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It's a fun fact that there are a total of four statues of Kamehameha I in existence. This original version was commissioned by the Hawaiian legislature in 1878 and cast in Paris by Boston sculptor Thomas Gould. |
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Lost at sea near the Falkland Islands on its long journey to Hawaii, the original statue was miraculously found, repaired and set in its current place of honor in Kapa'au in 1912. |
