Huliheʻe Palace

Huliheʻe Palace in historic Kailua-Kona was built of lava rock during the Hawaiian Kingdom by John Adams Kuakini, governor of Hawaiʻi Island, and later passed through several prominent royal family members. Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani made it her principal residence and welcomed reigning monarchs from Kamehameha III through Liliʻuokalani, giving it an important social and political role as well as a residential one. Later owned by King Kalākaua and Queen Kapiʻolani, it was plastered in 1885 and eventually inherited by their relatives. Restored in 1927, it became a museum and remains a tangible surviving link to Hawaiian royalty in Kailua-Kona.

Holualoa, Hawaii · United States