Huliheʻe Palace

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NRHP The HuliheTemplate:Okinae Palace<ref>Template:Hawaiian Dictionaries</ref> is located in historic Kailua-Kona, [[Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]], on Ali'i Drive. The former vacation home of Hawaiian royalty, it was converted to a museum run by the [[Daughters of Hawaii|Daughters of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]], showcasing furniture and artifacts. It is located at 75–5718 AliTemplate:Okinai Drive, Kailua-Kona.

History

The palace was originally built out of lava rock by John Adams Kuakini (governor of the [[Hawaii (island)|island of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]]) during the Hawaiian Kingdom. When he died in 1844 he left it to his hānai (adopted) son William Pitt Leleiohoku I, the son of Prime Minister William Pitt Kalanimoku.<ref name=focus>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Leleiohoku died in the measles epidemic of 1848 and left it to his son [[John William Pitt Kinau|John William Pitt KīnaTemplate:Okinau]], but he died young and the palace went to his mother [[KeTemplate:Okinaelikōlani|Princess Ruth KeTemplate:Okinaelikōlani]]. Ruth made HuliheTemplate:Okinae 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 HuliheTemplate:Okinae, from Kamehameha III to [[Liliuokalani|LiliTemplate:Okinauokalani]]. Ruth died and left the palace to her cousin and sole heir Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop.

It was later sold to King Kalākaua and [[Queen Kapiolani|Queen KapiTemplate:Okinaolani]]. Kalākaua 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 Kalākaua had the palace plastered over the outside to give the building a more refined appearance. After Kalākaua's death it passed to KapiTemplate:Okinaolani who left HuliheTemplate:Okinae Palace to her two nephews, Prince [[Jonah Kūhiō KalanianaTemplate:Okinaole|Jonah Kūhiō KalanianaTemplate:Okinaole PiTemplate:Okinaikoi]] and Prince David Kawānanakoa.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1927, the [[Daughters of Hawaii|Daughters of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]], a group dedicated to preserving the cultural legacy of the Hawaiian Islands, working alongside the Territory of Hawaii and the palace custodian Stella Maude Jones worked to restored HuliheTemplate:Okinae Palace and turned it into a museum.<ref name=":0">"Stella Jones, Territorial Archivist, Dies at 66". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. January 25, 1955. p. A1, A3. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.</ref> It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii in 1973 as site 73000653.<ref name="focus" />

The palace's walls and ceiling had slight cracks following the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake that was centered on the Kohala coast.

Images

• Hulihee Kailua.jpg

  HuliheTemplate:Okinae Palace, seen from AliTemplate:Okinai Drive.

• Hulihee Palace after earthquake.jpg

  HuliheTemplate:Okinae Palace after 2006 earthquake. (01/2007)

• Hulihee Palace south wall.JPG

  South wall after 2006 earthquake. (01/2007)

• Huihee Palace after 2006 earthquake.jpg

  Earthquake damage, as of January 2007.

• Grass House at Hulihee Palace.jpg

  Princess Ruth's grass house that stood on the palace grounds.

• Gate with Huilihe'e Crest.jpg

  Gate with royal crest at HuiliheTemplate:Okinae Palace. (10/2012)

• Gate post ornament with Kahili motif.jpg

  Gate post ornament with Kahili motif at HuliheTemplate:Okina Palace. (10/2012)

• Side view of the palace from the driveway.jpg

  Side view of HuliheTemplate:Okina Palace. (10/2012)

• Side view of the palace through palm trees.jpg

  Side view of HuliheTemplate:Okina Palace through the palm trees. (10/2012)

• Stone wall and gate with musicians in the yard.jpg

  Stone wall and gate of HuliheTemplate:Okina Palace with musicians in the yard. (10/2012)

• Huilihe'e Palace - Historical Plaque.jpg

  Historic marker at HuliheTemplate:Okina Palace. (10/2012)

External links

• The HuliheTemplate:Okinae Palace official web site
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