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The sundial donated by King Kalakaua. The area was originally the site of the first Christian Mission in the area known as Waiakea Mission Station-Hilo Station in 1825; [1] the missionaries had originally established their site on the seasonal flood plain of the Wailuku River, but they moved at the urging of Queen Kaʻahumanu. [2]
Kalākaua was born at 2:00 a.m. on November 16, 1836, to Caesar Kaluaiku Kapaʻakea and Analea Keohokālole in the grass hut compound belonging to his maternal grandfather ʻAikanaka, at the base of Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.
The King David Kalakaua Building in Honolulu, Hawaii is a government building formerly known as the U.S. Post Office, Customhouse, and Courthouse. It was the official seat of administration in the Territory of Hawaii and state of Hawaii for the United States federal government .
The location of the city of Honolulu, Oahu is the most populous island in the state. There are 169 properties and districts on the island, including 16 National Historic Landmarks . Five formerly listed sites were demolished and have been removed from the Register.
Though many Americans think of a vacation in a tropical paradise when imagining Hawaii, how the 50th state came to be a part of the U.S. is actually a much darker story, generations in the making.
Education of Hawaiian Youths Abroad was a government-funded educational program that commenced April 1, 1880, during the reign of King Kalākaua, to help students further their educations beyond the institutions available in Hawaii at that time. Students were personally selected by Kalākaua, based upon family background and academic excellence.
The following 18 or more state parks, monuments, and recreation areas are managed by the Division of State Parks within the Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources: [1] Ahukina Ahupua'a_O_Kahana
It is located at 141 Kalakaua Street, coordinates . The area had been used for civic buildings since about 1817, with the park across the street created by King David Kalākaua in 1877. In February 1969 the court was moved to a new state office building, and in 1975 the police department moved to a larger building, leaving it vacant.