The King David Kalakaua Building in

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is a government building formerly known as the U.S. Post Office, Customhouse, and Courthouse. It was the official seat of administration in the

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and state of

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for the

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federal government.

Federal building

The building was designed in 1918 and built from 1921 to 1922 in

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. An addition to the building was started in 1929, and opened in 1931. Among other functions, the building held courtrooms and offices for the

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. It was listed on the

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(NRHP) on January 27, 1975, under the former name as site 75000620. In 1978 it was also included as a contributing property in the NRHP listing of the

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State building

In December 2003, the federal government sold most of the building to the state of Hawaii for

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32.5 million, upon which the building was renamed in honor of King David Kalākaua — last king of the Hawaiian monarchy. All federal agencies and departments moved their offices years earlier to the

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near Honolulu Harbor, except for a small section that retains a post office. The building holds offices of the Hawaii state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. It is located at 335 Merchant Street.

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Federal building

State building

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