Big Island · North Kohala
Kapaʻau Kamehameha Statue
Kamehameha
The Kapaʻau Kamehameha Statue, in front of the old North Kohala Courthouse / Civic Center on Hwy 270, is the first casting of Thomas Ridgeway Gould's 1878…
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How to visit
The statue stands on a small public plaza in front of the old Kapaʻau courthouse. Park in the street stalls, do not block the sidewalk. Photograph the statue, not yourself climbing on it; do not climb on the pedestal. Every June 11, King Kamehameha Day, the local community drapes the statue in long ti-leaf and flower lei; if you happen to be here that week, the lei stay until they wilt and you should not touch them.
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