Saturday, August 21, 2010

Wash Plce, Liliuo Kupuna, Kapu

August 21, 1959
Hawaii Becomes the 50th US State.

historical background HERE



Queen Liliuokalani,
AKA Mrs. Dominis










The Palace

KAPU (taboo) means 'set apart'
'special' 'holy'

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22 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...

I thought Hawaii was already a state. :)

Teresa said...

Thanks for sharing. Happy statehood day to Hawaii.

Friko said...

Congratulations to you and to the beautiful country of Hawaii.

Kavita Saharia said...

A very happy Statehood Day to you and your beautiful Hawaii.Aloha ,Cloudia !

Maha said...

Happy Hawaiian day!

The Weaver of Grass said...

I learn something new each time I visit you Cloudia.

Feisty Crone said...

Happy statehood day Hawaii!

Anonymous said...

Concratulations upon this achievement. Please have a good Sunday you all.

daily athens

Kay said...

I've never seen that photo of Queen Liliuokalani. She looks very regal and elegant.

Betty Manousos said...

Happy statehood day to Hawaii.
I long for Hawaii especially for Waikiki !!
Big hugs
B

Anonymous said...

"Hawaiians for centuries were master orators and chanters, articulate historians, prolific songwriters, and eloquent storytellers. . . . But the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, the banning of the Hawaiian language from all public schools, the systematic disenfranchisement of Hawaiians from our land, and the decimation of the Hawaiian population through foreign disease nearly put an end to the Hawaiian people and culture. 'Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal is dedicated to the mana'o (thoughts) and hana no'eau (works) of Hawaiians, a historical landmark in the revival of the rich and ancient literary heritage of na 'oiwi o Hawai'i nei - the native people of Hawai'i.”

--Mission statement, 'Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal

Junosmom said...

I'm going to write KAPU on my belongings that are special. Not that there are many of them.

Ileana said...

Beautiful history. It's funny, for a minute I thought I had to add more postage to your letter (because it's going over the water) but no, Hawaii is one of the states so a regular stamp will do. :)

You should be getting my letter/check soon!

Aloha and Ciao, NiƱa!

Daryl said...

I remember this...

Fireblossom said...

oOOoo, is Ily buying your book, Cloudia? I know she'll love it. :-)

Trotter said...

Aloha Cloudia! Happy Day!!

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foongpc said...

Oh! Thanks for the history lesson! Interesting! : )

Dr. Russell Norman Murray said...

Very nice historical buildings.

Cloudia said...

1959, Charles!

Cloudia said...

Yes, Illy is about to receive a signed copy of ALOHA WHERE YOU LIKE GO?
in the mail!

Cloudia said...

Thanks SO much everyone!

Heather Wilkinson Rojo said...

Aha! Another place we visited on our trip to Oahu! We spent two days here with the curator, going over family documents and letters. I posted some of the letters and stories on my blog. (just click on Hawaii on the list of links in the right hand column) You are bringing back happy memories of our trip, and I can't wait to go back to Oahua and see Washington Place again. Aloha from New Hampshire.