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Photos of Aloha > St. Andrew's Cathedral Downtown Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i
Photos of Aloha > 'Iolani PalaceThe architecture is romantic Italian Renaissance or Italianate style with fluted cast-iron Corinthian columns, decorative brackets and iron railings, mansard-style tower roofs at each corner and at the center of the mauka and makai elevations, window enframements with brackets and pediment crowns, and wide lanais on all sides. `Iolani Palace was the official residence of the Hawaiian Kingdom's last two monarchs -- King Kalakaua, who built the Palace in 1882, and his sister and successor, Queen Lili'uokalani. King Kalakaua and Queen Kapi'olani lived in the Palace from the time of its completion in 1882 until his death in 1891. His successor, Queen Lili'uokalani, lived in the Palace until the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893.During the monarchy period, the Palace was the center of social and political activity in the Kingdom of Hawai`i.
Photos of Aloha > Kawaiahaʻo Church on King & Punchbowl Kawaiahao Church in downtown Honolulu is widely known as the "Westminster Abbey of the Pacific." Dedicated in 1842, this history-laden church is one of the most beloved structures in all of Hawaii. It took five years and the labor of more than a thousand men to build the church. They collected wood from their own lands and hand-carried coral reef rocks from the ocean. It’s estimated that more than 14,000 stones were used, including a half-ton boulder cut from a ledge in Waianae and brought to the island’s southern coast by canoe. Many members of Hawaiian royalty are a part of the church’s rich history. It was at Kawaiahao Church in 1843 that Kamehameha III uttered the phrase that would become Hawaii’s official motto: "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"). The church was also the site of King Kamehameha IV’s coronation as well as his wedding to Queen Emma. Today, Kawaiahao remains one of the few remaining churches in Hawaii to offer services in the Hawaiian language.
Photos of Aloha > Kawaiahaʻo Church on King & Punchbowl Photographed from the grounds of 'Iolani Palace (note the iron gate)
Photos of Aloha > Kawaiahaʻo Church and Lunalilo's mausoleum on King & Punchbow Taken from the grounds of the Territorial Building across Punchbowl.
Photos of Aloha > Kawaiahaʻo Church and Lunalilo's mausoleum on King & Punchbowl Photographed from the grounds of 'Iolani Palace
Photos of Aloha > Kawaiahaʻo Church on King & Punchbowl Kawaiaha'o Landmark The water of Ha'o . . . In the middle of an otherwise dry and barren plane, existed a sacred spring on these grounds, reserved for use by high chiefs and chiefesses only. Legend tells us that among the high ranking who enjoyed the privilege of bathing in the large circular pool was the High Chiefess Ha'o. Thus the land area near the spring came to bear her name: Ka Wai a Ha'o - The Water of Ha'o. An original rock which was found next to the spring has been incorporated into the existing fountain which commemorates the spring
Photos of Aloha > Kawaiaha'o Landmark The water of Ha'o . . . In the middle of an otherwise dry and barren plane, existed a sacred spring on these grounds, reserved for use by high chiefs and chifesses only. Legend tells us that among the high ranking who enjoyed the privilege of bathing in the large circular pool was the High Chifess Ha'o. Thus the land area near the spring came to bear her name: Ka Wai a Ha'o - The Water of Ha'o. An original rock which was found next to the spring has been incorporated into the existing fountain which commemorates the spring.
Photos of Aloha > Kawaiaha'o Landmark The water of Ha'o . . . In the middle of an otherwise dry and barren plane, existed a sacred spring on these grounds, reserved for use by high chiefs and chiefesses only. Legend tells us that among the high ranking who enjoyed the privilege of bathing in the large circular pool was the High Chiefess Ha'o. Thus the land area near the spring came to bear her name: Ka Wai a Ha'o - The Water of Ha'o. An original rock which was found next to the spring has been incorporated into the existing fountain which commemorates the spring
St. Andrew's Cathedral

Downtown Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i
Photos of Aloha > St. Andrew's Cathedral Downtown Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i
St. Andrew's Cathedral

Downtown Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i
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