Lili`uokalani Gardens

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. The North Torii gate entrance. It’s not the quietest park with planes passing through the trees! 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. There aren’t a lot of flowers, but there are many palms and other trees. The Fukuoka Lantern. Another lantern with palms as a…