'Iolani Palace (05/09/08) - Page 3

Aloha,
Tammi and I went to 'Iolani Palace and then went to the Mandarin for dinner.
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DaBoyZ05 > Ultimately, Ali'iolani Hale became an administrative building instead of a palace, housing the judiciary of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and various other ministries.

DaBoyZ05 > By the time David Kalakaua assumed the throne, the original 'Iolani Palace was in poor condition, suffering from ground termite damage.

DaBoyZ05 > He ordered the palace to be razed.

DaBoyZ05 > Kalakaua was the first monarch to travel around the world.

DaBoyZ05 > While visiting other sovereign states of the world, he took note of the grand palaces owned by other monarchs.

DaBoyZ05 > Like Kamehameha V, he dreamed of a royal palace befitting of the sovereignty of a modern state such as Hawai'i.

DaBoyZ05 > He commissioned the construction a new 'Iolani Palace, directly across the street from Ali'iolani Hale, to become the official palace of the Hawaiian monarchy.

DaBoyZ05 > The building was completed in 1882 and cost over $360,000.

DaBoyZ05 > It had electricity and telephones even before the White House and served as the official residence of the Hawaiian monarch until the kingdom was overthrown in 1893.

Ultimately, Ali'iolani Hale became an administrative building instead of a palace, housing the judiciary of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and various other ministries.

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