Built 1845 Opened 1845 Added to NRHP 15 October 1986 | NRHP Reference # 86002805 Area 4 ha Nearest city Hawaii | |
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Similar Lulumahu Falls, Nu‘uanu Pali, Old Pali Road, Judd Trail, Pali Highway | ||
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Kaniakapupu ("the singing of the land shells") is the now dilapidated summer palace of King Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama on Oahu in Hawaii. It was actually named Luakaha during the reign of Kamehameha III, but later received the name "Kaniakapupu" from association with the Lono heiau nearby.
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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.
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Kaniakapupu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA