Iolani Palace to open Tuesdays for self-led tours
Iolani Palace will add an additional day of operations for tours beginning June 1, officials announced today. Guests will be offered self-led audio tours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, adding to other tour options currently available Wednesdays through Fridays.
Friends of Iolani Palace to mark 55 years with weeklong virtual hoolaulea
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Friends of Iolani Palace is celebrating its 55th anniversary with a week-long virtual hoolaulea from June 6 to 12. The festivities include an online auction, virtual film screening and discussion surrounding the Palace restoration, and a virtual concert. The online auction on June 6 features artwork
Friends of Iolani Palace to mark 55 years with weeklong virtual hoolaulea
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Friends of Iolani Palace is celebrating its 55th anniversary with a week-long virtual hoolaulea from June 6 to 12. The festivities include an online auction, virtual film screening and discussion surrounding the Palace restoration, and a virtual concert. The online auction on June 6 features artwork
Hawaiian Royal Hats Part III: Bayonet Constitution and Illegal Overthrow
While Queen Kapi‘olani and sister Princess Lili‘uokalani were in Europe attending Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, King Kalākaua faced more dire circumstances. The Hawaiian League (a secret society that formed in early 1887 with the purpose of annexing Hawaii to the United States) and American businessmen controlled a vast
Hawaiian Royal Hats Part II: World Tour and Golden Jubilee
After being the first reigning monarch to visit the U.S. in 1874-1875, King Kalākaua embarked on an ambitious world tour in 1881 and was the first monarch to circumnavigate the earth.
55th Anniversary Celebration
JOIN US IN A WEEK-LONG VIRTUAL CELEBRATION June 6 to 12, 2021 Save the date, the Friends of Iolani Palace is celebrating its 55th Anniversary from June 6 - 12. Join us for a week-long hoolaulea which includes an online auction, virtual film screening and discussion surrounding the Palace restoration,
IOLANI PALACE BRINGS MONARCHY ERA TO LIFE ON GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IOLANI PALACE BRINGS MONARCHY ERA TO LIFE ON GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE HONOLULU (May 6, 2021) – In celebration of May as Asian American Pacific Islander Month and in partnership with Google, starting today over 100 cultural resources from Iolani Palace can be viewed online on Google Arts &
Iolani Palace Volunteers
April is National Volunteer Month. If you want to make a difference, Iolani Palace is looking for volunteers. Leilani Kahoano, Iolani Palace Volunteer, joined Wake Up 2day with what you need to know.
‘Iolani Palace’s New Tour Provides a Behind-the-Ropes Look at Rooms and Collection You Won’t See on Display
As I stand at the edge of the dining table in ‘Iolani Palace, I should be marveling at the 150-year-old Parisian porcelain dinnerware inlaid with the royal coat of arms; soaking in palace historian Zita Cup Choy’s stories. Instead, the fact that I have passed through the stanchions that kept
Fine Print Makes Iolani Palace Ineligible for $16B Shuttered Venue Grant Program
Iolani Palace’s financial struggle due to the pandemic appeared to find a lifeline in the $16 billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program run by the Small Business Administration, but the fine print makes the National Historic Landmark ineligible to receiving funding.