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SUMMARY:Lei Court 2025 Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Applications open until January 23\, 2026 to join the prestigio
 us 2026 Lei Court ‘Ohana!\nApplications and more information available o
 nline at: bit.ly/LeiCourt\n[caption id="attachment_30696" align="aligncent
 er" width="1024"] The 96th Lei Court of 2025 (from left to right): First P
 rincess Pualeilani Kamahoahoa\, Queen Kuʻuleialoha Llanos\, and Princess 
 Xian Pomare.[/caption]\n\nApplications must be received or postmarked by F
 riday\, January 23\, 2026. For more information on the Lei Court and appli
 cations please contact Samantha Sun at (808) 768-3032.\n\n“Serving as Le
 i Queen has been a profound honor that encompassed the kuleana to represen
 t myself\, family\, friends\, and the community\,” said 2025 Lei Queen K
 uʻuleialoha Llanos. “Though this kuleana was big\, it allowed me to bui
 ld relationships with other people I otherwise wouldn’t have met without
  this opportunity. That in itself is such a huge blessing! I'm so grateful
  for the strong sisterhood I now share with my princesses. We served as th
 e Lei Court with the sentimentality of love and respect for each other\, b
 ut also with the acknowledgement and honoring of our ancestors and the wor
 ld in which we represent. To anyone that is considering being part of this
  ‘ohana\, I invite you to join us in representing our community\, our an
 cestors\, and all those who find love and joy in lei making!”\n\nIn acco
 rdance with the rotating age groups\, the 2026 Lei Court will consist of a
 pplicants of any gender identity in the Nā Mākua O‘o (Elders in Traini
 ng) demographic. Applicants must be between 46-60 years of age by the day 
 of the 2026 Lei Court Selection\, scheduled for Saturday\, February 28\, 2
 026 beginning 9 a.m. at Mission Memorial Auditorium.\n\nDuring the selecti
 on\, applicants will display their lei-making abilities\, hula\, poise\, p
 ersonality\, and public speaking in English and Hawaiian.  The selection 
 will determine the Lei Queen/King and their Princes/Princesses to represen
 t the City and County of Honolulu in an honorary capacity during festive e
 vents throughout 2026. Of those events\, the Lei Day Celebration is  the 
 most prominent.\n\nThe 98th Annual Lei Day Celebration will be on Friday\,
  May 1\, 2026\, at the Kapi‘olani Regional Park\, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.
 m. In preparation for the annual lei contest\, DPR staff will provide free
  lei-making workshops at various sites on O‘ahu. DPR lei-making classes 
 are posted via the online registration system at pros.hnl.info\n\nFor more
  information about the Lei Court and the annual Lei Day Celebration\, ple
 ase visit the official DPR Lei Day Celebration website at: bit.ly/Honolulu
 LeiDay
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