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The ʻIolani Palace (Hawaiian: Hale Aliʻi ʻIolani) was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dynasty, founded by her brother, King David Kalākaua.
The cornerstone for ʻIolani Palace was laid on December 31, 1879 with full Masonic rites and construction was completed in 1882. The Palace was the official residence of the Hawaiian monarchs, where they held official functions, received dignitaries and luminaries from around the world, and entertained often and lavishly.
The first Iolani palace was a simple structure made of wood and bricks made from coral. Hawaiian Kings and their advisers used it as a meeting place and for entertaining, but it did not contain sleeping areas. In 1879, King Kalakaua ordered a larger and more impressive Iolani Palace to be built.
ʻIolani Palace is a building in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It was a palace for the kings and queens of Hawaii. It is the only palace in the United States that was used as an official residence by a reigning monarch. Two monarchs governed from ʻ Iolani Palace.
The first, a plantation-style coral block and wood house also called 'Iolani Palace, was selected by King Kamehameha III as his palace when he moved the royal residence from Lahaina, on Maui, to Honolulu in 1845.
ʻIolani Palace was built in 1882 by the last king of Hawaiʻi, King Kalākaua. It remained a royal residence until Queen Liliʻuokalani, the king's sister and successor, was deposed and the Hawaiian monarchy overthrown in January 1893.
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The building was complete by August 1882, and that original palace was known as Hale Ali’I (House of the Chief), however that was demolished in 1874 to make way for the palace that stands today, which was renamed ‘Iolani Palace.
