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C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Thu, Sep 30, 2004 5:35 PM Who was Queen Kapiolani, the namesake of one of the rooms? Queen Kapiolani was one of the last queens of Hawaii (her sister, Liliuokalani, was the last, deposed in 1893). She was married to King David Kalakaua, “the Merrie Monarch.” In late 1874, Kalakaua sailed to the United States amid much fanfare. In Washington, he negotiated the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875, which eliminated the tariff on sugar and other Hawaiian products. As a result, Hawaii’s sugar industry boomed and the kingdom enjoyed a period of economic prosperity. Upon his return, Kalakaua moved into his palace with his wife, Queen Kapiolani, the granddaughter of King Kaumualii of Kauai. He decided he needed a more luxurious home, however, and had the Iolani Palace built at a cost of $350,000—an unheard of sum at the time. The Hawaiian culture enjoyed a revival of sorts under Kalakaua, including hula and chants. In July 1887, however, an organization called the Hawaiian League forcibly took control of the government and presented the king with a new constitution. Called the "Bayonet Constitution" (for obvious reasons), Kalakaua had little choice but to sign it. The new constitution severely restricted his powers and signaled the end of the monarchy. Not to be confused with her great aunt Kapiolani, one of the first Christian converts in the island who defied the god Pele by walking into a volcano crater, she was best known as the wife of Kalakaua, whose rule saw a resurgence of interest in traditional Hawaiian culture, even as they were accused of squandering the wealth of the islands as they travelled the world and cultivated European sophistication. The Iolani Palace, the only palace in the U.S., has a throne room on the second floor where the King and Queen Kapiolani met with world leaders, and held balls and receptions. Across the hall is the blue room where smaller receptions took place. Also on the second floor is the king's bedroom. http://www.guntheranderson.com/cards/oct99/hhpc.htm http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/king+kalakaua/

Who was Queen Kapiolani, the namesake of one of the rooms?

Queen Kapiolani was one of the last queens of Hawaii (her sister, Liliuokalani, was the last, deposed in 1893).

She was married to King David Kalakaua, “the Merrie Monarch.”

In late 1874, Kalakaua sailed to the United States amid much fanfare. In Washington, he negotiated the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875, which eliminated the tariff on sugar and other Hawaiian products. As a result, Hawaii’s sugar industry boomed and the kingdom enjoyed a period of economic prosperity.

Upon his return, Kalakaua moved into his palace with his wife, Queen Kapiolani, the granddaughter of King Kaumualii of Kauai. He decided he needed a more luxurious home, however, and had the Iolani Palace built at a cost of $350,000—an unheard of sum at the time.

The Hawaiian culture enjoyed a revival of sorts under Kalakaua, including hula and chants. In July 1887, however, an organization called the Hawaiian League forcibly took control of the government and presented the king with a new constitution. Called the "Bayonet Constitution" (for obvious reasons), Kalakaua had little choice but to sign it. The new constitution severely restricted his powers and signaled the end of the monarchy.

Not to be confused with her great aunt Kapiolani, one of the first Christian converts in the island who defied the god Pele by walking into a volcano crater, she was best known as the wife of Kalakaua, whose rule saw a resurgence of interest in traditional Hawaiian culture, even as they were accused of squandering the wealth of the islands as they travelled the world and cultivated European sophistication.

The Iolani Palace, the only palace in the U.S., has a throne room on the second floor where the King and Queen Kapiolani met with world leaders, and held balls and receptions. Across the hall is the blue room where smaller receptions took place. Also on the second floor is the king's bedroom.

http://www.guntheranderson.com/cards/oct99/hhpc.htm

http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/king+kalakaua/

Post #117340 by christiki295 on Thu, Sep 30, 2004 5:35 PM