Comments on: Iolani Palace – America’s Only Royal Residence http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/ Hawaii Travel Guide & Vacation Advice Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:33:47 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/#comment-9229 sheila Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:48:11 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=1056#comment-9229 Hi Evelyn - the Palace goings on are really interesteing, at least from this outsider's perspective. That photo is pretty amazing - even with with stormy skies. I have to say mahalo to the HVCB for allowing us to use this photo from their collection. Hi Evelyn – the Palace goings on are really interesteing, at least from this outsider’s perspective.

That photo is pretty amazing – even with with stormy skies. I have to say mahalo to the HVCB for allowing us to use this photo from their collection.

]]> By: sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/#comment-9227 sheila Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:45:56 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=1056#comment-9227 Here's a comment from Evelyn at http://www.HomespunHonolulu.com that got accidentally deleted: I think the Governor has squelched the chaos going on at the Palace, at least for now. I have go to mention though, with all of the pictures that I have taken of the Palace, none of them can compare to the one on this post! Great angle! Here’s a comment from Evelyn at http://www.HomespunHonolulu.com that got accidentally deleted:

I think the Governor has squelched the chaos going on at the Palace, at least for now. I have go to mention though, with all of the pictures that I have taken of the Palace, none of them can compare to the one on this post! Great angle!

]]> By: Dave http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/#comment-8823 Dave Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:03:10 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=1056#comment-8823 Yeah... It's not unusual. I believe the guy was some sort of distant relative, not a direct great, great grandson or anything like that. Maybe he's something like a great, great, great, second cousin by marriage. ;^) Yeah… It’s not unusual. I believe the guy was some sort of distant relative, not a direct great, great grandson or anything like that. Maybe he’s something like a great, great, great, second cousin by marriage. ;^)

]]> By: Go Oahu Card http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/#comment-8815 Go Oahu Card Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:56:27 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=1056#comment-8815 This is a great little piece of information on our history. Thanks for the post! This is a great little piece of information on our history. Thanks for the post!

]]> By: sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/#comment-8812 sheila Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:07:19 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=1056#comment-8812 Hi Dave - didn't the man who just broke into the palace claim he can trace his ancestry to Kamehameha? Hi Dave – didn’t the man who just broke into the palace claim he can trace his ancestry to Kamehameha?

]]> By: Dave http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/#comment-8801 Dave Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:15:55 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=1056#comment-8801 According to zztype.com, (Blaine’s Blog) "When Prince Albert, son of Kamehameha III and Queen Emma, died at only 4 years old. Ke Ali’i Pauahi was offered the throne and declined. Ke Ali’i Ka’iulani was offered the throne and declined. When they died, they marked the end of the Kamehameha Line." After that, a new king was elected. (The Kalākaua Dynasty) It's too bad the direct bloodline of Kamehameha kind of stopped. I think it would be cool to still have an active royal family like England. According to zztype.com, (Blaine’s Blog) “When Prince Albert, son of Kamehameha III and Queen Emma, died at only 4 years old. Ke Ali’i Pauahi was offered the throne and declined. Ke Ali’i Ka’iulani was offered the throne and declined. When they died, they marked the end of the Kamehameha Line.”

After that, a new king was elected. (The Kalākaua Dynasty)

It’s too bad the direct bloodline of Kamehameha kind of stopped. I think it would be cool to still have an active royal family like England.

]]> By: sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/#comment-8798 sheila Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:48:34 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=1056#comment-8798 Hi Kailani - yeah the take over news was pretty interesting. I watched a KGMB segment online and they said the palace is due to re-open tomorrow. Hi Kailani – yeah the take over news was pretty interesting. I watched a KGMB segment online and they said the palace is due to re-open tomorrow.

]]> By: Kailani http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/08/19/iolani-palace-americas-only-royal-residence/#comment-8797 Kailani Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:21:51 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=1056#comment-8797 I'm sure you must have heard by now the chaos they had there over the weekend. I know they had to close it to visitors and I'm not sure if it ever re-opened. I would be so bummed if I was a visitor to the islands. I’m sure you must have heard by now the chaos they had there over the weekend. I know they had to close it to visitors and I’m not sure if it ever re-opened. I would be so bummed if I was a visitor to the islands.

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