King Kamehameha the Great by sharky_
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King Kamehameha the Great: King Kamehameha the 1st, Conquer of the Islands and the most famous King was born between 1740 - 1758. Hawaii was divided and ruled by two people; Kamehameha and Kiwalao. A battle of war broke out between the two and Kamehameha killed Kiwaloa. Later, Kamehameha had set out to conquer the other Islands in a bloody battle. Kamehameha became our 1st King and ruler of all Hawaiian Islands. King Kamehameha died May 8, 1819. This Statue in Kamehameha's honor was erected in 1997 at Hilo BayFront area. It stands approx 14 ft tall. There are 3 other statues built. The original is in Kapa'au (Big Island of Hawaii), a replica at Ali'iolani Hale (in Honolulu) and another in the Capital Building in Washington D.C. Aloha and thank you for viewing.
Comments (15)
Sekadhar
Fantastic! Wonderful sculpture! Excellent shot!!!
GiMi53
Impressive posture, well illustrated by your composition..; thanks also for the historical story ! Excellent job :~)
Punaguy
Quite a hard statue to capture as the sun never hits the face squarely enough to light it up. Great capture buddy, nice work! ~
nongo
WOW, that's a mighty impressive sculpture!!!!!
Apophis906
Wow,thats just such an impressive statue. Just an excellent capture and job here for sure.
1pearl
Excellent shot !
logiloglu
the king is the king and of course will be the king for ever. an impressive shot of this beautiful and fascinating stature. !!!!!!! ALOHA !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
MaryLynda
Did King Midas ever visit the islands? The contrast between king and royal robe creates a stunning effect and you were able to capture it perfectly. Appreciate the historical info too.
cynlee
wow!!! he is impressive in his gold!! :] excellent shot!
DIANE603
Great capture!! Have you been to Maui? I have a few Maui shots in my gallery. I would love to retire there. The Road To Hana is a real trip!!
Tedz
I remember getting a Post Card of this when I was a Lad! Great stuff!
tony_br22
great snapshot :-)) .. I like it very much
AGARAGAR
COol story. They don't teach us enough in school! Kamehameha reminds me of DragonballZ but that's about all I know about it. lol
tvernuccio
this is marvelous!!!! he's massive!!!!! Excellent capture!
smearedmascara
Gorgeous! The gold stands out remarkably!