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1863-1872 King Kamehameha V
(Lot Kapuāiwa)
Lived 1830-1872
Kamehameha IV's brother, he was a bachelor and guardian of Hawaiian
sovereignty, he was unable to persuade his childhood sweetheart,
Princess Bernice Pauahi, to succeed him.
His death marks the
end of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
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Princess Bernice
Pauahi Bishop
Lived 1831-1884
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great-granddaughter of Kamehameha I and heir to vast lands. Her husband,
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1873-1874
King
Lunalilo
William Charles Lunalilo
Lived
1835-1874
Lunalilo was the grand-nephew of Kamehameha I. Elected by the people of
Hawai`i, his reign marks the beginning of the Kalākaua Dynasty. Lunalilo
was a life-long bachelor.
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1874-1891 King
David La`amea Kalākaua
The Merrie Monarch
Lived 1836-1891
Voted in by the
Legislature, he was a high chief descended from noble line of chiefs. He
launched a renaissance of Hawaiian culture.
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Queen Kapi`olani II
Esther Julia Kapi`olani
Lived
1834-1899
She
was the granddaughter of Kaumuali`i,
the last king of the island of Kaua`i
before being ceded to the unified Hawaiian Islands governed by
Kamehameha the Great.
She was also the step-daughter of Queen Regent Ka`ahumanu.
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Princess Ke`elikōlani
Lived 1826-1883
Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Ke`elikōlani was the
great-granddaughter of Kamehameha I. She was a member of both the
Kamehameha Dynasty and Kalākaua Dynasty (thought not by blood), and
Governor of the Island of Hawai`i. Ruth became the largest landholder in
the Kingdom of Hawai`i, owner of lands that would later become part of
the present-day Kamehameha Schools / Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate as
well as the estate of Sam Parker. Princess Ke`elikōlani was a staunch
traditionalist.
Ruth was one of the
more pivotal and influential characters in Hawaiian history. She was
probably the half-sister of King Kamehameha IV, King Kamehameha V and
Princess Victoria Kamamalu. She was godmother to Princess Ka`iulani. And
after the death of Princess Likelike, Ruth made it a point to ensure
Ka`iulani would be raised properly befitting her role as heir to the
throne of Hawai`i after the reign of Queen
Lili`uokalani.
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1891-1893 Queen
Lili`uokalani
(Lydia Kamakaeha Lili`uokalani)
Deposed in
1893; Abdicated in 1895
Lived 1836-1917
She was the former
high chiefess Lydia Kamakaeha and sister of Kalākaua.
Lili`uokalani wed
American John Owen Dominis (1851-1887), Oahu governor under King Kalākaua. Her overthrow in 1893 ended the Hawaiian monarchy.
Hawai`i's Last Queen
(YouTube)
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Princess Likelike
Lived 1851-1888
She was the youngest daughter of High
Chieftess Analea Keohokalole and High Chief Caesar Kaluaiku Kapa`akea.
She was the sister of King David Kalākaua and Queen Lili`uokalani. She
was the mother of Princess Ka`iulani, last heir to the throne of the
Kingdom of Hawai`i.
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