Day at Queen Emma Summer Palace 2015
Daughters of Hawai‘i’s 39th Annual “A Day at Queen Emma Summer Palace” Celebrating a centennial of preservation!
Saturday, October 3 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The 39th Annual A Day at Queen Emma Summer Palace, will mark 100 years of the preservation of Queen Emma Summer Palace, saved from destruction in 1915 by Daughters of Hawai‘i. Hānaiakamalama, as the –palace was formally named, was once the summer residence of Queen Emma, King Kamehameha IV, and their son and heir apparent, Prince Albert Edward, named in honor of his Godmother Queen Victoria's, late husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Entertainments will include Hawaiian mele and hula with performances by Maunalua, Royal Hawaiian Band, Kualoa, Naluhoe, Kaha‘i Topolinski & Ka Pā Hula Hawai‘i, and more.
Hawaiian cultural artists will feature lauhala, lei haku, books, objet d’art, local style clothing, Tutu’s Attic, the Marketplace and much more! Enjoy traditional Hawaiian cultural sharing, Hawaiian plate lunch, poke bowls, jams and jellies, baked goods, noodles and lots of ‘ono food!
Enter to win a prize give-away for a fabulous Hawaiian quilt with pillow shams or a beautiful koa paddle made by local craftsman, Stu Kalama.
The Queen Emma Summer Palace has the added distinction of being the first prefab home ever constructed. The Palace was built in New England, disassembled, shipped to Hawaii and reassembled.
Special admission marking this year’s centennial celebration is $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for children which includes free admission into the museum. Children under 6 yrs. are free. Free parking is available on the grass at Nu‘uanu Park behind Queen Emma Summer Palace. For ticket information call (808) 595-6291 or visit daughtersofhawaii.org
Queen Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke of Hawaiʻi
queen consort of King Kamehameha IV from 1856 to his death in 1863.
A Day at Queen Emma Summer Palace 2015, Saturday Oct. 3rd.
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