Louise Dillingham, among her varied roles in the Honolulu community, was the president of the League of Women Voters and the Outdoor Circle. Ives appears to have also designed the Castle residence in Kailua that President Obama famously overwintered at and the Kaneohe Ranch Building (2). According to the Mayor's Office, it was gifted to the City by the Walter and Louise Dillingham Foundation, constructed in 1967, and designed by architect Albert Ely Ives (1). It's kind of a shame it's stuck in a round-a-bout that does little to enhance its features. The fountain itself is a sight to behold. It's sort of an unexpected location for a fountain like this, tucked away in the back corner of Kapi'olani Park, in the center of a round-a-bout that joins the two directions of Kalakaua Ave, this awkward road layout creating a rather useless cheese-wedge shaped island of park, disconnected from the rest of the park, that I've never heard of anyone using. ![]() ![]() Always wondered why this fountain was here.
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