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The 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) of the resort are owned by a subsidiary of Kamehameha Schools [8] which sponsors cultural events at the facilities. There is a small boat ramp for public use and commercial tour companies such as Dolphin Discoveries [ 9 ] to Kealakekua Bay , and the Keauhou Canoe Club for canoe races. [ 10 ]
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The Battle of Nuʻuanu (Hawaiian: Kalelekaʻanae; literally the leaping mullet), fought in May 1795 on the southern part of the island of Oʻahu, was a key battle in the final days of King Kamehameha I's wars to conquer the Hawaiian Islands.
At Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, there are two large stones, one serving as a hiding place for Queen Ka'ahumanu during a quarrel with her husband King Kamehameha and the other stone was used by High Chief Keoua Nui as a resting spot. The Keoua stone is on the north side of the 'Ale'ale'a Heiau, it is 12-1/2 feet long and 2-1/2 feet wide and was the ...
The point to the north was called Kūkaʻilimoku, [10] which means Kū, the thief of the islands, was named for the war god Kū honored by Kamehameha I. It is now the site of the Kailua lighthouse. The property is now part of King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel; none of the houses or walls remain.
The Brick Palace of Kamehameha I was built using the "British bond" method of brick laying with a lavender-colored mortar. The site was selected because of the king's strong ties to the island of Maui. Two of his wives were from districts on the island, Kaʻahumanu and Keōpūolani. [12] Kamehameha I was highly interested in western-style ...
summer palace of king kamehameha iii and his queen kalama completed in 1845 it was the scene of entertainment of foreign celebrities and the feasting of chiefs and commoners. the greatest of these occasions was a luau attended by an estimated ten thousand people celebrating hawaiian restoration day in 1847. —
Mokuʻula was a tiny island in Maluʻulu o Lele Park, Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, United States.It was the private residence of King Kamehameha III from 1837 to 1845 and the burial site of several Hawaiian royals.