Lili`uokalani Gardens

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A bridge at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
This stone bridge is near the center of the park.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘National Garden Month.’ See more responses here.

A while ago, I spent some time in Lili`uokalani Gardens, in Hilo. The gardens cover almost 25 acres, including Moku Ola, better known as Coconut Island. They date back to 1917 and are named after Queen Liliʻuokalani, who was the last ruling monarch of Hawaii, before the kingdom’s overthrow by the U.S.A. in 1893.

An entrance to Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
The North Torii gate entrance.
A plane coming in to land seen from Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
It’s not the quietest park with planes passing through the trees!
A bridge at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
This wooden bridge is the third version, the first two having been destroyed in tsunamis.

Over the years, tsunamis have damaged the gardens, which are situated on the waterfront. But reconstruction, after these events, has restored and improved the gardens and kept them as an integral part of Hilo’s downtown.

Palms in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
There aren’t a lot of flowers, but there are many palms and other trees.
The Fukuoka Lantern in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
The Fukuoka Lantern.
A Lantern in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
Another lantern with palms as a backdrop.

For more information about Lili`uokalani Gardens, go to https://www.liliuokalanigardens.org/

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  4. Susanne Swanson's avatarSusanne Swanson

    Love this garden! It’s a great place to walk, since we often stay at the Hilo Hawaiian next door. Did they fix the bridge yet to Coconut Island? It was standing when we were there last fall, but I heard it was damaged recently.

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    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      A section of bridge collapsed late last year when one of those mini excavators drove across it to do some work! It will be repaired, but when that happens is anyone’s guess.

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    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      Tsunamis are possible when earthquakes occur around the Pacific or because of something big happening locally. There are warning sirens around the state that will go off if there’s a danger. Until the bad Maui fires a couple of years ago, most people thought of those sirens as tsunami warnings, but officially they’re emergency warning sirens. I think one reason the sirens weren’t activated during those fires is that most people would have tried to flee inland, which is where the fires were!

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