Hauʻoli Lā Pākoa:  

Happy Easter in Hawaiʻi

What is Easter like in Hawaiʻi?  Today it is like many other places, easter eggs, easter baskets, and family celebrations.  This picture is of a lūʻau thrown in honor of Robert Lewis Stevenson by King Kalākaua.  We can see many dishes including a poi bowl, what looks like lūʻau and probably various forms of fish.

While china bowls and plates were used instead of what would have been banana or ti leaves and wooden umeke, the number of dishes is impressive.  It is also interesting that despite having a dining room in ʻIolani Palace, King Kalākaua chose to have this important meal sitting on the floor with a low table.  

What will your Easter feast be like?