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A hale (pronounced HAH-lay) [1] is a structure built using natural Hawaiian materials and designs that were prevalent during the 19th century in Hawaii. [2] Hales are constructed using rock or wood for the lower frame and grass/leaves for roof thatching. [2] Building codes prohibit plumbing and electrical wiring.
Site of first materials printed in the Hawaiian language [5] Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace: Honolulu, Hawaii: 1843 Church Oldest Roman Catholic church in Hawaii [6] Punahou School's Old School Hall Honolulu, Hawaii: 1851 School Melchers Building: Honolulu, Hawaii: 1851 Commercial Earliest commercial building in downtown Honolulu. [7]
Levi Chamberlain (1845) This house was built under the direction of Levi Chamberlain during the four years from 1828 to 1832. It was called the Depository because here were received and stored all goods belonging to the mission, and from this as a center they were distributed to the various mission stations, until about 1840 when a separate Depository building was erected seaward of this house.
The ongoing volcanic eruptions on Hawaii's Big Island have caused severe damage to residential neighborhoods surrounding the Kilauea volcano. Before-and-after photos reveal Hawaii's volcanic ...
Kamehameha V, Kalākaua, and Liliʻuokalani (after the rebellion which overthrew the kingdom) preferred to use the cathedral – even though, before her reign, then Princess Liliʻuokalani had directed the choir of Kawaiahaʻo Church. When Liliʻuokalani died in 1917, she lay in state in the church for a week before her funeral at Iolani Palace ...
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The wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to ash and forcing people to jump into the ocean to flee the flames. At ...
With the grounds of Iolani Palace and the Hawaii State Capitol at its core, the historic district reaches inland across Beretania Street to include the buildings and grounds of Washington Place and St. Andrew's Cathedral; crosses Richards Street to include the former Armed Services YMCA Building, YWCA Building, and Hawaiian Electric Company Building; crosses Queen Street on the seaward side to ...