GC4EGDD Tribute to Shakepeare in Kalakaua Park (Traditional Cache) in Hawaii, United States created by 4B Ohana

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Hidden : 6/18/2013

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Kalākaua Park is best known as Hilo's town square with an immense history as well as the site of lots of cultural and local events.

KALAKAUA PARK:
Originally dedicated as park by Ka Lani Kawika Kalākaua (King David Kalākaua) about 1877, the sundial he gifted to the people of Hilo remains to this day. For decades, it was the timepiece by which others were set. (This sundial is also a geocache benchmark - see Benchmark: TU0034)

This park was actually the original site of the Waiakea Mission Station from 1825 to 1854 where the mission station was a large grass shack until it was moved closer to the Lymon House in 1854.

After its dedication as a park by King Kalākaua around 1877, the surrounding area was developed as the central location of the federal building (which still acts as downtown's post office currently and is across the street), Hilo’s first sheriff’s office, courthouse, and other civic buildings. The federal building still stands across Waianuenue Avenue and houses Hilo's downtown post office. The original police station is across Kalākaua Street and is now the site of the East Hawaii Cultural Center.

in 1933, the park was dedicated to King Kalākaua and was formerly named Kalākaua Park. A bronze statue of Kalākaua in the middle of the park holds a taro leaf and ipu. A time capsule was buried in 1991 during a total solar eclipse and is to be opened in the next one to be visible here. it also hosts a War memorial which was dedicated on October 31, 1948 in honor of those in Hawai'i who died in World War II. Additional plaques were added for those who died in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. They are placed with a beautiful lily pond opposite of the Kalākaua statue.

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK:
The park itself hosts numerous cultural events, demonstrations, community festivals and many other activities for all to enjoy throughout the year. One of the most known uses for the park currently is the annual Shakespeare in the Park tradition which has been running in the park since 1978. My first experience here was when they did Romeo and Juliet in 1983 when I was a kid and I loved it because they used Kalākaua Street as the stage and the balcony scene was done in the East Hawaii Cultural Center (EHCC) building. Since it first started, Hilo Community Players (HPC) have used al various areas of the park to create a stage for the production from the banyan trees to the pond to the EHCC, etc. It is fun each year to see how they can incorporate the various aspects of the park in their productions. I was also privileged to be in a few productions with one of my favorites being One Uddah Mid’Summah (the pidgin version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream) where we used the sundial as the central part of the stage setting and I got to play around in the trees.

Shakespeare in the Park is free for the community and continues to have great attendance by many locals as well as others visiters outside of Hawai'i. Below is a list of their productions from 1978 to current taken from their website:

HCP’s Shakespeare in the Park is the oldest continuously running theatrical tradition in the state!
1978 - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - directed by Jackie Pualani Johnson-Debus
1979 - The Tempest - directed by Jackie Pualani Johnson-Debus
1980 - The Taming of the Shrew - diected by Helie Rock
1981 - As You Like It - directed by Peter Franklin White
1982 - Hamlet - directed by Peter Schickler
1983 - Romeo and Juliet - directed by Julian Canuso
1984 - The Comedy of Errors - directed by Don Moody
1985 - Othello - directed by John Koch
1986 - Twelfth Night - directed by Peter Charlot
1987 - Julius Caesar - directed by Paul Mark Clark
1988 - The Merry Wives of Windsor - directed by Margaret Harshbarger
1989 - Antony and Cleopatra - directed by Pru Stillito
1990 - The Merchant of Venice - directed by Julian Canuso
1991 - The Tragedy of Richard the Second - directed by Don Moody
1992 - King Henry the Fourth: Part One - directed by Paul Mark Clark
1993 - King Henry the Fourth: Part Two - directed by Beth Kucharczyk
1994 - King Henry the Fifth - directed by Robin Hilliard
1995 - Two Gentlemen of Verona - directed by Laura Andres
1996 - The Tragedy of King Richard the Third - directed by Jackie Seaquist
1997 - Measure for Measure - directed by Don Moody
1998 - Macbeth - directed by Jackie Pualani Johnson
1999 - The Winter’s Tale - directed by Cathy Punch
2000 - Titus Andronicus - directed by Catherine McPherson and Sharon Furstenworth
2001 - King Lear - directed by Paul Mark Clark
2002 - One Uddah Mid’Summah - directed by Jackie Pualani Johnson
2003 - Much Ado About Nothing - directed by Justina Mattos
2004 - Romeo and Juliet - directed by Cathy Punch
2005 - Twelfth Night - directed by Laura Andres
2006 - The Tempest - directed by Randy Raphael
2007 - The Best of the Bard - multiple directors
2008 - Hamlet - directed by Laura Andres
2009 - The Taming of the Shrew - directed by Randy Raphael
2010 - Love’s Labour’s Lost - directed by Amy Jackson
2011 - The Merchant of Venice - directed by Catherine McPherson
2012 - Richard III - directed by Jackie Pualani Johnson
2013 - As You Like It - directed by Laura Caswell

Is it the hope that this cache will catch your attention to this wonderful park with enormous history. The East Hawaii Cultural Center also hosts many different art shows across the street, so you can always check that out too.

I will caution you though that this park is also known for homeless and is not an area that you want to be in at night without someone with you, unless you happen to be here when the Shakepeare in the Park is going on during the summer as this usually takes over and minimizes the homeless factor during the time. When looking for the cache, I suggest that you look during the day, but note that this is also a busy area so use stealth!

Please be kind to the current show foing on. You do not have to go on any of the stage settings or under their tents to get to the cache.

Congratulations for FTF: kipster11 on June 21, 2013!

Kalakaua statue