Thousands of people came together in Hawaii — at the Hawaii State Capital on Saturday and at the Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific on Sunday — to say aloha to the Senator.
The blowing of the Pū -- the Native Hawaiian term for a conch shell -- signalled the start of Senator Inouye's memorial service and the procession began marching into the Hawaii State Capitol.
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The procession led by the Royal Order of Kamehameha, who are wearing traditional feather cloaks -- called ʻahuʻula by the Native Hawaiians -- marches on a red carpet into the Hawaii State Capitol.
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Governor Neil Abercrombie, who later spoke at the event, enters the Hawaii State Capitol.
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Ladies wearing ʻahuʻula await the casket of Senator Inouye at the Hawaii State Capitol.
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