Kamehameha the Great statue

Kamehameha statues are in several locations in this island. This one is in Kapaau in the north of Hawaii. The story is that on the 100th anniversary of Kamehameha’s reign, a statue was commissioned from a famous sculpture in Italy. The statue was cast in bronze and placed on a ship. Partway to Hawaii the ship sank, and the statue was lost. Luckily, the statue was insured, and a replacement was cast. Meanwhile, a treasure hunter, found the sunken ship, and pulled out the statue. Because they had already been paid for the replacement of the statue, they had to buy back this statue. The second, and replacement, stands in Honolulu. This one, is the one pulled from the shipwreck.Read more