Every year the people of Hawaii come together to celebrate the father of the Hawaiian Kingdom, King Kamehameha I, with spectacular floral parades and leis draped over statues in his honour.
King Kamehameha was credited with uniting the Hawaiian Islands into one royal kingdom in 1810, following years of conflict. Legend prophesied he was destined for greatness from birth.
A light in the sky with feathers like a bird was set to signal the birth of a great chief, and historians believe Kamehameha was born in 1758 - the year Halley's comet passed over Hawaii.
