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Iolani Palace, completed in 1882, was built by King David Kalakaua as the official residence of the Hawaiian monarchy.
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A 22-year-old woman who admitted that she damaged a 130-year-old glass panel when she kicked in a door to break into Iolani Palace could be spending 12 more months in jail.
A state judge ordered Drew Paahau to serve the one-year jail term Wednesday for criminal property damage and burglary. Paahau pleaded guilty to the charges in August.
She does not get credit for the time she has been in custody since a grand jury indicted her on the charges in April.
Circuit Judge Rom Trader told Paahau she can get out of jail before her year is up if she is released to a drug treatment facility.
He also gave Paahau the opportunity to avoid conviction, and clear the felony charges from her criminal record, if she serves her jail time, pays the $11,500 it cost to replace the glass panel and stays out of trouble for the next four years.
Surveillance cameras captured images of a woman kicking a palace front door on Feb. 8 with enough force to open it and break its glass pane. Recorded video then shows the woman and a man enter the palace’s Great Hall and attempt to flee the palace guards.
The etched-glass panel was custom-made for the palace and is an original piece of the historic structure. Palace officials estimated its value at more than $100,000. The $11,500 is what it cost an artisan to make a modern replica.