Queen Emma Summer Palace
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**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**

Monitor weather reports before your park visit!



[OʻAHU] - UPDATE 4/19/25: He’eia State Park is CLOSED on Easter Sunday - Holiday. 4/22

[KAUA’I]—UPDATE 4/19/25: Kalalau Trail, Nāpali Coast SWP has REOPENED. The Ha’ena shuttle has RESUMED.

[MAUI] - UPDATE 4/17/25: Puaʻa kaʻa Wayside and Restrooms will be CLOSED for renovations April 21 thru May 12.

[MAUI] - UPDATE 4/17/25: Makena State Park’s Black Sand Beach Access Road has REOPENED.

[MOLOKA’I] - UPDATE 3/24/25: Pala’au State Park Pavilion: Due to demolition and renovation work, the pavilion will be closed from March 25 to May 31.

[KAUAʻI] - UPDATE 3/21/25: Pā‘ula‘ula State Historic Site - Due to construction improvements, the park closure will begin starting March 24 until further notice.

[OʻAHU] - UPDATE 3/18/25: Mauna ʻAla, Royal Mausoleum State Monument, will be undergoing improvements that may temporarily prevent vehicular access. Please check the Royal Mausoleum State Monument website for updates.

[OʻAHU] UPDATED 3/18/25 – Diamond Head State Monument (DHSM): Partial Park Closures Hours with operating hours from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM will occur from April 21 onwards Monday through Friday, (except holidays).  Normal Park Hours from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM will resume on the Good Friday Holiday on April 18, and on Weekends. During Partial Park Closures Hours from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the last reservation time slot for Parking and Entry and Entry Only will be 12:00 p.m. If you reserved at 12:00 p.m., you must enter the Park no later than 12:30 p.m. or you will be denied entry. The project began January 6, 2025, and will run until July 25, 2025, upon completion of the rock fall mitigation construction project at the Kahala Tunnel. Please check back for updates.

[MAUI] UPDATE 3/4/25 - Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area: Beginning April 1, 2025, through April 30, 2025, the park, cabin campgrounds, and access road to Polipoli Forest Reserve will be closed due to tree mitigation work. 

Queen Emma Summer Palace

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.