{"id":1309,"date":"2018-06-21T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.waikoloabeachresort.com\/press\/naupaka-news\/a-place-of-royalty\/"},"modified":"2018-06-21T15:21:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T01:21:00","slug":"a-place-of-royalty","status":"publish","type":"naupaka_news","link":"https:\/\/www.waikoloabeachresort.com\/naupaka_news\/a-place-of-royalty\/","title":{"rendered":"A Place of Royalty"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hawai`i is the only state in the U.S. with a royal tradition. For centuries after the islands were settled, the people were ruled by ali`i, whose reach encompassed their home districts and often the entire island. A code of laws called kapu was strictly adhered to. It was not until 1810, when King Kamehameha I (Kamehameha the Great), who was born on the island of Hawai`i, brought all the islands together under a united ruler. \n His rule, and that of his successors, shaped much of the Hawaiian culture that we know today, and that royal lineage is embraced and celebrated at Waikoloa Beach Resort in many ways. <\/p>\n
A gathering place for many generations of Hawaiians, the first inhabitants of the area called Waikoloa are thought to have arrived and settled near \u2018Anaeho\u2018omalu Bay as early as the late AD800s or early AD900s. By the middle of the 19th century, \u2018Anaeho\u2018omalu had come to be regarded as part of the royal inheritance passed down from King Kamehameha I to his descendants, and the lands and fishponds were largely reserved for use by the royal family. <\/p>\n
In that context, today\u2019s place names at Waikoloa Beach Resort, such as \u201cKings\u2019 Shops,\u201d \u201cQueens\u2019 MarketPlace,\u201d and \u201cKings\u2019 Golf Course,\u201d are more than just casual uses of the royal reference, but are historically accurate indicators of the heritage of the land. <\/p>\n
Waikoloa Beach Resort has memorialized Hawai`i\u2019s beloved royalty with a series of descriptive bronze plaques that visitors can find in various locations around Kings\u2019 Shops and Queens\u2019 MarketPlace. <\/p>\n