Establishing a royal cemetery in lower Nuuanu was the vision of Kamehameha IV back in 1860. The mausoleum, according to an on-site plaque, was completed in 1865. Mauna Ala, as the site is called, is said to have been the battleground of King Kamehameha I's Oahu invasion.
Among the planting are plumeria, lau hala, a sausage tree, and of course, ti leaf and royal palms.
Those buried here include:
- Kamehameha I
- Kamehameha II
- Kamehameha III
- Kamehameha IV
- Kamehameha V
- King Kalakaua
- Queen Lili'uokalani
- John Young
- Robert Crichton Wyllie
- Charles Reed Bishop
