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"Kings Burl II" by Derek bencomo Bencomo

"Kings Burl II"

Maui Cypress Burl
4 x 17 x 7 inches  

Planted in the 1870s, the trees formed part of a ring known historically as the Hula Circle. Here, the “Merrie Monarch,” King David Kalakaua, used to sit and watch his hula dancers perform.