The 2014 Aloha Festivals theme, "Maluhia Honua - World Peace With Aloha," celebrates the worldwide voyage of the Polynesian Voyaging Society's Hokule'a and its mission to promote world peace. Aloha Festivals is one of Hawaii's most highly regarded and oldest cultural celebrations. It shares the history and traditions of Hawai'i and the unique spirit of aloha with both kama'aina (local residents) and malihini (visitors). It is a colorful equestrian procession of Pa'u (long skirted riders representing the eight major Hawaiian Islands), exquisite floats fashioned from Island flora, local and visiting marching bands, dignitaries, and other excitement. Since the early 1900s, Pa'u riders have brought a quintessential Hawaiian style to floral parades across the state. A type of culotte or skirt, the Pa'u is made of a single piece of fabric, usually nine or 12 yards in length, wrapped around the rider in such a way as to flow regally over the stirrups and to the ground. The Pa'u is held in place with kukui nuts that are twisted inside the fabric, tucked into the waistband for a secure fit. With the Pa'u Queen and her unit leading the way, each Pa'u princess presides over her own unit representing one of the eight Hawaiian islands. They are joined by their respective attendants, outriders and page, all adorned in the flowers and colors of the islands they are representing. See "Aloha Festivals 2013" below this gallery for additional Pa'u information.