A portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole adorned the entrance of Hale Kalanianaole, the new Department of Hawaiian Home Lands headquarters, during yesterday's dedication in East Kapolei. Prince Kuhio, whose namesake state holiday was yesterday, served as a congressional delegate and spearheaded passage of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act in 1921.
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