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Monday, January 16, 2012

Queen Emma Kaleleonalani


The Original Queen's Hospital

Queen Emma Kaleleonalani was the wife of King Kamehameha IV, born on January 2, 1836.

In the islands, January 2 is not a state holiday, but the people of Hawaii do celebrate her birthday. It’s past January 2, but I still thought my readers would like to know a little about this queen.




Queen's Medical Center
Her biggest accomplishment was establishing (as a co-founder) Queen’s Hospital in 1859. Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV worked to create the facility because many Hawaiians were suffering from introduced diseases.

The hospital sits at the foot of Punchbowl Crater on the island of Oahu and today is called Queen’s Medical Center.


Read more about Queen Emma and the hospital by visiting this blog:


Queen's Hospital

Mahalo for visiting!

Cheryl

4 comments:

  1. Thanks for the info and link about this interesting queen. I'm amazed how Hawaii has such a regal history.

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  2. Interesting post.

    The original hospital looks amazing...a glimpse of the past. Love it.

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  3. Thanks for your comment, Brandi! Yes, there is some amazing stuff in Hawaiian royalty and their history. I only touch on some very small things. Aloha --Cheryl

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  4. I agree, Loree! The original hospital was very cool looking. I don't know if any of the original architecture is still in place. When I lived in Hawaii I think I was in that hospital--not as a patient, but to go with a friend who was picking up his mom who worked there. Aloha! --Cheryl

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