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The statue is an oversized brass cast of King Kamehameha I, the ruler credited with unifying the Hawaiian Islands in the early nineteenth century and establishing the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. The surface is two-toned, finished with a dark brown chemical patina with gilded (See gilding ) garments.
During this time, David Kalākaua became king and was completing ʻIolani Palace which was his tribute to King Kamehameha I and to be the destination of the statue. The statue was too late for the 100th anniversary, but in 1880, the statue was placed aboard the German barque G. F. Haendel and headed for Hawaii.
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.
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.
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". Hawaiʻi Magazine. Retrieved on November 15, 2016.
Kamehameha I is a bronze sculpture depicting the founder and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii of the same name by Thomas Ridgeway Gould, installed at the United States Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.
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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.