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His Holiness wearing a mahi’ole – a traditional Hawaiin helmet made out of a gourd – presented to him during his visit to the Bishop Museum on Oahu, Hawaii, on 14 April 2012/Photo/Brian Tseng/Civic Beat

His Holiness wearing a mahi’ole – a traditional Hawaiin helmet made out of a gourd – presented to him during his visit to the Bishop Museum on Oahu, Hawaii, on 14 April 2012/Photo/Brian Tseng/Civic Beat

His Holiness wearing a mahi’ole – a traditional Hawaiin helmet made out of a gourd – presented to him during his visit to the Bishop Museum on Oahu, Hawaii, on 14 April 2012/Photo/Brian Tseng/Civic Beat