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Iolani is a masculine Hawaiian name meaning "royal ''
hawk Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. * The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfamil ...
''." It comes from the Hawaiian words ''ʻio'', meaning "
Hawaiian hawk The Hawaiian hawk or ''io'' (''Buteo solitarius'') is a raptor in the genus ''Buteo'' endemic to Hawaii, currently restricted to the Big Island. The ''io'' is one of two extant birds of prey that are native to Hawaii, the other being the ''pueo'' ...
," and ''lani'', meaning "royal." It may refer to: *
ʻIolani School Iolani School, located at 563 Kamoku Street in Honolulu, Hawaii, is a private coeducational college preparatory school serving over 2,020 students with a boarding program for grades 9 - 12 as well as a summer boarding program for middle school gra ...
, a private school located in Hawaii *
ʻIolani Palace The Iolani Palace ( haw, Hale Aliʻi ʻIolani) was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dyna ...
, a museum and former residence of the monarchs of Hawaii *
ʻIolani Barracks Iolani Barracks, or ''hale koa'' (house fwarriors); in Hawaiian, was built in 1870, designed by the architect Theodore Heuck, under the direction of King Lot Kapuaiwa. Located directly adjacent to Iolani Palace in downtown Honolulu, it housed ...
, barrack for the Royal Guards * Alexander Liholiho Iolani, also known as Kamehameha IV, Hawaii's fourth king, for which the palace was named * Liholiho Iolani, King Kamehameha II (who died in 1824), Kamehameha IV's namesake {{disambig