o Honolulu; mele; and mea ʻai provided by Hale Kealoha.
Lā Kūʻokoʻa: Celebrating the Independence Day of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Friday, Nov. 28, 2025
Noon - 5 p.m.
Location: Gallery Lawns and Hawaiian Hall Complex
FREE for Kamaʻāina with registration, includes Museum Admission. Included in regular Museum Admission rate for others. Free for Bishop Museum Members.
Learn more and register at
https://www.bishopmuseum.org/calendar/la-ku%ca%bboko%ca%bba-celebrating-the-independence-day-of-the-hawaiian-kingdom-2025/.
Lā Kūʻokoʻa commemorates the date, November 28, 1843, when the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom was formally recognized by England and France through the signing of the Anglo-Franco Proclamation and through a verbal acknowledgement with the United States. This historic achievement was the result of the diplomatic efforts of three emissaries appointed by Kauikeaouli, King Kamehameha III — Timoteo Haʻalilio, Reverend William Richards, and Sir George Simpson. We gather to commemorate their historic mission and the enduring vision of an independent Hawaiʻi.
Bishop Museum is the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
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