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The history of the Kamehameha I statue (second cast) is closely tied to the history of the first cast. The idea behind both works originated in 1878, when Walter M. Gibson, a member of the Hawaiian legislature, decided to commission a sculpture to commemorate the centennial of the arrival of Captain James Cook to the Hawaiian Islands.
The statue was originally commissioned for $125,000 by the Princeville Corporation for their resort in Kauai. However, the people of Kauai did not want the statue erected there, as Kauai was never conquered by King Kamehameha I. Hilo, however, was one of the political centers of King Kamehameha I.
The Kamehameha I statue (original cast) is an outdoor sculpture by American artist Thomas Ridgeway Gould, cast in 1880 and installed in 1883. It stands in front of the old country courthouse in the town of Kapaʻau, located in North Kohala on the Island of Hawaiʻi.
Honolulu: Hawaiian Historical Society. Charlot, Jean (July 1969) Letter To Jacob Adler On The Statue Of Kamehameha By Thomas R. Gould, Jean Charlot Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved on 30 July 2014. Dekneef, Matthew (June 10, 2016). "Two Hawaiian Brothers Who Modeled For The Iconic Kamehameha Statue".
The King Kamehameha Statue was cast in 1888, lost at sea, and then recovered and erected at Kapa'au. [2] His actual birthplace [6] was a few miles away in the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument, a remote area not easily accessible. [7] June 11 is the state holiday Kamehameha Day, celebrated by a parade through the town.
The Aliʻiōlani Hale was designed by Australian Thomas Rowe in an Italian Renaissance Revival as the royal palace for King Kamehameha V. [2] In the Hawaiian language, Aliʻiōlani Hale means "House of Heavenly Kings". [3] The name "Aliʻiōlani" was also one of the given names of Kamehameha V.
Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; c. 1736 – c. 1761 to May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, [2] was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Kamehameha I (also known as Kamehameha the Great), who unified the Hawaiian Islands, lived out the last years of his life and instituted some of the most constructive measures of his reign (1810–1819) here. The residential compound included the personal shrine, ʻAhuʻena heiau, of the King. [2]