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Hulihe´e is one of the earliest extant buildings in Hawai´i.
Hulihe´e Palace
Hulihe´e Palace, in Kailua-Kona, was built by Governor Kuakini in 1838 of koa and ohia timbers with walls of basalt field stones. King Kalakaua and Queen Kapiolani purchased the palace in 1886 as a vacation home, plastering the walls and widening the lanais. Since 1925 the Daughters of Hawai´i have carefully maintained Hulihe'e and its collection of and artifacts and royal memorabilia.
- Mr. Mason, while working for Charles Sutton & Associates, restored the interior in 1978; in the 1980s he monitored minor repairs.
- In 1995 Mason Architects conducted further work on the house, restoring the plaster and tile finishes, repairing the woodwork, painting, and resolving some historic detailing problems.
- A vapor-proof storage room was created in the basement to preserve artifacts.
- In 2007 the kitchen wing was reconstructed and serves as the office.
- In 2007-2009 Mason Architects repaired damage from the October 2006 earthquake, straightening and rebuilding walls, patching cracks, and restoring plaster and wooden surfaces.
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The Daughters of Hawai´i care for the house and operate it as a museum.
The kitchen wing has been reconstructed using information from archival photos and preliminary drawings.
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