park court park public park located corner street town hawaii capital acres park known commonly called contains multiple heritage sites historic trail self guided walking tour historic districts park occupies site old originally built royal governor built fort protect town sailors anchorage fleet fort demolished courthouse built site portion old reconstructed old recognized contributing property historic district currently sheriff planted indian tree courtyard square 50th anniversary american protestant mission tree largest tree hawaii largest trees united_states extensive trunk aerial root system covers acres park managed geography park located port town west hawaiian island park square comprises acres site old directly street small boat harbor bounded hotel street north south wharf street west street east historic sites area include site beach construction harbor lighthouse north campus king iii elementary school archaeological site associated south background new_england ships hunting sperm pacific began arrive ships anchored honolulu impact fleets reign shaped entire hawaiian economy primary source income islands discovery oil pennsylvania onset american_civil_war ships generally seek repairs honolulu captains preferred easy access fresh provisions available town according business entire population supplies entertaining crews sailors hunting months time went drink meet women notes prohibiting women going ships purpose prostitution proclaimed ali hawaiian chiefs altering familiar traffic burgeoning pacific towns enraged hawaiian women violating sailors turned american missionaries blamed emergence new strict moral law opposed rules governing alcohol prostitution blamed missionaries influencing enforce rules riots broke times riots sailors fired cannons home missionary threatened safety community queen visited february months died support construction new fort protect town help royal governor built fort waterfront completed month fort constructed coral blocks walls approximately feet high topped cannons inventory lists large cannons small cannons breech work fort stored quantities gunpowder guns rifles swords prison sailors docked subject sunset return ship drums sounded imprisoned fort american naval officer visited commanding officer observed king palace fort conspicuous object little account defence serving chiefly subjects sailors area acre walls feet high industry declined gained prominence late 1840s hawaii population dropped infectious disease contributed loss local populations fort restored prison defending kingdom cannons fort personnel soldiers governor lived visited met governor living fort wise wrote oddly battery thirty pieces artillery sorts carriages calibre long short command usual anchorage doubt prevent acts violence merchant ships question second discharge shot pieces 1850s began steep decline forts poor condition damage neglect abandoned removed demolished coral blocks reused build new prison street placed reconstruction old fort wall southwest corner park february experienced violent hurricane destroyed approximately buildings including original courthouse initially intended palace courthouse rebuilt site stones new courthouse housed offices customs postal service tax collector governor court courtroom jury room kingdom overthrown flag hawaii courthouse lowered assistant august flag united_states raised place hawaiian flag placed display permanent exhibit courthouse september post office courthouse replaced hawaiian stamp stamp june courthouse restored architect added new roof redesigned balcony building tenants included tax office courtroom upstairs jail housed basement building listed contributing property historic district restored courthouse houses museum art galleries visitor center community meeting room public opened upstairs interactive exhibits including videos photographs historical objects offices courthouse tree 50th anniversary american protestant mission tree hawaiian planted april courthouse square sheriff received gift missionaries india native india types tree hawaiian islands approximately feet high planted grown height feet covered miles acres park currently largest tree hawaii largest trees united_states tree faces threats including soil foot vehicle traffic tourism special events park drought irrigation courthouse renovation new restrictions imposed health tree began decline common birds branches tree sunset causing bird cries evening approaches administration facilities events park administered recreation department maintained nonprofit limited public parking available limited parking wharf street generally reserved tour buses weekends park hosts artists musicians dancers festivals year including festival festivals art fair halloween events park area known pacific long divisive issue
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