Sovereignty Restoration Day celebrations bring attention to Red Hill water crisis

TL;DR - July 31 marks Sovereignty Restoration Day for the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Also known as Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, the holiday recognizes the day Kamehameha III restored the sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom after a British officer illegally seized control of the government in the 1843 Paulet Affair.

To celebrate, Kamehameha proclaimed Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea the first national holiday of the Kingdom, and a Hawaiian flag was raised in Thomas Square.

July 31, 2023: Sovereignty Restoration Day celebrations bring attention to Red Hill water crisis, Hawaiʻi Public Radio