Company Profile
The Friends of Iolani Palace
Company History
THE FRIENDS OF IOLANI PALACE
The organization was founded in 1966 as a 501c3 tax-exempt charity by Liliuokalani Kawananakoa Morris, grandniece of Queen Kapiolani, to oversee the restoration of Iolani Palace beginning in 1969. The Palace opened to the public as a museum in 1978 and earned accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums in 2014. The Friends operated the Palace under a management contract with the State of Hawaii until 1996. Since that time, The Friends has leased the Palace and three other related historical structures from the State.