Moanalua Gardens is a 24-acre (97,000 m2) privately owned public park in Honolulu, Hawaii. The park is the site of the Kamehameha V Cottage which used to be the home of Prince Lot Kapuāiwa, who would later become King Kamehameha V. It is also the site of the annual Prince Lot Hula Festival, and the home of a large monkeypod tree that is known in Japan as the Hitachi tree.
The Kamehameha V Cottage, located at the western end of the garden, was originally built in the 1850s by Prince Lot Kapuāiwa, who would later become King Kamehameha V. The three separate units of the cottage (a kitchen and dining room unit, a living room/bedroom unit, and an entertainment unit) are connected via a series of roofed porches.
Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop willed the cottage, along with the rest of the ahupuaʻa (traditional land division) of Moanalua to Damon when she died in 1884. Damon renovated the cottage and used it as a residence. The cottage was moved to its present location in 1960; it had been in three locations in Moanalua before then.[2]
Hitachi treeedit
The Hitachi tree
The Hitachi tree, a large monkeypod tree with a distinctive umbrella-shaped canopy, grows in the middle of a grassy area in the middle of the park. The tree is registered as an exceptional tree by the City and County of Honolulu and cannot be removed or destroyed without city council approval.
Japanese electronics manufacturer Hitachi, Ltd. has used the tree as a corporate symbol since 1973. An agreement between the Damon Estate and Hitachi gave Hitachi exclusive worldwide rights to use the tree's image for promotional purposes in exchange for annual payments of US$20,000. The status of the agreement was called into question when the Damon Estate was dissolved after the last remaining grandchild died in 2004. Hitachi negotiated with the new owner and reached an agreement with Kaimana Ventures in December 2006 where Hitachi would pay US$400,000 annually for promotional rights until 2016. The revenue from Hitachi is expected to only partially defray the US$600,000 annual expenses for the park.[1]
^"Kamehameha V Cottage". Moanalua Gardens Foundation web site. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
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moanalua, gardens, acre, privately, owned, public, park, honolulu, hawaii, park, site, kamehameha, cottage, which, used, home, prince, kapuāiwa, would, later, become, king, kamehameha, also, site, annual, prince, hula, festival, home, large, monkeypod, tree, t. Moanalua Gardens is a 24 acre 97 000 m2 privately owned public park in Honolulu Hawaii The park is the site of the Kamehameha V Cottage which used to be the home of Prince Lot Kapuaiwa who would later become King Kamehameha V It is also the site of the annual Prince Lot Hula Festival and the home of a large monkeypod tree that is known in Japan as the Hitachi tree The Kamehameha V cottage later used by Samuel Mills Damon Contents 1 The gardens 1 1 Kamehameha V Cottage 1 2 Hitachi tree 2 References 3 External linksThe gardens editThe gardens are located just off Interstate H 201 in the Moanalua district near Tripler Army Medical Center at 21 20 52 N 157 53 33 W 21 34778 N 157 89250 W 21 34778 157 89250 Once owned and operated by the estate of local businessman and landowner Samuel Mills Damon 1841 1924 the garden was bought by Kaimana Ventures whose president John Philip Damon is a great grandson of Samuel Damon 1 Kamehameha V Cottage edit The Kamehameha V Cottage located at the western end of the garden was originally built in the 1850s by Prince Lot Kapuaiwa who would later become King Kamehameha V The three separate units of the cottage a kitchen and dining room unit a living room bedroom unit and an entertainment unit are connected via a series of roofed porches Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop willed the cottage along with the rest of the ahupuaʻa traditional land division of Moanalua to Damon when she died in 1884 Damon renovated the cottage and used it as a residence The cottage was moved to its present location in 1960 it had been in three locations in Moanalua before then 2 Hitachi tree edit nbsp The Hitachi tree The Hitachi tree a large monkeypod tree with a distinctive umbrella shaped canopy grows in the middle of a grassy area in the middle of the park The tree is registered as an exceptional tree by the City and County of Honolulu and cannot be removed or destroyed without city council approval Japanese electronics manufacturer Hitachi Ltd has used the tree as a corporate symbol since 1973 An agreement between the Damon Estate and Hitachi gave Hitachi exclusive worldwide rights to use the tree s image for promotional purposes in exchange for annual payments of US 20 000 The status of the agreement was called into question when the Damon Estate was dissolved after the last remaining grandchild died in 2004 Hitachi negotiated with the new owner and reached an agreement with Kaimana Ventures in December 2006 where Hitachi would pay US 400 000 annually for promotional rights until 2016 The revenue from Hitachi is expected to only partially defray the US 600 000 annual expenses for the park 1 References edit a b Rick Daysog January 26 2007 Hitachi tree bringing owner 4 million Honolulu Advertiser Retrieved August 6 2010 Kamehameha V Cottage Moanalua Gardens Foundation web site Retrieved August 6 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moanalua Gardens Moanalua Gardens Moanalua Gardens Foundation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moanalua Gardens amp oldid 1025243839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
