Prince Kūhiō Day

{{Short description|Official Hawaiian holiday}}{{Infobox holiday

|holiday_name = Prince Kūhiō Day

|type = historical

|longtype =

|image = Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, photograph by Harris & Ewing, LC-DIG-hec-15958 (crop).jpg

|caption = Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi

|official_name =

|nickname = Kūhiō Day

|observedby = Hawaii

|firsttime = 1949

|begins =

|ends =

|date = March 26

|mdy = yes

| duration = 1 day

| frequency = annual

| scheduling = same day each year

|celebrations = Parade

|observances = Vacation: State and city workers, schools

|significance = Birth of Prince Kūhiō and passage of Hawaiian Homelands Act.

|relatedto = Kamehameha Day

}}

Prince Kūhiō Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawai{{okina}}i in the United States.[http://hawaii.gov/hrd/quicklinks/State_Observed_Holidays Holidays to be Observed by the Hawaii State Government] It is celebrated annually on March 26, to mark the birth of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana{{okina}}ole — heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i, prince of the House of Kalākaua, and later territorial delegate to the United States Congress.{{cite journal |url=http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2011/3/24/prince_kuhio_day_Hawaii_this_weekend_where_to_go |title=Prince Kuhio Day observed in Hawaii this weekend. Here's where to go |journal=Hawaii Magazine |date=March 24, 2011 |last1=Char |first1=Sherie |last2=Paiva |first2=Derek |access-date=December 29, 2014}} It was established in 1949 by the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii.{{cite web |url=http://www.pkhcc.com/civic_culture.html |title=Cultural Events |publisher=Prince Kūhiō Hawaiian Civic Club |access-date=December 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231070000/http://www.pkhcc.com/civic_culture.html |archive-date=December 31, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

As a delegate, Kuhio authored the first Hawaii Statehood bill in 1919. He also won passage of the Hawaiian Homes Act, creating the Hawaiian Homes Commission and setting aside {{convert|200000|acre|km2}} of land for Hawaiian homesteaders.

Prince Kūhiō Day is one of only two holidays in the United States dedicated to royalty, the other being Hawai{{okina}}i's King Kamehameha Day on June 11.