The statue of King Kamehameha I is draped with 30-foot-long plumeria flower leis for a state holiday, Kamehameha Day, celebrated annually on June 11th in the Pacific Ocean islands of Hawaii. Called Kamehameha the Great, he conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810, which later became the 50th state of the USA. The bronze statue with gold-leaf accents was unveiled in downtown Honolulu on the island of Oahu in 1883 and is the work of American sculptor Thomas Ridgeway Gould. The statue stands in front of the Judiciary Building.
The statue of King Kamehameha I is draped with 30-foot-long plumeria flower leis for a state holiday, Kamehameha Day, celebrated annually on June 11th in the Pacific Ocean islands of Hawaii. Called Kamehameha the Great, he conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810, which later became the 50th state of the USA. The bronze statue with gold-leaf accents was unveiled in downtown Honolulu on the island of Oahu in 1883 and is the work of American sculptor Thomas Ridgeway Gould. The statue stands in front of the Judiciary Building, also known as Aliiolani Hale, which houses the Supreme Court of Hawaii and is across the street from the historic Iolani Palace that was once the residence of Hawaiian royalty.
Size: 1879px × 3186px
Location: Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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