Oct. 3, 2025 Questions Update: Due to the ongoing construction project which might limit access to certain objects, a "backup question" should be answered in place of the question(s) that are inaccessible to the public during your visit.
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At each stop you will learn a bit about 3 historical figures that helped shaped Hawai'i in their own way. Of course there are others throughout the years that influenced and shaped the history of Hawai'i but there are 3 in close proximity that just so happens to have statues marking their spot in Hawai'ian history.
The listed coords are for your first of three stops. Here you will find the famous King Kamehameha I statue in front of Aliʻiolani Hale. This statue was actually the second statue made, since the first one was thought to be lost at sea near the Falkland Islands. Some Falkland Islanders were able to recover the first statue before the second statue was shipped, so it ended up near the birthplace of Kamehameha I at Kapaʻau in Kohala, on the island of Hawaiʻi. The statue was commissioned to commemorate the 100-year arrival of Captain Cook to the Hawaiian Islands but it missed the deadline and the original spot at 'Iolani Palace.
The second stop is at Queen Lili'uokalani's statue on the back side of the State Capital, you can take a short cut through the I'olani Palace grounds. Queen Lili'uokalani was the first queen and last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, ruling from January 29, 1891 till the monarchy was overthrown on January 17, 1893. By the time she took the throne in 1891, a new Hawaiian constitution had removed much of the monarchy’s powers in favor of an elite class of businessmen and wealthy landowners (many of them American). After failed attempts to restore the monarchy, the oligarchical government placed her under house arrest in 'Iolani Palace. With the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, the United States annexed the Republic of Hawaii via the Newlands Resolution. Living out the remainder of her later life as a private citizen, Liliʻuokalani died at her residence Washington Place in Honolulu on November 11, 1917.
Last stop on the statue tour is of an interesting statue located on the front steps of the State Capital. Father Damien was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a missionary religious institute. Father Damien spent 16 years living and working side-by-side with people quarantined with leprosy (Hansen's disease) on the island of Molokaʻi on the Kalaupapa Peninsula. Besides spreading the Catholic faith, Father Damien also cared for the patients while also building houses, schools, roads, hospitals, and churches. Father Damien realized he had contracted leprosy when he was scalded by hot water and felt no pain. He continued with his work despite the infection but finally succumbed to the disease on April 15, 1889. Father Damien was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 11, 2009.
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Oct. 3, 2025 Questions Update: Due to the ongoing construction project which might limit access to certain objects, a "backup question" should be answered in place of the question(s) that are inaccessible to the public during your visit.
- 1. Behind the statue of King Kamehameha I lies Ali'iolani Hale. What 4 digits are located at the very top of the clock tower on the railing? It might be difficult to see with you naked eye, might try using the zoom feature of your camera or a pair of binoculars would help.
- 2. What 3 documents are visible in the left hand of Queen Lili'uokalani, please list them all?
- 3. Below Father Damien's left side (the side closest to Richards Street), what country is etched into the base?
- Backup Question: There is an exact replica of the Liberty Bell near Father Damien. On the backside (away from the street) of the bell, there is a number cast into the bell. What is that number?
Sources of some of the information: Wikipedia
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