COEUR d'ALENE - Some things just don't fit in. They should be elsewhere. Wrong time, wrong place.

Like the two chairs in the front showroom of the Art and Home Center of Coeur d'Alene.

"They do not belong in Idaho. They have to be back on an island or they're not going to last another 100 years," said Pat Chadwick, owner of the antique consignment shop at Lee Court.

Chadwick knew what to do.

"Please rescue these chairs from Idaho," she wrote in an ad she posted online. "They need to go home."

They're going.

Shortly after posting that note, Chadwick received a response.

"I want those chairs. I'm a descendant," it said.

In the next few days, Chadwick will be shipping the 120-pound chairs, in exchange for $4,500, to Hilo, Hawaii.

The chairs date back to around 1850, when they were made. According to Chadwick, they were purchased by the consignee's great-grandmother in Hawaii in 1895 at an auction of Iolani Palace furniture after the 1983 overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani, the last ruling monarch in Hawaii.

The consignee, who didn't wish to be named, inherited the chairs in 1978 from a great-aunt, who was 3 years old when she and her mother spent six months in Hawaii in 1894.

Chadwick loves hearing the tales behind the items that are offered for sale in her store. Many have fascinating history behind them.

"I like the stories of people who tell me what they do and where they come from," she said.

When she saw the 160-year-old chairs, made of rosewood, white marble seats and large rose marble backs, then learned of their origin, she knew they needed to go home.

"This is almost sad because these chairs didn't belong in Idaho. It's too dry here," she said. "They're beautiful. They needed to be back in Hawaii."

Chadwick said efforts are continuing to reburbish Iolani Palace.

According to www.iolanipalace.org, Iolani Palace "is the official residence of Hawaii's monarchy, is a marvel of opulence, innovation, and political intrigue. Meticulously restored to its former grandeur, this National Historic Landmark in downtown Honolulu tells of a time when their Majesties, King Kalkaua, who built it in 1882, and his sister and successor, Queen Lili'uokalani, walked its celebrated halls.

"Today, you can enjoy one of the most spectacular living restorations in all of Polynesia and immerse yourself in Hawaii's royal heritage."

Chadwick is thrilled those chairs will soon be homeward bound - back where they belong.

"After 150 years they just made a circle all the way back home to the island," she said.