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DaBoyZ05  > Architecture > 'Iolani Palace (05/09/08)
Aloha,
Tammi and I went to 'Iolani Palace and then went to the Mandarin for dinner.
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DaBoyZ05 > The building was named, Hale Ali'i meaning (House of the Chiefs).
DaBoyZ05 > During Kamehameha V reign it was changed to "'Iolani Palace," after his brother Kamehameha IV's given names (his full name was Alexander Liholiho Keawenui 'Iolani).
DaBoyZ05 > It literally means "royal hawk."
DaBoyZ05 > The Palace served as the official residence of the monarch during the reigns of Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, Lunalilo, and the first part of Kalakaua's reign.
DaBoyZ05 > The original structure was very simple in design and was more of a stately home than a palace, but at the time, it was the grandest house in town.
DaBoyZ05 > King Kamehameha V was the first monarch to envision a royal palace befitting of the sovereignty of a modern state such as Hawai'i.
DaBoyZ05 > He commissioned the construction of Ali'iolani Hale to be the official palace of the Hawaiian monarchy.
DaBoyZ05 > It was name after himself (his full name was Lot Kapuaiwa Kalanikapuapaikalaninui Ali'iolani Kalanimakua) it means "House of the heavenly King".
DaBoyZ05 > At the time, Hawai'i sorely needed a government building, since the government buildings of the time were small and cramped.
At the time, Hawai'i sorely needed a government building, since the government buildings of the time were small and cramped.
> At the time, Hawai'i sorely needed a government building, since the government buildings of the time were small and cramped.
At the time, Hawai'i sorely needed a government building, since the government buildings of the time were small and cramped.
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