In the Honolulu Weekly Ragner Carlson has a Q&A with Spencer Leineweber to preview the launch of the “Experts at the Palace” lecture series today
This week marks the launch of the Experts at the Palace lecture series at ‘Iolani Palace. Presented by the University of Hawaii’s Historic Preservation Program, this year’s series focuses on the Hawaiian monarchy and the kingdom. The first event, set for Thursday at noon, features a talk by Spencer Leineweber, a historical architect and graduate chair of the UH-Manoa architecture program. Leineweber’s presentation is titled, “Rituals of Place: Palaces of the Kamehameha Monarchy,” and she gave the Weekly a preview of her talk earlier this week.
Here’s the full schedule:
- Jan 14 – Spencer Leineweber, “Rituals of Place: Palaces of the Kamehameha Monarchy”
- Jan 21 – Stuart Ching “Iolani Palace and the British Country House”
- Jan 28 – Yongthanit Pimosathean “A Compromise of East and West: King Rama V and the Design of Chakkri Throne Hall in the Grand Palace, Bangkok”
- Feb 4 – Neil Dukas “The Military Forces of King Kalakaua’s Reign”
- Feb 11 – Niklaus Schweizer “Kalakaua’s Foreign Policy”
- Feb 18 – Nanette Napoleon “The Royal Mausoleum”
Are the lectures in that building that is the closest to the Public Library?
It just says at the Palace, but you can contact here for the exact location
http://www.hawaii.edu/amst/historic.htm