page_title: Hoʻokupu
hierarchical_section_title: Hoʻokupu
caption_attribution_description: English: Members of a ceremonial procession present gifts to the Hawaiian god Lono during the Hoʻokupu protocol presentation of a Makahiki festival at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimānalo, Hawaii, November 20, 2010. Lasting from October until February, the Makahiki season honors Lono, the guardian of peace and health, as he arrives for the transition from Kū, a time of war, politics and construction, to Lono, a time of relaxation and celebration of life.
context_page_description: Hoʻokupu is a Hawaiian language term for gifts and offerings. The ceremony dates back hundreds of years, to a time when the average Hawaiian subsisted on manual labor, with little-to-no financial assets. Their gifts were literally the fruits of their personal labors to the Hawaiian aliʻi, or to visiting royalty. Through time, the gifts became more monetary based and a part of the monarch's wealth. Although they were allowed to approach the monarch with the gifts, they were handed to a royal attendant so as not to touch the aliʻi. In 1869, the visiting Duke of Edinburgh Prince Alfred was accorded a hoʻokupu by Kamehameha V, and broke with protocol by reaching out to touch any gift-giver who wished to shake his hand.
  The gift protocol is still done for Lono during the Makahiki festival and for celebrations related to Hawaiian kings.
context_section_description: Hoʻokupu is a Hawaiian language term for gifts and offerings. The ceremony dates back hundreds of years, to a time when the average Hawaiian subsisted on manual labor, with little-to-no financial assets. Their gifts were literally the fruits of their personal labors to the Hawaiian aliʻi (rulers), or to visiting royalty.  Through time, the gifts became more monetary based and a part of the monarch's wealth. Although they were allowed to approach the monarch with the gifts, they were handed to a royal attendant so as not to touch the aliʻi. In 1869, the visiting Duke of Edinburgh Prince Alfred was accorded a hoʻokupu by Kamehameha V, and broke with protocol by reaching out to touch any gift-giver who wished to shake his hand.
  The gift protocol is still done for Lono during the Makahiki festival and for celebrations related to Hawaiian kings.
caption: Gifts to the Hawaiian god Lono during the hookupu protocol presentation of a Makahiki festival at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii, 2010
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