▁held . ▁One ▁between ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Haw i ▁and ▁Kap a au ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁H ilo . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ▁Day ▁C ele br ation ▁Par ade ▁and ▁H ool au lea ▁in ▁K ail ua ▁K ona ▁on ▁Ali i ▁Drive ▁ ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁lei ▁d rap ing ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Kap a au ▁at ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ▁there . ▁ ▁D rap ing ▁ceremony ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁rit ual ▁of ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁after ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁was ▁established . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁afternoon ▁d rap ing ▁ceremony ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁K ame h ame ha ▁Stat ue ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Ali i ol ani ▁H ale ▁and ▁I ol ani ▁Palace ▁on ▁King ▁Street ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Hon ol ulu ▁is ▁d rap ed ▁in ▁long ▁str ands ▁of ▁lei . ▁The ▁same ▁is ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁K ame h ame ha ▁Stat ue ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁monarch ' s ▁home ▁island , ▁the ▁Big ▁Island ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁Out side ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁a ▁similar ▁d rap ing ▁ceremony ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Capit ol ▁where ▁the ▁K ame h ame ha ▁Stat ue ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁d rap ed ▁in ▁lei ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁federal ▁officials . ▁ ▁C ele br ation ▁The ▁celebr ation ▁includes ▁a ▁traditional