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Kaʻiulani (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kə'ʔi.u.'lɐni]; Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn; October 16, 1875 – March 6, 1899) was a Hawaiian royal, the only child of Princess Miriam Likelike, and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Apr 26, 2024 · Kaʿiulani (born October 16, 1875, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii [now Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.]—died March 6, 1899, Waikiki [now in Honolulu]) was the final heir apparent to the Hawaiian throne. Princess Kaʿiulani was the only child of Scottish businessman Archibald Scott Cleghorn and Princess Miriam Likelike. Likelike was the sister of King Kalakaua ...
- Princess Ka’iulani Is Born at The Kingdom’s Peak
- Hawaii’s Constitutional Crisis Leads to Unrest
- The Downfall of The Hawaiian Monarchy
- Ka’Iulani’S Last Stand For A Hawaiian Kingdom
By the time the Hawaiian Princess Ka’iulani was born in 1875, Hawaii was a vastly different country from what it had been a century before. In a brilliant series of battles, her ancestor Kamehameha I had led thousands of troops to victory over a collection of petty kingdoms to form a united Hawaiian Kingdom. The following decades saw a social, poli...
On July 21, 1886, Ka’iulani threw the switch which lit the grounds of ‘Iolani Palace in the first electric lighting in the country. Her uncle paraded his royal guard and thousands of guests marveled at the innovation, but the technological advance was soon overshadowed when Ka’iulani’s mother, Princess Likelike, became seriously sick. During the lo...
The death of her brother came as a shock to the newly-crowned Lili’uokalani, who found herself on a throne with little power in the face of the wealthy sugar and fruit barons who dominated the islands’ economy. Her first orders of business were to appoint Ka’iulani her heir, to reestablish the governorships of the main islands which had been abolis...
In England, Ka’iulani’s guardian, Theophilus Davies, advised her to visit the United States to appeal for the restoration of the monarchy. She took the opportunity to pay an informal state visit to President Grover Cleveland, who called the coup an unjustified “act of war,” but who was unwilling or unable to turn back the vast influence of the suga...
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In honor of National Women’s History Month, our Kūkahekahe cultural conversations column shares the mo‘olelo of me‘e wāhine – women heroes – who have helped to shape Hawaiʻi. Here is the story of our beloved Princess Kaʻiulani who fought with strength and compassion for her nation, as a young woman of distinction.
May 1, 2018 · On March 6, 1899, Princess Ka’iulani died at age twenty-three after suffering. from an illness she contracted from being out in a storm on the Big Island. Her memory still. remains throughout the Hawaiian Islands and throughout history as the first Hawaiian monarch.
Feb 2, 2021 · A Princess' Tragic Story. Princess Ka’iulani was the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom. When she was 13, her mother died, and she was sent to Europe to finish her education. Everything seemed fine until 1893: When Ka’iulani was 17, the Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown.
Kaʻiulani ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [ kə'ʔi.u.'lɐni]; Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn; October 16, 1875 – March 6, 1899) was a Hawaiian royal, the only child of Princess Miriam Likelike, and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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