This is a list of residences once occupied by Hawaiian royalty during the Kingdom of Hawaii. Few can be referred to as palaces; most were private residences used by the aliʻi nui.
Residence | Location | Occupant | Current Status | Ref |
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ʻĀinahau | Honolulu | Kaʻiulani | Estate willed to the City of Honolulu for a park; the house burned down in early 1900s; the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel was built on the ground | [1] |
Brick Palace | Lāhainā | Meant for Kaʻahumanu, but she had a grass hut built next to it and Kamehameha I lived in it for about a year. | Built by Mr. Mela [Miller] and Mr. Keka ‘ele’ele for Kaahumanu. Used by Kamehameha when he moved his court to this location. Converted into storage shed and later torn down; only the foundation and a memorial plaque remain | [2] |
Haimoeipo | Honolulu | Queen Kalama, Victoria Kamāmalu, Lunalilo? | now site of the Hawaii State Capitol | [3] |
Haleʻākala (ʻAikupika) | Honolulu | Bernice Pauahi Bishop & Liliʻuokalani | converted to the Arlington Hotel which was later torn down in October 1908 | [4] |
Haleʻākala (Royal Bungalow) | Honolulu | Kalākaua, Queen Kapiʻolani | Bungalow build on the ground of ʻIolani Palace, also called King's House, Queen's House or Healani (same as the Boathouse) | [5] |
Halekamani | Lāhainā | Nāhienaena | sold to Gorham D. Gilman; ? | [6] |
Hale Kauila (Halekauwila) | Honolulu | Nāhienaena, Kamehameha IV, Queen Kalama | Built by Kīnaʻu for Nāhienaena during his fatal pregnancy; used as a residence and meeting place for Kamehameha III prior to 1845 | [7] |
Hale Piula (or Halehuki) | Lāhainā | Kamehameha III | converted into courthouse after capital transferred to Honolulu, stones reused to construct new courthouse in 1858; part of Moku'ula site [8] | [9] |
Hāliʻimaile | Honolulu, corner of King and Richards streets | Boki and Kuini Liliha[ citation needed], later Victoria Kamāmalu and Lot Kapuāiwa | ? | [10] |
Hānaiakamalama (Queen Emma Summer Palace) | Nuʻuanu (2913 Pali Highway) | Queen Emma | converted into museum by the Daughters of Hawaii | [11] |
Healani (Kalākaua's Boathouse) | Honolulu Harbor | Kalākaua | ? | [12] |
Helumoa (Royal Groves) | Waikīkī | Kamehameha V | part of Bishop Estates; the royal cottage no longer exist; the Royal Hawaiian Center is on the spot but the royal coconut groves still remain | [13] |
Hoʻihoʻikea | Honolulu | Kamehameha III, Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V | Smaller royal residence flanking the west side of ʻIolani Palace on the west side. Named Hoʻihoʻikea (Restoration) in honor of Kamehameha III's restoration after the Paulet Affair of 1843. [14] | [15] |
Honokaʻupu | Honolulu | Kekāuluohi, Charles Kanaʻina | Two-story coral house built for Kekāuluohi and her husband Charles Kanaʻina | [16] |
Honuakaha | Honolulu | Queen Kapiolani | private residence of Queen Kapiolani near the corner of Queen and Punchbowl streets; ? | [17] |
Huliheʻe Palace | Kailua-Kona | Keʻelikōlani | converted into museum by the Daughters of Hawaii in 1927 | [18] |
Ihikapukalani and Kauluhinano | Honolulu | Kamehameha IV, Queen Emma, Albert Kamehameha | Smaller royal residence flanking the east side of ʻIolani Palace; the makai side was known as Kauluhinano, and the mauka side was known as Ihikapukalani; site of the Hawaii State Archive building [14] | [19] |
ʻIolani Palace | Honolulu | Kamehameha III, Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, Lunalilo, Kalākaua, Liliʻuokalani | original palace torn down to make way for 2nd palace due to termite damage; after the overthrow the 2nd palace became the executive building of the Provisionial Government, the Republic, and the Territory of Hawaii; later converted and remodeled into a museum | [20] |
Kamakahonu | Kailua-Kona | Kamehameha I | now part of the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel with the ʻAhuʻena Heiau restored | [21] |
Kaniakapupu | Honolulu | Kamehameha III | Summer home in Nu`uanu at Luakaha Falls, adjacent to Kaniakapupu heiau of Lono. In ruins. | [22] |
Keʻalohilani | Hamohamo, Waikīkī | Liliʻuokalani | Inherited from Liliʻuokalani's grandfather ʻAikanaka along with Paoakalani, reserved for her retainers | [23] |
Keōua Hale | Honolulu (1302 Queen Emma Street) | Keʻelikōlani | originally called Kaʻakopua before it burned down in 1873, the 1883 building was converted into a grammar school; razed in 1926 due to termite damage; open as the Central Middle School in 1928 | [24] |
Kīnaʻu Hale | Honolulu | Keoni Ana, later Kalama, Albert Kūnuiākea | converted into the chamberlain quarters in later years; used for the inauguration ceremony of King Kalākaua in 1874 | [25] |
Marine Residence | Waikīkī | Lunalilo, later Queen Emma | part of Queen Emma's trust; now site of the International Market Place | [26] |
Marine Residence | Kailua-Kona | Kamehameha IV | he declared his neutrality during the American Civil War from here; ? | [27] |
Mokuʻula | Lāhainā | Kamehameha III | abandoned in the mid-1800s; converted into a baseball field; now an archaeological site managed by the Friends of Mokuʻula; plans to restore the island and lake of Mokuhinia | [28] |
Muʻolaulani | Kapālama | Liliʻuokalani | now the site of the Liliuokalani Children's Center | [29] |
Paoakalani | Hamohamo, Waikīkī | Liliʻuokalani | Inherited from Liliʻuokalani's grandfather ʻAikanaka along with Kealohilani | [30] |
Papakanene and Mokuaikaua | Honolulu | Victoria Kamāmalu, Kekūanaōʻa | originally the residence of Kalanimoku, on the south side of the Honolulu Fort | [31] |
Pualeilani | Waikīkī | Kalākaua, Queen Kapiʻolani, Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole | willed to the City of Honolulu by Prince Kūhiō; became the Kuhio Beach | [32] |
Rooke House | Honolulu | Queen Emma | during the 1900s it was a kindergarten named Queen Emma Hall in honor of the last owner of the house. Later the site of Rooke House was occupied by the Liberty Theater (which closed in 1980) and is now a parking lot. | [33] |
Ululani or Kēhaulani | Honolulu | Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike | willed to be site of maternity home; now site of Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children | [34] |
Waipiʻo Palace | Waipiʻo Valley | ancient Kings of Hawaii Island | destroyed by the King Kahekili II of Maui in the 1700s | [35] |
Wānanakoa | Nuʻuanu | Bernice Pauahi Bishop | now the site of the Royal Mausoleum | [36] |
Washington Place | Honolulu | Liliʻuokalani | used as the Governor's mansion; now a museum | [18] |
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link)This is a list of residences once occupied by Hawaiian royalty during the Kingdom of Hawaii. Few can be referred to as palaces; most were private residences used by the aliʻi nui.
Residence | Location | Occupant | Current Status | Ref |
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ʻĀinahau | Honolulu | Kaʻiulani | Estate willed to the City of Honolulu for a park; the house burned down in early 1900s; the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel was built on the ground | [1] |
Brick Palace | Lāhainā | Meant for Kaʻahumanu, but she had a grass hut built next to it and Kamehameha I lived in it for about a year. | Built by Mr. Mela [Miller] and Mr. Keka ‘ele’ele for Kaahumanu. Used by Kamehameha when he moved his court to this location. Converted into storage shed and later torn down; only the foundation and a memorial plaque remain | [2] |
Haimoeipo | Honolulu | Queen Kalama, Victoria Kamāmalu, Lunalilo? | now site of the Hawaii State Capitol | [3] |
Haleʻākala (ʻAikupika) | Honolulu | Bernice Pauahi Bishop & Liliʻuokalani | converted to the Arlington Hotel which was later torn down in October 1908 | [4] |
Haleʻākala (Royal Bungalow) | Honolulu | Kalākaua, Queen Kapiʻolani | Bungalow build on the ground of ʻIolani Palace, also called King's House, Queen's House or Healani (same as the Boathouse) | [5] |
Halekamani | Lāhainā | Nāhienaena | sold to Gorham D. Gilman; ? | [6] |
Hale Kauila (Halekauwila) | Honolulu | Nāhienaena, Kamehameha IV, Queen Kalama | Built by Kīnaʻu for Nāhienaena during his fatal pregnancy; used as a residence and meeting place for Kamehameha III prior to 1845 | [7] |
Hale Piula (or Halehuki) | Lāhainā | Kamehameha III | converted into courthouse after capital transferred to Honolulu, stones reused to construct new courthouse in 1858; part of Moku'ula site [8] | [9] |
Hāliʻimaile | Honolulu, corner of King and Richards streets | Boki and Kuini Liliha[ citation needed], later Victoria Kamāmalu and Lot Kapuāiwa | ? | [10] |
Hānaiakamalama (Queen Emma Summer Palace) | Nuʻuanu (2913 Pali Highway) | Queen Emma | converted into museum by the Daughters of Hawaii | [11] |
Healani (Kalākaua's Boathouse) | Honolulu Harbor | Kalākaua | ? | [12] |
Helumoa (Royal Groves) | Waikīkī | Kamehameha V | part of Bishop Estates; the royal cottage no longer exist; the Royal Hawaiian Center is on the spot but the royal coconut groves still remain | [13] |
Hoʻihoʻikea | Honolulu | Kamehameha III, Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V | Smaller royal residence flanking the west side of ʻIolani Palace on the west side. Named Hoʻihoʻikea (Restoration) in honor of Kamehameha III's restoration after the Paulet Affair of 1843. [14] | [15] |
Honokaʻupu | Honolulu | Kekāuluohi, Charles Kanaʻina | Two-story coral house built for Kekāuluohi and her husband Charles Kanaʻina | [16] |
Honuakaha | Honolulu | Queen Kapiolani | private residence of Queen Kapiolani near the corner of Queen and Punchbowl streets; ? | [17] |
Huliheʻe Palace | Kailua-Kona | Keʻelikōlani | converted into museum by the Daughters of Hawaii in 1927 | [18] |
Ihikapukalani and Kauluhinano | Honolulu | Kamehameha IV, Queen Emma, Albert Kamehameha | Smaller royal residence flanking the east side of ʻIolani Palace; the makai side was known as Kauluhinano, and the mauka side was known as Ihikapukalani; site of the Hawaii State Archive building [14] | [19] |
ʻIolani Palace | Honolulu | Kamehameha III, Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, Lunalilo, Kalākaua, Liliʻuokalani | original palace torn down to make way for 2nd palace due to termite damage; after the overthrow the 2nd palace became the executive building of the Provisionial Government, the Republic, and the Territory of Hawaii; later converted and remodeled into a museum | [20] |
Kamakahonu | Kailua-Kona | Kamehameha I | now part of the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel with the ʻAhuʻena Heiau restored | [21] |
Kaniakapupu | Honolulu | Kamehameha III | Summer home in Nu`uanu at Luakaha Falls, adjacent to Kaniakapupu heiau of Lono. In ruins. | [22] |
Keʻalohilani | Hamohamo, Waikīkī | Liliʻuokalani | Inherited from Liliʻuokalani's grandfather ʻAikanaka along with Paoakalani, reserved for her retainers | [23] |
Keōua Hale | Honolulu (1302 Queen Emma Street) | Keʻelikōlani | originally called Kaʻakopua before it burned down in 1873, the 1883 building was converted into a grammar school; razed in 1926 due to termite damage; open as the Central Middle School in 1928 | [24] |
Kīnaʻu Hale | Honolulu | Keoni Ana, later Kalama, Albert Kūnuiākea | converted into the chamberlain quarters in later years; used for the inauguration ceremony of King Kalākaua in 1874 | [25] |
Marine Residence | Waikīkī | Lunalilo, later Queen Emma | part of Queen Emma's trust; now site of the International Market Place | [26] |
Marine Residence | Kailua-Kona | Kamehameha IV | he declared his neutrality during the American Civil War from here; ? | [27] |
Mokuʻula | Lāhainā | Kamehameha III | abandoned in the mid-1800s; converted into a baseball field; now an archaeological site managed by the Friends of Mokuʻula; plans to restore the island and lake of Mokuhinia | [28] |
Muʻolaulani | Kapālama | Liliʻuokalani | now the site of the Liliuokalani Children's Center | [29] |
Paoakalani | Hamohamo, Waikīkī | Liliʻuokalani | Inherited from Liliʻuokalani's grandfather ʻAikanaka along with Kealohilani | [30] |
Papakanene and Mokuaikaua | Honolulu | Victoria Kamāmalu, Kekūanaōʻa | originally the residence of Kalanimoku, on the south side of the Honolulu Fort | [31] |
Pualeilani | Waikīkī | Kalākaua, Queen Kapiʻolani, Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole | willed to the City of Honolulu by Prince Kūhiō; became the Kuhio Beach | [32] |
Rooke House | Honolulu | Queen Emma | during the 1900s it was a kindergarten named Queen Emma Hall in honor of the last owner of the house. Later the site of Rooke House was occupied by the Liberty Theater (which closed in 1980) and is now a parking lot. | [33] |
Ululani or Kēhaulani | Honolulu | Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike | willed to be site of maternity home; now site of Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children | [34] |
Waipiʻo Palace | Waipiʻo Valley | ancient Kings of Hawaii Island | destroyed by the King Kahekili II of Maui in the 1700s | [35] |
Wānanakoa | Nuʻuanu | Bernice Pauahi Bishop | now the site of the Royal Mausoleum | [36] |
Washington Place | Honolulu | Liliʻuokalani | used as the Governor's mansion; now a museum | [18] |
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