Statue of Kamehameha I (Kapaau, Hawaii)

Statue of Kamehameha I
ArtistThomas Ridgeway Gould
Completion date1880 (1880) (cast);
1883 (1883) (installed)
Mediumcast brass and painted with lifelike colors
SubjectKamehameha I
LocationKapaʻau, Hawaii

The Kamehameha I statue (original cast) is an outdoor sculpture by American artist Thomas Ridgeway Gould, cast in 1880 and installed in 1883. It stands in front of the old country courthouse in the town of Kapaʻau, located in North Kohala on the Island of Hawaiʻi. Made of cast brass and painted with lifelike colors, it depicts Kamehameha I, and represents an important cultural and spiritual object for the local community.

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