GC32R8P The King Awaits!! (Traditional Cache) in Hawaii, United States created by Harmony

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Hidden : 8/22/2011

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Geocache Description:

Hilo Fire Works View is Great on 4th of July!!
A Short walk to the Bay Front Area & Flea Market!!
You are Looking for a Nano...

A great warrior, diplomat and leader, King Kamehameha I united the Hawaiian Islands into one royal kingdom in 1810 after years of conflict. Kamehameha I was destined for greatness from birth. Hawaiian legend prophesized that a light in the sky with feathers like a bird would signal the birth of a great chief. Historians believe Kamehameha was born in 1758, the year Halley’s comet passed over Hawaii.
Given the birth name Paiea, the future king was hidden from warring clans in secluded Waipio Valley after birth. After the death threat passed, Paiea came out of hiding and was renamed Kamehameha (The Lonely One). Kamehameha was trained as a warrior and his legendary strength was proven when he overturned the Naha Stone, which reportedly weighed between 2.5 and 3.5 tons. You can still see the Naha Stone today in Hilo.
Hilo was Kamehameha’s first seat of government and this statue, dedicated in 1997 in Wailoa State Park, is the tallest of the four statues at fourteen feet.

This statue was originally supposed to reside in Kauai. It was donated by the Princeville Corporation. Native Hawaiians were not pleased with this location. Kauai was never conquered, but was peacefully turned over to Kamehameha. The statue was offered to Hilo. The statue of the greatest king in Hawaii's history came to Hilo with the help of many individuals and organizations raising funds for the construction of the pedestal. The dedication ceremony represented many of these local groups through ancient ritual, hula, prayer, and offerings. The statue was sculpted by R. Sandrin at the Fracaro Foundry in Vicenza, Italy in 1963 but was not erected on this site and dedicated until June 1997.

The statue is located in the Wailoa River State Recreation Area, which surrounds the Waiakea Pond and stretches along the banks of the Wailoa River right in downtown Hilo.

Congratulations!! Kkuoha & Piilani7 FTF!!!

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Xarr Uvtu!!

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)