A black and white image of a line of men holding bamboo torches during a pageant at Halemaʻumaʻu crater. There are five men equally spaced standing in a row facing the left side of the image. Each of the men are holding a lit bamboo torch in their right hand. Three of the men, one being closest to the right side of the image, then the third and sixth from the right, are wearing a mahiole, ʻahuʻula, and malo. The second and fourth man from the right side of the image are wearing ʻahu and malo. Behind the first and sixth man in the row a man is holding a kāhili. They are dressed in a mahiole, ʻahuʻula, and malo. There is a fern leaf lined stage behind the men standing on the ground. There are many people on the stage with their backs facing the camera. In the background, a streetlight is visible as well as three other men in malos holding lit bamboo torches.
A line of men in capes holding bamboo torches at a pageant.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Museum and Archives
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