Based on true information from the queen’s diaries and other documented sources, and taking place inWashington Place, the queen’s home, it is an intimate revelation of themost poignant moments in the personal life of Hawai‘i’s last monarch.
as advertising and promotionmanager for AlaMoana Center, eventually becoming the shopping center’s
years, and recently told the history of the home for the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s 35th “Experts at the Cathedral” lecture series. She is a Life Member of the National Society of Arts and Letters. About Alice Guild Guild has been active with The Friends of ‘Iolani Palace since its founding over 50 years ago. Begin- ning as a member of the Junior League of Honolulu research team, she went on to serve for many years on the Board of Directors of The Friends of ‘Iolani Palace, during which she stepped in twice as Exec- utive Director, eventually becoming Board Chair. She maintained an active interest in the Palace throughout her 20-year career in business, which began as advertising manager for Security Diamond Company. She later joined DillinghamCorporation
general manager. In 2019, she published her first children’s book, K ō lea and the Chief’s Cloak , which received the Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award for excellence in Children’s Literature, followed by K ō lea and the King’s Crown in 2020. She is currently working on K ō lea and the British Bird , to be published later this year.
In the past few years, she has also done readings of the report on the 1897 anti-annexationmeeting of Aloha ‘Aina ONaWahine in Hilo and Isabella Bird’s adven- tures on Hawai‘i Island in 1873.
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