Английская Википедия:Hoʻokupu

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Gifts to the Hawaiian god Lono during the hookupu protocol presentation of a Makahiki festival at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii, 2010
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Hoʻokupu (gifts or offerings) presented on King Kalākaua's 50th birthday November 16, 1886 at the ʻIolani Palace Throne Room in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Consisting of several hundred poi bowls
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Hoʻokupu presented on King Kalākaua's 50th birthday, ʻIolani Palace Throne Room in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

Hoʻokupu is a Hawaiian language term for gifts and offerings. The ceremony dates back hundreds of years, to a time when the average Hawaiian subsisted on manual labor, with little-to-no financial assets. Their gifts were literally the fruits of their personal labors to the Hawaiian aliʻi (rulers), or to visiting royalty. Through time, the gifts became more monetary based and a part of the monarch's wealth. Although they were allowed to approach the monarch with the gifts, they were handed to a royal attendant so as not to touch the aliʻi.[1] In 1869, the visiting Duke of Edinburgh Prince Alfred was accorded a hoʻokupu by Kamehameha V, and broke with protocol by reaching out to touch any gift-giver who wished to shake his hand.[2]

The gift protocol is still done for Lono during the Makahiki festival and for celebrations related to Hawaiian kings.[3]

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