Kaniakapupu
Coordinates: 21°21′02.7″N 157°48′52.07″W / 21.350750°N 157.8144639°W
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Kaniakapupu | |
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The ruined remains of Kaniakapupu | |
| Nearest city | Nuʻuanu, Hawaii |
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| Built | 1845 |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1986 |
Kaniakapupu ("the singing of the land shells") is the now dilapidated summer palace of King Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama on Oahu in Hawaii.[2] It was actually named Luakaha during the reign of Kamehameha III, but later received the name "Kaniakapupu" from association with the Lono heiau nearby.
History
The palace was completed in 1842 and was a place for entertaining foreign celebrities, chiefs, and commoners.
On Hawaiian Restoration Day in 1847, a luau attended by an estimated ten thousand people gathered at the palace.
References
- ↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu, A Native Place: Kaniakapupu
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