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Kalakaua's Telephone

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The first phone in Honolulu belonged to King Kalakaua, in 1878. King Kalakaua loved technology and, in April 1887, had electric lights installed at Iolani Palace.

Wall phone. The first phone in Honolulu, used at 'Iolani Palace by King Kalakaua, 1878.
Gift: John Cassiday, 1900

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