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The park was named in honor of King David Kalākaua who ruled the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891, often called the "Merrie Monarch" because of his revival of Ancient Hawaiian song and dance. The Merrie Monarch Festival is a major cultural event held annually in Hilo. He dedicated the park around 1877. [10]
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.
Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; [2] November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, until his death in 1891.
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Hawaii State Library (1913) Honolulu Hale Annex (1916) U.S. Post Office, Customhouse, and Courthouse (1921) King David Kalakaua Building (1922) State Office Building (1926) YWCA Building (1927) Hawaiian Electric Company Building (1927) Armed Services YMCA (1928) Honolulu Hale (1929) and grounds; State Tax Office (1939)
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
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2549-7. OCLC 48579247. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016; Pratt, Elizabeth Kekaaniauokalani Kalaninuiohilaukapu (1920). History of Keoua Kalanikupuapa-i-nui: Father of Hawaii Kings, and His Descendants, with Notes on Kamehameha I, First King of All Hawaii. Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Aboard the USS Charleston (C-2): (left to right) Colonel G. W. Macfarlane, King Kalakaua, and Colonel R. H. Baker. Kalākaua, the last king of Hawaii, died on January 20, 1891, while visiting in California. President Benjamin Harrison ordered the United States Navy and United States Army to conduct a state funeral in San Francisco. The funeral ...