I have been in Hawaii and I know the history of the Hawaiian royalty and their tragic and brutal end.
Thank you for sharing these lovely pictures.
Love,
yoko
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Iolani palace

David Kalākaua shared the dream of Kamehameha V to build a palace, and eagerly desired the trappings of European royalty. He commissioned the construction of ʻIolani Palace. In later years, the palace would become his sister's makeshift prison under guard by the forces of the Republic of Hawaii, the site of the official raising of the U.S. flag during annexation, and then territorial governor's and legislature's offices. It is now a museum.