09-06-15 Hilo Kamehameha statue spear theft

[Jay Bondesen]

Interesting history on these statues. The Hilo one was commissioned pretty recently for the island of Kauai but since the king never conquered Kauai they didn't want it. Of the first two, the one ordered for Oahu in about 1880 was cast in Europe. At the time they hadn't seen many Polynesians so it's thought the statue is modeled after a Roman warrior. It was lost at sea on the way here and using the insurance another was ordered. Then the Falkland islanders found the first one and sold it back so we now have two, one at the palace on Oahu and one at the Kings birthplace.

From Wiki and Lies Across America by James Loewen



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