Lei Contest!

Post your best, most creative lei creations on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #dohleicontest for a chance to win a VIP tour of Queen Emmaʻs Summer Palace or Hulihe‘e Palace for four (4) and a special gift basket of Daughters of Hawai‘i swag valued at $150! How to Enter:

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Hānaiakamalama Restoration Update

Aloha kakahiaka, While restoration of the Edinburgh Room continues to progress, we wanted to give you an update on some of the other projects that are underway as well. Work on the front steps leading up to Palace continues. Plans to incorporate the coral blocks are moving forward with the intention

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Welcome to Our 2021 Board of Directors

Aloha kakahiaka, Happy March to you all! As spring approaches, bringing growth and vitality to the world around us, it also brings changes to the Daughters of Hawai‘i. This past Friday, we hosted our 2021 Virtual Annual Membership Meeting. A main point of interest at the meeting was saying mahalo

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Mahalo to Our Partners at Hulihe’e Palace

Aloha kakahiaka, With all the restoration excitement surrounding the Queen Emma Summer Palace, we’d like to take the time to spotlight some of the happenings over at Hulihe‘e Palace in Kailua-Kona. Due to the generosity of Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii Inc., Hulihe‘e Palace recently received special consideration and became

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Queen Emma Summer Palace

Restoration of Hānaiakamalama

Aloha kakahiaka, We hope you all had a great Christmas and wonderful New Year! As we kick off the beginning of 2021, we also kick off the restoration of Hānaiakamalama, the Queen Emma Summer Palace. Last week, restoration commenced with an intimate blessing of the project and all those working

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Private Tours at Queen Emma Summer Palace

We are pleased and excited to announce the limited re-opening of the Queen Emma Summer Palace by reservation for private tours, Tuesday through Saturday! To ensure the health and safety of visitors, volunteers, and our employees, starting on October 3, the Palaces will open to the public on a limited

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