County of Hawaiʻi
INAUGURAL CEREMONY

December 2, 2024
12 noon Outrigger
Kona Resort & Spa Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi 

INAUGURATION OF:

DR. C. KIMO ALAMEDA
Mayor

KELDEN B.A. WALTJEN
Prosecuting Attorney

DR. MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Council Member, District VI

JAMES E. HUSTACE
Council Member, District IX

DR. HOLEKA GORO INABA
Council Member, District VIII

JENN KAGIWADA
Council Member, District VII

MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
Council Member, District V

ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
Council Member, District IV

HEATHER L. KIMBALL
Council Member, District I

DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI
Council Member, District III

REBECCA VILLEGAS
Council Member, District VII

2024 INAUGURATION PROGRAM

Prelude
Performed by: West Hawaiʻi County Band

Welcome
By: Kumu Hula Lorna Lim, Master of Ceremonies

Oli
By: Kumu Keala Ching

Processional
Performed by: West Hawaiʻi County Band

Presentation of Colors
By: Kealakehe High School JROTC

National Anthem
Vocalist: Simeli Iiaga

Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī
Vocalist: Simeli Iiaga

Invocation
By: Kahu Brian L. Boshard

Administration of Oath & Presentation of Certificate of Election

• To Mayor
  Administered by: The Honorable Wendy M. DeWeese (Chief Judge)
  Address by the Mayor:
  The Honorable Dr. C. Kimo Alameda

• To Prosecuting Attorney
  Administered by: The Honorable Wendy M. DeWeese (Chief Judge)
  Address by the Prosecuting Attorney:
  The Honorable Kelden B.A. Waltjen

• To Council Members
  Administered by: The Honorable Wendy M. DeWeese (Chief Judge)
  Address by the Council Chair:
  The Honorable Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba

Hula
Performed by: Hunnay Demello

Acknowledgements
By: Kumu Hula Lorna Lim, Master of Ceremonies

Hawaiʻi Aloha
Kākou (All)

Recessional
Performed by: West Hawaiʻi County Band 

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The Star-Spangled Banner

Oh, say can you see
By the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming

Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming

And the rockets’ red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there

Oh say, does that star-spangled
Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave

Hawaiʻi Ponoʻi

Hawai‘i ponoʻī
Nānā i kou mōʻi
Ka lani aliʻi, Ke aliʻi

Chorus:
Makua lani ē
Kamehameha ē
Na kaua e pale
Me ka ihe

Repeat Chorus

Hawaiʻi Aloha

E Hawai‘i e ku‘u one hānau e
Ku‘u home kulaīwi nei
‘Oli nō au i nā pono lani ou
E Hawai‘i, aloha ē

Hui:
E hau‘oli nā ‘ōpio o
Hawai‘i nei
‘Oli ē! ‘Oli ē!
Mai nā aheahe makani e pā mai nei
Mau ke aloha, no Hawai‘i