ʻIolani Palace

The ' Iolani Palace ( also ' Iolani Palace, Iolani Palace ) is the former royal residence in Honolulu, now the capital of the State of Hawai'i to the United States.

Meaning of the name

The name is (Hawaiian: heavenly, noble, royal ) from the words ' io ( Hawaiian hawk ) and lani. ' Iolani was one of the Hawaiian name of Kamehameha IV, the predecessor and brother of Kamehameha V.

History

King Kamehameha III. Kauikeaouli elected in 1845 Honolulu on the island of Oahu as permanent capital. The House of Mataio Kekuanaoa, the Governor of Oahu, was passed to the King and served from now on as a residence. Kamehameha V. introduced in 1863, shortly after the death of his brother Kamehameha IV, the name ' Iolani a.

During a stay of King David Kalākaua in the U.S. (1874 /75) the residence building was demolished, its structural condition had continued to deteriorate. The granting of the necessary funds for a new building by the Parliament took a long time to complete. On December 31, 1879, with Masonic rituals laid the foundation stone for a new palace building, which was completed in 1882.

1895 forced a coup to abdicate Queen Liliuokalani was imprisoned after the failed attempt by a group of royalists to restore the kingdom and for several months in the palace.

After the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, the building served as a government and parliament building of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Hawai'i and after the annexation by the United States (1898 ) the Government of the Territory of Hawai'i. During the Second World War under the martial law imposed on Hawai'i the ' Iolani Palace was the seat of the military governor. After Hawai'i in 1959 had become a U.S. state, the building served until 1969 as the State Capitol.

On 29 December 1962, the ' Iolani Palace was recognized as a National Historic Landmark.

After the inauguration of the new Hawaii State Capitol in 1969 the restoration of Iolani Palace, which was open to the public at the building in 1978 after the work began.

Unlike other public buildings in Hawai'i blows over the ' Iolani Palace as a rule does the flag of Hawai'i (Ka Hae Hawai'i ).

Interior Design

In the Grand Hall is the large main staircase of koa. Important rooms of the palace will be restored in the course of further ongoing restoration work in its historical form. It will seek to procure the original equipment pieces, as far as they are received.

In the Blue Room, a space for informal receptions, there is included a painting by the French King Louis Philippe by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.

The State Dining Room for a state banquet is designed with the paintings of European rulers, who came to Hawai'i as gifts of state, such as the 1847 got to the Hawaiian farm Portrait of Frederick William IV of Prussia and Napoleon III. Even a painting of the British Admiral Richard D. Thomas, who had in 1843 after an incident restored the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, is located here.

The Throne Room ( Throne Room ) served not only for official receptions, but was also used as a ballroom. The late during a stay in San Francisco King Kalākaua was laid out in this area in 1891.

On the same floor there are also the library, the bedroom of King Kalākaua and a music room ( Gold Room ). The upper floor was the private rooms reserved.

The Friends of ' Iolani Palace

Liliuokalani Kawananakoa Morris founded in 1966 the organization The Friends of ' Iolani Palace, whose aim is, among others, to get the Iolani Palace, to restore and publicize his story. The Friends of ' Iolani Palace and the building at the time manage and organize a variety of activities in the palace and the palace grounds.

Palace grounds

On the enclosed area around the ' Iolani Palace are other facilities such as the octagonal pavilion and the coronation ' Iolani Barracks ( ' Iolani Barracks ). The original is also located here Tombs of the Kings were moved after the completion of the Royal Mausoleum in Nuuanu Valley (1865 ) to there.

Coronation Pavilion

' Iolani Barracks