Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Keʻelikōlani

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Princess Keʻelikolani Luka Keanolani Ke'elikolani (Kauanahoahoa)

Hawaiian: Ruth Ke‘elikōlani, Maori: Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Leleiohoku II
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Birthplace: Honolulu, Oʻahu, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
Death: 1883 (56-57)
Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Mataio Keawenui Kekūanaōʻa and High Chiefess Kalani Pauahi
Wife of Issac Young Davis and William Pitt Leleiohoku I
Mother of Keolaokalani Paki Davis; William Pitt Kina'u; William Pitt Kalaoolewa Leleiohoku, II and KEIKIKANE
Half sister of Moses, Prince Kekuaiwa-I-Kalikookalani; Lot, King Kamehameha V; King Kamehameha IV; David Kamehameha; Victoria Kamāmalu and 1 other

Occupation: Royal Governor of the Island of Hawaiʻi, High ranked Princess and Governess of Hawaii, Ali'i Chiefess (House of Kamehameha)
Managed by: Ric Dickinson
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About Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Keʻelikōlani

Wikipedia: English

Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Keʻelikōlani (1826–1883), was a member of the Kamehameha family, the founding dynasty of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. She served as Royal Governor of the Island of Hawaiʻi. As primary heir to the Kamehameha family, Ruth became a landholder of what would become the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate funding the Kamehameha Schools. Unlike most of the rest of the royal family, Princess Keʻelikōlani retained traditional Hawaiian cultural practices. Her name Keʻelikōlani means leaf bud of heaven.

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Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Keʻelikōlani's Timeline

1826
1826
Honolulu, Oʻahu, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
1842
December 1842
1855
January 10, 1855
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
1862
February 1862
1883
1883
Age 57
Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
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