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Years matter. They add up, and they wear down. For nearly a quarter of a century, the Daughters of Hawaii have held an annual "Day At Queen Emma Summer Palace" to raise preservation funds for Hanaiakamalama, the shiny white Greek Revival structure in Nuuanu, a Pali Highway landmark. Daughters host party
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The building was completed by 1848. The Daughters are nearly a century old, having been founded in 1903 by seven women dedicated to preserving Hawaiian culture in a land that was becoming Americanized. They took over the palace in 1913, saving it from being torn down for a baseball field.
The Daughters also inherited Kamehameha III's Keauhou birth site in 1925 and Hulihee Palace in Kailua-Kona in 1927.
There are about 1,400 Daughters, all of whom have an ancestor who settled here before 1880. That's a lot of years between them.
This year's event occurs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Election Day, Saturday, so cast your vote and stop by. Admission is $3; $2 with Aloha Week ribbon; $1 children. Call 595-6291.
The event includes local artists and crafters, baked goods, jams and jellies, native plants, T-shirts, food, leis and special exhibits in the palace.
John Kaha'i Topolinski and Ka Pa Hula Hawai'i, Punahou Alumni Glee Club, Puamana, Ko'u Mana'o, Kamehameha Alumni Glee Club, Halau Hula O Olana and Maunalua will entertain.
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