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A hula dancer performs in ceremonial dress.

Summer Solstice

Breeze Pavao dances hula during the Ka Mauikiʻikiʻi O Ke Kauwela (Summer Solstice) event at Pacific Missile Range Facility in Barking Sands, Hawaii, June 21, 2023. The annual ceremony honors Native Hawaiian ancestors and culture.

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