Thomas on Islands | profile | all galleries >> ==Hawaii Albums== >> Hulihe'e Palace in Kona | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
Hulihe's Palace in Kailua Kona. Jan 2007 and June 2016
Hulihe`e Palace in Kailua-Kona is a former vacation home of Hawaiian royalty. Built by High Chief, John Adams Kuakini, Governor of the island of Hawai‘i, using blocks of black lava. Present day appearance of the building was given around 1885 by King Kalākaua, who had the palace plastered over the outside. After the anexation of Hawai'i by USA, the palace fell into ruin, premises were overgrown by foliage. In 1925, the Territorial Legislature purchased Hulihe‘e and set it aside for the Daughters of Hawai'i to use and maintain as a museum. They opened the museum in 1927 and resisted all offers to sell the premises for a water front hotel.
Images of 2007:
Images of 2016: |
comment | share |