July 03, 1907 Māmala Hoa
Established Māmala Hoa established by Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole on July 3, 1907 in Hilo, Hawai‘i, as the second chapter of the Order.
1921 Men Of Hawaii Reference Library
A biographical reference library edited by John W. Siddall is published by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii in 1921. Many members of Māmala Hoa are recognized in this work including Ali‘i ‘Aimoku Noa Webster Aluli (pg 11) and William H. Beers (pg 41).
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1933 Mamalahoa Highway
In 1933 the County of Hawai‘i recognized Māmala Hoa, by naming its new round-the-island highway in its honor as Mamalahoa Highway. Note: This is contrary to the common yet mistaken assumption that the highway was named after Kamehameha’s “Mamalahoe Kanaawai” or “Law of the Splintered Paddle” which provided safe travel and passage for commoners, first on Moku O Keawe then throughout a untied Hawai‘i.
1934 Hosting President Roosevelt
Māmala Hoa had the privilege and honor to help host President Franklin D. Roosevelt on his visit to Hilo on July 25, 1934. The first president of the United States to set foot on Hawaiian soil, Māmala Hoa honored President Roosevelt with an elaborate and colorful Hawaiian parade.
1938 Kamehameha Hall
Māmala Hoa’s builds and dedicates a meeting house named Kamehameha Hall in 1938. The facility is shared with ‘Ahahui Ka‘ahumanu and Hale O Na Ali’i. Address at 1162 Kalanianaole Avenue, Hilo (Keukaha), Hawaii 96720
1947 Kamehameha Canoe Club
Māmala Hoa establishes the Kamehameha Canoe Club Hilo in 1947 to perpetuate the Hawaiian art and sport of outrigger canoe racing. The club was reorganized in 1954 by Robert Puakea Sr., Eddie Hamauku and Dan Nathaniel. In 1975 the club was again reorganized by John Kekua, Arnold Nathaniel, Abe Remy, Dale Fergestrom and Joe Kealoha.
May 20, 1993 Kamehameha Hall on National Register
Kamehameha Hall, the last remaining original meeting hall of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, is added to the State of Hawai‘i and National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1993
August 03, 2006 Landmark Case
Māmala Hoa wins landmark legal case to protect Mauna Kea. In a decision issued August 3, 2006 Judge Glenn Hara of the Third Circuit Court reversed the permit granted to the University of Hawai‘i Institute of Astronomy by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) to build additional telescopes. The ruling stops NASA’s $50 million plan to construct up to six more telescopes on Mauna Kea.
August 28, 2007 HTA Award
At a ceremony held August 28, 2007 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA), the state agency for tourism, announced the recipients of the prestigious Keep It Hawai‘i Recognition Awards. Awards were presented to individuals, organizations and businesses in recognition of their commitment to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture. Recognizing long-term and exemplary commitment to perpetuating and preserving Hawai‘i’s host culture, the 2007 Lehua Maka Noe Award was presented to Māmala Hoa. Māmala Hoa was honored for presenting the Kamehameha Day Celebration on Moku Ola (Coconut Island), Hilo for the previous twenty-two years.
