Hidden Features Revealed

Aloha kakahiaka, One week into the restoration project and demolition work has already revealed some exciting discoveries! We’ve uncovered long forgotten windows and doors! For years, the skeletal frame of the old doors were hidden within the walls of the Edinburgh Room. The floor-to-ceiling windows surely allowed for ample sunlight

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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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Temporary Closure of the Queen Emma Summer Palace

As directed by Mayor Caldwell’s Emergency Order– Second Stay at Home Order, beginning on August 27, 2020, the Queen Emma Summer Palace is temporarily closed to the public. We are hopeful to re-open to the public and resume tours as soon as possible, once the Order is lifted. We encourage

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Limited Re-Opening of the Palaces in August

We are pleased and excited to announce the limited re-opening of the Palaces! To ensure the health and safety of visitors, volunteers, and our employees, starting on August 1, the Palaces will re-open to the public on a limited basis. Kanoe and her team have been working tirelessly to update

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Ho‘omaka Hou

Mahalo to Kahu Hailama Farden, Kahu David, our members and partners who were able to join us for Ho‘omaka Hou, the blessing and re-opening of Hulihe‘e Palace and Queen Emma Summer Palace! We are excited to welcome the public back during our limited re-opening on Saturdays! Bring your ‘ohana to

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