On November 28 2023, the Hae Hawai`i was raised at the summit of Mauna Kea in honor of Lā Kū`oko`a.  It was the highest flying flag in the world at that time. Each year on Lā Ho`i Ho`i Ea and Lā Kū`oko`a, it is carried up the Mauna, a tradition begun over 20 years ago.

"Lā Kūʻokoʻa is celebrated every year on November 28, honoring the national holiday  that marks the date in 1843 when the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was formally recognized by England and France through the signing of the Anglo-Franco Proclamation, and through a verbal acknowledgement with the United States as a result of the efforts of emissaries Timoteo Haʻalilio, William Richards, and George Simpson.

Lā Kūʻokoʻa represents an affirmation of identity and joyful pride in being a part of the lāhui of Hawaiʻi. It is an assertion of deep aloha ʻāina (patriotism) that will continue to reverberate in our naʻau (hearts) for generations. Aloha ʻĀina is multifaceted and deeply layered; it is the passion, the love people have for their homelands, birth lands, or lands to which they feel an ancestral or spiritual connection.  It is patriotism, love of one's country and people" Credit Kamehameha Schools communications

Mahalo for your continued support for the protection of Mauna Kea.