Queen Emma Summer Palace
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**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**

Monitor local surf and weather reports prior to your park visit. 

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[OʻAHU] UPDATED 11/4/24 – Kaʻena Point State Park, Mokuleʻia Section: The 2024 Kaʻena Point permit and decal is being extended through 2025. You do not need to apply for a new permit now, you will be notified when applications open next year. Take good care of your decal, we cannot replace decals. Please remember to take rubbish bags home, do not leave it a the trash bins. 

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[KAUAʻI] UPDATED 11/4/24 – Waimea Canyon State Park/Kōkeʻe State Park: Paving will take place on Waimea Canyon Road leading into Puʻu Hinahina Lookout on Wednesday, November 6 limiting vehicle access into and out of the lookout parking lot from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Pedestrian access will remain open, and vehicles can access the lookout before and after the closure.

Queen Emma Summer Palace

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    Hours

    OPEN Visit the website to book a reservation: daughtersofhawaii.org
    Entrance Fee

    General/Senior/Kama’aina/Military admission fees (check online)

    Hānaiakamalama (The Southern Cross), or Queen Emma Summer Palace, served as a summer retreat for Queen Emma of Hawaii from 1857 to 1885, as well as for her husband King Kamehameha IV, and their son, Prince Albert Edward. It is now a historic landmark, museum, and tourist site preserved by the Daughters of Hawai‘i. Queen Emma Summer Palace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

    The Palace offers the following:

    • Self-guided and limited docent-guided tours (additional fee) by reservation.
    • Available Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 AM – 3 PM.
    • Walk-ins are welcome based on availability.
    • Hosted events, facility rentals, and a gift shop.

    Because the Palace was built in the nineteenth century, access may not be available for visitors who have difficulties climbing stairs. We are happy to make alternative arrangements for visitors who have difficulty climbing stairs.  Please call and talk to a Palace staff member.

    The Palace is Administered by the Division of State Parks but is managed by the Daughters of Hawai‘i under a long-term lease.

    For more information, please refer to the Daughters of Hawaii website.