Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ʻAla)
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Mauna ʻAla in the Hawaiian language, is the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii and the final resting place of Hawaii's two prominent royal families: the Kamehameha Dynasty and the Kalākaua Dynasty.
The main building is now a chapel
Kamehameha Dynasty Tomb
Mausoleum as seen in 1958
ʻIolani Palace
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The ʻIolani Palace was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani under the Kalākaua Dyn
Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ʻAla)
…prominent royal families: the Kamehameha Dynasty and the Kalākaua Dynasty. In the early 19th century, the area near an ancient burial site was known as Pohukaina. It is believed to be the name of a chief (sometimes spelled Pahukaina) who according to legend chose a cave in Kanehoalani in the Koʻolau Range for…
ʻIolani Palace is the hallmark of Hawaiian renaissance architecture
The original ʻIolani Palace, the grandest house of its time in Honolulu, built by Mataio Kekūanaōʻa for his daughter, Princess Victoria Kamāmalu
The palace shortly after construction
Newspaper depiction of the trial of Queen Liliuokalani