Basement Gallery Exhibits – Iolani Palace

Donate Become A Member Book Now

Home
Visit
About
Palace Collections
Education
Events
Support
Contact
- Job Opportunities
- Internship Opportunities
Info

Basement Gallery Exhibits

Tours & Admission

Basement Gallery Exhibits

Basement Gallery Exhibits

View an exhibit of select treasures from the Royal Collection, the restored Kitchen and the Chamberlain’s Office. Learn about the Palace restoration through a special exhibit accompanied by historic photographs.

Entry Times

Galleries open until 5:00 p.m.

Monday-Saturday: 9:30a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Last ticket sold at 3:30 p.m.

Terms & Conditions

Admission is free for members of the Friends of Iolani Palace. Not a member? Join now!
Japanese language Guided Tours are offered Monday and Friday at 11:30am, subject to docent availability.
The Palace encourages educators to bring their students on tour. Special school tours and group rates are available with advanced reservations.

About the Palace

Iolani Palace is a living restoration of a proud Hawaiian national identity, registered National Historic Landmark and the only official royal palace in the United States.

Located at the corner of King St. and Richard St. in downtown Honolulu (more details).

Main: 808-522-0822

E-Cigarette Policy

“Smoking, Use of Electronic Smoking Devices, or Use of Tobacco or Betel Nut Products is Prohibited by Law” in all state parks including Iolani Palace grounds.

Instagram

Just because our doors are closed doesn’t mean y

Just because our doors are closed doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the rich culture, history and insights of a Palace visit. We encourage you to explore the Palace from a new perspective through our various digital resources—all available on our website! Take a 3D virtual tour inside #IolaniPalace, browse the Palace grounds with our mobile app, watch videos about the portraits of Hawaiian monarchs that hang on the walls of the Palace, enjoy a Royal Orders activity for kids, and more!

Visit the link in our bio and look for “Virtual Experiences & Online Resources” and “Keiki and Ohana Activities.” We’ll continue to upload more free activities, experiences, and educational resources on our website so stay tuned!

50% off new memberships, 100% support of Iolani Pa

50% off new memberships, 100% support of Iolani Palace! While you may not be able to visit #IolaniPalace in person at the moment, that doesn’t mean you can’t join The Friends of Iolani Palace as a new member. For a limited time only, we’re offering 50% off new memberships, providing you with the treasured opportunity to support our mission to preserve, restore, protect, and now repair this wahi pana (sacred place). As a member of The Friends, you’ll enjoy exclusive access to special Palace events, invitations to the Annual Membership meeting and reception, subscription to The Friends of Iolani Palace newsletter, a 20% discount on most items at The Palace Shops, and more. You’ll also receive unlimited free admission to the Palace and Palace Galleries, and we can’t wait to welcome you!
From now through April 30, become a member and take 50% off your dues (swipe to see the discounted pricing). Join today and enjoy the benefits right away.
By becoming a member of The Friends of Iolani Palace, you support us as we carry forward one of the most important legacies of the Hawaiian monarchy.
Visit the link in our bio to learn more and sign up!

#OnThisDay in 1978, #IolaniPalace was rededicated.

#OnThisDay in 1978, #IolaniPalace was rededicated. For the first time since the overthrow, the Hawaiian flag flew alone over the Palace. The Friends of Iolani Palace, who organized the event, were wary of the dark and foreboding clouds; if the rain began, the event would need to be postponed. Luckily, the weather held out. After a blessing of the staff, volunteers, and the entire building, speeches were given then a flag was carried inside and taken to the roof to be raised. The #RoyalHawaiianBand played Hawaii Ponoi and the flag began to go up the flagpole. As it approached the halfway point, a rainbow appeared over the Palace and a misty rain began. It was a “chicken skin” moment for everyone present.

#OnThisDay in 1883, the coronation committee sold

#OnThisDay in 1883, the coronation committee sold at auction all the lumber, and seats, used to construct the amphitheater from which guests observed the coronation of King #Kalakaua and Queen #Kapiolani. Also sold at auction that day was the coronation pavilion.
The lumber and seats were sold for $1,620. The pavilion was purchased by the government for $100. In 1919, the Honolulu Star Bulletin reported that the wood portions of the band stand had deteriorated and that once money was appropriated a steel and concrete facsimile to be built at a cost of approximately $4,000.

Our 100 year old band stand is currently in need of repair and for safety concerns, it is not accessible to the community.

PC: Library of Congress

#OnThisDay in 1888, Princess Liliuokalani, assiste

#OnThisDay in 1888, Princess Liliuokalani, assisted by Princess Kaiulani, flipped a switch that turned on Honolulu’s electric street lights. The hydro-electric plant located in Nuuanu, two and a half miles from Merchant Street, featured two dynamos (a large engine). One of the dynamo powered 15 miles of wire with 46 lights and the other six miles of wire with 11 lights. Honolulu’s street lights were turned on five years after New York City, nine years after San Francisco and 10 years after Paris.

Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, Iolani Pal

Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, Iolani Palace and Palace Grounds will be closed until further notice.

Additionally, we have cancelled our April Kamaaina Sunday, which was scheduled for April 12, and will be postponing the launch of our Kaana Ike Spotlight Talks until further notice.

While Kalakaua was on his trip around the world, h

While Kalakaua was on his trip around the world, he was writing letters. This is an excerpt of a letter that’s currently in the U.S. National Archives collection in a folder labeled “Elisa Allen.” In 1881, Allen was the Kingdom of Hawaii’s representative in Washington D.C. “March 16, 1881. This day the Emperor invested me with the Grand Cross of the Order of Chrysanthemum and lunched with him. The table set was all of gold plates, knives, forks, spoons, 2 vases and center fountain pieces. The Emperor proposed my health, all standing. The Band playing the National Anthem of Hawaii. A grand affair. After lunch the Emperor and Empress presented me and Queen with rich vases and silks. After which I took leave of the Imperial family. The 15th he came to bid farewell and I invested him with the Grand Cross and Cordon of the Order of Kamehameha.” The letter is from the Hawaii State Archives collection.

When Princess #Kaiulani died, the Republic of Hawa

When Princess #Kaiulani died, the Republic of Hawaii offered the use of the Legislative chamber in the Executive Building, the former #IolaniPalace Throne Room, for her funeral. Her father Archibald S. Cleghorn declined; instead, Kaiulani lay in state at her home in Ainahau for three days, after which she was taken at midnight to Kawaiahao Church, where her funeral service was conducted according to the ritual of the Church of England. Hundreds paid their respects and thousands witnessed the Princess being conveyed to the Royal Mausoleum in Nuuanu on #OnThisDay in 1899.

After her death, the Hawaiian Gazette said of her time in #Hawaii after her return in 1897: “She was patroness and active worker for every charitable society and took the deepest interest in the welfare of the lowly and the afflicted. In society here she was a bright light, was welcomed everywhere, received with the highest honors and often entertained at her home. Always gracious, always thoughtful of others, she gained the strongest affection of all. She was idolized by her own people and was held in the highest esteem by the foreign population.”
(HG 1899-3-14 pg. 1)

Pictured: Kaiulani’s funeral procession. PC: Hawaii State Archives.

#OnThisDay in 1899, Princess Kaiulani, heir to the

#OnThisDay in 1899, Princess Kaiulani, heir to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom, passed away.
Kaiulani was the daughter of Kalakaua’s sister Likelike and her husband Archibald. S. Cleghorn. She was born in Honolulu on October 16, 1875. Given the name Victoria Kawekiu Kaiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn, she spent her childhood in Waikiki, on the Ainahau property given to her by her godmother Princess Ruth. Kaiulani lost her godmother when she was eight and her mother when she was 11. Her beloved governess, Miriam Barnes, also died around the same time.
Her education continued with governess, Gertrude Gardiner, until she was sent to England in 1889. After the death of her uncle King Kalakaua in January of 1891, her Aunt Liliuokalani became Queen of Hawaii. On March 9, 1891, Kaiulani was proclaimed heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Princess Kaiulani returned to Hawaii in November 1897. In the fall of 1898, she traveled to the island of Hawaii to attend a wedding, where she fell ill before returning to Honolulu. She died four months later.

PC: Hawaii State Archives

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Enewsletter Sign-Up

* indicates required

Email Address *

First Name *

Last Name *

Website developed by Becker Communications, Inc.

Your ticket for the: Basement Gallery Exhibits

Title

Basement Gallery Exhibits

USD