Hawai’i became our 50th state in 1959. So today the capitol is undergoing renovation, and the walls obstruct a good picture of the building. The capitol was built in 1969.The “foyer” is outdoors. This mosaic is entitled “Aquarius”, by Tadashi Sato, in 1969.Instead of a rotunda, the center of the capitol is open air. This is the view looking up from the mosaic “Aquarius.”The view from the front of the capitol, looking at the eternal flame monument.Statue of Father Damien, who tended the leper colony on the island of Moloka’i in the 1800s.Senate chamber.House of Representatives chamber.
