E komo mai! Come celebrate Queen Emma with the Daughters

It’s our 48th annual community festival at Hānaiakamalama … you don’t want to miss this! Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 9 AM to 2 PM—we’re throwing a big, beautiful celebration in Nu‘uanu to honor the legacy of Queen Emma.

Whether you’re kama‘āina or just visiting, keiki or kupuna, there’s something for everyone:

• • Explore the Palace with a self-guided tour, feel the mana of Queen Emma’s home
  • Shop local at our lively mākeke—handmade local crafts, artisans’ work, goods for keiki
  • Savor ‘ono grinds to make your opu happy
  • Sing along to Hawaiian favorites and today’s tunes
  • Admire hula performances from three different halau
  • Catch up with old friends, talk story, and make new memories
  • Choose baked goods, lei, or Daughters’ jams and jellies at the Country Store
  • Pre-order and pickup delicious sweet bread or prune mui at the Country Store
  • Enter our raffle to win a beautiful handmade Hawaiian quilt from Kenui Quilts
  • Discover vintage alohawear at Tūtū’s Closet

Win a beautiful Hawaiian quilt!

Enter to win this exquisite handmade quilt from Kenui Quilts, a $900 value! Just $10 for each entry into our raffle.

From Kenui Quilts, a stunning king-size quilt with matching shams in a royal blue pattern, the King’s Royal Vase Design, an $899.99 value! Each $10 donation is an entry to the raffle. Of course you can “enter” more than once! Drawing will be held end of day on October 18, 2025. Quilt will be available for pick up at Hānaiakamalama. If you need it shipped, shipping will be extra.

Fantastic entertainment, music, hula!

• FEATURING Kamaha‘o Haumea-Thronas, an Hawaiian music prodigy—musician, singer, songwriter and producer—currently a student at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, he’ll complete our Day with a performance at 1:00 PM on the main lāna‘i. People say he’s shaking up the music world! Visit his Instagram @kamahao.music to discover his incredible talent. Then see and hear him in person at Day at Hānaiakamalama.
• Royal Hawaiian Band, founded in 1836 by King Kamehameha III, Queen Emma’s father-in-law, opens the festival with Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī followed by more favorites. Appearing at 9 am
• Emcee for the day is Kainoa Daines

Schedule for the Day

• Nu‘uanu Valley Park Open for Parking
• 8:30 Ticket Booths Open / Vendors Open
• 8:45 Blessing and Opening with Ka Pā Hula Hawaiʻi, Loea Hula Kaha’i Topolinski
• 9:00 Hawaii Pono‘ī and the Royal Hawaiian Band
• 10:00 Ka Pā Hula Hawaiʻi Hula Hālau Performance
• 11:00 Hālau Nā Pua Hala Kūnou i ke Kai
• 12:00 Po’okea Wood, Hawaiian Musician
• 1:00 Kamaha’o Haumea-Thronas, Hawaiian Musician
• 2:00 PM Festival ends

Bring your whole ‘ohana and reconnect with your extended family, fellow Daughters, and favorite Cousins. Spend a day immersing yourself in our shared history and culture. Soak in the rich history of Hawai‘i and her beloved Queen Emma. Your ticket includes entry to the Palace—see how she lived and learn her story.

Food, fun, music, hula, history, and aloha—all in one unforgettable day.
We’ll see you there!

There’s so much to see and do! Bring the whole ‘ohana!

Tickets are $10 General, $5 Youth (5 – 12 yrs), and $1 Children (4 yrs and less). They’re available for purchase at the entrance or order below. Enter the Palace grounds from Nuʻuanu Valley Park, which will open at 8:30 AM for free parking. Parking is limited.

Self-guided Palace tours are included with entry to the festival. Tours are not redeemable for another date.

Vendors in our Mākeke

A curated selection of 40 local vendors and artisans representing our Hawaiian culture and crafts will be setup around the grounds. From jewelry to woodwork, clothing to pillows, art, stationery and cards to handmade treats, you’ll find many choices for yourself, your home, for gifts or the holidays!

Just a few you may recognize or follow! Who’s your favorite?