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Designed by Hawaii-based architect C.W. Dickey, the building incorporates both Mediterranean Revival & Hawaiian architecture cues. [4] [7] [8] [12] It is a single story asymmetrical building with a prominent double-pitched hip roof, which shelters the main building. The entryway features a tiled drinking fountain with a Silversword tiled motif ...
It was from Aliʻiōlani Hale in 1893 that the Committee of Safety, under the leadership of Lorrin A. Thurston, deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani by public proclamation.. After the establishment of the Hawaiian provisional government in 1893 and the Republic of Hawaiʻi in 1894, some of the offices in Aliʻiōlani Hale were moved to ʻIolani Palace, including the Hawaiian legislature.
The festival is dedicated to the memory of King David Kalākaua, the last king of the Kingdom of Hawaii, who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891. [1] Kalākaua was “a patron of the arts, especially music and dance,” and is credited with reviving many endangered native Hawaiian traditions such as mythology, medicine, and chant. [1]
The Hawaiian Renaissance (also called the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance) was the Hawaiian resurgence of a distinct cultural identity that draws upon traditional Kānaka Maoli culture, with a significant divergence from the tourism-based culture which Hawaiʻi was previously known for worldwide (along with the rest of Polynesia).
Pages in category "Gothic Revival church buildings in Hawaii" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Pages in category "Renaissance Revival architecture in Hawaii" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook a remote part of Hawaii's Big Island on Friday. It was felt as far as Honolulu, more than 200 miles away, reports said — likely because of the depth of the ...
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is a self-governing corporate body of the State of Hawaii created by the 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] OHA's mandate is to advance the education, health, housing and economics ( Kānaka Maoli ) Native Hawaiians.