Celebrating a king’s birthday

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Pa’u Queen DeeDee Keakealani Bertelmann leads her unit Saturday morning down Alii Drive during the 2012 King Kamehameha Day Parade in Kailua-Kona. More photos appear on Page 4A. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Pa‘u Queen DeeDee Keakealani Bertelmann leads her unit Saturday morning down Alii Drive during the 2012 King Kamehameha Day Parade in Kailua-Kona. More photos appear on Page 4A. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Hawaii Island princess Kimi Nagatoshi waves to the crowd Saturday morning during the 2012 King Kamehameha Day Parade in Kailua-Kona. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

A pa’u unit’s pooper-scoopers tidy up Alii Drive Saturday morning during the 2012 King Kamehameha Day Parade in Kailua-Kona. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

The Island of Kahoolawe’s pa’u unit led by princess Sanoe Sakata heads down Alii Drive Saturday morning during the 2012 King Kamehameha Day Parade in Kailua-Kona. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

The Island of Kahoolawe’s horse adorned with flowers Saturday morning during the 2012 King Kamehameha Day Parade in Kailua-Kona. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)