IOLANI PALACE

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When I purchased this Hawaiian shirt I had no idea that I could literally go under cover in the jungle. You said this was a cool tribal shirt in jungle green and you hit it, right on! I just love the shirt and thanks so much for the lightening fast shipping.

Miriam G. (Silver City, N.M.)

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The first palace was known as Hale Ali`i (House of the Chief). Kamehameha V changed its name to `Iolani Palace in honor of his late brother and predecessor.

`Io is the Hawaiian hawk, a bird that flies higher than all the rest, and lani denotes heavenly, royal, or exalted. Although the old palace was demolished in 1874, the name `Iolani Palace was retained for the building that stands today.