Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa
| Lydia Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa | |
|---|---|
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| Born | July 22, 1905 Honolulu, Oahu |
| Died | May 19, 1969 (aged 63) Waialae, Honolulu, Oahu |
| Burial | Nuʻuanu Memorial Park |
| Spouse | William Jeremiah Ellerbrock
(m. 1925; div. 1927)Charles James Brenham
(m. 1928, divorced)Clark Lee
(m. 1938; died 1953)Charles E. Morris
(m. 1954; div. 1959)
(m. 1968) |
| Issue | Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa |
| House | Kawānanakoa |
| Father | David Kawānanakoa |
| Mother | Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa |
| Occupation | Royalty, philanthropist |
Helen Lydia Kamakaʻeha Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa (July 22, 1905 – May 19, 1969) was a member of the House of Kawānanakoa and the second daughter of David Kawānanakoa and Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa.
Early life
[edit]Born July 22, 1905,[1][2] Liliʻuokalani Kawānanakoa was named after Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch of Hawaii.[3] Having been born after the abolition of the monarchy, she had no official royal title; however, she was still known by many in the Hawaiian community as Princess Liliuokalani.[1]
She attended a convent school in San Francisco.[3] During her youth, she was known as the "flapper" princess and sported the then-fashionable bobbed hair.[4] Her siblings were David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa and Abigail Kapiʻolani Kawānanakoa.[5]: 166
Marriages and family
[edit]Liliʻuokalani married five times. Her first marriage was to Dr. William Jeremiah Ellerbrock on January 17, 1925, at Honolulu.[6] The couple had one daughter before divorcing in 1927:
- Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa (1926–2022).[7][8]
Following the divorce, Abigail was adopted by Liliʻuokalani's mother.[9] Her second marriage was to Charles James Brenham at Niu, August 11, 1928;[10][11] they also divorced.[citation needed] Her third husband was war correspondent Clark Lee, whom she married on November 30, 1938;[12] Lee died of a heart attack in 1953.[13] Her fourth husband, whom she married in 1954, was Charles E. Morris Jr; the couple divorced in 1959, and remarried in 1968.[14][9]
Legacy and death
[edit]She was the founder of the Kona Hawaiian Civic Club in 1952 and was the founder and First President of Friends of ʻIolani Palace from 1966 to 1969.[15][16][17] She was also active in Hawaiian Civic Clubs, served on the Hawaiian Homes Commission, served as regent of Hale o Na Alii, and was a lifetime member of the Kaahumanu Society and Daughters of Hawaii.[9]
She died of cancer at her home in Waialae, Honolulu, on May 19, 1969.[9] At her request, her funeral was a private ceremony with none of the pomp or displays of former Hawaiian royal funerals.[9] She is buried at Nuʻuanu Memorial Park.[1][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c United States. Congress (1969). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress, Volume 115, Part 10. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 13832–13833.
- ^ "Born". Evening Bulletin. July 22, 1905.
- ^ a b "Princess Liluokalani Kawananakoa". Brunswick News. September 30, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "A Lazy Princess". Toledo Weekly Blade. September 21, 1922.
- ^ Hawkins, Richard A. (2003). "Princess Abigail Kawananakoa: the Forgotten Territorial Native Hawaiian Leader". Hawaiian Journal of History. 37. Honolulu: Hawaii Historical Society: 163–177. hdl:10524/354.
- ^ "News from American Files". Coraki Richmond River Herald And Northern Districts Advertiser. August 19, 1927. p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Kapiikauinamoku (1955). "Family of Prince David Kawananakoa Is Listed". in The Story of Hawaiian Royalty. The Honolulu Advertiser, Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ Kapiikauinamoku (1955). "Daughters of Kiwalao Flee From Kamehameha". in The Story of Hawaiian Royalty. The Honolulu Advertiser, Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Hunter, Gene (May 21, 1969). "Liliuokalani Morris Dies: Descendant of Isle Kings". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 8. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Hawaii State Archive; Honolulu, HI, USA; Marriage Notices; Series: Hawaii Births, Marriages, and Death Cards, 1850-1950
- ^ Hawaii State Archives; Honolulu, HI, USA; Marriage Certificates and Indexes
- ^ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Marriage Reports in State Department Decimal Files, 1910-1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1, Entry 3001; Series Box Number: 512; File Number: 133
- ^ Boyle, Hal (February 18, 1953). "Boyle Pays Tribute to Newsman, Clark Lee". Moline Daily Dispatch Newspaper Archives Page 4. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Amalu, Samuel Apolo Kapiikauinamokuonalani. "The story of Hawaiian royalty". Ulukau books. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ McKinzie, Edith Kawelohea (May 16, 2008). "'Iolani Palace requires respect, decorum". The Honolulu Advertise.
- ^ Pang, Gordon Y. K. (April 19, 2006). "'Iolani Palace in financial straits". The Honolulu Advertise.
- ^ "Kona". Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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