It's a worthwhile experience to tour the palace; done in a style that's been labeled American Florentine. Built by King Kalakaua in the late eighteenth century, the building is loaded with the history of that era of transition from an independent, democratically-elected kingdom, to a US territory. Although, sadly, much of the original furnishings were disbursed to the four winds when the robber barrons of the era staged their coup, overthrew the monarchy, and took possession of the palace to establish themselves as the new regime.
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