The Hulihe?e Palace is located in historic Kailua-Kona, Hawai?i, on Ali'i Drive. The former vacation home of Hawaiian royalty, it was converted to a museum run by the Daughters of Hawai?i, showcasing furniture and artifacts. It is located at 75-5718 Ali?i Drive, Kailua-Kona.
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History
The palace was originally built out of lava rock by John Adams Kuakini (governor of the island of Hawai?i) during the Kingdom of Hawaii. When he died in 1844 he left it to his h?nai (adopted) son William Pitt Leleiohoku I, the son of Prime Minister William Pitt Kalanimoku. Leleiohoku died in the measles epidemic of 1848 and left it to his son John William Pitt K?na?u, but he died young and the palace went to his mother Princess Ruth Ke?elik?lani. Ruth made Hulihe?e her chief residence for most of her life, but she preferred to sleep in a grass hut on the palace grounds rather than in the palace. She invited all of the reigning monarchs to vacation at Hulihe?e, from Kamehameha III to Lili?uokalani. Ruth died and left the palace to her cousin and sole heir Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
It was later sold to King Kal?kaua and Queen Kapi?olani. Kal?kaua renamed the palace Hikulani Hale, which means "House of the Seventh ruler," referring to himself, the seventh monarch of the monarchy that began with King Kamehameha I. In 1885, King Kal?kaua had the palace plastered over the outside to give the building a more refined appearance. After Kal?kaua's death it passed to Kapi?olani who left Hulihe?e Palace to her two nephews, Prince Jonah K?hi? Kalaniana?ole Pi?ikoi and Prince David Kaw?nanakoa. In 1927 the Daughters of Hawai?i, a group dedicated to preserving the cultural legacy of the Hawaiian Islands, restored Hulihe?e Palace and turned it into a museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii in 1973 as site 73000653.
The palace's walls and ceiling had slight cracks following the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake that was centered on the Kohala coast.
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External links
Media related to Hulihee Palace at Wikimedia Commons
- The Hulihe?e Palace official web site
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. HI-49, "Hulihee Palace, Alii Drive, Kailua, Hawaii County, HI", 2 photos, 8 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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