Designed by the

architectural firm of John

Carl Warnecke and

Associates of San

Francisco along with the

local firm of Belt, Lemmon

& Lo (Architects Hawai‘i)

Dedicated March 15, 1969

Saint Joseph Damien de Veuster

On October 11, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI canonized Father Damien de Veuster in a

ceremony at the Vatican elevating him to sainthood.

Artist – Tadashi Sato of Maui

• Original installed in 1969

• Renovated in 1988

• Completely reconstructed in 2009

Queen Lili‘uokalaniIn 1877 Lydia Kamaka‘eha Paki was proclaimed heir to the throne by

her brother, King David Kalakaua, with the new name of Lili‘uokalani.

Hawai‘i State Senate

• Senate President Donna Mercado Kim

• 25 Senators

• Elected every 4 years

House of Representatives

• Speaker Joseph M. Souki

• 51 State Representatives

• Elected every 2 years

Executive LevelHouses the Offices of the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant

Governor

Shan S. Tsutsui

• Heads special task forces or projects delegated by the Governor.

Serves as a community liaison and Hawai‘i’s Secretary of State.

Serves as acting Governor if the Governor is out of state or vacates the seat for any reason.

Governor Neil Abercrombie

• Is the Commander-in-Chief of the state’s armed forces

• Oversees all State Departments and nominates people to

head those departments

• Both offices are limited to two 4 year terms

Ceremonial Room

• Serves as the

public office for

the Governor.

• Houses the

portraits of

Hawai‘i’s past

state Governors