ʻIolani Palace

Britain will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne with four days of festivities beginning with her ceremonial birthday parade in London on Thursday, June 2. Here in Hawaiʻi, ʻIolani Palace will join other locations across the world in celebration.

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The Royal Hawaiian Band returns with their weekly Friday lunchtime performance at the ʻIolani Palace. HPR’s Zoe Dym visited the performance on March 4, which was the first time the full band got together for a concert since the pandemic started.

The Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022 art festival includes a visual treat at ʻIolani Palace in a way the palace has never been seen before. Motorists passing by on King Street Wednesday and Thursday night got a treat leading up to the Triennial opening on Friday.

So many key events in Hawaiʻi's history happened in January. For a sequence of events and a sense of the times, we turn to Zita Cup Choy. She is ʻIolani Palace historian and says Honolulu in the 1890s was a bustling international seaport.

The Honolulu Department of Community Services director explains the strategy for improving conditions in Chinatown; a Honolulu architect walks through Chinatown to open our eyes to some of its charms; ʻIolani Palace's historian takes us back to the 1890s when Honolulu was a bustling international seaport; and an investment manager on Kauaʻi discusses the art center he's developing in Līhuʻe

With ʻIolani Palace decorated in honor of King Kalākaua’s birthday this week, visitors will be treated to new additions at the historic royal residence. Hilo designer Iris Viacrucis recreated Kalākaua's coronation suit with materials from as far away as Pakistan. Paula Akana, executive director of The Friends of ʻIolani Palace, said visitors are welcome to visit and catch a glimpse for themselves.

HPR reporter Ku'uwehi Hiraishi breaks down long-range studies of Hawaii's stock of bottom fish like opakapaka and onaga; SERVCO Pacific adapts its campaign of giving back to the community; Iolani Palace celebrates King David Kalakaua's birthday; and our producers break stuff in a new local business that's all the rage

ʻIolani Palace will receive nearly $500,000 from the National Park Service to repair and rehabilitate its roof.

Hawaii’s museums continue to struggle under Covid restrictions and reduced traffic. Pacific Business News editor in chief A. Kam Napier has more on what they’re doing to survive.