This emerald-and-garnet necklace is fit for a queen. But the story of how it traveled through the hands of as many as three queens (and possibly a czar) has local museum experts hunting through history.
The Honolulu Museum of Art’s newest exhibit, “Ho‘oulu Hawai‘i: The King Kalākaua Era” includes kingdom telephones, photographs, textiles, royal orders, jewelry from ali‘i collections and more.