ik ī k ī , ▁ending ▁at ▁K api ol ani ▁Park . ▁June ▁ 1 1 ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁K api ol ani ▁Park . ▁The ▁fl oral ▁para de ▁features ▁local ▁march ing ▁bands — including ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hawai ian ▁Band ▁( the ▁oldest ▁municipal ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ) — and ▁artist ically ▁designed ▁flo ats ▁using ▁native ▁flowers ▁and ▁plants . ▁Many ▁local ▁companies ▁enter ▁flo ats ▁for ▁their ▁employees . ▁ ▁A ▁favorite ▁fl oral ▁para de ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁royal ▁pau ▁rid ers . ▁They ▁represent ▁a ▁royal ▁court ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁queen ▁on ▁horse back , ▁followed ▁by ▁prin cess es ▁representing ▁the ▁eight ▁major ▁islands ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁Mol ok ini . ▁Each ▁prin cess ▁is ▁attended ▁by ▁pau ▁ladies ▁in ▁waiting . ▁P au ▁women ▁are ▁dressed ▁in ▁color ful ▁and ▁elegant ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁r iding ▁g own s ▁acc ented ▁with ▁lei ▁and ▁other ▁fl oral ▁arrang ements . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁para de , ▁the ▁state ▁celebr ates ▁a ▁H ool au lea , ▁literally ▁celebr ation , ▁or ▁block ▁party ▁with ▁food ▁and ▁music . ▁Cultural ▁exhib itions ▁are ▁also ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁K api ol ani ▁Park — arts ▁and ▁craft s , ▁games , ▁sports , ▁and ▁other ▁events ▁planned ▁by ▁the ▁Bishop ▁Museum , ▁the ▁premier ▁Hawai ian ▁cultural ▁institution . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁fl oral ▁par ades