Iolani is a masculine Hawaiian name meaning "royal ''
hawk
Hawks are bird of prey, birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica.
* The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. Th ...
''." It comes from the
Hawaiian words ''ʻio'', meaning "
Hawaiian hawk," and ''lani'', meaning "royal."
It may refer to:
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ʻIolani School, a private school located in Hawaii
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ʻIolani Palace, a museum and former residence of the monarchs of Hawaii
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ʻIolani Barracks
Iolani Barracks, or ''hale koa'' (house fwarriors); in Hawaiian, was built in 1870, designed by the architect Theodore Heuck, under the direction of King Lot Kapuaiwa. Located directly adjacent to Iolani Palace in downtown Honolulu, it housed ab ...
, barrack for the Royal Guards
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Alexander Liholiho Iolani, also known as Kamehameha IV, Hawaii's fourth king, for which the palace was named
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Liholiho Iolani, King Kamehameha II (who died in 1824), Kamehameha IV's namesake
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